The Effectiveness of the Practice of the Plasma-channeled ELT

The Ethiopian ICT for education initiatives aim at ensuring ICT as an integral part of education and training at all levels. The plasma TV program in Ethiopia is one of the country s wider national eLearning initiatives and is delivered to government secondary schools across the country through a closed-circuit system using Very Small Aperture Terminal (VSAT) satellite dish. The program is organized around lessons and tasks presented by a plasma teacher, facilitated/supported by a classroom teacher, and performed by students. This study assesses the overall effectiveness of the practice of the plasma-channeled English language instruction and its developments.

Autorentext

Berhanu Abera is a graduate of Addis Ababa University with PhD(2012) and MA(2007) in TEFL and BA in Foreign Languages and Literature(2005). He has served as an Asst. Managing Editor of four scholarly journals in the University.He has experienced in copy editing and teaching various courses. His research interest is eLearning.