How to Perform Identities Using Different Genres on Twitter

Introduction Photo Credit: seksanwangjaisuk5651 via vecteezy.com Have you ever heard the false contention that your stomach acid could kill the coronavirus if you drink plenty of water and keep your mouth and throat constantly moist? Did you ever swallow such rumors whole regarding the seemingly unfathomable virus at the outset of the pandemic? Well, if […]

Raising Native Cultural Awareness through WeChat: a case study with Chinese EFL students By Junjie Gavin Wu & Lindsay Miller

By Heidi, Xiang, Amy, Liz Imagine your English-speaking friends asking questions about Chinese food, but you can’t express yourself well in English. How can your cultural knowledge and English competency be improved? Photo by Chaliceks on Pixabay  Introduction  Owing to China’s Belt and Road Initiative, university language teachers should incorporate native cultural topics into the English […]

Mobile Learning: Small Devices, Big Issues

By Flora, Coco, Manty, and Olivia   Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H2Ly1FOHIa4 Due to the skyrocketing development in IT, learning in the 21st century is not restrained in a fixed geographical location any longer. As the video shows, mobile learning has taken place in and out of the classroom. It is time to embrace mobile learning in our life! […]

DO YOU LEARN “DISTANCELY”?

Post by Brenda, Lily, Julie and Phoebe Introduction Technology‐mediated Language teaching at distance is now geographically widespread around the world as a well-established means of extending access and opportunities to language learners in both public and private settings. The feature of all forms of distance language teaching are that teachers and learners are physically separated, […]

Mobile Learning- Small Devices, Big Issues

Edited by Bella, Catherine, Evelyn, Fay Do you own a mobile phone? Of course you do! What do you normally do with it? Checking your idol’s social media page, or stalking your ex to see whether he/she is doing better than you? LOL, just kidding. What we really want to ask is if you have […]