Wrap-up: Outcomes of the course

    Finally we finish our ICT  lesson. I have learned a lot of information from this course. To be honest, before the entering University I could not use my laptop totally I did not know except MC Word and Excel but after the ICT courses I have learnt a lot of things. For example, how to create the blog, websites, and post entries, how to make a presentation and how to do the commands: paste, save copy, select, underline, bold and other orders without mouse. Our teacher is  insistent, so we tried to do all tasks in time. But now I learn not only about technologies, but also using them in educational system. Course is interesting every student of our group enjoyed with it. Sometimes I met some difficulties because of my lack knowledge about computer, technologies, websites. But through of help of my teacher and group mates I was able to overcome them. I learn create new blog independently. I could enhance my knowledge about technologies and their advantages,  their role in our modern life based technology. We learn to use social media sites correctly. I really enjoyed this course and I will practice my knowledge soon.

Pros and cons of different social media applications

In this current world, almost all the people have at least one social networks such as Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and it is becoming inseparable part of the in human life. However, everything has its pros and cons.

One of the beneficial sides of social networks is we can be in touch with our old friends, classmates, we can be aware what they are doing, how they changed since we have met last by seeing their photographs. Furthermore we can chat with a great deal of people around the world and to share our thoughts, pictures, videos. Apart from communication between humanity it gives essential various information what is happening all over the world. Nevertheless for every plus there is a minus. One adverse side is that social networks when you enter into any social networking site, you will be addicted and it is really hard to exit. So you lose your valuable time, health, money.

To conclude, I want to say social media changed our life so much. Our life became more convenient because social media is a very useful tool for us in 21st century, it could help us to improve our life. However, we have to aware of how we use them. If we could use the social media smartly, having social media will become a good change for us. 

How useful effective are online self-assessment tests

In social psychology, self-assessment is the process of looking at oneself in order to assess aspects that are important to one's identity. It is one of the motives that drive self-evaluation, along with self-verification and self-enhancement. Sedikides (1993) suggests that the self-assessment motive will prompt people to seek information to confirm their uncertain self-concept rather than their certain self-concept and at the same time people use self-assessment to enhance their certainty of their own self-knowledge. However, the self-assessment motive could be seen as quite different from the other two self-evaluation motives. Unlike the other two motives through self-assessment people are interested in the accuracy of their current self view, rather than improving their self-view. This makes self-assessment the only self-evaluative motive that may cause a person's self-esteem to be damaged.

 So self assessment is a somehow motive that motivating yourself. Self assessment test helps you to find out your weakness and strength in any kind of topic. It should our aim to make our weakness disappear.

The best project / presentation I made

I've been doing a lot of presenting recently, and I have no problem admitting that it's tough. For those not born with natural eloquence, public speaking can be remarkably nerve-racking. But I’m getting a lot better!

One of the biggest lessons I’ve learned over the last few years is that to be a great public speaker, it’s key to develop a personal speaking style. Since I know I’m not the most eloquent speaker in the world, I make up for it by packing my presentations with enthusiasm, unique/proprietary data, and tons of useful content as well as plenty of dumb jokes.

It's always best to allow yourself plenty of time to settle in before your talk. Extra time ensures you won't be late (even if Google Maps shuts down) and gives you plenty of time to get adapted to your presentation space

Do your best to chat with people before your presentation. Talking with audiences makes you seem more likeable and approachable. Ask event attendees questions and take in their responses. They may even give you some inspiration to weave into your talk.

My test taking strategies

There is no substitute for preparation. If you haven't studied throughout the semester. If you haven't reviewed prior to test day. If you don't know the test material, all the test taking strategies in the world won't save you. Preparation is key.

Arriving early may allow you time to ask any last minutes questions of instructor or listen to explanations being provided to other students. Some study resource suggest that it's better to arrive on time to avoid "brain pickers", student who ask questions right before a test, but we disagree. We believe there is more to be gained by arriving a little early

Take a moment to estimate how must time you'll have for each section of the test and each question. Allow enough time for more difficult sections or sections that are weighted more heavily in the final test grade.

Pay attention to grammatical matching between the question being asked and answers. If an answer seems right but doesn't match grammatically with the question, it probably isn't the correct answer.

Critical analysis of online language learning resources

We are living in XXI century. This is century of ICT. We are living with technology, with mobile phones,  with Internet with computers. Internet is making our life easier. We don't have to go to work and our work at home,  we don't have to go out for eating out we have delivery, we have distance learning methods of learning. At home we can learn everything with the help of online language learning resources. I found that there are three types of online resources : blogs,  meeting websites,  language exchange website. Meeting websites are  meetup.com, couchsurfing.org. Language exchange websites are verbling.com, italiki.com, fiverr.com that are popular. They help us to learn language with tutors,  native speakers,  learners like us. I think it is more useful for increasing our skills. Especially,  speaking and listening skills.

