BLOGGING CHALLENGE-SELF ASSESSMENT

1.What I liked best about our blogging challenge was…

2. When I look back at my blog entries, the part I most enjoyed working on was..

3. The most difficult part of the project was…

4. I was most successful at…

5. One thing I learned from this project was…

6. I would assess my work on this project as (outstanding, good, fair, weak)…

7. One thing I need to improve in my next writing project will be …

	Strongly disagree	Disagree	Agree	Strongly Agree
1. I enjoyed this blogging challenge.
2. I think that my writing for argumentation and description improved by blogging on the Internet.
3. Blogging is an effective way of teaching writing English.
4. Blogging challenge has  motivated me into more active, interactive writing.
5. Blogging improved the quality of my  writing and my creativity.
6. Blog writing made me check my grammar more carefully.
7. Blog writing made me check word choice and word spelling more carefully.
8. Blog writing made me more careful about sentence and paragraph structure.
9.I would like to continue this blogging challenge during the second semester.
10.Blogging has helped me improve my writing.
11.I was able to deliver one blog entry per week.
12.Blogging should be a mandatory part of this course.

You might think that this assessment emphasizes the positive aspects of blogging. If you want to balance up this assessment and you feel there are negative aspects that trouble you, please feel free to include your comments here:

Week 47- 50

Week 47-Your own blog entry ( at least 300 words)¨
Week 48-Cross-cultural communication (at least 300 words)
Topic 1: Discuss the types of communication problems that have occurred when you have interacted with people from cultures different than your own.  Describe what happened and explain how these difficulties made you feel.
Topic 2:Watch a movie or television program that highlights characters facing an intercultural communication barrier. Define the barrier and then make three to five recommendations for improving intercultural competence in these situations.
Topic 3: Give an example from your own culture that someone from another culture might have difficulty understanding.
Week 49-Your own blog entry ( at least 300 words)Week 50-Your own blog entry ( at least 300 words)

Week 43-46

Week 43-Your own blog entry ( at least 300 words)

Week 44-Multiculturalism

Task a: Read the following article and express your point of view/ (Do you agree with the author?)
Task b:Describe an experience of cultural difference you have had or observed. What did you learn from it?
Task c:Discuss some of the advantages and disadvantages of living in a multicultural society.

Week 45-Your own blog entry ( at least 300 words)

Week 46-Your own blog entry ( at least 300 words)

FYI

Dear Students,

Yesterday I spent some time looking through your blog entries. It turns out that most of you do publish one blog entry per week. It is really great and I am sure it will help you boost your writing. Keep it up!

However, there are some students who have only posted one or two blog entries and stopped! I hope you are aware of the fact that it is a mandatory and graded task! All the requirements regarding our blogging challenge are to be found here http://internationalenglish20152016.blogspot.no/

The course you are taking this year is an elective but intensive one! Please try to deliver your missing posts ASAP according to the requirements in the link just given.

Have a nice Sunday

Regards,

Barbara

New blog entries

Dear Students,

I am really happy that you have shown such a positive attitude towards our blogging challenge. You are probably aware of the fact that writing at least one text per week will contribute greatly to improving your English. Besides, it will help you prepare better for the written exam in English. The more you get into the habit of writing, the easier and more proficient your English will be! 

As you already know, each week you are expected to submit at least one entry. One of these four entries must be related to the topics we discuss in the classroom. The other entries can discuss a variety of things you find interesting or entertaining. They do not need to be personal, but if you want to share what is going on in your life, you may do so. You are a blogger and you can decide what topics you are interested in and what you want to write about.  If you feel like delivering more entries, you are welcome to do so. The deadline for every new entry is Friday.

Happy blogging!

Regards,

Barbara

20 Reasons You Should Blog

1.Juice up your writing skills/sharpen your writing skills/become a better writer
2.Become global collaborators.
3.Become global citizens.
4.Reflect on your past.
5.Network with other students and teachers.
6.Track your writing progress.
7.Find authentic audience.
8.Increase your motivation for writing.
9.Develop mutual learning.
10.Participate in professional development.
11.Increase your validation skills.
12.Encourage ICT literacy.
13.Have fun.
14.Share your work/passions with other students/teachers.
15.Expand your vocabulary.
16.Prepare for digital citizenship.
17.Inspire others.
18.Become more confident.
19.Give your voice to your interests/passions/hobbies/interests.
20.Experiment with different media formats.

Blog Post Ideas

Week 35-Standard vs.Non-Standard English ( at least 150 words)
Week 36-Your own blog entry ( at least 150 words)
Week 37-Your own blog entry ( at least 150 words)
Week 38-Your own blog entry ( at least 150 words)

Week 39-International Work and Education ( at least 300 words)
Week 40-Your own blog entry  ( at least 300 words/not mandatory)
Week 41-Your own blog entry ( at least 300 words)
Weel 42-Your own blog entry ( at least 300 words)

If you feel stuck, I suggest that you look at Molly Greene's blog topic ideas!
Her list is extensive and everyone will be able to find something.
http://www.molly-greene.com/101-blog-topic-ideas/