Task 3...

1. Why do you think evaluation of CALL courseware, websites, materials etc important?

In my opinion, it is important for the moderators or the creators of the CALL coursewares,websites or materials to do evaluation since it is the best practice for managing their own work. Basically, evaluation is a process of collecting,analyzing and evaluating the data that tells the moderators/creators on how well their work is meeting its objective. If happens the CALL courseware and such is not anymore reliable to the users, improvements can always be made and thus a high quality work can be produced.
Besides that, evaluation is needed as it helps the moderators to indicate the strengths and weaknesses of their CALL courseware,websites,materials and such to maintain its effectiveness. A good CALL courseware and such can give vast impacts to the users.
In conclusion, evaluation on CALL coursewares and such is needed as it benefits both moderators and users.


How do you think Hot Potatoes JCloze may help your students learn English?

Frankly i think that Hot Potatoes JCloze is the superb computer based exercise for students as it can help the students to learn English easily. First of all, Hot Potatoes JCloze obviously can replace the dull textbooks and pencils as students just need to click the mouse several time to finish the task.
Next, this Hot Potatoe JCloze teaches the students to be an autonomous learner as in they need to complete the exercises on their own with the help of hints and clues given in the text. Besides that, the eye-catching graphics and layouts of the Hot Potatoes JCloze may help to build the students' interests in doing English exercises.
Apart from that, Hot Potatoes JCloze gives immediate feedback to the students which enables them to evaluate their performance and identify their strength and weaknesses soon after completing the task. This JCloze can also help the students to learn new words and enrich their vocabulary through the hints or clues given in the exercises. Students will also enjoy doing English exercises through Hot Potatoes JCloze as they do not have to waste their time writing the questions written on the board.
In conclusion, I really think that this kind of computer based exercise should be utilized wisely by English teachers as it brings a lot of benefits to the students in general.