BLOG PROJECT FOR CALL COURSE

 

 

1.      About you

Assalamualaikum Wr. Wb., hello everyone. Let me introduce myslef, my name is Qonitah Salsabila, I go by Qonitah. I’m 20 years old and I live in Surabaya, especially the North Medayu area. I graduated from 20 Senior High School Surabaya. I graduated from SMAN 20 Surabaya and now I continue my education to a higher level, namely college, at one of the public universities in Surabaya named Sunan Ampel State Islamic University Surabaya. I majored in English Education. I majored in English Education. I have known English since elementary school and I really like it if there are English lessons. I think learning English is fun. I think learning English is fun. For example, when reading a book in English there are words that you don't understand and it's hard to read, but after looking up the word in the dictionary and finding the meaning of the word is fun. Therefore, the most important thing to learn in English is vocabulary.

 

2.      Portofolio (Infographics, mind maps, videos, podcasts, etc)

 

Infographics

 

Timeline History of CALL

 

 

Mindmap

 

Infographic of Blog for Teaching

 

WebQuest for Teaching and Learning

 

Comics Authoring

 

 

 

 

 

Summary Webinar

 

Article Review Discussion

 

Podcast

Management Scenario

 

Self-directed TPD

 

3.      Reflection

First, I would like to say a big thank you to Pak Syaifuddin for this semester. In this CALL course, I got new information about technology such as how to create infographics, how to create timelines, how to create WebQuests, create podcasts, create scenario management, and many more. I have tried various technologies that have been shared by Pak Syai and they are very useful. However, I really want these technologies to be applied or tried in the classroom. And usually the explanation given is not understandable. Maybe occasionally it can be explained through Google meet or Zoom if it is not possible to go to campus. That's all from me, thank you.

 

4.      ESL Resources for learning

-          VOA Learning English

VOA stands for Voice of America which is a news and media platform managed by the United States Government. This website lists various levels of English, such as beginning, intermediate, and advanced. At each level there are different topics discussed. On this website there are various kinds of videos and audios to improve understanding of English, for example there is a video entitled "How To Pronounce: Series Intonation". Watching the video will improve the students' pronunciation. Not only that, this website also provides several articles accompanied by audio. This is very good, because it can add new vocabulary when reading as well as understand how to pronounce words correctly.

Website access: https://learningenglish.voanews.com/

 

-          Duolingo

This website is a useful website for improving English. Duolingo provides a variety of popular images to make learning English easier. One thing that makes this website popular is that you will be able to learn to hone your skills in 4 (four) aspects at once, namely listening, writing, speaking and reading.

When you first use the Duolingo website, you will be given information about the most basic English to determine your level of learning English. That's why this website is perfect for those who are really just starting out in English from scratch.

Website access: https://www.duolingo.com/

 

-          BBC Learning English

Besides VOA Learning English and Duolingo, there is a website called BBC Learning English. This website is managed by the BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation). On this site, there are various courses according to different levels of English. The articles on the BBC can be downloaded in PDF format. In addition to articles, audio on the BBC Learning English website can be downloaded for free. This is very helpful for students because they get a trusted source in learning English for free. This site also provides things about grammar and pronunciation with various levels such as basic, intermediate, upper intermediate, and others.

Website access: https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/

 

-          British Council

British Council provides various things such as stories, listening, grammar exercises for free. In addition, there is also video content in the Listen & Watch section. If you want to search for things that you want to know more deeply, there is a site map that will make it easier for students to find out the facilities provided by the British Council. There are also materials for IELTS practice exams or materials about work and business. For students, this site is a very useful site if you want to find resources for the IELTS exam.

Website access: https://englishonline.britishcouncil.org/

 

-          Smart words

This website, called Smart Words, focuses on vocabulary only. This website is very suitable for students who want to add new vocabulary in English. This site does not use levels like those on other sites, but by category. In addition, this site is very useful if you want to learn about vocabulary or words that often appear on the TOEFL or TOEIC exams. Not only that, here also provides synonyms, antonyms, abbreviations, tongue twisters, and many more.

Website access: https://www.smart-words.org/

 

5.      Lesson plan

There are various learning media that can be used that aim to help students or can increase student learning motivation. One of them is soundcloud or spotify which is used to upload a podcast. The themes given to students in carrying out tasks such as making podcasts are very diverse, for example the culture shock they have experienced when traveling to a place or about funny experiences as a child. With assignments regarding podcasts, students can improve writing skills when writing an idea to be discussed and can also improve their speaking skills when speaking in front of a recorded microphone.