Reflection : Week Three

First of all, I would like to wish  HAPPY BIRTHDAY to my dear instructor Robert.

 

Third week was wonderful for me and it more practical and praiseworthy. I would like to start my reflection from one famous Chinese Proverb that, " I hear, I forget, I see I remember and I do I understand" . This quotation is related in my learning. When I do many things regarding different technologies, I understand so many things. I, of course, believe that use of technology will make our EFL classroom more lively and  practical as well. Now, I want to write my reflective understanding regarding this week tasks:

Task One : Aural Oral Skills Building:

I reviewed article entitled Developing Listening Skilll with Authentic Materials, by Lindsay Miller. I do agree with the view of writer that more than 40 percent of our daily communication is spent in listening. Without  listening, there is no speaking, so every good conversation starts with good listening. I understand that teaching listening is not an easy task rather it more systematic following different steps; pre listening, while listening and post listening. I would like to thank Robert and classmate who for valuable information. It is my first time I using webtools for different skills. Forthermore,  audio visual devices, TV/Video, language laboratory and Multimedia computer are useful for teaching aural and oral skills. I, therefore, believe that this will increase curiosity on the part of learners so that they can communicate easily. Regarding websites, I have book marked in delicious.com for useful link. (https://delicious.com/rijalmaheshwor).

Task Two: Delicious.com

I heard only the term bookmarking while searching some website.  This is the first time, I am using delicious.com for bookmarking. I learned so many thing for the purpose of collecting website for my teaching purpose.I came to know that I can use Tag bundle in delicious.com. This is my starting. I need to link different URL for making EFL lesson practical and purposive as well. 

http://www.englishvoice.org/

This is useful for practicing listening and speaking English with the people around the world, and helps to share your thoughts, ideas, and opinions.Moreover, this provide recording voices online using the online using the services.

I have already book marked other very useful weblinks in my delicious pages,) in https://delicious.com/rijalmaheshwor). 

 Task Third:  Project Review

This task gave me practical ideas regarding how to carry out research. I reviewed one project article by Prem Phyak. By reading this article,  I got the ideas to carry out project report systematically. 

Last but a least, this week has been easy for me in comparison with earlier weeks. I have very much glad with Robert and all friends.

Thank you.

Maheshwor

Week Two: Reflection

Hi,

Dear all,

Week two has been very much interesting for me,  I feel really happy and learned so many things in second weeks including how to make specific objective including ABCD  ( A- Audience, B- Behavior, C- Condition and D- Degree), and I shared learning objective with my course-mates   I am very much pleased with my Instructor Elliott, who assisted me by providing and sharing valuable links. First of all, it was very confused and I got puzzled. But later on, I grasped the ideas about this and designed accordingly. From this new experience, I need to share my learning experience with my colleges.Now, I am sure that  I can make my teaching lesson more observable and objective oriented by creating conducive environment in learning, with the help of web technology.

Moreover, I got so may information regarding the use of websites and different search engines from my instructor and all friends. I keep on searching information from these site, I am realizing I am learning great things with concrete aspects.

In the same way, it was very informative and enthusiastic while designing project. Reflecting back my earlier teaching and learning days, I used to design lesson plan but it was not so much systematic so far. While designing project, I came to know that it is useful for developing academic leadership, the more to be "ELT engineer" in the coming days. It is, of course, well known to us that the world is becoming smaller mini village due to the advancement of information and technology. This is my immediate need to use those new innovations and new trends  in ELT pedagogy in the real life situation i.e. classroom.

Finally, I am very much happy with you all guys regarding comments, feedback.

Thank you very much.

Best Regard,

Maheshwor ( Melodious Maheshwor)

WEEK ONE : MY REFLECTION

Hi Dear all !

I feel as if I am in the seventh heaven since I got golden opportunity  of learning through interactive web As we all know that today world is .globalized world, thus, it is our need to make the classroom more technology friendly. I again want to quote David Warlick who believes that " we need technology in every classroom and in every teacher's hand because it the pen paper of our time". Learning through blogging is one of the way, through which I will get lots of exposure from people in the field of pedagogy from all over the world. So, I want to say that the world is  like small village due to rapid influence of technology.

Definitely, I will also share my learning experience with my fellow friend and my students as well. Although I have published some articles in blog ( http://neltachoutari.wordpress.com/12/12/01/revisiting-vocabulary-teaching learning-my reflections/). Now, I am realizing the importance and usefulness of blog in language pedagogy.

Finally, I am very much pleased with my instructor Elliot and dear all friends, as it is the real platform of sharing the learning experiences with each other.