Everwrite: An enthusiastic tool for language learner

Everwrite: An enthusiastic tool for language learner

'Everwrite' is language learning software directly connects with people who are involved in teaching and learning. This tool has been developed and managed by the VPG Integrated Media, Boston, USA. It has been designed in such a way that it can work without having internet access. It is a great tool for the learners for not only teaching but also have the option of practicing and getting scores that instigates learners to enhance their learning quality.  

All the tasks are arranged into six different parts. They are—
 

1.      Editing exercises: This portion comprises of proof reading tasks. Students have the option to read texts and correct different parts of language. The learners can always check their answers in the practice sessions.

2.      Identifying rhetorical paragraphs:  Students can learn and practice the way of writing different types of paragraph and can detect the correct option.

3.      Working with transitions: this part teaches students transitional verbs by allowing students select words from texts.

4.      Organizing your thoughts: It is a portion of rearranging sentences using choose the correct answer.

5.      Recognizing your thesis statement: The proper guideline is addressed is this portion. Students can choose appropriate answers to practice thesis statement.

6.      Practicing Grammar: In this portion learners get the opportunity to practice grammar.

Ever Write includes a large number of practicing tasks for the learners. The setting system indirectly supports learners practice these task again and again. It gives a helpful amount of feedback with every answer. It also defines why the answer is such in different cases. The prompt feedback that it provides can motivate the learners to take the test for several times until they achieved their expected level of competence.

There are some visible flaws of the software. The software doesn’t state for which level of students it should be used for but it seems fit for per-intermediate level learners. The tasks also contain a lot of reading units and there are no listening options or tasks. So it actually sidetracks the principles of Communicative Language Teaching. There is a little problem with the scoring sheet. Instructions for some tasks are not 100% clear. The whole software seems a little outdated and needs revision.

 At last it can be said that, it is an enthusiastic tool for the learners and teachers should give it to students for practice for developing their depth of language and grammar.