NotesfromClass

      Hello, this is Melek. As the year 2024 draws to a close, I am excited to present my last assignment of the year. Now, please imagine yourselves walking on the ancient stones of the Colosseum in Rome. Everything feels incredible. What if I told you this experience was possible but in a more affordable and realistic way? Then let me introduce the VR (virtual reality) and AR (augmented reality) technologies. While VR immerses users in a virtual environment, AR enhances reality by using digital elements. VR typically requires headsets to achieve this whereas AR uses AR apps, moving images and so on to enhance reality. These technologies also can be quite useful when it comes to second language acquisition. Here is how: engagement, cultural exposure, and immersive learning. For instance, these two notions can make lessons more interactive and engaging. As a result, it can lead to increased student attention and participation. Another aspect is that they can enable stude...

      Hello everyone, this is Melek here. Here we go again for my new assignment. It is designed specifically for a flipped classroom experience but before introducing you to the material, I would like to talk about what is a flipped classroom approach and what are its advantages and disadvantages.      A flipped classroom is a teaching model that is different from a traditional classroom. In a flipped classroom, students are introduced to new content outside of the classroom through videos, readings, or other online resources and then engage in more application-based activities during normal class time.  I would like to mention some of its advantages first. It opens a door for enhanced language practice. For example, while a new topic is covered by the students at home, in-class time can be spent on conversational practice that build real-world knowledge skills. which is what a language classroom's aim is. Another point could be self-paced learni...

     Hello everyone, this is Melek here. We completed the first assignment of the term for our Current Issues course. This time, we were supposed to create a lesson material based on the use of ''Corpus of Contemporary American English (COCA)'' and create a lesson plan with the ASSURE model.       To briefly inform you about what are these, I can give you these simple explanations: '' The Corpus of Contemporary American English (COCA)''  is one of the largest corpora of American English with over one billion words from various sources collected from 1990 to 2020.'' One can look for words in their authentic contexts and the words that they are frequently used with, in other words their collocations.   On the other hand ASSURE model is ''designed to help teachers plan lessons that effectively integrate classroom use of technology and media.''         For the assignment, we worked as a group. Honestly, the design p...