Instructional Technologies

 In this week's lesson, we talked about MALL , an abbreviation for  Mobile-assisted Language Learning . The meaning of this phrase is receiving education from small mobile devices/smartphones.  This way of learning has many redeeming features and positive gainings. The conveniences are, according to Agnes Kukulska-Humme and Olga Viberg (2018) , being accessible anywhere and anytime, personalization, active participation, peer-coaching, etc. It also helps with motivation and enjoyment as well as the reduction of anxiety during language classes.  However, this learning form has negative aspects too. Students are more likely to get distracted by their phones, have safety concerns, or face technical issues; therefore, decreasing the chances of receiving high-quality lessons. Then we mentioned applications/websites to use in order to help the learner improve in speaking skills. Some of which are Duolingo, Voicethread, Twitter, video editing apps, WhatsApp , etc. Using th...

 At the beginning of the lesson, we briefly talked about our previous lessons and summarised the topics. Then, we went on with this week's topic; how to teach reading with online platforms? During the lesson, we observed many internet sites which will help with online reading. Some of which are; - Rapid Translator: A chrome extension that immediately translates the target word. - digitallibrary.io: Can be used as an e-library - storyweaver: An e-library that has books in different levels - Scholastic: A publishing house which has its books as an e-book on it site - raz-kids: A kids' book library with interactive books - common.lit: A website with articles and e-books - readworks.org: An e-library that also has games and activities in it. This week's lesson was quite informative and beneficial. I've checked the sites myself and will definitely use them in my daily life!