Most of the NUS Module Blogs are written in English. However, there are a few foreign language blogs such as Basic Translation and Advanced Translation - both Chinese language blogs. A couple of days ago, we had the first module blog post in Bahasa Melayu!
This post highlights the work of a student taking LAM2201 Malay 2. In the post, he talks about the significance of eating kuaci during Chinese New Year.
Incidentally, I emailed Aishah, who teaches Malay 2. In our email exchange, she wondered how blogs and discussion forums are different. I thought it would be good to share some resources which I pointed out to her.
- Blogs v Forums
I contrasted blogs and forums for Dr Tham Chen Kong, pointing out that blogs can reach a wider community, are more time-critical and that they can be referenced in the future. - Comparing Weblogs to Threaded Discussion Tools in Online Educational Contexts
Quite a mouthful, and a good a read too. This article by Donna Cameron and Terry Anderson explores the differences between blogs and forums through the lens of the Community of Inquiry Model. I recommend that you set aside some time to read the paper. It is also available in [pdf] (as part of the November 2006 issue of the International Journal of Instructional Technology and Distance Learning). - Blogs versus discussion forums in postgraduate online continuing medical education
Lisa Wise gives the comparison some context in her paper [pdf].