Wednesday, May 25, 2011

A view of Muzaffarabad city



Muzaffarabd, the capital of Azad Jammu& Kashmir is one of the most beautiful cities in Pakistan. It remained a remarkable tourist destination for ages. It is situated at the confluence of the Jhelum and Neelum rivers. The city is 138 kilometres from Rawalpindi and Islamabad and about 76 kilometres from Abbottabad. Cradled by lofty mountains, Muzaffarabad reflects a blend of various cultures and languages. The main language is a form of Hindko and Pahari. The Neelum river plays a dominant role in themicroclimate of Muzaffarabad which joins Jehlum River near Domail.
  The city was the site of the epicentre of the 2005 Kashmir earthquake, which occurred on October 8, 2005 and had a magnitude of 7.6. The disaster destroyed 50% of the buildings in the city (including most of the official buildings) and is estimated to have killed up to 80,000 people in the Pakistani-controlled areas of Kashmir, alone.   

A Panoramic view of my city Muzaffabad. Jalalabad, Domel, Chatter and Gojra areas are visible.

Saturday, May 21, 2011

Computer Assisted Language Learning Notes

http://www2.nkfust.edu.tw/~emchen/CALL/course_content.htm

Here are specific notes for the students of CALL. I advise all of my students to consult these notes for the final exams. No other web site or book can give you so clear cut knowledge of the topics related to your exams.

Thursday, May 19, 2011

Computer-Assisted Language Learning: Effectiveness of vocabulary learning with the help of the authorial on-line application of the Catch'n'Practise v1.0

http://www.jezykowcy.pl/documents/praca_licencjacka.pdf

Here is a PDF copy of a very useful book on CALL.

COMPUTER ASSISTED SECOND LANGUAGE VOCABULARY ACQUISITION

http://llt.msu.edu/vol4num1/groot/default.html

Here is an article which includes some very effective activities for vocabulary acquisition through CALL.

EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES Going to the MALL: Mobile Assisted Language Learning: An E.book

http://llt.msu.edu/vol10num1/pdf/emerging.pdf

A very useful e.book on CALL

http://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=OUZ8s8BIpIUC&oi=fnd&pg=PP1&dq=computer+assisted+language+learning+resources&ots=l2tZDf-u5F&sig=TURPaH0MTesDQg_28EBYFfGqz7g#v=onepage&q=computer%20assisted%20language%20learning%20resources&f=false

Diagram of speech organs

Phonetics: The sounds of American English

http://www.uiowa.edu/~acadtech/phonetics/english/english_main.html

Peer Chanasi in winter