EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES- Skype and Podcasting: Disruptive Technologies for Language Learning by Robert Godwin- Jones.

Hi, guys, friends, sir, I found a soft ware that is useful in education field especially in learning process. The title is : EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES- Skype and Podcasting: Disruptive Technologies for Language Learning by Robert  Godwin- Jones.

1.     Skype, here, I found that skype is a kind of soft ware  product that is usually use for  making a call through VoIP which allows our PC has same function like telephone.

2.     Podcasting, here  refers to MP3 player that automatically downloading from internet.  This audio-blogging  provides many mainstreams media such as BBC, business week, etc.

Environments of Education

Environments of Education

Nowadays, education is very important. Every young person is going to school to get knowledge. We know that education is a need. We must study in order to be able to read, write, and count. We can study, not only in school, but we can get knowledge out of school too. There are three main environments of education for children.

Learning Foreign Language

Learning Foreign Language

Many people now are learning foreign language. They learn foreign language in order to be able to communicate with strangers or any other aim of its. The learners not only young learners, but also adult learners, men and women are going together to the school to get knowledge and challenging. The learners are coming from different countries or regions. They continue their study to the high level, because they want to get better job later. So, at the end, they prefer to choose to study in foreign language because there are many opportunities are being offered. Students  assume that, Learning foreign language has several advantages for learners.

They  know that learning foreign language is very important because they can get many advantages from that. First, they can speak in foreign language. When they are learning another language, they hope that they can talk like native speakers, but in fact it is difficult because it is not their mother tongue. The students who learn foreign language, also want to know about its culture. Besides that, they can be a guider for tourists that want to go abroad. Nowadays ,learning foreign language becomes more important because of globalization. In order to be able to speak in foreign language, we may easy to go anywhere. For examples, we can travel, take a vacation, and even picnic. So, it is amazing if you can speak in foreign language. 

Teacher Expectations for Students

Teacher  Expectations for Students

It is about how a teacher can manage the class presentation. The teacher must have any plan when he is teaching students in front of class. How a teacher can teach the class in good order. What the students should get from the presentation, and how the teachers explanation can be received. A teacher has to make some expectations or aims. So, in order to teach in front of class, the teacher has several aims for the students.

First, teacher expects that, students must be able to understand clearly about the topic that had been delivered. They have to follow the class and full attention to the teacher explanation. They have to be able to analyze what the topic really talk about. They have to be able to get the point of the presentation topics. The students are not allowed to make a commotion in class room when the teaching and learning process is going on. The student have to take notes for the main purpose of the subject presentation. At the end, the students have to be able to explain about the topic and its meaning. They are asked to retell it again to know how far they have understand. All of these can not be separated from the way of teachers explanation. He has to explain it correctly. What object can be used in term to explain about the subject of presentation. So, a teacher has to be sure that his explanation is correct. So that, his students can  understand well about the topic and its meaning.

( logical division )

.   The Successful of  Learning Foreign Language

At present time, many people want to obtain consciousness about the foreign language, particularly English. English is very essential to develop our country, because it is one of international languages and it can use to communicate with other countries. English is also interested by many students in Indonesia, because they want to know a lot of about English and speak English fluently. Million of people learn English, but very few succeed in mastering it.

        The ability to study a foreign language varies from person to person. There are persons who have studied English for more than six years in a formal school, but they can not master it successfully. Process and progress in foreign language depends on how the foreign language differ from the first language and the meddling caused by the difference of the two languages.

The way Speak English Well ( opinion essay )

The way Speak  English Well

Every person who is learning English can not change their mind when the sentences make them confused. Sometimes, they do not know how to solve these problems.we know that English is not our mother tongue, so it is difficult to understand what the meaning of the word refers to.We find out the meaning of the words one by one,and it does not show that we are learning English.Learning English means that,we  have not to see the meaning of the words one by one,but how we can understand what the problem realy is.We have to be able to make a good conclusion for that problem .Nowadays, many students are learning English. As my opinion there are two important elements how to learn English easily.

past continuous tense

Ok, now students we are going to the form of Past  continuous tense. What do you know about past continuous tense?

Past  continuous tense is a sentence or statement that propose something was happening in the past but still continue at that time and normally added by another event that occur after it.

Pattern:

Subject + To Be past + Verb-ing +  When/While + S + V2 + C

Characteristics:

-Use verb1-ing

- use to be past (was, were)

- plural subject (were )

- singular subject ( was )

- subject I ( was )

Time signals:

-         yesterday                                  - last night

-         last year                                    - ago , etc.

Examples:

1. (+)  I was writing a letter when Farida knocked the door last night.

2. They were playing hide and seek when their uncle arrived home.

3. Phill and Bill were buying a book-selves when Komijah came .

4. Mary Magdalena was singing a song  on the stage for win the Indonesian got talent contest two days ago.

5. (?) Was  you writing a letter when Farida knocked the door ?

6.  Were they playing hide and seek when their uncle arrived ?

7.  Was  Mary Magdalena singing a song on the stage for win the IGT contest two days ago ?

8. (-) I was  not writing a letter when Farida knocked the door.

9. etc.

Ok,  students have you  understood the lesson for to day?

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