Understand the Weblog

What is the weblog?
I think weblog (or blog) is a kind of informal or personal website with chronological order.

What are some popular English learning weblogs?
Like “English Learning @ HWSH” and “The English Blog”

What can the weblog do compared to the traditional English learning website?
If the English learning website is in the form of “blog,” I think, the information can be updated soon according to the date with the content of multimedia and hyper links in the articles. Besides, a blog can leave the space for learners do some interaction together according to one particular issue or article. The most important one is that blogs have the function of RSS, allowing learners to get the immediate learning information in their personal blog.

What is RSS/ permalinks/ traceback?
1. RSS is a function for blog users to update the information they want form lots of blogs. RSS provides a way to frequently update the digital content if people want. It’s a kind of convenient sharing.
2. Permalinks is “Permanent Link.” It’s like a permanent tag for a blogging entry even to the individual comment, remaining unchanged.
3. Traceback is a function that bloggers can see when anyone links to the blog.

How can team blog functions (e.g., comments, moderation, traceback, and pingback) support English reading and writing?
These functions can help learners to create a platform with space for interaction of opinions so that they can get response and feedback from each other in learning and with links that can easily be used in responding. Through these functions, the English learners can exchange the ideas by reading and writing.

How can multimedia presentation (e.g., pictures, and videos, and audio) support English listening and speaking?
The multimedia contents provide the visual and auditory effects on the learners. These contents can enhance the listening ability in a more interesting way. As to speaking, I think it just enhance the accent if learners.