Meeting 1: Introduction: How Blog and google translation help us in learning English

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Hi everyone good morning?

How are you today? I hope everyone is fine 😊

In the first meeting, I think it will be better to know your lecturer before starting the lesson. My complete name is Dr. Widya Rizky Pratiwi, S.Pd.,, MM. But you may call me Ibu Widya. In this opportunity, I am really happy that I am trusted to teach you again in Reading IV.

To know the rule of or lesson during one semester, in this first meeting I share with you the Lesson plan and learning contract (RPS & Kontrak Belajar) that you may ask when you get the unclear text. 

Ok well, while talking about the lesson plan and learning contract, I will also share the tools that may help us more in the learning process, namely writing platforms (such as blogs) and google translation. Our blog will be used to transfer the material and submit the task. So, to record all our activities, we will use this platform, which may also be supported by the WhatsApp group.

Below are the tutorials in making a blog, you may choose to make it in Blogspot or WordPress

www.blogger.com

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e1LXIDywkTg

www.wordpress.com

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x9NwVUlQRoY

The second tool that has a big role in the learning process is google translation or the other translation tools. Google translation is easy to use. We just make sure that we are connected to the internet. The first step is to open https://translate.google.co.id/?hl=id. Set the language will be translated, for example, English to Indonesia or Indonesia to English, and after that, you type or copy-paste the draft of Indonesia or English text. Then, we get the translation text in the writing form. 

Google translation does not only help us translate the text, but also improve our pronunciation practice. After having the writing form, we can turn on the microphone in the lower-left corner to know the pronunciation. Then, we can also practice our speaking fluency by imitating the pronunciation.

So guys, keep spirit and practice yeah...