What is their mood?

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Task 2

The use of Blogs in the ELT

The activity that I chose for this task is a small game for learning numbers in english from a web page for young learns. The main aim of this game is to practice using numbers in english and present or introduce them for any students who do not know them. The idea is that this activity will increase familiarity and give practice in listening to how numbers sound. Students can see all the numbers that will be used in the game and they can click to hear them spoken. The game consist in that students have to take control of a small monster and they have to help him survive by pointing and clicking to make jump him on blocks. Three blocks are shown and each has a number displayed in the middle. The audio of one of these numbers is then played and they have to move the monster to the matching block. If they pick the correct block, then the monster survives, but if they choose badly, then the monster falls off the bottom of the screen and the game is over.

I selected this activity because it is a good strategy to learn or practice numbers in english in an enjoyable way. The game allows students to work on their listening and reading skills and also they can get used to how use technology for educative purposes. This game could be beneficial in terms of acquiring the content and it is a good strategy to keep the attention of students, specially the audiovisual ones. If I had the opportunity to work with younger learners in my practice this semester, I would definitely implement this game to one of the classes since children are very into games nowadays. This could be a good activity to implement in the body or the closing part of a lesson.

Task 1

The 4 C's and Technology in ELT

The world is changing everyday a little bit more and the things that seems to work before are not longer useful or at least not enough. In the 21st century, due to the globalization, demands are high and challenging. In order to “survive” the current era, students and people in general, have to develop various skills that allow them to get along with the world. For that reason, it is important that teachers  include the 4 C's in language learning classes so that students can develop the necessary skills to meet the challenges and demands of the world as well as to help them to become successful citizens and active leaders in different aspects of their lives. Critical thinking, Creative thinking, Collaboration and Communication have many benefits and are key elements that can make a huge difference in terms of the learning process. For instance, if they are develop, students will be able to communicate and articulate their ideas effectively in a variety of context; analyse, reason and create their own judgement and point of view from different perspectives. Besides, they could create original and innovative ideas to solve problems and situations as well as work effectively and respectfully with their peers and people of different backgrounds.   

The 4 C’s are closely connected to the use of technology in the language learning process due to both can be use to help and improve language learning as well as develop thinking skills. They also let students to be the center of their own education, connecting the topics with themes that are related or important to them, increasing in this way motivation and autonomy to learn a foreign language.

As a prospective teacher, I would like to create projects that require students invent something new to solve problems, design original solutions or integrate art to the english class and also to others. Besides, I would like to create learning experiences, such as debates, scientific investigations, interpreting events in literature and mock trials so they can think critically and work in groups. A good idea too would be to bring “real world people” to the class, such as authors and adult experts so that they can answer students questions about work, education, or certain issues that may be happen in the world. I would like also make good use of technology and resources such as computers, tablets, phones, audiovisual aids and videos. I would use platforms, apps or websites such as, classroom, wix, wooclap, menti, blogs, and photoshop. For instance, I would use online forums and blogging in order to encourage students to express themselves in a more comfortable, enjoyable and  friendly way. With these kind of activities students would be able to write freely, edit, publish their work as well as comment in their classmates blogs and give them feedback.

VÍDEO TIC

ENTREVISTA

El siguiente vídeo corresponde a una entrevista realizada en la Universidad de Playa Ancha a tres estudiantes de la carrera Pedagogía en Inglés. En ella se aborda la problemática: "cambios en la malla curricular". ¿Afectará esto a nuestra formación como docentes? Los invito a conocer las opiniones de nuestros compañeros respecto a este tema.

Compañeros de trabajo:

Lincy Miranda Herrera

Javiera Valenzuela Silva

Jocelyn Vergara Vergara 
Janina Aguilera Pinto

WILD ANIMALS

Curso: 2° Básico

Unidad 1: At the Zoo

CREATIVE WRITING CONTEST

CONFERENCIA TED

"Cómo aprender una lengua y contribuir a la sociedad"

Luis von Ahn.

Luis von Ahn, informático, empresario y profesor de ciencias de la computación en la Universidad Carnegie Mellon, es el fundador de Doulingo; la exitosa aplicación para aprender idiomas.

En el siguiente vídeo, Von Ahn explica que alrededor de 1200 millones de personas en el mundo están aprendiendo una nueva lengua. 800 millones de ellas están enfocadas en aprender inglés, con el fin de aspirar a un mejor trabajo y mejorar su situación económica. Sin embargo, las personas que están o anhelan realizar esto, son personas de bajos recursos que difícilmente pueden acceder a los costosos cursos de idiomas que ofrecen las instituciones. Es por esto que Luis von Ahn decide trabajar en un proyecto que permitiese igualdad de acceso a la educación para todos. Von Ahn, basándose en las necesidades de las personas, se enfocó en un tipo de educación: aprender idiomas. Pensado esto, estableció claramente su objetivo "una aplicación completamente gratuita que permita a todo el mundo, independientemente de sus ingresos, tener la oportunidad de aprender un nuevo idioma", y así fue como nació Doulingo.
Ahora bien, esta aplicación no está diseñada solo para que una persona pueda aprender un nuevo idioma, sino que también esta diseñada para que contribuya a la sociedad mientras se realizan aprendizajes. Esto es, Doulingo invita a los usuarios a traducir archivos que nunca han sido traducidos antes, como por ejemplo noticias y artículos de un determinado medio de difusión. De esta forma, la persona que traduce dichos archivos, practica un nuevo idioma y a la vez contribuye en un bien social.

Una vez más aquí somos testigo del gran impacto y el fundamental rol que juega la tecnología en nuestras vidas, haciéndola muchas veces mucho más sencilla, productiva y entretenida. Nuestro mundo ha cambiado, y la educación, la innovación y la tecnología están estrechamente relacionadas; el internet, las aplicaciones y las redes sociales sin duda abren millones de puertas y nuevas oportunidades cada instante. 
Doulingo es un claro ejemplo de esto. Esta aplicación beneficia a la sociedad, está al alcance de todos los usuarios y les permite aprender un nuevo idioma de una forma gratuita y simple, ya que las personas pueden acceder a ella desde cualquier parte; en sus hogares, de camino al trabajo, en el trayecto a la universidad, mientras esperan largas filas; desde sus celulares, tablets o computadores. 

Descubre a continuación como Luis von Ahn desarrolló Duolingo, la aplicación gratuita para aprender idiomas que transforma el aprendizaje en un bien social.