Example 6

1.1. Materials Aims

The aims of activities designed in the webpage are:

·         Help learners practice some reading skills such as skimming, scanning and using contextual clues.

·         Work on different reading forms and articles such as stories and newspaper articles.

·         Give learners a chance to practice extensive and intensive reading electronically.

·         Provide an electronic test environment for learners to test their ability in doing reading exercises.

·         Increase learners’ awareness of how to apply technology, mainly computers, to improve their reading skills.

·         Help learners work with vocabulary and learn the techniques of recalling words.

·         Improve reading skill autonomously, outside classroom.

·         Provide the privacy and comfortable atmosphere to practice reading skills.

1.2.  Target group

The learners whom these computer-based materials are presented to are about 18-20 years old. They have 12 years of EFL (English as foreign Language). As a result, they are regarded as intermediate or upper-intermediate learners since they have sufficient English language knowledge.