Weblogs for Use with ESL Classes
What is a Weblog?
A weblog can be thought of as an online journal that an individual can continuously update with his or her own words, ideas, and thoughts through software that enables one too easily do so. Furthermore, a weblog is interactive, in the sense that readers can respond to any given entry with a comment and even threaded discussions can take place depending on the software chosen.
Three Types of Weblogs for use in ESL Classrooms
The Tutor Blog
It run by the tutor for the learners. It serves the following purposes below.
- It gives daily reading practice to the learners.
- It promotes exploration of English websites.
- It encourages online verbal exchange by use of comment buttons.
- It provides class or syllabus information.
- It serves as a resource of links for self-study.
The learner Blog
It run by individual learners themselves or by small collaborative groups of learners. The idea here is that students can get writing practice , develop a sense of ownership. Further they write can instantly be read by anyone else and due to the comment features of the software, exchange of idea is promoted.
It is the result of the collaborative effort of an entire class. The following are some possible uses such as
- In conversation-based classes it could be used like a free-form bulletin board for learners to post messages, images, and links related to classroom discussion topics.
- With intermediate and advanced learner, class blog might also useful for facilitating project based language learning.
- class blog could also be used as a virtual space for an international classroom language exchange.
- for reading and writing classes. Individual learners can be given varying amounts of responsibility to publish material arising from posting on the discussion list.
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