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Click AND Learn!!
this is a very interesting website to be used by students to learn English in terms of grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation and general knowledge. It is actually a website made by French government for their students to learn English so this websites contain some of French instructions that can't be translated.
HOW TO USE IT??
EXAMPLES OF ACTIVITIES THAT I DID:
There are three activities that i have tried. So far, these activities have both pros and cons. I'll list it based on every activities:
(1) PRONUNCIATION ACTIVITY
WHAT IS GOOD:
-it models Ss with the right pronunciation of the words ending with -ed suffix
-Ss can repeat the sound of the words are pronounced
-the next activities are related to the previous activities and I think this is a good thing since Ss learn by using i+1 concept where they have some kind of comprehensible input in learning new lesson
-some of the activities are repeated activities so that Ss can train themselves (like a drilling activity and then be familiar with the structure)
-Ss can learn the rules of grammar effectively by the aids of visual and sound
-score is given so that Ss can know their level and this can motivate them as well
WHAT I DON'T LIKE:
-We can't go back to the previous page because there's no button for it and this can make Ss lost interest of the activities that are more challenging as they can't refer to the previous activities
-there's an activity that Ss need to drag the words, but it's not working well (the way it is dragged is sometimes out of control)
-sometimes the sound by the speaker is not clear enough and confusing, so it will cause Ss to give a wrong answer
(2) GRAMMAR ACTIVITY
WHAT IS GOOD:
-it gives some information about the use of the grammar structure so Ss can have a little knowledge about that or refresh their previous lesson about the structure in order to do the task
-fill in the blanks exercise with the given answers is quite traditional and Ss is familiar with it so they can manage to do the exercise without having to write and type the words since they only have to drag the word to the correct place
-the nest task require Ss to type the answer themselves but the choice of words are given so it will help Ss to answer the questions without having a spelling error
-the exercise are also given by using the context of everyday life and this is quite effective because it is personal to the students, in addition their motivation level will increase
-Ss can learn from the incorrect answer because they won't be able to proceed to the next task without giving the right answer
WHAT I DON'T LIKE:
-can't go back to the previous page to view the information
-the dragging activity is out of control (can't drag it properly so it may cause Ss to drag the words to the incorrect places then it will deduct the score)
-it deducts score for every incorrect answer and this will make Ss lost interest in doing these activities
-(IN MY CASE) if i make a spelling mistake and want to delete it by pressing the "backspace" button, the websites go crazy to HOMEpage again. It happens twice and I'm really fed up to continue the exercise. it could happen to Ss as well.
(3) ISSUES ACTIVITY
WHAT IS GOOD:
-it gives visual information (which is good) at the beginning before Ss do the tasks so that Ss will have a general idea regarding the topic so this can prepare them before doing the actual task
-the activity is TRUE and FALSE activity where Ss need to read a short question then mark whether the statements are true or false. If the Ss get the answer right, more detail information about the statements will appear on the screen
-At the end of the activities, there is a game which is a quite interesting way to arouse Ss' interest
WHAT I DON'T LIKE:
-it is too wordy (contains too much words which can make Ss lost interest because they need to read a very long text) *I don't like it either*
-The game as well, too many options of answers to be read before choosing the right one. I think it is not worth reading all that for only one answer because you have a lot of doors to open (one door one question) and this will consume much time.
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GENERALLY,
I think this website is good to be used by students, BUT the teacher MUST be selective. Try to do the activities by yourself first before asking your Ss to do it in the classroom. So, if you encounter any problem, you can prepare for it or avoid using the problematic part. While doing the activities yourself, try to FIND any pros and cons especially, then how to deal with the cons (if you really want to use the activities)
FOR ANY HELP/SUPPORT, this websites prepare these:
these can be used by teacher as a guidance before choosing what activities can be used before teaching Ss
happy CLICKING and LEARNING!!
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