The use of blogging and micro-blogging in language education
- 1. The use of blogging and micro-blogging In language education
- 2. What is the concept of blogging and micro-blogging? Blogging : It allows users to exchange small elements of content such as short sentences, individual images, or video links, and, there is no restriction for No. of words. Micro-blogging : It allows users to exchange small elements of content such as short sentences, individual images, or video links, but, there is restriction for the No. of words.
- 3. What is the use of blogging and micro-blogging in language education? It allows participants to develop their personal learning environments. The use of micro-blogging tools promoted informal learning, which seems like an unconscious way of learning a language. Also, it offered multimedia content including visuals and audios.
- 4. The students can do their assignments in this platform which enhances active learning by helping students relate the course material to their own experiences both inside and outside of the classroom. It can be called a process-oriented learning not a product-oriented one. In this way they have the opportunity to be a part of someone else’s process, through commenting, discussing. etc.
- 5. Learning through association which leads students to a social view of learning can be seen as collective and collaborative learning process. Because, there are interactions between multiple users. This leads the Students, to be more engaged in information sharing, collaboration, brainstorming, problem solving. Students can use a blog to facilitate their learning at their own pace.
- 6. It enhances the possibility of augmenting student’s engagement and participation, enhancing their sense of community, and also help them improve both formal and informal learning beyond the classroom and outside the classroom. It can be a faster way for students to obtain information from other people than from textbooks or newspaper.
- 7. It helps student’s thinking, which can be considered as the most important benefit that comes with blogging. Blogging allows people to express their creativity. So, regularly blogging, students will lead to a wider audience, which again leads to receive feedback. In this way their experiences will be constructed ,in it’s best way. Students who participate in educational blogging are usually take their study more seriously, their studies are more in-depth level than simple rote memorization.
- 8. In a nutshell: It promotes autonomous learning by providing opportunities for students to take more control of their learning. Motivates students to become better readers and writers. Promotes discussion among students. Enhances learning, motivates students and fosters collaboration among learners.