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Use of Videos to teach language

Students today are technologically connected .When you as a teacher use videos in the classroom it stimulates student interest but not only .If you are unaware of what video could do in your classroom ,how could you elevate your student's academic success and what types of videos you could use in your classroom then this blog will enlighten you . There are many benefits to using videos in education as shown in several decades of research especially in the recent years with the development of technology. Videos are easy to create and powerful if you wish to integrate technology into the classroom .Long lectures ,heavy textbooks ,boring activities seem outdated,especially when compared to the powerful engagement that videos can offer. By exploiting the medium's power to deliver images and not only ,teacher can  engage students in problem solving and investigative activities. Videos help students practice media literacy and critical viewing skills. In addition they provide...

Reflection on webinars

Having watched two long videos one after the other really got me super tired .But I have to say that I enjoyed  particularly the second one ,that with the proverbs which was entertaining and interesting though.So another new term ,we already understood it from the videos that webinars are seminars conducted online via internet connection. To put it simply ,it is an online event,which connects individuals with viewers across the world,in our case the educator with the students. The first video was about discovering grammar and grammar lesson planning .The main concern of that webinar class was how to make grammar less boring.I totally agree with the final thought that teachers do also want the self expression of grammar rules in communication.Which means that they also need the creative ability to combine vocabulary with the grammer aspects in their real life interactions. The video about the proverbs and quotables really got my attention as the questions,quotations and sente...