Today was comprised of exploring all the different content the internet has to offer to learn french effectively. We delved into the sites of Lang-8 and the now infamous Anki. Well to most they would call it infamous, but I'll tell you my view later.
Lang-8 is a unique website built to give people a taste of what it's really like to write in a native language. For example, if I type a paragraph in my understanding of French grammar and it turns out to be wrong, then a native French speaker can correct it to what would normally be said in French. It gives you that great sense of knowing how to actually write a language instead of thinking you know how to write one, because corrections are coming from a native French speaker. I really like the idea of Lang-8 and think we could even put our journals or translations on it sometimes. It would save you and us a lot of time and effort. So with that, I very much recommend this website.
Anki on the other hand.. I do like this program but it's downfall is that you must download it, then download or create your own flashcards, and set everything up before you can even use it! Then when you do get around to using it I don't think it has much to offer that is unique in learning french. It is just flashcards like the ones you can get on Quizlet, which is much easier and more fun to use, unlike Anki. I'm not saying it's a bad program, but the trouble to get it up and running is really not worth it in my opinion, especially if only a few people understand how to do it. There have been a plethora of complaints storming around the room, asking for Mr. Bidens or just stating "It won't work!", "This is dumb!", "What's happening?!?", etc., etc... Because of that, having to show everyone, I don't think it's worth it to use Anki and instead we should stick to Quizlet since it is almost the exact same as Anki (and more) without downloading anything and the class already knows how to use it. Deal with it.
Lang-8 is a unique website built to give people a taste of what it's really like to write in a native language. For example, if I type a paragraph in my understanding of French grammar and it turns out to be wrong, then a native French speaker can correct it to what would normally be said in French. It gives you that great sense of knowing how to actually write a language instead of thinking you know how to write one, because corrections are coming from a native French speaker. I really like the idea of Lang-8 and think we could even put our journals or translations on it sometimes. It would save you and us a lot of time and effort. So with that, I very much recommend this website.
Anki on the other hand.. I do like this program but it's downfall is that you must download it, then download or create your own flashcards, and set everything up before you can even use it! Then when you do get around to using it I don't think it has much to offer that is unique in learning french. It is just flashcards like the ones you can get on Quizlet, which is much easier and more fun to use, unlike Anki. I'm not saying it's a bad program, but the trouble to get it up and running is really not worth it in my opinion, especially if only a few people understand how to do it. There have been a plethora of complaints storming around the room, asking for Mr. Bidens or just stating "It won't work!", "This is dumb!", "What's happening?!?", etc., etc... Because of that, having to show everyone, I don't think it's worth it to use Anki and instead we should stick to Quizlet since it is almost the exact same as Anki (and more) without downloading anything and the class already knows how to use it. Deal with it.