The Use of Multimedia in English Teaching (Week3)

(1)What is multimedia?

My answer : The multimedia is the use of computer to present text , graphics, video, animation, and sound in an composite way.

(2)Why we choose multimedia to assist English teaching?

My answer : Because of the multimedia has some advantages for the students.

-Arousing the students’ interest.

Using the multimedia makes the students interested in the study because “ interest is the best teacher” when the students learn whatever they are interested. It will be easy to understand the lesson in the class.

-Improving students’ innovation ability.

In  teaching, the teachers should pay attention to tap the imagination of students because of the imagination is more important than knowledge. Finally, the students can achieve their desire from using multimedia.

-Cultivating students’ communication skills.

The students can create real life scenes in the classroom that it gives the students the opportunity to use English to communicate.

On the other hand, it has some disadvantages such as,

-Over-use of multimedia.

-Confusion

Sometimes, the students ignore the role of the teachers. They just focus their computer so, this is the problem of using multimedia.

(3) How to make good use of multimedia?

My answer : -Combining modern teaching medthods with traditional teaching medthods.

-Viewing multimedia as the assistance to teaching.

-Building the ideal relationship between teachers and students.

My Second Week

          Hello everyone! Today, I will tell you about my second week that I studied Computer Application for English Language Teaching subject. In this class, I learned about “Weblogs enhancing EFL students’ English language learning” , and creation a blog.

          First, I learned “Weblogs enhancing EFL students’ English language learning”. A weblog is a free user-friendly technology that is easily created. It includes texts , colors , images, audio and video files, and hyperlinks of websites.

For me, I think that a weblog makes the students around the world smarter because a weblog can help them to develop their skills in English language such as writing, reading, etc. Weblog is one of online communication that the students can post everything they want on it and they can discuss to each others so, they can read and write in English proficiently. Moreover, when they want to share something on their blogs . They have to know the correct form of the grammar in English. It is necessary to write their blogs correctly.

          Second, I learned basic knowledge about a blog last week. And then I  had to create the clock and the counter on my blog that my teacher always taught me how to add the clock and the counter on it. I really like it because this activity made me happy and fun in class.

          In conclusion, weblogs can provide an exciting and motivating learning environment where students can develop analytical and critical thinking skills, etc. So, weblogs is valuable for the study around the world as I said before.

My First Week

      Hello everyone! Welcome to my blog! Today, I will tell you about my first week that I studied Computer Application for English Language Teaching subject. In this class, I learned about “What is a weblog?” , Creation a blog, and Technology in Language Teaching.

          First, I learned “ What is a weblog”. A weblog or blog is an online journal that an individual can continuously update with his or her own words, ideas, and thoughts through software. So, a weblog is very important and necessary for studying in this class because it is easy to read and understand. Moreover, a weblog looks like a place where people around the world can share the knowledge to each others.

          Second, I learned how to create a blog. I really like this part because it is easy to create a blog and my teacher always taught me such as, how to add my name on my blog, how to add my photo on my blog as well.

          Third, I learned “Technology in Language Teaching about “The Teacher Council of Thailand” that the teachers must have basic knowledge of computer and should also be able to apply Internet in the teaching. And then, I learned abbreviations such as, CMC = Computer- Mediated Communication,

MUD = Multi User Dimension, and ICT = Information and Communication Technology ,etc.  

          Finally, I could create my blog and wrote my profile on my blog properly. And I realized that using computer is necessary for teachers and students. So, I have to do my best in this class.