Dear all:
Good morning! Congratulations on your effort. I hope you all enjoy the blogging experience and learn loads from each other. It is important you know writing has a huge impact on the L2 learning process. This is why I hope you take it seriously. I'll give you work to do on a weekle basis. One of the main features of blogging is the chance of leaving messages to each other. Therefore, your links are vital!
This blog will be used as a diary on your readings and experiences. Remember your mark will be related to the number of posts & the quality of them.
To begin with, you need to create a gmail account (If you don't have one!). Then, go to blogger.com and follow the instructions. Please remember to change the language during set up so that your blog is in English. REMEMBER YOU NEED A NEW BLOG FOR THIS LEVEL. THE OLD ONE DOESN'T COUNT.
1. If you have a google account: sign in first, if you don’t have a google account: create a google account
2. Go to: http://www.blogger.com/
3. Click: create your blog now
4. Name your blog
5. Choose any template you like
6. Go to dashboard, scroll down to the bottom of the page & change the language to English.
7. Go to design, add a gadget, link list and link ALL your classmates'and MY blog
8. Start posting (dashboard)PLEASE WRITE YOUR POST BEFORE YOU CUSTOMISE YOUR BLOG!
As a first task, I't like you to write a post about a piece of news. 2011 is coming to an end soon. A lot of things have happened from January 1st, therefore, I'd like you to choose a pice of news that has caught your attention, and write. Please make sure you find out details on the net. Write around 200 words. Make sure you post 3 comments on 3 of your classmates blogs. Thanks in advance for your hard work.
