Yesterday, we had been exposed to basic
criteria for a good language learning site. After listening to the lecture
delivered by Dr. Rozina on
criteria of website on specific language skills, we feel ...
Before learning this topic, we have the
opinion that Websta.me is the most suitable website to be used in our teaching
session. Later, we learned that our chosen website is
interesting but not really effective.
This is because a good learning site for
writing skill must provide a guided composition activity. The site must provide
its users steps on how to use it. Sadly, Websta.me does not fulfill this
criteria. This is because no guideline on using it is provided on the website.
We also found out that, a good learning
site should offer examples of various literary genres. Biography and poetry are
some of them. Once again, our website is in a sorry state.
We learned it should also offer other
resources related to the writing topic. There should be examples of vocabulary
and sentence structures. In this case, Websta.me provides stimulus in assisting
the students. We thought that providing stimulus is sufficient for the
students, but showing examples of sentences is actually more appropriate.
There is at least one good news for us.
Dr. Rozina told
us that a good learning site should have a feature where it encourages learners
to communicate in English on the discussion board. We think that, our chosen
website can encourage students to communicate in English. They will feel
excited upon seeing the interesting pictures on Websta.me and thus, they tend
to express their ideas with their friends.
After all, we are so so
grateful that our group manage to find an interesting website. Even though it
is not really a good learning site. I guess if we would know the guidelines on
choosing a good learning site at first hand, we would go hair wired. Luckily,
its not happen that way !
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