My Customized Learning Plan

To improve my English gradually and daily, I will customize my learning plan like this.

To upgrade my  listening ability, every day when I wake up in the morning or when I get home, I will keep it as a habit to turn on the TV and switch to CNN news. I believe that no matter what I am doing, as long as I am surrounded by the English language, day by day, I would get use to the fluency and the pronunciation of the language. Also, I may get connected to the world easily.

As for reading, I decide to go to English websites such as CNN Student News or Voa twice or three times a week. Also, by reading prose and poems will be another way to improve my reading ability. I do not  myself to understand every single word that I read, but my basic requirement to myself is to understand what I have read. By cultivating the habit of reading information or works in English, I hope I build up reading ability strong.  

Through using the COCA website, I hope to strengthen my writing ability. The website provides the usage of the words through several example After visiting the website, when I have trouble finding the collocation of the words or the way to use a word, the COCA website will be my best aids.

I am very thankful to be in the  COMPUTER-ASSISTED ENGLISH LEARNING class. Through the professors introduction, I learned a lot of methods to learn English through the computer. Also, by knowing how to use Hot Potatoes I have further notice about how to design exams for the students, which is really beneficial for my future. 


 

My Connection Tool

Instagram is my connection tool.

I follow the Instagram of the whitehouse, Obama, Donald Trump,  and most of the sports teams. Through browsing the sites of the whitehouse, I can learn a lot about America and ways that how the official speaks. Also, I can have my information about the America politics updated.  

Through following the Instagram of the sports teams that I support, I can not only learn how the language is used in native speakers, since most of the teams are from foreign countries, I can also know the latest news about the teams.

Through using Instagram, I found my language ability has greatly improved. As I have mentioned, because most accounts that I have followed are foreigners and teams from foreign countries, mostly from the USA, I can now use the language more fluently and more naturally. I would also try to imitate how that speak and act.

Instagram  is not only a place to express one's own feeling, it is, instead, a big learning platform for all of us. 

my moblie learning experience

Today I learned some websites about mobile learning. one website is VOCABULARYSPELLINGCITY.COM Through simple games, we can learn a lot of vocabulary. Entertaining and learning at the same time really fits children. I myself have dictionary and CNN new app in my cellphone. When I have free time, I will check them. Not only can I get connected with the world, I can also gain knowledge through the paragraphs.  

MY RESPONSE TO WRITEAHEAD

WRITEAHEAD is a website that gives you suggestions while you are typing. sometimes it is helpful, but sometime the advice are unrelated. However, although the suggestions seems nothing related, still when I study them, I learn new things unconsciously.