Current Issues ın ELT

 In this article, you will read about my thoughts and experiences with the current issues in the teaching course.
    First things first, It was the course I never wanted to miss, and I felt lucky to take it from Mrs.Kurt. To be honest, it was very challenging for us. Even if the tasks looked easy to complete, they were a lot. It was tiring, but it kept our minds fresh. It was working like gear all the weeks. Therefore, our minds were always ready to create something new. and I was shocked that we achieved it. That's why, even if I was exhausted, I didn't complain about the task load. I applied the tasks I had done and used the ideas we had discussed in the class at the time I was working in a language course. and I saw how the current issues course developed my perspective and teaching skills, or whether the materials we designed are really helpful, as my instructor claimed. One of the most seminal materials was using corpora for me. because I always had a question like that: ıf we must not translate the meanings word by word or in the L1, how else can I teach ıt? and how the way ı use can be engaging and encouraging the learner. but when I learned about corpora, I was enlightened. I believe that there are much more things about that course. So my advice for newcomers is to not see the tasks as loads and try to enjoy learning. Believe me, it will get easier and more beneficial for you. I even say I wish this course would be next term for the same syllabus and we had much more time to create and improve our materials. Maybe we could focus much more meticulously on them.
    My last word for our instructor's Thank you for your devotion and precious time. You are kind of an ıdol for new generations, both as a woman and as an academician. I will always mention you and be proud to have a chance to take courses from you.

        See you soon.

        Take care of yourself .🙋 

 

AI Integrated Material Preparing 

     In this article, you will read about our experiences with AI (artificial intelligence) integration into language class material.

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    Of course, it was quite a different thing for us. We haven't decided on the topic for a long time. But later, we thought, Let's just try to use the tools ourselves at first. We literally played it. We wrote different words, created different pictures, and tried to understand the extent of ability AI has. Thanks to that, we could start to think about the topic and say, 'Why don't we want them to create pictures of traditional foods by writing ingredients and adding some adjectives to the prompts?'. It was entertaining, even for us. Because to create the most satisfying pictures, you must force yourself to use the most appropriate words. If it doesn't make you satisfied, you force your vocabulary and grammar knowledge again and again. You try to be more clear so the AI gets you correctly. The point is not the food from now on, but rather your ability to command it with your language use. That's why my friend, Sude Filiz and I find it beneficial.

    You can check the material here and my friend's blog to read her comments.

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Take care of yourself .🙋 

Integrating VR Technology Into Language Teaching

    

As If You Were There 

     In this article, you will read about a sample of how we implemented VR technology in a language class, the importance of it, and how we assessed it.

    Presently, AR and VR technologies are at the top of the agenda. Therefore, as the teachers of the new era, we should find ways to integrate it into education. At this point, my friend and I did it with very basic but still useful material. And we did this through a very traditional activity, which is learning about a city, its museums, landmarks, and famous food. Firstly, my friend found a website to create QR codes; we linked them with sites where we found the contents and pasted those codes on the handouts. These codes lead them to the 360 tours of a museum, a cathedral, and the video of a recipe. I think 360 tours enhance their exploring experience, make feel them as if they were there for real and make the content more concrete for preparing their project. You see, even with such a simple activity, we can make use of VR to pull them into the 21st century's learning journey. That is why my friend and I very much enjoyed using VR in teaching a language.

    Here is the material we designed again on Canva. You can also take a look at Sude Filiz's blog to read her point of view.

 See you soon.

Take care of yourself .🙋