Livelier pace, less paper and rapid feedback are what technology can offer language lessons but don’t forget tradition, champion blogger Joe Dale tells John Bald in the Education Guardian.

Good blogs have a habit of propelling their authors to stardom almost overnight - and language teacher Joe Dale from the Isle of Wight can count himself among them.

Dale launched his blog, joedale.typepad.com, in May 2006 and since has received 80,000 hits, probably making him one of the most influential language teachers in the country. He’s based the blog on his work at Nodehill Middle School, where he has developed a wide range of applications of generic, usually free, software, which consists largely of practical tips, examples of children’s work and several complete online tutorials in key skills.

Read the full article on the Education Guardian website.

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