The document summarizes Dr. Dilip P. Barad's presentation at the AsiaCALL 2008 conference on his experiments using information and communication technologies (ICT) to teach English language and literature. He discussed using tools like websites, email groups, PowerPoint, and blogs to teach skills like questionnaire design, report writing, letter writing, and analyzing literature. Students provided positive feedback, with some even pursuing careers in fields like finance that were introduced through ICT activities. Overall, ICT helped improve students' learning proficiency and empowered them in their English studies.

1. 11/21/2008 AsiaCALL 2008, Thailand AsiaCALL 2008 The Seventh International Conference of The Asia Association of Computer-Assisted Language Learning hosted by The School of English, Institute of Social Technology Suranaree University of Technology, Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand 21 to 23 November 2008

3. Experimenting ICT in Teaching English Language & Literature By Dr. Dilip P. Barad Dept. of English, Bhavnagar University Bhavnagar Gujarat INDIA

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16. Teaching letter writing: * Using google e-groups * Emailing… live from the classroom Emails to companies for inquiry, complaint etc are written and sent actually and not merely an artificial exercise. 11/21/2008 AsiaCALL 2008, Thailand

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20. Letters to the Editors… 11/21/2008 AsiaCALL 2008, Thailand

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25. Microsoft’s Encarta Encyclopedia * references to literature * Encarta dictionary with thesaurus and translation in European languages. 11/21/2008 AsiaCALL 2008, Thailand

26. 11/21/2008 AsiaCALL 2008, Thailand Arthurian legends, Holy Grail: from Spenser to T.S.Eliot and Northrop Frye’s The Archtypes of Literature

27. Internet in the literature classroom… * while teaching modern critical theories like post modernism, post colonialism, deconstruction, post structuralism etc, websites like www.reference.com is of incredible help. * All difficult –isms of 20 th century are better explained through the reference to this site than any books. 11/21/2008 AsiaCALL 2008, Thailand

28. Even to discuss latest in the field of literature, we may click and get info from the websites like www.contemporarywriters.com and get up-to-the-moment information to share with students. 11/21/2008 AsiaCALL 2008, Thailand

29. 11/21/2008 AsiaCALL 2008, Thailand Collective reading: * Reading from ppt or word files The literature class becomes live as all the students are getting similar information at the same time. * Even when things are not shared through web-resources , and only word file read collectively in the class gives good results in improving learning proficiency.

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33. T.S.Eliot’s The Waste Land – 11/21/2008 AsiaCALL 2008, Thailand

34. Teaching literary criticism… Improve proficiency in criticism through ‘applied criticism’ * Benefit: development of critical insight. 11/21/2008 AsiaCALL 2008, Thailand

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40. What are the benefits !?!? 11/21/2008 AsiaCALL 2008, Thailand