KWL - Wiki

I knew only wikipedia.org and wikileaks and I know people can share information on wikipedia.org by just clicking to edit but they need to sign for the web site. I don't know how reliable they are but they give references to the sites they use.
You may find more information about wikis by clicking the link below.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiki

I learnt how to be a member of wiki clubs a pbworks.com. Moreover, at settings list saw that Each individual workspace has its own "Settings" tab, which allows me to tweak the individual settings of the workspace. Then the settings for each workspace are separate, and there is no tool to modify the settings for multiple workspaces. Also. page and files link showed me how to browse actions we did before.  Further, with PBworks editor button, I learnt that Pbworks have edit tabs that allow users to write, edit and administrate workspace pages.
With last button I saw PBworks can be used for business and educational purposes.

You can pay a visit to my wiki account by clicking the link below.


http://ridvan1923.pbworks.com/w/page/61482980/FrontPage

Student Anxiety in Learning English

We all learnt English since childhood. We all know that we felt anxious while learning this foreign language because we were feeling like living in a foreign land and didn't know what to do. Nobody could give a hand to come back from this land. What was/is the reason behind this? It sometimes was behalf on us, but sometimes it was very rude to us.

Some of us didn't like English, some learnt it for future purposes, and some liked it very much. Motivation came through this anxiety.
Sometimes we were laughed by others because we felt very uncomfortable and not able to understand instructions in that language. Doing roleplay activities made us feel at unease. Homework was good for some of us, but some weren't comfortable with it. Sometimes we were angry because we weren't understanding anything. Becauuuuseeeeeeeeeee

We had anxiety!

What is this anxiety?

Anxiety is a general term for several disorders that cause nervousness, fear, apprehension, and worrying. They affect our feelings and behaviour, they can manifest real physical symptoms. People often experience a general state of worry or fear before confronting something challenging such as a test, examination, recital, or interview. These feelings are easily justified and considered normal. Anxiety is considered a problem when symptoms interfere with a person's ability to sleep or otherwise function

Anxiety and Learning English

Bailey points out despite its negative aspects, anxiety is not necessarily a bad thing in itself. Even it can be very helpful. Scovel distinguishes between debilitaling anxiety, which creates difficulties in learning and performing, and facilitating anxiety, which actually helps people to do better than they might otherwise. Yes, if we know that success is attainable but not guaranteed, we may do better precisely because our anxiety has spurred us on. On the other hand, if we feel that, no matter how hard we try, we are going to fail, then our anxiety might discourage us from doing our best. Another possible source of debilitating anxiety is the fact that learning a foreign language makes people feel, to some extent, in a foreign land, with all the cultural implications of this situation.

Scovel also makes a distinction between trait anxiety, which is a relatively permanent personality feature, and the less stable state anxiety, which is evoked by a particular set of temporary circumstances. State anxiety is an acknowledged feature of language learning, whether as cause, effect or both. But why should anxiety be a special problem for language learners? Aren't students anxious about other school subjects? Why should language learning be different? One possible answer is that in most language learning situations, students are required to perform in the target language, which deprives them of their normal means of communication and behaviour. When forced to use the language they are learning, they constantly feel that they are representing themselves badly, showing only some of their real personality and intelligence. This sort of deprivation breeds anxiety about communicating with others, both in class and outside it, thus these learners will not fully profit from practising the language which has been learned.

Now I would like to ask questions about anxiety in English language learning:

How do you feel about anxiety before reading this blog? Good or bad ?

Do you think that anxiety can be useful tool for learning English or any other language ?

How can you learn your students' anxiety when you're an English language teacher?

Is anxiety a required feeling for the English language learning or is it only non-sense and must be eliminated? Why do you think so ?

If you like to read more on anxiety and anxiety in English language learning following links are good to help you:

http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/info/anxiety/

http://hera.ugr.es/tesisugr/16235290.pdf

Ridvan & Lauren

It is broadcasting time, friends ;))

Technology

An interesting conversation with Mr Balzac. He is a well-known man in whole India. He is answering my questions about technology.