WEEK 3

This week was full of new things to know after reading and searching on the web…What amazing websites I have found and share with the rest of the class. They are great !!!!
It was interesting to read what Burely-Allen says : "More than forty percent of our daily communication time is spent on listening, thirty-five percent on speaking, sixteen percent on reading, and only nine percent on writing ". It is true that during years, the research on listening skills did not have the enough importance as the other skills when learning a language but luckely ,now ,it is changing.

First,the readings suggested this week were related to aural/oral skill building .I am going to reflect on some of them.
 -The reading “Developing listening skills with authentic materials” make up my mind that I am doing the right thing in my daily classes.
-“New perspectives in Teaching pronunciation” makes me reflect on how CALL can be use to enhance second language teaching and learning. This research about using a speech analysis software as an aid in a pronunciation teaching class is very valuable.
 -“CALL in Teaching” is another reading that let us know how useful is CALL in language teaching as well as the advantages and disadvantages it has.
Video CALL

Second, the use of Delicious ( a social bookmarking site) allows me to save the websites I like and share them with other people.
Third, reading and answer other people’s posts makes me feel that I am not alone in the way of using technology.
Finally, we had to analyze one sample project from a group . It was really interesting to read those demanding projects that consider the situation and limitations of the group and school technical environment. The one I’ve chosen is done by Camelia Pagila. This Rumanian teacher did a project using a class blog for Teens at School .I would also like to use a “blog” for my 8-9 year old primary students.
 Marlene.