My 50 Cents

1. My name is Nur Adila binti Mohd Yunus. I am practically in part 8 now. This would be my last semester and I am proud to be one of the B.Ed (TESL) graduate (soon). I am 23 years old and looking back through the years, I believe I have grown up to be more mature and knowledgeable than I used to. I am married with two kids. Alhamdulillah, I am proud with my results so far and I am targeting for a First class Hons. for my degree. I guess that is all about me.

2. I found myself to be in the novice level since I have not yet created a website or even any flash games. However, I do have the basic knowledge on creating a website or even setting up this blog which separates me from the computer-illiterate group. I have undergone few computer-based courses and the knowledge somehow helps me with my Academic Exercise (calculating graphs and etc..)

3. I do know few software like Smadav (quite a recent software developed by Indonesians and it is helpful in scanning flashdrives), LibreOffice (somewhat similar to Microsoft Office but legal in terms of downloading and yeah, it is French), antivirus software like McAfee (since I am using it now) and few others like YouTube Downloader and uTorrent for downloading movies and videos. As for hardware, I have the least knowledge on this one since most of the installation and maintenance are done by my brother. Maybe I should start focusing on this too.

4. Yes, while doing French. I learned pronunciation via an online foreign language website. Apart from that, I learned to write in French by using the website as well. It was really helpful since the words used are not directly translated to English but those words are translated accordingly (unlike Google Translate).

5. I did not incorporate any use of technology during practicum since the classroom did not have any projector and the lab or resource room were always booked. However, I did use mp3s to teach listening skills like listening for details and main ideas.

6. I think it is a major breakthrough since younger generations are becoming tech savvy nowadays. Thus, by incorporating this element, at least it will cater to their needs for interactive learning. With technology advancement, students may no longer even bring their textbooks to school and they will only need to bring the soft-copy instead. Learning is becoming more interesting and fun.

7. I am hoping to learn to create a language learning website which are both student and teacher friendly. I hope to be more knowledgeable in CALL and probably make a difference to what we have now in schools.

8. My topic would be teacher's feedback on students' writing. My supervisor is Madam Maftuhah. I have come up with a schedule that my weekend would only be dedicated to AE and nothing else, whereas I would try my hardest to complete assignments on weekdays. I will meet my supervisor on Fridays since amendments and changes of my AE are to be done only on Saturdays and Sundays. Judging by this class schedule, insyaallah, my plan will work out.