Each year more and more students learn English through content-based courses. One of the challenges this brings to teachers of low-level students is how to creatively present new information to students who have no prior knowledge of the topic. The multimedia features of CD-ROM encyclopedias make it possible for low level students to learn a significant amount of information without having to wade through text what is beyond their language capabilities.
Students can view pictures, listen to sounds, watch videos, and read captions to learn basic facts.
These encyclopedias are a rich resource for low-level students and provide an enjoyable, technically appealing way for this group of students to increase their knowledge of a topic. Procedure Choose a topic on which to focus. Look up your topic in a multimedia ency lopedia. Look specifically for graphics, sounds, and captions. If they are present, decide whether they provide the students with important information about the topic.