Archive for the ‘English’ Category
It is official: Internet changes language …
Ok, the headline is lame. But still, it is nice to listen to David Crystal talking about how new inventions in media changed and still change language:
As a side benefit, the video links to Global from Macmillan Education where you might find some useful elessons. I did.
Nice site found: Free ESL Materials.com
Following other teachers via Twitter has its uses. I probably wouldn’t have found this lovely site without it: Blogs: Free ESL Materials.com | Blogging | Lesson Plans. If you are an ESL teacher like me, it is a great resource.
I especially like Breaking News English. Here you can find not only topical texts but also
- warm-ups
- mp3 audio of the texts
- before reading/listening activities
- while reading/listening activities
- after reading/listening activities
In fact, for every text you’ll get a complete lesson that you can adapt to your needs. Great stuff!
Teaching the news
If I ever have to teach TV news again, I’ll definitely use this lovely video:
It is hillarious, it is so true, but it will definitely need subtitles or a transscript for my students. Nevertheless, it is worth the work!
Moodle for 2nd language and history teaching
This book (Moodle 1.9 for Second Language Teaching) seems to be exactly what I was looking for. Strangely, there are no reviews on Amazon for it yet. The contents are impressive, as is the price tag: a hefty €35-40.
The book is promoted in the Moodle Language teaching community and probably worth the money, so I’ll get it eventually and read it.
Now, is there a similar book for history teaching?
For starters I’ll read the teachers’ manual here (German).
