The traditional language learning classroom is often teacher-centered. In order to make students achieve good results in the exam, teachers mechanically outputs knowledge points to students. The questions they set have standard answers, which in fact reduces students' imagination and interest in language learning.
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| The 'Empty Vessel' Theory of Learning |
However, modern teaching usually advocates student-centered. As the saying goes, it is better to teach people to fish than to give them fish. In addition to giving students more interactive time in class, we should also guide and encourage students to make efficient use of their free time after class. It is worth noting that in modern times, the development of the Internet and artificial intelligence has also provided students with richer resources and more flexible methods for autonomous learning. According to Pikhart’s (2020) survey, the younger generation uses the Internet more often and for longer than any other generation. Therefore, as teachers, we can use the Internet to strengthen students' interest in language learning and increase their language practice.
Today, I want to introduce a language learning platform: Tubequizard. Users can create interactive listening quizzes based on subtitled YouTube videos to understand real life promotion of high frequency language. Obviously, the purpose of this website is to boost users' listening skills, improve their understanding of top frequency expressions and grammar, and learning some special vocabularies.
I recommend Tubequizard to you as it has wide range of topics, including business, entertainment and language learning. Meanwhile, users can adjust the speed of audio playback at will. This function is necessary for repeated practice. Interestingly, students can upload any YouTube video they are interested in. It is really attractive!ππ Most importantly, this website is free! ππ Therefore, we can recommend it to our students and ask them to make efficient use of their spare time.ππ
Of course, as a conscientious blogger, I would like to declare that I did not charge their advertising fees! π We need to note that tubequizard also has its own shortcomings. Firstly, the website does not need to register an account, which leads to the disappearance of students' practice records. Meanwhile, students need to upload the same video over and over again. Therefore, as teachers, we need to guide students to summarize their mistakes, so as to facilitate review. Secondly, this website can only learn English, and can't help in learning other languages. π
Finally, if you want to know more about tubequizard, you can watch the following video!
Reference
- Pikhart, M. (2020). Intelligent information processing for language education: The use of artificial intelligence in language learning apps. Procedia Computer Science, 176, 1412-1419. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.procs.2020.09.151
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ReplyDeleteHi Teng,
ReplyDeleteI like the way you adapted the theory into your blog! Your content is very fun to read and I enjoyed reading it every time. I hope the Tubequizard can have print version so we can use it with students when there are only one computer in the classroom, imagine how useful it will be!
Anyway, thank you for sharing your view and I am looking forward your next post!
Best,
Jingyi
Your point of view, in order to make students do well in the exam and export knowledge to students, many questions set by teachers have standard answers, which limits students' imagination and interest in learning language, gives me inspiration. Teachers should not treat students as "empty containers" and mechanically instil knowledge, but cultivate students' autonomy in learning. I would change my teaching model to be “student-centred”, and Tubequizard might be able to help me do that.
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