tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10361316112901484672011-10-05T15:21:45.052-07:00Malba Barahonahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05249768078381634829noreply@blogger.comBlogger61100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1036131611290148467.post-20667829123821376242008-07-10T06:07:00.001-07:002008-07-10T06:09:45.314-07:00Dearest students,<br /><br />It's been a real pleasure to be your teacher this semester. I hope you keep on learning and doing your best!!<br /><br />What did you learn in this class?Please write your last reflection on your personal blog.<br /><br />Have fun!<br /><br />Malba<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1036131611290148467-2066782912382137624?l=ucinf1.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Malba Barahonahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05249768078381634829noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1036131611290148467.post-48471731323871869922008-06-19T04:57:00.000-07:002008-06-19T07:40:47.369-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_e8E-wOsPXgk/SFpLu1HqFzI/AAAAAAAAG3E/G-AfwgJJ5hQ/s1600-h/ipod.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5213562786540033842" style="CURSOR: pointer" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_e8E-wOsPXgk/SFpLu1HqFzI/AAAAAAAAG3E/G-AfwgJJ5hQ/s320/ipod.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><p>MP3 players are everywhere. Why not using their power as a teaching and learning tool? We can review a lecture, listen to spoken field reports, listen to a radio programme wherever and whenever they like. Isn't that useful for learning a foreign language?</p>To become a Podcast Expert, you'll have to do the following in order to accomplish your task<br /><br /><br />1. Review some definitions in the following links.<br /><br /><div id="__ss_89775" style="WIDTH: 425px; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><object codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=" height="355" width="425" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000"><param name="_cx" value="11245"><param name="_cy" value="9393"><param name="FlashVars" value=""><param name="Movie" value=""><param name="Src" value=""><param name="WMode" value="Window"><param name="Play" value="-1"><param name="Loop" value="-1"><param name="Quality" value="High"><param name="SAlign" value=""><param name="Menu" value="-1"><param name="Base" value=""><param name="AllowScriptAccess" value=""><param name="Scale" value="ShowAll"><param name="DeviceFont" value="0"><param name="EmbedMovie" value="0"><param name="BGColor" value=""><param name="SWRemote" value=""><param name="MovieData" value=""><param name="SeamlessTabbing" value="1"><param name="Profile" value="0"><param name="ProfileAddress" value=""><param name="ProfilePort" value="0"><param name="AllowNetworking" value="all"><param name="AllowFullScreen" value="false"><embed src="http://static.slideshare.net/swf/ssplayer2.swf?doc=podcast-intro2680" wmode="" quality="high" menu="false" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" height="355" width="425"></embed><br /></object><br /><div style="FONT-SIZE: 11px; PADDING-TOP: 2px; FONT-FAMILY: tahoma,arial; HEIGHT: 26px"><br /><a href="http://www.slideshare.net/?src=embed"><img style="BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: -5px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px" alt="SlideShare" src="http://static.slideshare.net/swf/logo_embd.png" /></a> <a title="View Podcast Intro on SlideShare" href="http://www.slideshare.net/Heyuazi/podcast-intro?src=embed">View</a> <a href="http://www.slideshare.net/upload?src=embed">Upload your own</a><br /></div><br /></div><br /><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Podcast" target="_blank">Wikipedia</a><br /><br />2. Explore some online podcasts.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.eltpodcast.com/" target="_blank">ELT podcasts</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.mpsomaha.org/willow/radio/podcasts.html" target="_blank">Radio podcasts</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.nationalgeographic.com/podcasts/" target="_blank">National geographic</a><br /><br /><a href="http://webcast.berkeley.edu/course_details.php?seriesid=1906978503" target="_blank">University of Berkeley</a><br /><br /><a href="http://coachingwizardry.typepad.com/confident_writing/podcasts.html" target="_blank">Confident Writing</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.edupodder.com/" target="_blank">Educational Podcasts</a><br /><br />3. Download or subscribe to several podcasts<br /><br /><a href="http://www.thelinguist.com/media/digest/20050906/steve.mp3" target="_blank"># pronunciation drills </a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.breakingnewsenglish.com/0709/070930-immigration.html" target="_blank">Listening exercises</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.manythings.org/songs/" target="_blank">Songs</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.betteratenglish.com/" target="_blank">Complete lessons</a><br /><br /><a href="http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/default.aspx" target="_blank">Grammar tips</a><br /><br /><a href="http://coachingwizardry.typepad.com/confident_writing/podcasts.html" target="_blank">Writing Tips</a><br /><br /><a href="http://bardwellroad.podomatic.com/" target="_blank">Student projects</a><br /><br />4. Suggest how you might use podcasts to learn English.