Designing Activities for Non-Boundary English Classes via Internet Applications

“Practice makes perfect”. In language classes, there is no way to master a language but to practice. And teachers must organize various activities for students to practice as much as possible. Setting up classes collaborating with other ones from different areas of the world is an effective way to practice a language. Learners can meet new friends so that they can learn about new culture, attitude, life styles, etc. Moreover, they can show with others their ability, talents and their pride of their countries or peoples. By exchanging ideas with foreign friends, students will improve both their language skills (especially listening and speaking) and soft skills (such as presentation, organizing) yet be ignited motivation and engagement which seem to be more difficult in traditional boundary classes. Thanks to the help of internet with a variety of applications such as Teams in Office 365, Zoom, Google meeting or Skype, teachers can easily access to another class from any country in the world. However, the teachers should be creative in designing activities to get students interested in the lessons in long term. The paper suggests some ideas for teachers to set up collaborating classes effectively via internet applications regarding some specific considerations: choosing the topics, appropriate time for connection, appropriate applications-based activities and ideas for long-term projects. Key words: non-boundary English classes, activities, internet applications