Technology and English with Eda

Hi everyone! I created a wiki entry about one of my favorite books of 2019 so far, it is a thriller-mystery named  The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton.  I read it in January and fell in love with it.  The book is about Aiden Bishop who is trapped in different bodies but he lives the same day over and over again, also he is supposed to solve a murder mystery. If you’d like to read my opinions in detail, click here . A little note: As I love reading, this task -reviewing a book- has been my favorite!  Photo taken from here

Hello everyone, this is a new post about teaching with technology. I am supposed to write a philosophy statement for a task for my Instrucional Technologies and Materials Design in ELT course. Photo taken from here We are in the 21 st century and we are surrounded by technologic devices; such as telephones, TVs, tablets and most importantly, computers. Most people benefit from these devices for knowledge, when they need information, or they follow the news from all over the world. Some people prefer playing games, and some prefer reading books online. To sum up, technology has a lot of uses for every person and every age group. Photo taken from here Since technology is very beneficial, it should be used for educational purposes in schools too. Its most useful benefit is that, technology can provide many teaching methods. For example, using slides in the classroom or playing online games related to the topic of the lesson could make the lesson more enjoyable. Whe...

Hi everyone! Today, our topic for the Instructional Technologies course is about one of the ways to make the world a better place.  The idea that I found on the Internet is planting rooftops.  Photo taken from here If you're curious about my opinions and its benefits on the environment, you can listen to my podcast by clicking the button down below. Hope you enjoy! Photo taken from here CLICK THE BUTTON Before ending my post, I want to share my thoughts about podcasting. At first I was a little bit nervous about my intonation and pronunciaton, but when I started recording, I felt relieved. Actually I really enjoyed it and I think I will be using podcasting in the future, for my students. As listening is an important method for learning a foreign language, I think podcasting could be beneficial for listening activities. And no, I didn't find it difficult, it took 10 minutes or so for me to finish it. I highly recommend everyone podcasti...

Computer-assisted language learning, shortly CALL, is used and still being used for more than 50 years. It is a kind of a new way of learning a foreign language, thanks to developing technology. It has three steps. First of them is Structural CALL , which can be called as Behaviorist CALL too. It was widespread in 1960s and 1970s. Repeated exposure to the same material was believed to be beneficial or even essential to learning. Also the computer was used as a tutor.  (Timeline Created with Microsoft PowerPoint) Photo taken from here The second one is Communicative (or Cognitive) CALL . It was common between 1980s and 1990s in the language classrooms. Grammar was taught implicitly. Computers were used to stimulate discussion, writing or critical thinking. And the final one is Integrative (also known as Sociocognitive or Socioconstructive) CALL . It has been used since 90s. It facilitates a principle focus on the content. Also language learners can communicate ...

As technology evolves, the education systems change. Learning is not as difficult or temporary as it was in the older eras. Classes used to be just teacher-centered. Teachers would lecture all day, teach their students only grammar. Students would participate in the lessons seldomly and their speaking skills were not advanced. Textbooks were the only source they benefited from. Students did their homework just to get a high grade. But in the  21 st  century things have changed. Technology has become a part of education. Computers, slides, videos, applications and online games help students to learn the lessons more easily. Photo taken from here Classes are student-centered now. Students can freely express their ideas, participate in the lessons. They create new things, not just sit in the classroom and listen to the lesson. Another point is, the lessons are not all about grammar nowadays. Students are aware of the important topics, such as global warming, ...

Hello everyone, welcome to my blog. I am Eda and I am 20. I study ELT in Marmara University.  I created this blog for my Instructional Technologies and Materials Design course. I will be sharing many posts, podcasts, posters, etc. about the benefits of technology in language learning, here on my blog. I hope you like it! Photo taken from here