Monday, February 1, 2010

Reflection on the readings of online behaviour

It is very interesting to know more about learning behaviour of online communication, and I had never heard of it when I was in college majoring in psychology. I believe research on this subject was probably done within this decade, and it has already become popular academic studies in college nowadays. Indeed, the reading of Language Learning Behaviour in a Virtual Environment (Roed,2003) has bought me forward not just on the recent trend of college studies but also my understanding on the role as a language teacher. I totally agree with Roed that leading students to communicating online is a good approach for language practice since they would feel less anxious and more willing to express themselves in the language. Perhaps, leading students to communicate through a blog is just very fundamental in recent years - I believe multiliteracies has already gone way far from my understanding. The pool of new technologies in language teaching will be endless; therefore, as a teacher, I will have much to learn in order to facilitate my students as well as for the development of my professional.

Reference:
Language Learning Behaviour in a Virtual Environment (Roed,2003)