Introduction

Hello!

Allow me to introduce my self.

My name is Devi Andzini Putri, my friends usually called me, Devi.

I am sixth semester of English Teacher Education Department of State Islamic University Sunan Ampel Surabaya.

This blog is provided to fulfill my final assignment of one of my course, CALL. And also this blog is as my place to share my knowledge about teaching English.

Hope you can find good things in this blog. :)

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Comic

Nowadays, we can create our own comic, did you know that?

Well, comic consist of picture and the text that describe what happen with the picture. We can use comic to teach reading in our classroom. 

Many kinds of tools we can use to create comic. One of them is toondoo.com. Here is my comic that had been made by me and my friends.

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Joining a Group Discussion

Have you ever joined in a group discussion in social media? What group discussion that you follow? 

I recommend you to join in a group discussion that consist of native from over the world. There you can share your opinion, ask a suggestion and many others, and they will answer your question based on their culture. So, once you join in such group, you will learn the language especially English, the culture, and the problem that related with teaching English as Foreign Language.

Here is my experience joining in TEFL group in Facebook.com

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More Active and Confident in Study Through Twitter

Social media is something that grows together with the students and it was ingrained in their lives and their education. Using Twitter can be a way to help students ask questions about the course material in a way that is not confrontational or face to face. The idea is to develop a method of teaching for teachers who are computer literate and able to use information technology tools. It's very interesting and logical way to be developed as a teaching and learning experience. Through the active use of social media such as Twitter, students will write down questions, bring up a topic and also provide comments related to the lectures given. The principle is the same as when meeting face to face in the classroom.

There are a number of reasons why this method can be tried in a teaching and learning activities. For example, students may feel more confident to ask questions or bring up the topic of discussion on Twitter than in at formal lectures, Currently presence information and communication technologies allow the emergence of teaching methods are varied so that teaching is not just a two-way process only. Twitter also raises a new way for students to participate in learning activities.

                                                                                                      

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Make your Own Podcast

What do you usually use in your listening class?

Did you only use a CD from the student's book?

Have you ever though that you can use a podcast and even you can make your own podcast?

When you finding it hard to looking for your listening material, it is time for you to create your own material. It is not hard to make your own listening material. What you need is a recording, a text, and Audacity.

Audacity will help us to edit our listening material to be more clear to be listened. We can cut, gather, and mixed our listening material. How to use Audacity to edit our podcast? You can find the tutorial on the YouTube. There have been many videos tutorial Audacity.

When you finally have your own listening material, you can upload on the internet. So that your students can download it easily and they will have preparation before coming to your Listening Class.

Take a look at my podcast that I made with my friends. https://soundcloud.com/user-899876855/call-session-11-avidatus-devi-fifi-kiki

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Discussion through Video Conference

Do you know Skype or Google Hangout?

What usually you did with those tools?

Skype or Google Hangout are made for video conferencing. It is like video call but we can do it with more than 2 people at once. Those tools are available for PC (Personal Computer) and smartphone. Here is my video conferencing with my friends.

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What is Mind Map?

A mind map is a diagram used to visually organize information. A mind map is often created around a single concept, drawn as an image in the center of a blank page, to which associated representations of ideas such as images, words and parts of words are added. Major ideas are connected directly to the central concept, and other ideas branch out from those. (1)

That is an example of mind map hand drawing. Nowadays, we can make mind map using laptop or computer. There are many tools that you can use to make your own mind map. But for me, the easiest tool to make mind map is coogle.it. Here is my masterpiece mind map with my friends. https://coggle.it/diagram/VxRg0n0qmy5sk8-p/dad54541dc8699d1616ed4019b516189625ae1c1a70f896520b150c9201f22ee

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