In this information age, internet can help both teachers and students in language learning. I never thought about blogging can help my future teaching and learning but it's something pretty like an interactive journal when I give a second thought.
According to ACTFL Communication Standards, students engage in conversations, provide and obtain information, express feelings and emotions, and exchange opinions. Blogging is a good way to achieve these goals. Firstly, blogging can serve as a diary or journal. Students can record their daily life, interesting things, emotions, etc. Secondly, blog is an open diary that everybody can make a comment or response. So blogging is a bilateral way that can engage students into conversations and even find them something in common and make them communicate more.
The second standard of the ACT Communication Standards says that students understand and interpret written and spoken language on a variety of topics. Blogging can also meet this standard and provide students a platform to fully express their opinions on various kinds of topics. Also, with the help of internet, students can find different kind of resources and can make more interesting discussions based on more info.
These are some ideas that I can think of about blogging's help of English learning.
