Here is a taste of some of the things we do on MyEC for those who have not yet joined this club. I grabbed a few examples from the past week! Imagine what we've done over the past few years...
WRITING CHALLENGES
Each month I post a writing challenge on my blog. In 2012, we're concentrating on common errors that I noticed writers making in 2011. This month we're practising using commas properly. Check out Robbie's model example! (The instructions for this month's challenge are here.) Writers are given a task and a model each month. They participate on their own blogs.
WRITING WITH PHOTOS
On Wednesdays some of us participate in Wordless Wednesday. A member posts a picture and friends have to write captions. The best caption is added to the photo the following Wednesday. I recently invited members to try ELTPics for images.
Our photo moderator, Nadiyah, is always posting fun Photo Challenges. This week she challenged members to create infographics as they practise using personality adjectives. She's sneaky about getting members to use English. She's an English learner herself, as all of our moderators are! I can't wait to see which tool she introduces next!
CHAT AND GROUPS
We're working on having moderated chats in the MyEC chat room. We started a new official Chat Group and have added a few tutorials for members who want to lead these chats. We showed them how to write a summary like teachers do for #ELTChat on twitter. This week Shika hosted a #hobbychat. I can't wait to hear how it went.
There was also a #musicchat this week. We're looking for the next MyEC DJ. Miley J has applied! Do you think she'd make a great DJ? I do! She is a star in Selma's popular Karaoke group.
REVIEWS
Our members often review the new features on our site. We recently added a Dictionary feature. It's at the bottom right corner of the screen. Some members love it, and some don't. The feedback from our members helps us choose which features to keep and which to remove or change. Hardi reviewed the Dictionary app. He has been with us since the beginning, and is our resident comedian.
As you can see, MyEC is a great place to practise English. This is why almost 50, 000 people have joined! There are plenty of activities to try. The site is full of learners and teachers from around the world. Make friends as you learn English. It's your club!
Comments
Thanks my dear bro...and all here !! It's really a nice moment on EC when I have been being absent here. Hope I'll finish with my work soon and will be back with my activities. :)
Thanks Robbie!
Every time I sign in, I try to read as many blog posts or comments as possible and leave comments on some of the posts or on their pages. I also feature blogs since I'm the "blog moderator". Sometimes, if time permits, I publish a blog post about a topic which I think may interest you too. That's what I do on MyEC.
@Rajesh..and all of us will be there.
...and I'm sure for Miley J. She will do it.
I'm with Kyuri, this blog is perfect !! well, I enjoy welcoming new members and the way I have been welcoming doesn't seem very effective. I think showing so many links to new members is not better than showing them a single blog and I had been thinking about it.
Always thanks, teacher Tara !!
Thank you very much teacher Tara for including my blog post here. I'm really humbled on what I've achieved and the things I learned as a member of EC. Cheers! : )
@Kyuri I'm glad you liked it. I hope others will write their own posts with the same subject! There are so many things to do on MyEC. Sometimes we just need to show people the way.
Thanks to all of you it's a breeze to show how much fun we have on EC!
Is that me? Thanks Ms. Tara for putting my blog in here. Feels like I'm doing a great job ;). To be honest, I'm really enjoying what I'm doing here.
@Mitran..aha..you can request a song if you want hehehe.. chat with you soon. I'm not yet the official DJ. The search is not yet over. Hope to see you in #musicchat. I'll stand by you when the chat begins, ok. Take care!
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