My opinion on the use of blogs as an english class tool this far, is that they have not been an unqualified success. I have to admit that I have not dedicated fair amount of time to it, though. Probably, for a blog to be more interesting, and a better read, it should be about some subject that the writer is passionate and knowledgeable about. That would probably make sure that posts are frequent and informative, and might prompt replies from -eventual- readers.
End of this year course
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