TASK 3

1. Why do you think evaluation of CALL courseware, websites, materials etc important?

From my point of view, CALL courseware, websites, materials and etc should be evaluated to determine its practicality and for me it is one of the most important aspects to consider because if the task that they need to do is not practical, then how can the lesson be effective, right? Apart from that, CALL material should be evaluated because the teachers must ensure that the material used suits the students’ level and they are capable of doing the activity. Another reason for evaluating the CALL material is to see the relevance of the content with the topic that they are about to learn. CALL material can be more effective if the teacher really understands the objective of giving it to the students because he or she could somehow improvise or highlight a particular aspect of the material and probably it would be more meaningful for the students. Therefore, it is a must I think to evaluate each and every CALL material before we bring it into the classroom.



2. How do you think Hot Potatoes JCloze may help your students learn English?


There are five basic programs in the Hot Potatoes and one of them is JCloze.
I think it is wonderful to create a cloze passage using JCloze. Not just it gives the teacher an enjoyable moment in creating a ‘virtual’ task sheet, but it could also make the lesson to be more attractive and effective. Students will have a longer attention span when they are happy in learning something. Well, this is just my own theory. By using JCloze, teachers could play with colours and some animated pictures, which could boost up the students’ interest and when they are interested, they will absolutely enjoy the lesson. Apart from that, JCloze could also assists the students by providing them with some clues while answering the questions and it definitely could save time and the students will get an immediate feedback in just a click! An automatic scoring is also available!