About Me

^_^ HI !! everyone!! "  My name is Umaisee Rakana.

I am study third year in Naknon Si Thammarat Rajabhat University,Education faculty, English major.I love English very much,every summer I go to Malaysia to study for practice and improve my English and I got many friends around the world suah as Yemen, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Iran, Kazakhstan, China, Korea, Malaysia, Jordan,Djibouti .I am not only study English language but I learn another language from my friends.

Here is the pictures of my friends and I in ELS

Besides, I am DJ at Nakhon Si Thammarat Rajabhat University.

 

Acronyms

Directions: Find words or phrases standing for the following acronyms with 
short descriptions. 

IT= Information technology.

ICT = Information and Communications Technology.

CAI=Computer-aided instruction.

CALL=Computer Assisted Language Learning.

WBI =Web Based Instruction.

CBI = Computer Based Instruction.

CMC =Computer-Mediated Communications.

TELL =Teaching English Language Learners.

MUD= Multiple User Dialogue.

MOO =Matter of Opinion.

Reference: http://acronyms.thefreedictionary.com/

Directions: Describe the following terms.

Asynchronous Tools
Asynchronous tools enable communication and collaboration over a period of time through a "different time-different place" mode.
Synchronous Tools Synchronous tools enable real-time communication and collaboration in a "same time-different place" mode. These tools allow people to connect at a single point in time, at the same time.


Reference:   http://swinilearn.wetpaint.com/page/Synchronous+and+Asynchronous+Tools 

Learning reflection on lessons

Thinking on the Application of Multimedia into College English Teaching

Learning Reflection

The teaching target of college English is to cultivate the student’s comprehensive capability to use English.

The current Status of Multimedia Teaching Method in College English Teaching

Multimedia teaching Method has many advantages. It is a good medicine for student. They can improve their ability of communication by the courseware.

 Relationship between the Qualities of the College English Teachers and Multimedia Teaching

Teacher can be more active in the teaching and carry out effective quality education.

Misunderstandings and Disadvantages of Multimedia Teaching in College English Teaching

1. Teachers attending to trifles and neglecting the essentials

2. Teachers depending on multimedia teaching method excessively

Some teachers think Multimedia is the whole of the college English teaching

3. Some teachers being impercipient to multimedia teaching method

Some Suggestions on Multimedia Teaching in College English Teaching

-Teachers should change their ideas of using multimedia teaching.

Students are the main body and teachers are mentors                        

-We should devote major efforts to developing multimedia teaching mode based on network circumstance. 

Innovative Educational Technology in the Global Classroom

Learning Reflection

Nowadays, the world change rapidly, technology influence and take part in the classroom. It make teachers should be encouraged to employ instructional technologies in the educational setting.

Integrating Instructional Technology Into an assignment

-Case study    -Blogging     -Podcasting    -Creating a Wiki      -Online Discussion

These objects can enhance learning experiences and provide better curricula.

Tips for integrating Technology in the classroom.

-Carefully fit in course object and outcome

-Take risk with new technology

-Research and use various tutorials and helpful Websites.

-Build a positive learning communication

On the problems and strategies of Multimedia Technology in English Teaching.

Learning reflection

Analysis on necessity of application of Multimedia technology to English Teaching

-Cultivate students’ interest in study

-Improve their communication among student and between teachers and student

-Learn the western culture.

-Improve teaching effect = break the teacher-centered.

Analysis on problems arising from application of Multimedia technology to English teaching

-Major means replaced by the assisting one.

-Loss of speaking communication .

-The shrinking of students’ thinking potential=computers are not guild the  students to think.

-Abstract thinking replaced by imaginal thinking

Suggestion to the existing problems.

-The beauty of courseware is not the sole pursuit.

-The computer screen can’t substitute the blackboard.

-Choose appropriate media(Traditional teaching instrument should not be overlooked)

-Multimedia technology should not be overused..

Why do we have to use blog

What is blog
a blog is a type of website that is usually arranged in chronological order from the most recent ‘post’ (or entry) at the top of the main page to the older entries towards the bottom.
Blogs are usually (but not always) written by one person and are updated pretty regularly. Blogs are often (but not always) written on a particular topic – there are blogs on virtually any topic you can think of. From photography, to spirituality, to recipes, to personal diaries to hobbies – blogging has as many applications and varieties as you can imagine. Whole blog communities have sprung up around some of these topics putting people into contact with each other in relationships where they can learn, share ideas, make friends with and even do business with people with similar interests from around the world.

Reference:  http://www.problogger.net/archives/2005/02/05/what-is-a-blog/

Why do we blog

Why Do We Blog is just the initial foray into an exciting new online project – On this site, I’ll be exploring, through interviews, why so many people sit at a computer and reach out across the internet – through the medium of written words – to find others who want to sit at another computer and read what they wrote, and sometimes to then interact (via comments or posting on social networking sites) – again through an exchange of written words. (Podcasting -audio blogs- and video blogging are also of interest to me as well.)

Reference:    http://whydoweblog.com/2010/09/hello-world/

Here are some other reasons for using blogs:

-To provide extra reading practice for students.
-As online student learner journals that can be read by their peers.
-To guide students to online resources appropriate for their level.
-To increase the sense of community in a class.
-To encourage shy students to participate.
-To stimulate out-of-class discussion.
-To encourage a process-writing approach. As an online portfolio of student written work.To help build a closer relationship between students in large classes.

Reference: http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/articles/blogging-elt

Why English is important

IF YOU are currently learning English in a school, college or institute of further education, you join approximately one billion other people around the world who are engaged in the same pursuit. However, as you try to memorise proper grammar, and try to avoid the mistakes common to most students of English, you may wonder why you are learning the language in the first place.                          
So, why is English important?
After Mandarin, English is spoken by more people than any other language, and is the native language of more than 350 million people. More people speak English than those who speak the Arabic and French languages combined.
Moreover, English is the international language of diplomacy, business, science, technology, banking, computing, medicine, aviation, UN & NATO armed forces, engineering, tourism, Hollywood films and arguably the best pop and rock music in the world.
English has plenty of words to choose from. In fact, an English speaker is offered the biggest vocabulary of any language with a choice of 500,000 to 1,000,000 words (including technical and scientific terms).
But don’t panic, most English speakers do very well with a vocabulary of around 20,000 words.
English can be fun too. For instance, the music of such stars as Elvis Presley, The Beatles, Led Zeppelin, Michael Jackson and Madonna has encouraged fans to speak the language of their idols, whilst others have enrolled in English classes to improve their understanding of the dialogue in films and TV shows.
Or perhaps they have embraced English to enjoy the writing of Stephen King, George Orwell or J.K. Rowling. They may even have an interest in speaking English just to converse with travellers from other countries, who communicate by using the English global interlingua while travelling abroad.
Finally, if you are studying English at school, college or university, remember that getting an ‘A’ grade in English is almost worthless, in terms of communication, if you cannot speak the language. Spoken English is used in the best careers, the best universities, and is increasingly being used at job interviews. So like it or not, English is a very important language to learn how to speak.
Being able to read and write in English is not enough! – Vance Carson, Kajang

Reference: http://thestar.com.my/english/story.aspfile=/2007/10/18/lifefocus/18963932&sec=lifefocus