As outlined in my previous posts, English Uncensored - a new direction and part 2 of the same, I hope to address topics of interest to people who fall into one or some of the following categories:
- People trying to learn English using internet technology (for free or as cheaply as possible).
- People who want to learn about using internet technology, people who (like me) want to know more about the open source movement
- People who find that their access to information is restricted through governmental censorship.
So what can you expect from me in the next few weeks?
I am not an expert on any of the topics I plan to cover, so instead of writing from an expert’s point of view, I plan to write about my thoughts and theories, and ask questions in ways that are enticing enough to get the experts to come to my blog and help me out!
Some topics that I would like to address in no particular order are:
- Internet censorship - Where is it happening? Who does it affect? Why should we ‘ban’ it? And until such a time as that it no longer exist, how can we help people to break through it?
- The ‘open source’ movement - What is it? How is it useful? How can it be used in language learning?
- The ideal computer system for a language learner. What is it? How can it be modified for those who can’t afford it?
- Differences in language learners. Why are some people better at learning a new language than others? How can those who are not so good at language learning benefit from observation of those who appear to be ‘gifted’ in their language learning abilities.
- Copyright laws - what do they mean in the 21st century? Who benefits from them? Who suffers under them?
- Using the technology and information available to us for learning. How can we sort and filter the torrents of information that we have at our fingertips in the most beneficial way for our personal learning goals?
- Being autodidactic. What does it mean to be autodidactic? Are we all autodidactic? How can we become autodidactic?
That should keep me busy! If you are reading this post and I haven’t yet covered one of these topics, please feel free to post a comment telling me to hurry up. Knowing that I have someone waiting for my posts is bound to get me motivated.
