Welcome to our open, self-paced ESL study group. We can and hope to add networks to the group. This blog is the hub where you can find lessons, links to ESL learning resources, leave links to add to the network, post comment and questions. The study group project is experimental. Participate by sharing ideas and suggestions.
…are an effective way to build listening comprehension and vocabulary ~ and entertaining too. Sadammu recently wrote asking about movies:
My Dear Teacher Vanessa
Sorry for my not writing to you for a long time. Though I didn't e-mail to you these days, I had read your post on Facebook. So I know you are in high spirits.
By the way, you taught us many resources before. I'm now interested in watching movies. I looked for it on my PC. But I couldn't find it. I missed it. Would you tell me resources for free movies which you showed us?
This week focuses on learning and teaching business English, also known as English for Specific Purposes. The main focus is on business English vocabulary, but there are also video resources on how to write various business documents.
Here's a free online course that might suit more advanced learners, I'd say high intermediate through advanced. The course would be good reading, writing and listening practice. If the syllabus seems overwhelming, you can join just to follow and doing what you can manage. There are many students from around the world ~ more non-native than native speakers and many there to practice their English.
We understand the world — and our selves — through stories. Then some of those hopes and fears become the world.
About the Course
Fantasy is a key term both in psychology and in the art and artifice of humanity. The things we make, including our stories, reflect, serve, and often shape our needs and desires.
This video is to help non-native speakers of English understand the gist of Sir Ken Robinson's TED 2006 conference keynote on "Do Schools Kill Creativity" (below).Please watch it before or after viewing this one.
Sir Ken Robinson's TED 2006 conference keynote address "Do Schools Kill Creativity" makes an entertaining and profoundly moving case for creating an education system that nurtures (rather than undermines) creativity.
What do you think of these videos and the ideas they express? Do you agree or disagree with Sir Ken Robinson? What was your school experience like?
This list focuses on sites designed to provide online videos to assist English Language Learners develop their language skills. In addition to meeting that criteria, in order to make this list a site has had to have the following elements:
* videos provide engaging content, not just a teacher talking. * free-of-charge. * online follow-up language development activities after watching the video. * classroom content appropriate for the classroom.
