I have finished my Website. I feel quite drained. Not happy because I have two more assignments to give in nest week. Tomorrow is my daughter's string concert - their school was chosen to be among the finalists from all Qld schools. So instead of doing my assignments peacefully at the library, I'm going for the concert - which will take most of the afternoon. So its a hard life. Yet, its good to know that I'm not alone - we're, most of us, in the same boat.
Nilly
http://www.geocities.com/anushkaweerackody/Internationalfood2.html?1162015679500
posted by REFLECTIVE JOURNAL @ 11:46 pm
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According to the definition of CALL given by Egbert and Smith (1999) CALL is based on creating optimal technology enhanced language teaching and learning environments. (Egbert and Hanson-Smith, 1999 in Egbert 2005.)
DID CLN 618 COLLEAGUES FIND THAT I HAD OPTIMIZED THE USE OF TECHNOLOGY FOR LANGUAGE LEARNING?
This is what they said:-
POSITIVE ATTRIBUTES:
*Writing style -
Comprehensive & well argued.
*Clear instructions given.
*Colours good
*Use of listening tasks appreciated
*Juxtaposition of foods of different lands commended
*Use of Australian food helps familiarise non native students with the culture of the country.
*Real language used.
*Liked my addressing two audiences (teachers/students)
*Liked pix of food
*Level of difficulty was manageable
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NEGATIVE ATTRIBUTES MENTIONED BY COLLEAGUES:-
*Jam packed
*Pictures in the JMatch should
have been smaller so that they
all would have been on one page - (easier for students.)
*Use of American English -
confusing for learners in
Australia.
*Topic more suitable for girls.
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LEARNING & REFLECTION ON CONSTRUCTION OF WEB SITE & MISTAKES
I feel that the page WAS jam packed- which may make it less attractive to viewers /learners.
Ideally, I wonder whether I should take off the list of links on the right side of the website. I put in that list as easy reference for the teachers. However, since the links are already there on the page elseware, maybe I should save up space and spread out my text, using spaces, separator lines and bigger font.
Colour & design - I don't quite agree woith the colleague who like my colours. I would like to change it and make it brighter.
American accent -
Mishan (2005) opines that authentic materials drawn from cultural products are a powerful device in language learning.
Thereby, even in the absence of a class teacher, they receive the necessary scaffolding as suggested by Vygotsky (1978) cited in Knutson ( 2003) and Hoven ( 1997).
Yes. my viewpoint in buiding the website was to expose them to authentic speech. However, I could not get my hands on Australian video clips that would work for me. Hence the American!
I should think that exposure to native speech , although not Australian, would enhance language learning.
Matching activity - the size of picturews were thought to be too big. Yes, I agree. The tasks should be clear.
Addressing more than one audience- teachers & pupils was good. Yes, I did this for the sake of harmony.
In retrospect, I might also not use video. The links dont always work too well owing to peak hour times (Computer-wise)& if you dont have the right configuration in your computer. However, We future teacher cannot be too afraid of using it our classes- because as technology advances, these problems will pass.My immediate target group of adult migrants, too, have access to the latest technology and computers in the lab, so they might have good luck with the weblinks.
Suitability of topic- I agree with Basim that it fits the bill. However, Natasha felt it would have been better for men. However, in the adult migrant context, this may or may not hold true. They will need to get acquainted with the topic of food.However, in my present class the students DO happen to be all females!
Nilly
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