Dear students,
I am so happy to meet you online at 5 pm of June 3 (8 a.m. of June 4th ,our local time).My excitement is not yet over.I wish my students have found time to log on to the blog and contribute.I told them in the class yesterday that our epal project should go on though we have had the e-conference.I hope they will continue writing emails during the summer.
Our online interaction is far beyond language practice---my students not only improve their English but also learn about life in USA,which greatly motivates them in learning the language. One-on-one chat with webcam on added more fun in the interaction.When students see how their pals look like,how their facial expressions are,how they pronounce certain words/phrases,they can visualize sitting face to face just like real and they can hardly tear them away from the chat.One student decided there and then that she would get her father to buy her a computer next week so that she can use it for learning English online.
It was a pity our desktops had problems with Yahoo messenger while your laptop had similar problems with Skype.I hope students on both sides can use Yahoo messenger or skype in their home computers so that they can arrange time for further contacts online. I am ready to help when you need me online.My Yahoo ID is 'yaodongchen2002@yahoo.com '
Tomorrow it is the Dragon boat festival in China.What do you know to know about this traditional holiday? Just let us know. (BTW,dragon in China is called loong which differs in size ,shape and appearance from dragon in the western countries)
Thanks for your attention.
陈耀东