  All in all,  I want to say that online resources in language learning is very useful and  helpful.

Am I slow or a fast reader?

First of all should say that I have been learning English for 6 years. Yes,  I should confess that I am not good learner enough to consider my skills which I obtained 6 years. 6 years is too long and enough to speak and learn language as a native speaker. Maybe it happened because of my slow learning habit. I studied only English grammar during some years. Because at first  I entered the lyceum and University.

  During my study at lyceum I learned  many aspects of English. We had listening and writing,  reading and vocabulary,  grammar and home reading. My favorite aspect was reading.  I like reading very much. It is amazing and enjoyable activity. But I used to read inside of me. I couldn't read with aloud voice. So I have some Pronunciation problems. But it doesn't mean that I am slow reader. I could read very fast. In that occasion i could not catch everything I read at all.  I never stop reading and I would like to read every time. I am absolutely sure that I will continue reading and it will help me increase my outlook and thinking.

                                      Listening podcasts and applications

A podcast or generically netcast, is an episodic series of digital audio or video files which a user can download in order to listen to. It is often available for subscription, so that new episodes are automatically downloaded via web syndication to the user's own local computer, mobile application, or portable media player.

The word was originally suggested by Ben Hammersley as a portmanteau of "iPod" (a brand of media player) and "broadcast".

The files distributed are in audio format, but may sometimes include other file formats such as PDF or EPUB. Videos which are shared following a podcast model are sometimes called video podcasts or vodcasts.

The generator of a podcast maintains a central list of the files on a server as a web feed that can be accessed through the Internet. The listener or viewer uses special client application software on a computer or media player, known as a podcatcher, which accesses this web feed, checks it for updates, and downloads any new files in the series. This process can be automated to download new files automatically, which may seem to users as though new episodes are broadcast or "pushed" to them. Files are stored locally on the user's device, ready for offline use.[4] There are many different mobile applications available for people to use to subscribe and to listen to podcasts. Many of these applications allow users to download podcasts or to stream them on demand as an alternative to downloading. Many podcast players (apps as well as dedicated devices) allow listeners to skip around the podcast and control the playback speed.

My computer skills: strengths and weaknesses

   ICT is technology which we used, use and will use.  It includes gadgets,  tools,  goods everything  which we do  for people automatically with the help of remote controls For example,  if you want ti communicate with someone you can use your telephone or computer calling,  writing a message do videochat. You are tired and you want do entertaining,  you can watch movies online or play games. You can do search,  surfing the Net and so on. Computer is also essential part of our life.

    We have so many programs that make our life easier and more interesting. Having a knowledge of Computer ICT is the demand of the century. Every work every job needs knowledge of computer. We learners from the school till the finding work learning Computers. Literacy means Ict also nowadays. We students of the University are also learning computers and different programs. Because we as a future teachers should know how to present our lessons using Power Point,  how to make online tests for our learners in Ispring,  making documents with the help Word or Excel,  making interesting videos with video makers

    My strengths of computers are I know how to use windows and its programs. I could make presentations and tests. Tell the truth I often use my mobile phone. So it is easier than using the computer. I had also weaknesses . I can't use video makers and even I can not create my own video.

    My first impressions and expectations of the University classes

  First of all, let me introduce myself. My full name is Abdurahmonova Oygul. I am first year student of the Uzbekistan State World Languages University. Before entering this University my only aim was to enter this University. I dreamed about learning languages.

    That happened and I passed exams without failure thanks to God.  The day which I found out about passing I imagined everything  a lot.  Intelligent teachers, intelligent groupmates and of course intelligent atmosphere. I will study hard with the help if my groupmates and support of my family. That was my first expectation from University. I thought  I would go to the library every day. Because I heard that UzSWLU had a large library with thousands of English books. Tell the truth,  it pushed me to enter exactly in this University.

      That day came, and I came here I mean  University. From

the first day I came late and couldn't find a lesson class. I think it was my fault not knowing when and where the lesson will be held. From the first lesson we had conversation with our English ISS teacher. My groupmates were amazing,  knowledgeable. I am proud of them till today. That was my first impression :  not the best one and not the worst one. An average University was The UzSWLU.

    That was not the mistake that University has a big library. In the library you can find any kind of book in any kind of period of English both Britain and American literature. You can find hundreds of books which were written in foreign languages  like Chinese,  Spanish,  turkish,  Korean and so on.

    I started to study and as we know time never stops.Every day has its own adventure. I like it very much.