

However, the trick is to set up activities that make students do all the work without the teacher needing to share contact details.

Many self-confessed, techno-phobic teachers that I know use WhatsApp on a regular basis in their private lives, so already feel quite comfortable with it. Alternatively, students can show each other their phones at different stages of activities. Many activities can be set up by the teacher and extended beyond the classroom when students later link to Wi-Fi.

If our classrooms are not well equipped, we can take advantage of the technology that students have on their phones, even if there is no internet available in class. WhatsApp or similar messaging services can help overcome these obstacles. The final, and perhaps the biggest problem, is knowing how to use it for language learning purposes. First is the availability of technology and internet connection in the classroom. There are three main obstacles to the use of technology in ELT. Today he joins us to provide 25 engaging and useful classroom activities for language learners using WhatsApp. As well as being a teacher and teacher trainer, he is also the co-author of several series, many of which are published by OUP. Philip Haines is the Senior Consultant for Oxford University Press, Mexico.
