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1. why do you think evaluation of CALL courseware, websites, materials etc important?

In my opinion, it is important because i will know whether the courseware, websites, materials etc are suitable or not to my students. the evaluation is also important so that i am well prepared before going to the class. i will make sure that the courseware or website that i am going to use will make them learning the language and fulfill the objective of the lesson. besides that, by doing the evaluation first, i will make sure the class is sufficient for me to conduct the lesson when using the CALL courseware or website. during the evaluation, i will consider anything that will hinder my lesson. the evaluation of CALL courseware is indeed important so that it will cater my students' level of proficiency and abilities. in short, the evaluation will help me to prepare what is the best lesson for the students in order to tackle their interest in learning English so that, hopefully, one day they will be able to apply the knowledge outside of the class.

2. How do you think Hot Potatoes JCloze may help your students learn English?

For me, the use of Hot Potatoes JCloze will really help the students to learn English better. this is because of the use of computer in class is quite new compared to the traditional paper practice especially for those students from rural area. thus, it is less boring. for instance, for instance the students can always click on the question mark [?] right after the blank to get a hint for the right answer. this will surely benefit those quiet students, who are not really in favor to ask question in class. if they do the cloze passage in paper, it must be hard for them to finish the required task in certain time limit.

In-Class Task 2 : Electronic Worksheet [edited]

this is for my second in-class assignment.so i'm using the copy and paste technique. but unfortunately im not able to or i can't join this exercise in one picture.idk why??*headache* i think it's my computer which is not modern enough coz i've tried doing this b4 in the lab during the lecture. it worked but now ....hmmm..perhaps, it's boz of the old version of the Window.. T_T

[edited] i've decided to apply the landscape format in page setup, so that everything can be crammed in one picture.fuhh..

credits to: English in Context Idioms: An Effective Aid For the Improvement of English book by Betty Kirkpatrick MA

In-Class Task 1

1. Please introduce yourself. 

Assalamualaikum...my name is Nur Amaliah Binti Mohamed Fadzil. some people call me amal, amaliah, no, ano, anone. but juz call me amal. easier. i'm from gong badak, kuala terengganu. i have 7 siblings and i am the youngest. this is my final sem.part 8. so im everyone's senior. hihi..my current craze is surfing the internet all day long..

2. How would you rate yourself in terms of your computer skills and why? (e.g. expert, novice,savvy, geek, illiterate etc)

well, i would say im a tech-savvy.in short, im not really expert neither too ignorant.hehe

3. What computer software and hardware knowledge do you have?

emm..well, since i am just a savvy in this field, so i only know basic knowledge of computer software and hardware. the microsoft office, games, antivirus, laptop, printer, CPU, firefox, google, yahoo, IE, opera and such. nothing much to be proud of really..juz basic things...things dat i learnt through time.

4. Have you experienced learning via the computer (online, etc)?

my first learning experience via the computer is when i was in secondary school. my teacher taught us basic things about microsoft office - word, excel, powerpoint etc. and during creative writing days, (the last 3 sems i guess) we started to learn how to use blog.  we had to post all the assignments in our blog.just like this one. which i would say make our life much easier..  :D

5. Did you try to incorporate technology in your some of your lessons during your practicum? Was it a success or a failure? If you did not what was/were the reason(s)?

actually, i have plan for this.i did. but i am at disadvantage. bcoz im teaching for the afternoon session. the morning session teacher holds the keys for computer lab. my friend once tried but it's kind of hard to handle them as the students get tooo excited juz being in the lab. and plus, the students take lots of time to go to the computer lab n back to their class  again since it quite far.it really wasting mine and other teachers' time.

6. What is your opinion on the use of computer/technology in language teaching?

in my own opinion, i think it is best to use computer or technology in language teaching regardless of my experience during practicum. bcoz i found out that most students nowadays are tech-savvy and they are very fond of this technology.they know a lot about computer and internet. so as a teacher, we have to guide them to the right path. i mean the computer and internet are not juz for games like dota or maple, but they are actually very useful for the sake of their learning.

7. What are your expectations from this course?

C.A.L.L. computer.assisted.language.learning. looking at these words, i expect that in the future i will be able make something useful out of this course by using computer + technology in helping the future students in learning the language especially in English with great interest like they are playing online games.hopefully...  and i want good marks for this course of course.dats fo'sho!  ;)