| Extract
from the Bibliography of Module 5 IV. Resources on the Internet
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Please
note that while every effort has been made to ensure that addresses
are correct at the time of printing, there is no guarantee that
addresses will remain on the web.
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| a)
General Interest |
| Linguanet’s
Virtual Language Centre |
Perhaps
the best starting point for anyone interested in exploring language
resources on the Internet. Sponsored by BECTa and the Centre
for Information on Language Teaching and Research (CILT), it has
extensive information on language learning, training and professional
development, research and even a discussion group and inqiry service.
There are also links to over 200 other language sites.
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| http://www.becta.org.uk |
| Centre
for Information on Language Teaching and Research (CILT) |
Projects,
initiatives, courses, conferences, publications and research.
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| http://www.cilt.org.uk |
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Centre
of School Development, Graz, Austria. |
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| Publications
on early language acquisition in the primary school; foreign language
teaching in the secondary school, English as the language of tuition. |
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http://www.zse.asn-graz.ac.at |
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Computers
in Teaching Initiatives (CTI) Modern Languages |
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| Focuses
on computers in language learning. A useful place to start
on a search of language resources on the web. |
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http://www.hull.ac.uk |
| b)
Using the Internet in Class |
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Using
the Web for Learning |
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| Good
for thinking about the potential of the world wide Web for learning
with practical approaches explained. |
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http://www.ozline.com/learning |
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Searching
for China |
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| Linked
to the site above, activities on this site are created as “models
for ways to integrate the World Wide Web into classroom learning.” |
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|
The
Onion |
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| Humourous
newspaper-style articles which can be used for classroom texts.
These texts are well written, but completely untrue. |
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http://www.theonion.com |
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Bandersnatch |
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| This
site is similar to the Onion, but contains more difficult articles,
so it is only suitable for very advanced students. |
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http://www.bandersnatch.com |
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Voice
of America |
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| This
site has real audio. There are hourly news reports and a special
English report (read more slowly and very clearly) for EFL students. |
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http://www.voa.gov |
| d)
EFL materials and resources for lessons |
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ESL
lessons online |
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| A
collection of ready-made lessons with contributions from teachers
all over the world. The lessons are not necessarily related to computers
or the internet |
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http://www.esllessons.com/ |
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ESL
Partyland |
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| An
outstanding non-commercial site with ready-made lessons with music,
film and more. Ready to use conversation cards. |
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http://www.eslpartyland.com/ |
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English-to-go
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| This
site was once entirely free. You now have to pay a nominal fee to
view the archived lessons but one lesson per week is without charge.
All of the lessons are based on recent newspaper articles and include
warm-up exercises, vocabulary, post-reading activities etc.
There are sections on Business, Culture and the Environment.
Includes sections on Environment, Science and Technology. |
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http://www.english-to-go.com |
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Epicurious |
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| A
food and travel site that could be used in many ways to create a
lesson. Use the search tools to find travel and food information
within the site. |
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http://www.epicurious.com/ |
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Dave’s
ESL Café |
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| American
site for information on grammar. A 24 hour helpdesk is available,
and there are discussions and conferences on teaching English as
a foreign (second) language |
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http://www.eslcafe.com |
| e)
Resources for CLIL secondary classes |
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BBC
bitesize GCSE revision guides |
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| These
are intended for use by students aged 11-16, and cover Biology,
Chemistry, Maths, History and Geography.The language is clear, and
the explanations concise. It also includes tests for self-study. |
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/revision |
| f)
Resources for CLIL primary classes |
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Let’s
Learn English |
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| Early
language acquisition in the primary school. Teaching materials
include themes-topics with teaching sequences, flash cards, posters,
story books, games and multimedia. |
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http://www.letslearnenglish.com.at |
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Tales
of Wonder |
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| An
award winning site for lovers of stories from many cultures, which
may be suitable for primary teaching. Scandinavian, Irish and Central
European stories are represented, as well as stories from other
cultures. May be useful for primary teching. |
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http://darsie.ucdavis.edu/tales |
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