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This week is probably the week we need to complete our lesson and also exercises for the topic we have chosen to be presented on this courseware. Lesson was pretty long and the explanations were detailed and compact to make sure students' of our target can understand. For practice, we've divided them into three parts according to the level of the game; easy, intermediate and difficult. Practice 1 will test on the categorization of the adjectives. Next, we inserted fill in the blanks template in Practice 2. Last but not least, Part 3 tests the students on multiple choice questions with a total of 10 questions. I'll share the link of the courseware in the next post. Thanks for dropping by!:)

Hi there! The first three pages of our courseware was approved and we were granted permission to proceed to our lesson! We designed this courseware learning specifically on the topic Comparative and Superlative Adjectives under grammar focus. We targeted intermediate level of students aging from 18-20 years. Hence, the lesson that we provided will be specific and detailed. Oh, before I forget- Madam Azida taught us to insert the 'button' onto each of the slides and again, she demonstrated it step by step in front. It was quite tricky at first but there are a lot of pages to be edited on this courseware, so like they say, practice makes perfect. Besides, we also learnt to insert background music to help enhance students' mind and not keep it boring. Our lesson plan oj courseware seems to go as planned. Please pray that we'll manage to pull this off, ya? Thank you!

See the logo? That's a SmartBuilder's logo! Remember in the previous post whereby I mentioned that we were given courseware assignment? This is the software that we need to use in order to design our very own educational software. Well, on our very first courseware designing class, madam Azida taught us how to insert the objects and shapes onto the canvas on the computer and change the colors. She also demonstrated on how to apply background to the canvas in case we intend to do so. If you focus on what is being said and showed in front of the class, you'll know how addictive SmartBuilder is and how fun it gets when you know how to conduct them. Our lecturer requested to see the first three pages of our courseware design covering the attention grabber, objectives and homepage in the next class. See you!

What is courseware?  Courseware is a software program that is invented mainly for educational purposes. It pairs up with the computer to complement each other in aiding students with language learning. It was once stored and available on CDs but the development of technology in this modern era made it possible to be in a flash drive, compact disks or materials placed online.  Upon explanation, madam Azida informed us that we will need to invent one of our own. She first introduced us to the platform where we need to carry out the plan- SmartBuilder. She briefed us through the topics and target audience. We had to brainstorm for awhile before laying out the draft on the url provided by our lecturer. I look forward to the lesson regarding this courseware!

So here's the poster that my group and I invented. Each group was given 1 model and we had Gsgne 9 EVENTS. We also produced a game testing students' understanding based on what we have explained in class. Click on the link below to play! https://create.kahoot.it/share/gagne-s-9-events-of-instruction/14611d15-78fe-4d9e-a6bd-18baa091b097

According to the Communicative Approach, there are three roles of a computer; as a tutor, stimulus and tool. I undoubtedly agree with this. A tutor allows me to learn without giving me the pressure and so doesI a computer. I can learn so many things without being judge on the answer that I give. I am in control of the choices and interaction that I make in answering the questions. On the other hajd, computer's role in acting as a stimulus is quite fun as well. It stimulates students' discussion, writing and critical thinking. Language learning is integrated into interactive games that helps to keep the enthusiasm going. On topthe ofand that, comouter can also act as a tool. The generic softwares in a computer like Word Processor and Publisher does not provide materials but they can help students to learn language using these softwares.  Besides, I have also learnt about search engines and online database. Search engine is a web tool that allows users to enter keywords a...