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UIN SUNAN AMPEL
Welcome to English Discoveries
Congratulations! You have now joined the global community of English Discoveries.
In this study guide, you will learn:
1. How to start your ED experience
2. How to maximize learning
3. How to interact with ED global community
Indonesia
English Discoveries in the world
English Discoveries
1,000+ hours of engaging, interactive learning covering 5
key language skills
Modular and flexible learning paths for young
adult to adult learners
Easy integration with existing curriculums
Community features – Forums, Magazines, Users
chat
10 CEFR-Aligned courses, from
beginner to advanced levels
Automated Speech
Recognition
Automated Writing Evaluation
Optimized for both PCs and tablets
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Welcome to English Discoveries
Students Home Page
Students Home Page
Click “?” to see Walkthrough and System Check. Click System Check before you start using English Discoveries.
System Check
▪ After you are logged in, ED will run its system check to ensure that you have all the components needed to use ED.
▪ The system will ask you to download the components to install in your computer
Note: no SR installation required in Chrome and Mozilla Firefox
Download the necessary components
Make sure both components are INSTALLED in your browsers. If not, please download the components first. Once it’s done, click Enter Site.
Walkthrough
To navigate through the program, use the Links in the navigation bar.
Click here to see My Profile, Study Planner, and Logout options.
▪ Fill in your complete name
▪ If you change your username or
password, please write it down on your
ED card (so you won’t forget it!)
▪ Fill in your email address (personal
email)
▪ Fill in your country of origin & DOB
▪ Select the community site level that suits
your level
▪ In the support language, please select
English Only so you can get full English
experience.
▪ Don’t forget to click UPDATE so you
won’t lose all changes that you have
made.
My Profile
Here you will see the course you are currently studying and the lesson you worked the last. To enter the last lesson, click the button below the lesson name.
This area provides you with information about your progress within the course.
Here you can see your progress through the unit
within the course.
Click the Lessons button to display the lessons in the
unit.
Here you can see your progress within each lesson. To navigate to a lesson, just click a lesson name.
Always do your learning in these three simple steps:
▪ Explore: It is the part where the new language is presented
▪ Practice: In this part, you will practice the language you have learned
▪ Test: Check your comprehension in this section and get instant feedback.
Interactive VideosEnsures student participation and real-world examples
Explore (Listening)
Tips for Listening:Explore
▪ Look at the title/picture and try to guess the situation
▪ Listen once and try to understand the main idea of the conversation
▪ Listen again and take notes when necessary (the main points)
▪ If you still don’t get the main idea of the conversation, click See Script
▪ Practice your speaking using the Record Yourself function
Tips for Listening:Practice
▪ Listen once before you start the practice
▪ Do the practice one by one
▪ Read the instruction carefully so you understand what you have to do
▪ Check Answer to see how many questions you answer correctly
▪ Give the practice another try if you have not had all the answers correct
▪ See Answer ONLY when you want to move to the next practice
▪ Matching questions
▪ Multiple choice questions
▪ Open questions
▪ Fill in the blank questions
Practice
Type of Questions
Writing Assignment
Students can write directly into the platform, and submit their work for automated writing
evaluation.
Writing Assignment Answer
Writing Assignment Question
Automated Feedback
Instant feedback lists specific problems and possible solutions for each section of the writing activity.
Automated Feedback: Comments
Automated Feedback: Areas for review
Teacher Feedback
Automated Writing Evaluation fits perfectly into a blended learning solution. Its automated feedback saves teachers time while still allowing them to control the learning process and provide personalized feedback.
Test Part
Click “Start Test” to start the test. There will be some questions in the test that you must answer.
After finishing the test, you will get an instant feedback on how well you do the test. Good luck!
Instant feedback▪ When you have submitted your answers, you will get an instant feedback
▪ You can always try to take the test for the second time if you wish to
▪ Lastly, good luck!
Test
See Script and Hear Part
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Practice your pronunciation with
Record Yourself function.
Record Yourself
Speech Recognition in Chrome
Speech Recognition in Mozilla
You need to hear first
After you hear, record yourself to
practice your pronunciation
Record Yourself
Start speaking when you see “Speak” appears
The bar shows the result of your
recording
You can record your voice eight times and choose which recording you are
going to send to your teacher.
Conversation by choosing one of the characters in the dialogue and
recording your voice
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Notice this MENU
Right click on specific words to get the meaning on the dictionary.
Grammar
▪ In ED, you will learn English grammar interactively
▪ Explanation is also provided if you want to understand the grammatical component in the example (See explanation)
Vocabulary
▪ In this part, you will learn vocabulary the fun way with:
1. Word meaning
2. Example of use
3. Pronunciation
4. Pronunciation practice1
2
3
4
Comprehensive vocabulary practice
▪ In the practice section, you can practice the new vocabularies and practice other skills at the same.
▪ Activity in the picture shows that you need to listen and write what you hear.
▪ Pat attention to the pronunciation & intonation.
▪ Don’t forget to check your answer before you click Check Answer!
Listen & type your answer
Grammar Book: Your loyal companion
▪ The grammar book in ED is your loyal companion that will accompany your along your journey with ED.
▪ The lessons focused in the English grammar and how to use it in daily use
▪ It covers man aspects of grammar: Tenses, parts of speech, clauses, and other grammar points
Real-life grammar use
▪ ED gives your real-life examples of using the grammar
▪ Click the Play button and listen to the dialogue
▪ Click See Explanation to understand the grammar points and see more examples
Learning Experiencein Unit 9 – 10
▪ You can check your recordings from My Recordings bar at the right side of the page
▪ Listen again how you have progressed in your speaking after using EDO
My Assignments
My Assignments
• You can also check your writing assignments in My Writing Assignments bar. You can see the automated feedback both from the e-rater engine and also from your teacher.
• You can try again to make better writing assignments after you get the feedback
Contact Your Teacher
Teacher Support▪ As a complete learning solution, ED provides you with teacher support
▪ The Support feature enables you to:
1. Receive message, notification, or feedback from your teacher
2. Write message to your teacher
Write to Your Teacher
Whenever you have difficulties in learning or just want to say “Hi” to you teacher, use the Writemessage function.
Click to write to your teacher
COMMUNITY
Discoveries Magazine
Games
Talking Idioms
Click Walkthrough to
see the tour again.
Please remember to log out after you have finished your
learning session.
English Discoveries Support
If you have questions about your ED account or learning, please contact us:
Your online tutor:
dini.larasati@itc-indonesia.com
No HP: 085312024014
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