the software evaluation of Mystery.net

Mystery.net

Program Evaluation
1. Language learning potential
Mystery.net provides many online mysteries, mystery games, mystery books and resources (see Figure01). The learners could study various skills, reading, grammar and thinking of logic. The inference of learner must to think for English. The learner read a large number article which can increase the lexical quantities. But the web site not focuses on grammatical structure specially. This is its defect.

2. Learner fit
These themes use different methods to make learners reread and thinking. There are five items: (1) Original Online Mysteries, take a break...2-5 minute mini-mysteries. (2) Community Mystery Games, Challenge and solve mysteries with others. (3) Community, the hangout for mystery fans. (4) Short Story Mysteries, Contemporary and classic short mysteries. (5) Kids Mysteries, Mysteries to solve, scary stories, and magic tricks. The subject matter fit any level of learners.

3. Meaning focus
The learner can get the guiding if he doesn’t know what does the meaning. It will show the guiding; the mouse moves the vernier on the links (see Figure02). A part of the content provides other leading. The learner could read simple sentences in the unit (see Figure05). This denotation could engage that learners’ attention is directed toward the meaning of language. The learner can easy accomplish the task.

4. Authenticity
Mystery Net uses many subject matters of cases. These cases come from true crime and TV & Movies. The web site renews for each month. The context can attract the student’s interest in the target language. In addition, the learners follow this step and discuss mystery and crime shows and movies on TV (see Figure06). The element of the life is used massively in the case. Each element is described in detail, the correlation knowledge of computer, transportation, and building Etc. Picture guide student reading and inference.

5. Positive impact
According to the multitudinous content of Mystery.net, the learners may fully understand the related cultural knowledge of target language. Mystery.net not provides the related examination for the learners. So the learners could not sure whether they understood this content. The grammar is unable to have a correction. The students only know explanation by the end of the article, whether they get the content. Or they get the explanation to the discussion area with the person.

6. Practicality
Mystery.net provides many practicing opportunity about reading skills. The vocabulary may used in the dialogue of daily. It is different with the textbook of literalness. A large number of articles may input correct grammar with student. That could develop students metacognitive.

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