domenica 21 ottobre 2007

Blogs and language learning

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This course is completely new for me. I’ve never used a blog before. I’ve just read a couple of them in the Net but really never sent a comment or even better created my own blog. I was a little scared of this new thing because I’m still not very confident with computers and technology in general. But after two weeks I’m satisfied with the use of a blog in our course. The first week I was getting into a panic because all seemed to me very difficult, but it was merely a question of time. One hour was not enough to do the e-tivity or simply to understand how to do it. Now with two hour time things seems easier. I can enjoy my lesson.


A blog is a very useful tool in order to improve my writing skills. It is a good method because I have the possibility to concentrate on what I write and at the same time to read how other people write. In this way I can find and correct some of my mistakes or other people’s mistakes. I can learn some new expressions and compare my work with others. It is a sort of self- evaluation after which you set yourself new goals. A blog can help you to improve your reading skills as well. As I said before, you can learn a lot of new things from other people and you take only the positive and useful things they teach you. Another advantage of using a blog is the fact that you communicate with other people, it is not merely an exercise of reading and finding mistakes in other people’s works. It’s more like an exchange of ideas and thoughts. Sometimes it is difficult to express yourself, but don’t be afraid.

mercoledì 17 ottobre 2007

Welcome to my blog



Hello everybody and welcome to my blog! Thanks for visiting my blog. I'm Serena Santi and here there are some thoughts that could help you to know more about my personality. Enjoy reading it and please remember to write a comment suggesting me whatever you want.
I chose the picture above because it’s so poetic, isn’t it? It represents a landscape with no human presence. I love peaceful and natural places like this. It’s the perfect place I could ever imagine to have a rest after a full day of study, lessons, train delays etc. This image and my home, they both make me feel the same sensation of calm. After a stressful day I need some time for myself, just to recover my strength after a busy day. During the day I’m an hyperactive person, I have a lot of interests, I attend lessons, I have a job, I meet friends at the university, but when I come back in the evening I feel a comforting sensation. This picture shows another aspect of my character. I’m not afraid of loneliness. I think people are always in a hurry and they aren’t able to appreciate the moments they spend alone or to contemplate a landscape like that. I’m convinced that spending time alone can help each of us to be more aware of ourselves.

My favourite websites:

http://www.google.it/
This web site is absolutely the site I use most frequently. All I need to found is there. It gives me always an answer. This is so reassuring. Of course you have to pay attention to the web sites that google suggests you but what I prefer is the fact that all depends on you, on what you choose. I like to compare this web site to a springboard from which you can dive into a sea of possible choices and new information.

news.bbc.co.uk/
I think it’s very important to know how things are going on in the world every day and so I love to read news on the bbc web site. It’s very well organised and its layout is very engaging. It’s also a useful tool that helps me to improve my reading and my listening.