A Little Bit of Everything

      Hi there my lovely and brilliant readers! 💖      And here we are—my final post of the term. Honestly, this course has been a really positive experience overall. One of its biggest strengths was that it was always up-to-date and practical . We constantly learned new things, especially about integrating technology and AI into language teaching, and it never felt repetitive or boring.      That said, the main weakness for me was definitely timing . Some tasks required more time and mental energy than we could realistically give during such a busy semester. I think assignments given before midterms should have longer deadlines—not just two weeks, but at least three. When midterms are approaching, the last thing anyone wants to do is start a heavy assignment. Also, not every task was meant for group work; some assignments would have been much easier and more efficient as pair or individual tasks . Other than these points, the course...

  Hi there, brilliant people! 💖      How have you been? I’m here with the last assignment of the semester—or maybe even the  very  last one, depending on whether we take another technology-related course next year. How fast time flies, right? I’m not complaining though; I’ve been going to school since I was two years old 😀 But ANYWAYS, that’s not today’s topic.      This time, we prepared an AI-integrated teaching material   designed for EFL high school prep students . Honestly, this task was one of the nicest ones we’ve done so far, and surprisingly, it didn’t turn into chaos (thankfully). We planned everything quite quickly, yet the process felt smooth and efficient. Working with my groupmates Buse , Berfin , and Melis  is always a pleasure, and collaborating on Canva  made the whole experience even more enjoyable and organized, as usual.       We decided to focus on pronunciation , and to mak...

  Hi again, my beautiful people! 💖✨ How are you? What’s new?      For this time, I want you to grab your coffee (or croissant, very on theme 🥐) and let’s talk about today’s post. yeeey      So this time, we had a task about Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR) in language teaching. Me and my friends Buse , Berfin , and Melis again accomplished a great job as a group, this time in a less stressful way. But before diving into our assignment and the process of it, let me explain to you what AR and VR are.      So, Augmented Reality (AR) is basically real life… but with digital layers added on top. It allows us to see extra information like images, text, or animations while still being in the real world, using tools such as smartphones or tablets. In language classes, AR can make learning more interactive and visual instead of purely text-based. For example, students can scan a picture of a landmark with their phone and see...

  Hi there, my beautiful people !! SOOO HOW ARE YOU??? I hope you’re doing fantastic ! ✨        Midterms are over (yuppie 😬 I guess) but now a bunch of other assignments decided to come and attack at the same time. Stress level? Off the charts. 📈      So today, I’m sharing our latest project. It required group work, of course. Compared to our previous group work, this one was actually way smoother because we were not that exhausted and thanks to my amazing teammates Berfin , Buse and Melis we did a great job (I am proud of us).       OK. Before I dive into our project more , let me tell you what a flipped classroom is. So, The flipped classroom is a teaching method where students first engage with new content outside of class, usually via videos or other digital materials, and then use class time for activities, discussion, and practice. For language classes, this method has several a...