WEEK 4: REFLECTION

 Hello Everyone,

I started week 4 with reading. Jarek Krajka's article "Using the Internet in ESL Writing Instruction" really encouraged me to use the internet to develop students' writing skills.  Writing students’ description and ABCD objective with technological tool was less challenging this time. I found www.manythings.org and the specific URL www.biographyonline.net/humanitarian/florence-nightingale.html quite beneficial for teaching the biography of Florence Nightingale, which is included in Grade IX English textbook.

I went through Ying Qui’s suggested webpage http://a4esl.org and found it beneficial for building vocabulary and grammar skills through interesting activities like quizzes, crosswords. I am going to recommend it to intermediate level of students at my school.

 As a part of project report, I selected one of the issues or problems with Grade IX students at my school i.e. “My students are not motivated or interested in doing their home assignments.” It may be because we have quite a traditional practice on assigning homework and correction.  I am looking for the way out!

Creating a lesson plan using technological tool was my first experience.  It was one of the challenging activities I felt this week. However, with the help of tips and advice, I have been able to complete it successfully.

Finally, I have learnt a lot from the interactive learning community and their experience.

Looking forward to learning more!

Kiran

Nepal