in-class assignment

1. Please introduce yourself

2. How would you rate yourself in terms of your computer skills and why?

3. What computer software and hardware knowledge do you have ?

4. Have you experienced learning via the computer (online, etc)?

5. Did you try to incopporate technology in some of your lessons during your practicuum? Was is a success or a failure? If you did not, what was/ were the reason (s)?

6. What is your opinion on the use of the computer/ technology in language teaching?

7. What are your expectations from this course?

1. My name is Nurliyana binti Baudin. I am the eldest in my family. People used to describe me as easy-going and unique person. I love fashion and business where at this moment I help my parents to handle their factory. The government agencies like MOA, MARA and SIRIM always invite me to give talk on marketing and share my experiences in business with the new entrepreneurs. I do play classical guitar but I just can play t

he songs that I practiced. Whatever people described me, I am just ordinary person. What people see in me is myself who faced so many tragedy and hardship in my previous years until now. In my humble opinion, in whatever i do, I always do it whole-heartedly. I try my very best

to give full commitment and instill pure sincerity in achieving what i dream.

Keep your thoughts positive because your thoughts become your words. Keep your words positive because your words become your behaviors. Keep your behaviors positive because your behaviors become your habits. Keep your habits positive because your habits become your values. Keep your values positive because your values become your destiny.

2. I used to call myself as technology retarded. Thus, to rate my skills on computer and devices is obviously weak. I usually use my laptop to open facebook, wordpress, formspring, youtube and playing games. All the sites that I listed are the common and easy sites to open and use. Not only that, i also love to search for the things that i am interested with. Somehow rather, in terms of creating websites, computer softwares and hardwares and something related to them, i often just straightly ask the professional to guide. Honestly, I am still learning and improving my computer skills in order to complete the taks given successfully.

3. Refer to question 2, I have the very little knowledge on software and hardware. Based on my knowledge on software, i only know the application part such as; video games, the microsofts like words, power point, publisher, excel and others. I do know computer's hardware that I always use like pen-drive, hard disc, mouse, CD, joystick and more.

4. I love to learn via computer because it is flexible especially online learning activity. I can do discussion, forum and debate about any issues that rise up. Moreover, i will always updated with the current information in all over the world. In improving my teaching, fashion, business and music, I always watch youtube to be inspired by the professional. Not only that, I can improve my language skills through the videos and websites. During my free time, i love to update my blog, twitter, formspring, facebook and more. This is where my friends can update with my life. I feel appreciated when i received comments from my friends in many countries. To hear the comments and opinions from different people will widen my views about what I do and like.

5. I cannot use computer and technology during my practicum because the LCD and computer in the technology room cannot function. I only able to use the radio that I brought to teach grammar by using songs.

6. Using computer and technology in teaching is a very good way to increase the students' interest to learn anything because of the flexibility. The teaching will be more meaningful when the teacher use the correct materials, clear information and provide with creative videos or pictures. The misused of computer and technology can harm the teaching activity too. Thus, it is important for the teachers to know their limit on choosing the teaching aids.

7. I hope that I will be able to fulfill all the tasks given in this course. The most important thing, I want to improve my knowledge about everything that related to this course.