Fun Way to Learn: Film English

(Click the image to go to the Film English Website)

The ELT website that we'll be talking about is Film English. In this website, there are many videos with the aim of teaching English. You can choose the topic and the level according to your audience and it'll provide you with the videos. 

Who authored the website? Is there any information about their qualifications or credentials?

The author of the website is Kieran Donaghy, a freelance writer, international conference speaker and trainer. He is also an experienced speaker and trainer who has given talks and workshops in many countries. 

If you want to get further information about the author click here to watch an introduction video.

What is the content of the website?

There are many videos with activities. You are expected to do the given activities in order to learn way more better. You can follow the lesson plan step by step. In this blog, I'm going to give you examples from the topic of animals.

Who is the target audience? What is the purpose of the website?

The target audience is not specified by age or a level in general. It's mostly aimed at English teachers and learners. The purpose is to provide them with many activities and exercises. These videos are all made for with the aim of teaching the subject. They also help students to learn by listening and visualising. I watched plenty of them and trust me they are really fun to watch. Here is one of the videos.

Is there a date that shows when the site has last been updated? 
Newest posts are at the top and you can see the day that it was posted. For example:

Accuracy of the information- Are there any errors? 

Since there are too many topics to check one cannot say that it's error-free. We can say that it's trustable because the author is experienced in that field. If you look at the comments about the website you can also see that many people loved and praised it.

Are there any broken links?

It's pretty up to date so I didn't encounter any.

Are the images of high quality and appealing to the target audience?

Videos are so well done. When you watch them you understand that they're the work of a professional. They are also creative and not so long. This makes them more appealing to their audience.

How can it be applied to EFL teaching?

It's an ELT resource so it's already applicable. Videos will make learning more effective. Learners can watch videos according to their topic and it'll also appeal to various learning styles.

You Are a Sympathetic One Mr. Padlet

Hey there everyone! Today we are going to talk about Padlet. First of all, to start our task we had to pick a topic our instructor gave us. The topic we chose was "Endangered Species". After I and my groupmates decided on a topic we created a Padlet page. First, let me explain Padlet briefly. Padlet is an application to create an online bulletin board that you can use to display information for any topic. I created a Padlet then all people in the group attributed to it by posting several posts which are informing us about the said topic. It's really easy to use. After posting whatever you want you can always rearrange the posts. You can also design it however you like. What I really liked about Padlet was you can add links, photos and videos easily to what are you posting. I think I would prefer Padlet to display information if needed while teaching. This way learners can be more interested in what are they learning and be more attentive. 

Now I'm gonna get off the point a little bit but one thing I also really liked about Padlet was probably the way it's developers think. For example when you are signing up instead of the usual "I accept the terms & conditions" there is a box that says "I'm beautiful." or like when it wants you to write your name it first appears as Bruce Wayne. It's not only a useful and easy to use webpage but also a really sympathetic one. You can also use it easefully. 

If you click here you can also see the Padlet that we created about "Endangered Species".

Last but not least here is my groupmates' blogs in case if you want to take a look. :)

Cansu, Dilruba, Gizem, Necla, Saliha, Sare & Şeymanur.