<br /><br /></span></span><a href="http://pod-efl.wikispaces.com/99waystouseapodcast" target="_blank">99 ideas on how to use podcasts</a><br /><br />5. Post your report on your blog<strong>(deadline June 26).</strong> Include a definition, explanation of how to download,subscribe to podcasts and briefly give details on how you are going to use podcasts for learning ENGLISH.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1036131611290148467-4847173132387186992?l=ucinf1.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Malba Barahonahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05249768078381634829noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1036131611290148467.post-5005703608718077372008-06-12T05:31:00.000-07:002008-06-12T05:32:18.693-07:00Dearest students,<br />As we have already experienced, blogging is real fun!! So we'll continue blogging!!!The next task, which will be graded at <strong>the end of the term</strong>, is to keep your blog updated with one post weekly.<br />Your post needs to be <strong>20 words long minimum</strong> about one topic discussed in your English language classes. Your entries should include links, ppts , videos or podcasts.You'll also have to comment on your classmates blogs weekly .<br /><br />Enjoy it!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1036131611290148467-500570360871807737?l=ucinf1.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Malba Barahonahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05249768078381634829noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1036131611290148467.post-75100476733025930312008-05-15T04:40:00.000-07:002008-05-22T06:45:51.019-07:00Dearest students,<br /><br />You have been selected as members of the first Weblog Awards Comitee! at UCINF. This year you will nominate and select the best EFL Blogs of 2007. In order to do that, you will have to work in teams and find out as much information as possible about blogs and the history of blogging. You will also read and evaluate the most popular entertainment, technology related and educational blogs of this year. By the end of this project, you will create your own EFL blog using all the information you gathered this week. You will learn how to share your ideas, pictures, videos and even podcasts with the rest of the world!!!<br />Clik <a href="http://malbarevolutions.googlepages.com/">here</a> to know the details about this webquest!<br /><br /><strong>What is a blog?</strong><br />http://www.slideshare.net/kapilohri/what-is-a-blog<br /><br /><strong>Why Blogs in Education?</strong><br /><embed src="http://www.teachertube.com/player/search/mediaplayer.swf" width="425" height="350" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" flashvars="height=350&amp;width=425&amp;file=http://www.teachertube.com/flvideo/3452.flv&amp;image=http://www.teachertube.com/thumb/3452.jpg&amp;location=http://www.teachertube.com/player/search/mediaplayer.swf&amp;logo=http://www.teachertube.com/images/greylogo.swf&amp;searchlink=http://teachertube.com/search_result.php%3Fsearch_id%3D&amp;frontcolor=0xffffff&amp;backcolor=0x000000&amp;lightcolor=0xFF0000&amp;screencolor=0xffffff&amp;autostart=false&amp;volume=80&amp;overstretch=fit&amp;link=http://www.teachertube.com/view_video.php?viewkey=d29b62a286909165517b&amp;linkfromdisplay=true&amp;recommendations=http://www.teachertube.com/embedplaylist.php?chid=67"></embed><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1036131611290148467-7510047673302593031?l=ucinf1.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Malba Barahonahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05249768078381634829noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1036131611290148467.post-29288028401352521572008-03-30T05:59:00.000-07:002008-03-30T06:03:38.514-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_e8E-wOsPXgk/R--PkG3CcvI/AAAAAAAAGWc/Dauy6-7lKmQ/s1600-h/coverenglish.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_e8E-wOsPXgk/R--PkG3CcvI/AAAAAAAAGWc/Dauy6-7lKmQ/s320/coverenglish.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5183519546606252786" /></a><br />Dearest students,<br /><br />We'll start doing a webquest about the English speaking countries around the world.<br />To do so, please <a href="http://eflwebquests.googlepages.com/">click here</a> and start the quest!!<br /><br />Good luck!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1036131611290148467-2928802840135252157?l=ucinf1.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Malba Barahonahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05249768078381634829noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1036131611290148467.post-83535587970705709192008-03-26T13:58:00.000-07:002008-03-27T10:40:31.988-07:00Dear students,<br /><br />Welcome to UCINF and our ELT program. I hope you enjoy our classes a lot and become good teachers of English.<br /><br />Let's start introducing ourselves. Please write a comment to this entry and include the following:<br />Your name, age, nickname,hobbies and the reason(s)why you want to become a teacher of English.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1036131611290148467-8353558797070570919?l=ucinf1.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Malba Barahonahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05249768078381634829noreply@blogger.com14