Luisa Maria Pires Miguel's Comments

Hi

yeah, usually blog in EFL class use for academic wririting.

thank you,I am waiting for you.I will visit that website and I am sure that it will be helpful.

with the best regard

thank you.as a matter of fact I am interest in application of online environment in language learning.CALL.

unfortunately I haven't here any thing about education in online environment,but it seems interesting.

do you know any language teacher who use blog in his/her class?

your welcome.we need more research in this area,and my research is not complete yet.

Hi

when students use blog for pedagogical purpose, how they will be assessed? is it through pen and paper or blog?

in large classes the management of blog in difficult.

Inappropriate feedback: Sometimes students’ comments for their classmates’ blog is not helpful or even discouraging.

computer problems

I believe that internet is virtual environment,it help students but remember that students need to prepare for real life.

these are some of challenges of blogging,although still it's benefit and advantages is undeniable and a lot.

Hi,thank you.some of the disadvantages that I find are:

Workload: it is time consuming and workload can increase for both teacher and students when blog is used outside of class time especially in large classes,

Plagiarism: it may encourage students to plagiarism

Lake effective assessment criteria

what do you think?what is you idea about these this disadvantages?

thank you. yeah,using blog must based on the context and students' motivation. do you use blog in your classes? do you mention some of disadvantages of using blog.based on your own experience.

Do you think blog can be efficient for all students? If not, for which type of students is more efficient?