What is it?
Wordle is a briliant tool that can create beautiful word clouds from the text that we provide. It is really cool because in just one click, we will get a beautiful word clouds. It works on all texts, no matter how long the texts are. From the word clouds, we can distinguish between the most common words to the least common words used in the text, according to their sizes. Not only that, Wordle provides other functions as well which enables the users to change the font, layout and also the colour of the word cloud.
Suitable for:
This tool is suitable for learners of all ages and levels since it is very simple to use.
Activity Suggestions:
I would say that this tool would be very useful for the teachers to prepare a pre-reading activities. This is because, it will be a great help for the teachers to introduce a new text to the students as Wordle will help the students to generate their thinking to get the ideas regarding the text which will then build their comprehension towards the text.
Wordle is a briliant tool that can create beautiful word clouds from the text that we provide. It is really cool because in just one click, we will get a beautiful word clouds. It works on all texts, no matter how long the texts are. From the word clouds, we can distinguish between the most common words to the least common words used in the text, according to their sizes. Not only that, Wordle provides other functions as well which enables the users to change the font, layout and also the colour of the word cloud.
Suitable for:
This tool is suitable for learners of all ages and levels since it is very simple to use.
Activity Suggestions:
I would say that this tool would be very useful for the teachers to prepare a pre-reading activities. This is because, it will be a great help for the teachers to introduce a new text to the students as Wordle will help the students to generate their thinking to get the ideas regarding the text which will then build their comprehension towards the text.
The Link: http://www.wordle.net/
Advantages:
1) It's ABSOLUTELY free! No hassle, no sign-up required, just copy the text and paste it on Wordle and in just a click, it will be nicely done for you. Your job is only to get it printed and distributed to the students.
2) Vocabulary. The students will learn new vocabulary in an easier way since the words are clearly stated in the word clouds.
3) Communicative activity. Using wordle, the teachers can create a medium of communication for students in the language learning process. For instance, they could be asked to discuss and share their ideas to guess the real text for the word clouds. Thus, it will help them to increase their speaking skills.
Disadvantages:
1) You will have to have java player, or else it won't work, no matter what computers you are using.
2) If the text is too long, the words tend to jumble up in several sizes. So, it might cause the students to be confuse since there are loads of words in many sizes.
3) If big words are clear and easy to spot, small words sometimes are too small and hard to be identified and read.
So, teachers, please please please, try to use Wordle. I guarantee that the students will enjoy the lesson much more! And as usual, here is the link to Russell Stannard's video regarding Wordle. If you need more information and help, please help yourselves by clicking this link:
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