Write a short passage (150-180 words) about how you apply technology to your English learning basing on your learning style(s)

Nowadays, online learning has become more and more popular. Although we all know that it is replacing traditional classroom instruction step by step in some developed countries, I totally disagree with the statement “Online learning is not only convenient for students and teachers but often more effective than traditional classroom instruction”. The reasons why I say so as follow. The first reason is students can easily be lazy when taking an online course if they are not self-conscious. It’s because online learning doesn’t require a fixed timetable which is compulsory in traditional classroom instruction. Students can study whenever they want. This may be an advantage or a disadvantage because they have to develop their own schedule and stick to it; push themselves to log on the system every day and study self-consciously. If students lack of these abilities, they will easily neglect their studies and be lazy to study. The second one is students can be easily distracted by many things when learning online. Most students tend to open common social websites such as Facebook, twitter, YouTube, etc. to update themselves on information as well as sign in yahoo messenger to chat with friends when they are online. Once they are sunk in the information that they get from these websites, it will be very hard for them to concentrate on their studies and they will waste a lot of time on doing nothing related to the lessons. The last one is online learning requires a computer and easy access to the Internet connection. However, some families share a computer and it is difficult to give students enough time to finish their coursework on that computer. Moreover, their studies can be interrupted by the disconnected networks. This will make them feel discouraged and they may turn off the computer before completing their lessons. In conclusion, I don’t think that online learning is more effective than traditional classroom instruction. Although it may be convenient for some people, it can’t totally replace traditional teaching in classrooms. When students go to school and study in class, they will focus more on the lessons and they can argue with their teachers about problems that they don’t understand clearly through direct communication. Therefore, it is better for them to attend the class than to take an online course.