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Nisan, 2017 tarihine ait yayınlar gösteriliyor

Exploring a mobile language learning application: Busuu

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Busuu is the mobile application enable it's users to learn more than one language includes English, Spanish, French, Deutch, Italian, Russian, Turkish, Arabic, Japanese, Chinese,   Polish Portoguese, and Russian. First you download and sign in and it is good to after you choose the language you learn you clarify your stage and let the courses begin. these language proficiency levels start from beginning and contınues as elementary a2, intermediate b1, upper intermediate b2 travel course and finally business course.  Busuu involves giving  different kind of assignment and gives feedback loop with quizzes so you can clarify your stage and improve your deficiencies better. lessons are not based on grammar translation method lessons are  designed   for  conversation  voice calling speaking  quizes . By this  way  learner who  has  different learning styles can benefit F rom  the a...

DIGITAL STORYTELLING

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Digital storytelling is a very funny practice of using computer-based tools to tell stories about a specific theme or topic.As we are in elt department we benefited from it as an educational tool and created with more than one programme.                                                At the begining it is important to choose your aim and write a story includes teaching purpose of some subject. We decided to teach counting from one to six inspired by the problem about our main caracter Kate's balloons. Then other characters  illustrated the situation and a cartoon like story process began. Now I want to talk how we create story's scenes. Animaker  is a computer programme helps you attach the components you have in your mind according to your story. We explored it deeply and as far as it allows (cause its mostly parts requires upgrade) $$$ ...

WEBSITE EVALUATION: USINGENGLISH.COM

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Welcome dear reader! Today's post involves criticisms related to ELT (English Language Teaching) which is my department.  We have different ways to access information in 21. century and mostly benefit from the internet. There are many  websites to help us in English learning. As everyone can reach wrong results from every topic and even learning a wrong usage of a word can be lead it fossilization the accurancy of information is so important and especially while learning a language you individuals should be more careful . I have evaluated, criticized and search for an  ELT website UsingEnglish.com and I need to share something behind the scene with you about that site. Richard Flynn is the editor and main content author and Adam King is the site administrator at UsingEnglish.com and there are some information about their other sites, profiles and proficiencies but not their educational career or world views. In this site  English test ...