First impression meeting Teachnology & Language Learning course

                Technology and Language Learning. Hmm, First impression before I attended to that course was how to include technology in teacher’s language in giving learning to students.  Actually, in the first course I still confused what was the correlation of language learning with technology because I just found discussion about technology. I thought then “Oh, I will find it later on in next courses”

                Actually I don’t give attention much to technology because I realize that I’m not a technologic person. I have no much capability in operating technology like other friends. There’s no enough confidence in my self. In Indonesian slang it called ‘gaptek’. I’m afraid with anything about technology which I establish that it’s strange and difficult for me.

                  In using internet, I just did a flat habit, checking email, googling, operating facebook, opening some websites, a little bit chatting, downloading web pages or music. I did it same all the time and there’s like no special revolution.

                When Pak Iwan asked to us (section D) who was ever created a blog, all people raised hands include me. Hoh, I felt little bit shy. Actually I have known what blog is but I have no pretension to make a blog.

                Well, there’s a positive sign as a result from blog task. It pushes me to be more productive in writing. I like writing but my laziness often defeat my creativity. And also creating blog gives occasion to publish my thinking.

                Oh wait, one more that I got from the first course is additional information about what definition of technology is. I asked to Pak Iwan, “According to you, what’s the definition of technology?” He answered that technology is a tool that make something to be easier to be done. So blackboard, chalk, even stone and ‘kapak persegi’ that used in ancient era are technology, according to when the technology used in a certain era. I have tried to write Pak Iwan’s answer accurately in this blog but I hope my restrictiveness of English doesn’t make someone who read it will be confused. You know the answer broke down my own perception that technology were only things that related with digital things like computer, internet, phone, etc. Hmmm, how an ancient my thought is!!! Thank you Pak Iwan ^_^