Clicknlearn- learn language on your own is easy and fun.

Clicknlearn is an interactive language learning website which promotes autonomy in learners through its interactive presentation, games and exercises. The lessons are constructed using tests of ESOL and BAT as main agenda. There are six levels- four  ESOL for primary and secondary education and two BAT for prepraration into tertiary education. In each level, it is further divided into three categories-easy, intermediate, and difficult.

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Application in language teaching:

• Preliminary activity to introduce the new topic/lesson. 
• Preliminary activity to activate their schemata of the previous lesson.
• Weekly Quiz. for example, at the end of the week, students are given quiz using this website to test students' understanding of the week's lesson.
• Homework for students. This helps to reinforce knowledge learning.

Advantages:

• The are six main levels, where in each level , students can choose the activity according to its difficulty level.
• The topics are arranged accordingly to each level which suit learners in general to their age.
• The activities are interactive and context-based.
• It uses functional approach in teaching language.
• The documents can be printed. As source of note or further reference for students.
•  The instructions are clear and easy to understand.

Disadvantages and limittations:

•  Insynchronize use of keyboard typing and mouse click for data entry. The repetitive need to use mouse click instead of Enter keyboard to submit the answer, after having typed the answer using keyboard is tiring after a while.
• Some exercise cannot be skipped and must be finished till the end. This would demotivate students to continue playing the exercises as their motivation to explore and preview the lesson is hindered.
• Some of the exercises are content- based which without prior knowledge/presentation is difficult to answer.

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Breakingnewsenglish offers language learning with abundant sources of authentic materials which comes together with the latest news.The activities are developed from the news updated from Breakingnews website. This offers authentic language use to students in their learning or in other words, learning in contexts, which makes the lesson more motivating.

Application in language teaching:

• Ready materials for language exercises, which can be used whether as pre, while, or post activities.
• complete activities which are arranged to scaffold learning  
• As homeworks or optional exercises for students who want to improve their language skills.

Advantages:

• Real world materials and contexts. Therefore, students are exposed to variety of knowledge/contents.
• The materials and exercises are free and do not need signup.
• Students can do the activities by themselves as answers are provided. This features allows students to foster autonomy in their language learning.
• The activities covers listening skills, reading skills, grammar, and vocabulary(spell and words).
• There learning activities are conducted in form of games which is fun and  interesting for students. This aspect raises motivation in students which eases the language learning process.
• The activities stimulates quick thinking, which is a crucial element in language classroom which hinders monotonous and boring perception of language learning.

Disadvantages:

•  Requires internet connection
•  Lack of interactivity@interaction or activities which support communication. Therefore, one aspect of language skill-speaking skills are not really developed. Teachers need to adapt the materials to overvcome this issue.
• Lack animation and colours which after a while brings off the mood.