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Lecture 3 : MI

 Hey, blog fam! So today’s lecture was on Multiple Intelligences (MI), and let’s just say it shook my whole view of what being “smart” really means ,or to better say ,it made me realize some things. I always thought of intelligence as someone who is capable in every field but mostly science like: mathematics ,biology ,medicine or different fields , but Gardner’s theory totally flips that idea around – like, we each have our own custom blend of intelligences! Pretty cool, right? According to this theory, there are eight (or nine!) kinds of intelligence . There’s your usual verbal, logical, and math types, but also some super interesting ones I never thought of, like musical, bodily-kinesthetic, and even naturalist (for those who love nature and animals!). Oh, and existential intelligence, which is perfect for people who like to get philosophical about life and existence, something that until today I dint realize . Gardner’s take? Everyone’s got their own superpowers, and I couldn'...

Technology in Language Teaching

When it comes to education we can say that we are always searching for what can help us improve for better the way we teach language nowadays . In this ever-evolving world of education ,we can say that technology is an important tool  in language learning . It is easy to see the difference thru out the years ,and how technology has changed the way how languages are taught and learned . But is this change always positive? Do we face challenges with the use of technology? What are some benefits and takeaways  of learning languages thru technology? Looking at the digital platforms that we can use today ,we can say that indeed the way how we acquire language today is much different from how it was before . We can easily think that technology is a "new" addition to the modern classrooms ,and at first glance it is . But in my opinion ,for as long as humans evolve ,there will always be a new invention or addition to the classrooms ,as it was when the blackboard was first used in a c...