WEEK 5 Using corpus analysis software to analyse specialized texts

Download the latest version of Antconc and watch YouTube tutorials from 

http://www.laurenceanthony.net/software/antconc/

1. Run the program.

2. Open Files or Open Dir.

3. Choose the function.

4. Clear All Tools and Files before selecting opening new files.

5. Save Output to Texts File to save output.

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WEEK 4 Digital writing paper

Questions for digital writing paper.

           1. What are the problems struggling writers have in writing classes?

The learners always write slowly or illegibly.

           2. What does 'digital writing' refer to?

               digital writing is used to define a change in the writing environment where writing is produced on the computer.

           3. What are the three digital writing tools? Give brief descriptions?

Blogs

Instant Messaging (IM) - MSN, Line, Twitter, Skype, chat-room

A social network site (SNS)

           4. How has digital writing enhanced the teaching of writing?

Learners actually type out what they want to communicate to the group or readers.

5. What are the things that you should take into consideration to employ digital writing for teaching academic writing?

The symbolic abbreviations

Exaggerated or misplaced 

Emoticons  

           6. Which activity do you like most? Why?

For learning I should have the knowledge about digital writing and practice.

WEEK 3 The Use of Multimedia in English Teaching

The Definition of Multimedia

Multimedia is the use of computers to present text, graphics, video, animation and sound in an integrated way.

Components of Multimedia

          1. Text : It is fundamental element in all multimedia application. Teacher can use different size, color, and style to present information.

          2. Graphics : It refers to images and pictures such as, diagram, chart, photograph. Graphics can stimulate interesting, improve understanding ability of language.

          3. Animation : Animation is speedy display of a sequence of images.

          4. Sound : It is speech, music or any other sound produce by computer. In Multimedia, teacher can use more sound to help students English learning.

          5. Video : It is the visible part of a television. Video can offer more vivid information.