How to Learn English with Technology?

Hello All!

This blog is designed for anyone interested in English Language Education. This blog will provide you with technology options such as tools for teaching or learning English instead of using traditional disengaging textbooks and workbooks as the primary resource.

English is also not my first language. So, I can empathize and sympathize with many of you out there going through this journey! Shortly after I was born, I moved to Germany. However, I also have family in the Philippines, so I grew up learning German and Ilocano. I moved back to America when I was 6, and that is when I started learning English. I was in ELS classes exclusively for the first year and then supplemental classes for the next couple of years. The biggest impact I remember when learning English was using a computer and learning vocabulary through software games.

I will share the resources I use personally for language learning and the ones I utilize in my class here, which is my main website. Try different things and find out what works best for you or your students! There are so many applications out there, and even I rotate among so many. I hope you find something interesting! Good luck on your English Language journey!

Wednesday, February 3, 2021

ELRC 7505: Module 4—Coherence Analysis Project

Coherence Principle:  Weeding Out the Extra

Welcome to week four and my coherence analysis project!  In this week's assigned reading, we were introduced to the coherence principle.  It aims to exclude irrelevant words, graphics, audio in e-learning materials.  This blog post is a bit shorter on content than previous weeks, but I have included a link of my paper below that includes my interpretation of this new principle.  The reading and assignment was something that resonated with me because during this asynchronous learning experience, it's reflected in my writing and multimedia discussion posts. During my time in the master's program, there have been many opportunities for me to improve on clarity and brevity with written assignments and projects.  This semester  however, has been quite different than previous semesters because I'm learning so much about practice.  The reading provided intriguing results on student performance from aligning and misaligning to coherence principle recommendations.  In my paper I reflect on successful and unsuccessful examples of the principle, relationships to other principles, and it's limitations.  

(Andrew DeBell, n.d.) 

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