Organisation and layout
The home page of the blog includes a clear introduction which informs readers about what the blog is about.There are also many external links to useful ELT resources. However, in most cases, the blogger uses just links without introducing them to the reader to say what they are about. In my opinion, the blog organisation would be clearer if similar materials were grouped together to be published in one post (e.g. vocabulary materials published in one post). This would help users to find the resources more easily.
Content and features
The content of the blog is about Teaching
English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) materials. These include worksheets,
printables that are easy and ready to use in EFL classrooms to teach all the
language skills i.e., speaking, listening, reading, writing, vocabulary, and grammar. Most of these materials are accessed through external links. For example, you can find a family vocabulary practice worksheet here.
Ease of use and navigation
The use of multiple pages and labels makes the blog easy to navigate. However, some of the posts contain so many links, and it might be difficult for a new follower to find what he /she is looking for.
Target audience
The blog is mainly addressed to EFL teachers and other EFL practitioners. There is a live interaction among readers, and between readers and the blogger to discuss different points posted onto the blog. These discussions seem to be a good opportunity for teachers to gain new insights into their EFL practices. Overall, the blog is a good resource for EFL teaching and learning.
Summary
As I am planning to write a blog with
English teachers as my audience, by reviewing TEFLtastic, I have got an idea of what I can include in my future blog posts. Reviewing this blog has been useful
for me as a new blogger because I have learned a lot from it. For example, I have learned
how it looks like to use multiple pages onto a blog. Indeed, the blog has provided me with good
resources I can use in my future English lessons. In short, I have enjoyed reading this
blog and will always visit it.
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Hi, Jean, I think your review is well written, the amount of information is just right and well organised. I like the colour of your theme, are you going to customise it more in future?
ReplyDeleteThee layout is very appealing
ReplyDeleteHello Jean! I love your 'studious' looking blog with the bookshelves each side - colourful and attractive as well as on the relevant theme! Thanks for you review of 'TEFLtastic' (actually after your question about the suffix - tastic I checked on Sketch Engine (Ententen15 corpus) and found 400 words that people have created - the most frequent one is no surprise 'funtastic'!!). Your review gives us a link to the page which is neat and even better you have chosen a sample resource and given a link to that. It's a good worksheet but it took me a minute to realise how it would work, but I see now it would be great practice for family relationship names. As you point out, it's always good to know what you are clicking on - it's good to remember to describe the place / item that the reader will get when clicking so they can decide in advance if they want to! I'm glad that blog was useful as an example - you have certainly made a great start with your own blog. The video you found is also a very helpful one. Well done!
ReplyDeleteMany thanks, Tilly for your encouragement. Your advice will help me improve my future posts. I hope to learn a lot by exploring 'blogger' further.
ReplyDeleteHi Jean, I think the layout and organisation of your blog is so nice that I can read them smoothly from beginning to end. It is very clear and carry on with this style.
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