BLOGS IN EDUCATION The use of blogs in language learning encourages the practice of reflexive writing: students are stimulated to reflect before writing. The possibility to make contributions publicity through the blog also stimulates their motivation. Blogs also offer important possibilities of follow-up and tracking the learning process of students (blogs as portfolios) and teachers can collect evidence of the students' progress and have elements to assess them either individually or in groups. Types of blogs used in language teaching The Tutor Blog is run by the teacher of a class. The content of this type of blog can be limited to syllabus, course information, homework, assignments, etc. Or the teacher may choose to write about his or her life, sharing reflections about the local culture, target culture and language to stimulate online and in-class discussion. In this type of blog, students are normally restricted to being able to write comments to th...