Task 1: Create your own Blog

Your first task will be the creation of your own blog.

Why do you need a blog?

Your blog will be your “digital portfolio” or “e-portfolio,” a collection of your best work. 

What is a portfolio?

It is a collection of a student's written work or assignments selected over a period of time, usually a semester or a year.

Your individual blog will have two functions:

1)   It will give you an opportunity to reflect on what you learn.

2)   It will provide a record of the language skills you develop throughout the course. 

Your blog will contain evidence of your achievements, efforts and progress. 

A further advantage of publishing your work on a blog is that you will be able to read your classmates’ blogs and make comments on their writing. Therefore, you will be able to learn from each other’s writing efforts.

What will you publish?

Writing is a process that sometimes requires several drafts and revising based on the teacher’s feedback before producing the final version. 

In this course you will have some compulsory written assignments. You may write them using pen and paper and hand them in in class, or use Word and send them to me by email.

I will ask you to publish your final versions on your Blog.

How to create a blog:

Please watch the following video and follow the instructions to create your own blog.

You should choose a name for your blog that is related to its purpose, e.g. referring to what you are learning in this course.

After you create your blog, please write your blog address or URL in the Comments Section below (for example, our Class Blog address is http://engse-uns.blogspot.com.ar/).

María