Presentations

Dear friends,
For your presentations you have to give a lesson plan. I will add the details at the weekend.

Thanks
G. Kurt

Teaching speaking and listening

Here are the links of the websites we had a look during the lesson:

 http://www.rong-chang.com/book/ (for listening skills)
http://www.focusenglish.com/dialogues/conversation.html (for listening)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/flatmates/index.shtml  (flatmates- my fav!)

http://www.language-exchanges.org   (Skype) 

Podcasts

You can check the following links to explore podcasts!

Creating a podcasts
or click here

Podcasts on various topics

Youtube video on podcasting

Educational podcastELT podcast and click here for a podcast for English language learners

You can also explore the following:

• Splendid Speaking, which seek to train students’ presentation skills; or Breaking News English, which includes grammar exercises based on topical subjects.
• Simplified language podcasts, such as the Voice of America, use slow delivery and restricted vocabulary appropriate to beginners.
• Student-produced podcasts such as Bardwell Road [http://bardwellroad.podomatic.com], provide programs where successive groups produce a weekly podcast as part of their course assignments.

Be ready to share what you have learned from these links!

Using Technology to Teach Oral Communication Skills

Here are the links to the websites we explored in the classroom:

Comprehensible input:
http://literacynet.org/cnnsf/
http://www.britishcouncil.org/kids-stories.htm
Anonthreatening language learning environment:
http://www.manythings.org/pp/
http://www.manythings.org/el/
http://www.manythings.org/ac/
 
Please check the following websites for different types of communication for the next lesson: Interactional & transactional
 http://www.rong-chang.com/book/
http://www.focusenglish.com/dialogues/conversation.html
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/flatmates/index.shtml