I came up with this topic about my learning of Phonetics because I think it is very valuable for students. I believe that after learning phonetics, students can grasp pronunciation more easily.
I drafted it first. Before recording I kept revising it. When I recorded it, I could not record my voices. I tried to fix the problem but I was not successful. Finally, I asked my school’s technician to help me. I could not record it at first. When I came to the last two narrations, the school bell rang. It interrupted my recording. I needed to record it at home. But it was not successful again. Thus, I tried to do it again at school. Finally I got it but I found it quite difficult for me as I needed to have revision with my students this week. I used up my free lessons to have oral exams with them. Besides, I had to set eight examination papers within these two weeks. Therefore, I had to admit that I did not have much time to do it.
When I was recording my story, I kept revising it as I found some of the pictures did not match my narration perfectly. Actually, I kept thinking if I should post it on WordPress or not as it can be quite private for me. Thus, I sometimes really did not want to record it at school.
Making digital story can be quite fun for students if all the technical problems were solved. Students will love the ideas of creating their own stories through the software “Photo Story 3”. They will enjoy the process of writing the stories on their own and have their stories recorded and broadcast in front of their classmates. This will empower students on writing. It will enhance their motivation of learning English as well.
