| You should use English whenever you can. The most important way to improve your motivation is to use English every day and everywhere with your friends.Using English is very fun. It is very enjoyable to read an interesting English book, understand an English song, watch an interesting movie, exchange e-mails with a native speaker, etc. The more you use English, the more you will wish to use it.
This is great, because using English it means you are perfect.
The twenty-first century is called the age of digital technologies and knowledge. Generally in life, knowledge is treated like money, to be put away in a bank for the future.
Today, school education often involves the use of technology and a variety of teaching styles. Many of today’s modern teaching methods, however, are an evolution of more traditional learning techniques. Learning should be fun.
“Formal learning is like riding a bus: the driver decides where the bus is going; the passengers are along for the ride. Informal learning is like riding a bike: the rider chooses the destination, the speed, and the route”. Jay Cross.
A goal of teachers everywhere is to help our students to not only learn basic information but also improve cognitive ability. In other words, we want to help improve our students' ability to think. We don't want students to just memorize information. After all, memorizing something is not the same as thinking about it or understanding it. Helping someone improve their thinking skills isn't easy, but we can use Bloom's Taxonomy to help us reach our goal.
We all know that teachers use different technologies in their classrooms every day. What about foreign language classrooms? How does technology improve learning another language?
Teachers use technology in teaching to improve, engage and motivate students. What is educational technology? It refers to the broad range of devices used in the classroom. Think about all the technological tools you use on a day-to-day basis - smart phones, tablets, projectors and computers. School teachers use all these teaching tools, and such technologies have a special role in foreign language teaching.
Depending on the school, student’s attempt and subject matter, the use of technology serves many purposes. Foreign language teachers have a specific purpose: Their job is to teach students a whole new language, including the rules of grammar and cultural norms. Technology offers foreign language teachers a chance to supplement their teaching by:
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