Definition
A
weblog (blog) is a website that contains a log or diary of information,
specific topics or opinions. A blog author (blogger) links to stories or other
websites with relevant and interesting information. These links are typically
segregated according to the blog's topic or subtopic and written in reverse
chronological order, meaning that the most current links display at the top of
the blog's home page. Another major characteristic of blogs is the ease of use
to post. Prior to blogs, you needed to understand HTML to produce a website or
otherwise involve a back-end production team. Blogs opened up online publishing
to the masses.
📜Three types of
Weblogs for Use in ESL Classroom
The Tutor bolg is blog that run by tutor for
learners.
📢Purpose
of the Tutor Blog :
👉 It
gives daily reading practice to the learners.
👉 It
promotes exploration of English websites.
👉 It
encourages online verbal exchange by use of comment buttons.
👉It
provides class or syllabus information.
👉It
serves as a resource of self-study.
2.
The learner Blog
In
ESL, learner blogs may be best suited for reading and writing classes because
students can get practice, develop a sense of ownership, and get experience
with the practical, legal, and ethical issues of creating a hypertext document.
The common assignment can be allowed by blog posting on thoughts of each
learner. Furthermore, this blog can encourage the use of search engines to find
the appropriate sites.This will empower the learner to direct the reader to
sites of choice for further reading.
3.The
Class Blog
This
type of blog is the result of the collaborative effort of an entire class. The
following are some possible uses :
- ➤ In conversation-base class. It
could be used like a free-form bulletin board for learner to post the thought
on a common them assigned for homework.
- ➤ With intermediate and advanced
learners, class blog can be give opportunity to develop research and writing
skill by being asked to create an online resource for others.
- ➤ Class blog could also be used as
a virtual space for an international classroom language exchange. Learners from
different country can access and publishing rights to the blog.
- ➤ For reading and writing classes,
it might also involve the use of knowledge management software that allows for
a great deal of threaded discussion behind the scenes.
🔔 Weblog
Software
There
are several dozen choices, all of which have different feature. One major issue
to consider is whether or not installation is required. Some weblog software is
run on a central, web-based server, while others require to be download and
installed on a local server. Another important issue is cost. Some weblog
software is free, while others may start at 5 dollar and run up to 100 dollar a
year or more operate.
💡 Conclusion
All
I mentioned above, I hope to the practitioners will support classroom based ESL
learning and the ease with which an ESL blogging project could be started.
📚 References
Blood R (2000) Weblogs : a history and perspective
Winer D (2002) The history of weblogs
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