Create
Your Own ESL/EFL Blogs
Sandy Peters
Viewing
ESL/EFL Blogs
To get an idea of ways you can use blogs
in ESL/EFL, take a look at various types of blogs
created by both educators and students.
Blogs
Used in ESL/EFL
Classes
Our
Class 2007
Rosa Ochoa creates class blogs where she
sets up weekly work for her adult migrant advanced students AMEP in Sydney, Australia.There are quizzes, competitions,
students' own texts, students' recipes, photos,
videos, and a lot more. Check out Rosa's Our
Class 2006 blog as well. Links to student blogs include Ivy's
Blog and Marcelino's
Blog.
ESL
Intermediate Low at Pacoima Skills
Center
This blog is for the adult immigration students
in Barry Bakin's ESL Intermediate Low Class at
Pacoima Skills Center in Los Angeles. He uses
photos, videos, online links to readings, and
prompts to engage his students.
Blogs
to Extend ESL Class Projects: Relevant Postings and Student Comments
Globally Speaking
Sandy Peters used this blog to provide
her ESL students an out-of-class writing space
where they can express their ideas and opinions
on topics of global interest. Short posts on
topics of interest, along with related photos,
prompt student comments (click on Comments at the end of each post to read
the student contributions. There are links to
student blogs where they respond to assignments related to class learning. Sample student logs: Jiro and UiKi. No longer being updated.
A
Look at
Bullying
Sandy Peters used this blog to help
university ESL students explore and comment on
aspects an issue of consequence: school
bullying. Posts include texts, photographs,and links to sites relevant to classroom activities. Students carry out assigned tasks then assign a task to student (i.e. ask them to write a comment or a post on their blog). No longer being updated.
Spotlight
on Rwanda
Sandy Peters created this blog to help
university ESL students explore and comment on
the issue of genocide in Rwanda. No longer being updated.
Class Blogs and Student Blogs that Successfully Incorporate Web 2.0 Tools
VESL@MiraCosta College
Kristi Reyes uses this blog with her vocational ESL class (VESL) at MiraCosta College. There are links to student-created blogs which contain Web 2.0 elements: embedded Video Resumes, Vokis, YouTube videos, and authorSTREAM Online Power Point presentations. Links to student blogs include Maria's Blog, My Success and Miki's Space.
MCC ESL Level 5 Blog
Kristi Reyes used this blog for students in her ESL Level 5 evening class at MiraCosta College. She used many Web 2.0 tools to embed slide shows of photos, a avator, comic strips, videos, and more on the blog.
Blogs
that present learning resources for teachers and learners of English
Nik Peachie's Technology
Nik Peachie shares ideas for using technology.
Teach4ESL
Barry Bakin presents tech learning resources for teacher of ESL/EFL.
The
English Blog
For learners and teachers of English
Jeffrey Hill's blog provides links to
English learning resources and other items of
interest for teachers and learners of
English.
Blogs
describing ESL/EFL teaching experiences, activities, and games
ESL
Madness, Just a little help
The author created this blog in order to help
her organize her thoughts about teaching. Many
teaching activities and games are presented,
primarily for elementary school students, but
many are good for adult learners as well.
Teaching
Experiences
Maria Jordana is an EFL teacher in Spain.
She writes about her teaching experiences while
working with EFL students at pre-intermediate
and intermediate levels.
Blogs Offering a Collection of Podcasts
ESL Podcast Blog
A blog of podcasts (audio files) that teachers and students can download and then listen to on the computer or on an MP3 portable music. Dr. Lucy Tse writes scripts and story ideas for the podcasts and records many. Dr. Jeff McQuillan, the host for the podcasts, helps read the scripts and explains them.
Blogs Teaching Grammar Through Movie Segments
Movie Segments to Assess Grammar Goals
This blog was developed by ELT instructor and teacher trainer, Claudio Azevedo of Brazil. It contains a series of movie segment and activities to practice grammar in a fun way. In addition to lesson plans, it offers printable worksheets with answer keys. and tips to develope your own activities.
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