Teaching New Media

Working with blogs enhances my idea of using media in Foreign Language Teaching with an interesting aspect that is easy to use. Again I had the impression that generating a lesson on the use of a media like blogs is a thankless task. Communication on the part of the students is more fruitful if they decide to write and comment on blogs on their own without any instruction. Although I did not think that the implementation of media like blogs or websites is that easy. Consequently, this is a motivation for me as a designated teacher with not too much technical affinity to use media like blogs in a more frequent way.

The session on creating websites provided me with some useful tools and examples that can easily be included into concrete lessons. Elaborating on current issues like politics or economy favours the adequate use of websites and their implementation into the lesson. Considering the lesson we experienced, I find it hard to create a complete lesson on the base of one media. In my opinion websites are more likely to be used by students at home, where they can find their own approach towards websites without being restricted by time limits or something else.