Task-Based Language Teaching: Unit 5 Blog 2

Task-Based Language Teaching: Unit 5 Blog 2


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After reading through several different articles, I have found one interesting article about DuSable is using Virtual Reality for people to see into the realities of each artifact and be engaged in what is there! In this article, the Museum used VR to put you in the shoes of someone attending Martin Luther King Jr's speech in Washington! I found this to be a great article to share because VR like this can be used as a Task-Based learning experience that helps listening, speaking, writing, and reading skills!

This article can be found here! 

The second interesting alert that I received is one about how individuals that are bilingual behave differently when using each language. I found this interesting because I believe it boils down to cultural differences and the way they learned each language from differing environments. I believe technology help create that environment where students can be themselves instead of morphing into other people's ideas. The ability to think critically starts can be best improved by physical tasks!  

The second article can be found here! 

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