Zişan's ELT Journey

Have you ever discussed the plot, the cast, or exchanged any ideas about the same film you watched with your family or friends? It is a fun activity to hear other people’s views about the film that you also have watched. And now imagine that you bring your ideas together and create a single text about that specific film. This is what we have done with my friends, Nisanur Duranay and Rüveyda Güçlüer . We watched the film “The Great Gatsby” and reviewed the film by giving details about the plot, the characters and the remarkable elements in the film through Google Docs which is a free web-based word processer. Google Docs has allowed us to share our views in one single text and receive comments from our friends. If we take this activity in an English language learning classroom, we can create a collaborative environment for the learners thus, they can communicate and express their ideas through a fun activity. Sharing and receiving ideas and writing them collaboratively in a single text...

Do you prefer to read the story "The Little Red Riding Hood" from a book or do you prefer to watch the video of the story on YouTube? Actually, I would prefer to read it from a book as otherwise I feel like my imagination is restricted. Watching the video of the story shows you the mimics of the characters, the color of the sky, etc., which are the details I want to create in my imagination. However, reading a story and watching a story can both have beneficial effects for a person who is learning a new language. Moreover, details which are shown in the video can increase language learners’ vocabulary and listening comprehension. That is to say, I can learn new words in a meaningful context when I watch a digital story. With technological advancements digital stories have become widespread in second language teaching environments. As a candidate of English language teacher, in the future I can utilize digital stories in digital platforms or create digital stories about a spec...