Week 3: Useful Web Sites for English Language Learning and Teaching

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Useful Web Sites for English Language Learning and Teaching


The Internet TESL Journal

http://iteslj.org/

http://iteslj.org/Lessons/

English Teaching Forum

http://exchanges.state.gov/englishteaching/forum-journal.html

Online English Language Center

http://oelp.uoregon.edu/

OELC teacher resources available from the Web

http://oelp.uoregon.edu/teach.html

OELC Web-based authentic materials for English language learning

http://oelp.uoregon.edu/teach_authentic.html#Images

Videos

The Internet Movie Database

http://us.imdb.com/

http://www.imdb.com/features/video/trailers/

Harry Potter video clip trailer

Narrative: 

Harry Potter. I have seen your heart and it is mine. They’re coming. You can’t fight this war on your own. He’s too strong. You don’t stand a chance.

http://www.imdb.com/video/screenplay/vi4079917337/

Lion King video clip trailer

Narrative: Akuna matata. What a wonderful phrase. Akuna matata ain’t no passing craze. It means no worries for the rest of your days. It’s a problem free philosophy.

http://www.imdb.com/video/screenplay/vi712181529/

Online newspapers

http://onlinenewspapers.com/

Moving Ecuador (an English newspaper that focuses on travel in Ecuador)

http://www.volunteeringecuador.info/

USA Today (English newspaper)

http://www.usatoday.com/

USA Today photo gallery

http://www.usatoday.com/mediagallery/The-day-in-pictures/G165

Simple English News (offers simplified English versions of news stories and native speaker audio readings of the story)

http://www.simpleenglishnews.com/

CNN Student News

This site includes podcasts, videos, photos, and transcripts of 10-minute daily news broadcasts for middle and high school students.

http://edition.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/studentnews/11/04/sn.how.to/index.html

Books

Children’s storybooks online

http://www.magickeys.com/books/



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