ciptaa module
DESCRIPTION
An instructional module for using blogs to help ESL learners to enhance their writing fluency and written communication.TRANSCRIPT
CIPTAA MODULE FORAPPLYING BLOG-ASSISTED LANGUAGE LEARNING (BALL) IN ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE (ESL) WRITING CLASS
AZMI ABDUL LATIFFCENTRE FOR HUMANITIES AND COMMUNICATION STUDIES
What is CIPTAA?
• an instructional module for using blogs to help ESL learners to enhance their writing fluency and written communication.
Instructional Procedures
CMC Stage
• Brief discussion on CMC or Computer-Mediated Communication or how communication could take place via networked telecommunication system.
• Evolution of Internet as a medium of communication
beginning with Web 1.0 to Web 2.0.
Instructional Procedures
Introduction Stage
• Discussion on blog.
• Introduce www.technorati.com.
Instructional Procedures
Pre-Blogging Stage
• Collect some photos from the Internet or by using their digital cameras.
Instructional Procedures
Technical Stage
• Setting up a blog by using http://www.blogger.com.
Instructional Procedures
Assignment Stage
• Assign topics that should be written about every week.
• Free writing in nature. Minimal focus on grammar. .
Instructional Procedures
Assessment Stage
• Students blogs are assessed or evaluated by using a set of evaluation guidelines.
• Several aspects of blogs are evaluated namely accountability, quantity of posts and hits, visitor-friendliness and attractiveness.