Time for change

The first time I heard of Duolingo was in 2020 when the COVID-19 pandemic led to the cancellation of all the IELTS and TOEFL tests nationwide, which was undoubtedly a huge strike for students who were about to apply to study abroad, so many students had to seek for another way to get the qualified language score for the application for studying overseas. At that time, Duolingo seized the opportunity to expand the market and enhance its own reputation, for students can take the Duolingo English Test at home using their own computers and use this score to apply for universities overseas. This was my first impression of Duolingo as an English test software. However, I recently found out that it is actually a very useful language learning tool, especially for the beginners, so I can't wait to show you all this magic learning tool. If you want to access the Duolingo English Test page, please click here . If you want to use Duolingo to learn another language, please click here . 📑 What ...

Have you ever heard of a WebQuest? For me, it has been totally a brand new concept before I explored it these days. I think a majority of teachers in China have never heard of it, so I am motivated to write this blog to introduce the WebQuest to all language teachers globally. I bet you will discover a whole new world after learning more about it. (Click here to go to the website) 📑 What is a WebQuest? A WebQuest can be considered as a lesson model where all the learning materials are selected by the teachers from the web. To be specific, creating a WebQuest is like creating a lesson plan in the form of a webpage, on which you present the designed lesson introduction, the task description, the detailed procedures for finishing the task, and the evaluation criteria for the task outcomes. Therefore, there is a standard set of parts of a WebQuest: introduction, task, process, evaluation, and teacher page . Since a WebQuest is created by a teacher based on his/hers own teaching plan, th...

I got a lucky chance this week to learn about many different tools that teachers can use in class for various purposes. For example, some tools (eg. Quizlet ) can be used as a testing assistant while some tools (eg. Voki ) may work as a flavor of the class to bring happiness and enjoyment. When I was immersed in the excitement of exploring new things, one of these tools caught my eye, for amazingly I have used it in my real life! This tool is Kahoot , a very useful assistant in class which can not only test the students but also intrigue the students and arouse their interest.  (Try to click on the website names! You will find something new!) 📑 Description of Kahoot Kahoot is a free platform where teachers can make quizzes in an interesting and engaging way. Teachers can edit questions and answers in a selected question type, which can be multiple-choice questions, true-or-false questions, fill-in-the-blank questions, or sorting questions. After teachers finish creating the cours...