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Student’s Name Ms.R.M.N.Madooshani

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Year/Semester 2018/2nd Semester

Program Bachelor Of Education

Teaching of English as Second Language (B.Ed. – TESL) Top Up

Subject Name / BAE 3713

Subject Code TECHNOLOGY IN EDUCATION

Lecturer’s Name Mr.Roshan De Leema

Assignment Title “On Line English Lessons”

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Required words 1000 words Actual # of words 738 words

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 SWOT analysis report for five similar blogs

SWOT analysis is a composition for identifying and analyzing the internal and external factors
that can have an impact on the viability of a project, product, place or person.(strengths,
weaknesses, opportunities and threats)

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1. Grammarly blog

Blog link: https://www.grammarly.com/blog/

Strengths
 Using effective images-because of eye comfort images, the demand is high.
 The users of the blog can get any lessons through using e-mails.
 As they are linked with Social Medias, they can get a high demand from
community.
 Protecting private data through the privacy policy.
 Ability of using search bar helps to learn anything.
 Blog has been updated recently.
 Effective directions are given.
Weaknesses
 Primary knowledge of English is required to use this blog.
 All the articles are complex.
 Poor Organization.
Opportunities
 A target demand can be increased through Social Medias.
 Subject areas are categorized according to the articles.
 Ability of copy, paste option for future usage.
Threats
 Security threat.
 Hackers can be hack the blog.

2. Grammar revolution
Blog link: https://www.english-grammar-revolution.com/English-grammar-blog.html

Strengths
 A very effective images, diagrams, charts are used.

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  All the lessons have been listed very effective way.
 As the sentence pattern is very simple, users can easily catch the points.
 Detailed articles are used.
 Recently updated the blog.
 Free guidelines are available.
Weakness
 The blog users should have a good knowledge on IT side.(Technical knowledge)
 Users can not check their knowledge because the exercises are not available.
Opportunities
 Bloggers can be share their knowledge.
 As there are so many tutors in the market and it’s easy to gather knowledge.
 Market is high due to big crowd.
Threats
 High competition.
 Government restrictions on using internet.

3. Daily writing tips

Blog link: https://www.dailywritingtips.com/

Strengths
 As there are many tutors as bloggers and their output can really effective.
Weaknesses
 No effective images.
 Not eye comfort.
 Primary knowledge in English is required to use this blog.
 Money depended.

Opportunities
 Users can put comments on blog articles and bloggers can identify their weaknesses
and improve their blog writing abilities.
 Feedback mechanism.
Threats
 As there are many tutors and they can’t gather lessons respectively.

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4. IELTS-Simons
Blog link: https://ielts-simon.com/

Strengths
 Easy to find details using search bar.
 Facility of e books is available.
 Topics are categorized according to a good organization.
 Video lessons are available.
Weakness
 Effective images are not used. Attraction is low.
 Money depended. Because users are required to pay referring e books and viewing
videos in their e library.
 Primary knowledge in English is required to use this blog.
Opportunities
 Can follow the conversation by subscribing to the comment feed.
 Feedback mechanism.
 Availability in Social Medias.
Threats
 Highly Competitive.
 Competitions with superior skills, experience and knowledge.

5. Reddit Grammar.
Blog link: https://www.reddit.com/r/grammar/

Strengths
 Effective directions are given.
 Lessons are listed effectively.
 Ability to select user level, topics, teachers and it makes to find essential lessons
easily.
 Search bar is available.
 Video lessons are available.

Weaknesses
 As there are many advertisements in blog similar to blog content and it’s difficult
to follow blog content.
 Users are required to sign up in blog to get all content topics in blog.

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Opportunities
 Increasing demand as there are many resources such as teachers, lessons.
 Users can participate for Quiz in related to each lessons.
 Users can share lessons what they learn using social media links.
 Users can put comments on blog and it helps tutors to enhance their lessons.

Threats
 Highly Competitive.
 Competitions with superior skills, experience and knowledge.
 Weather-out door scenes could be delayed because of the bad weather.

References

https://www.reddit.com/r/grammar/
https://ielts-simon.com/
https://www.dailywritingtips.com/
https://www.grammarly.com/blog/
https://www.english-grammar-revolution.com/English-grammar-blog.html