WebQuest for 142

Here is the link to the WebQuest: http://zunal.com/webquest.php?w=89960

ESL/EFL websites

Your next assignment is to find and analyze a website that can be used for learning English. You will have to send your analysis to my email address (groups 141a, 141b, 142a) or present it during our last class (142b).

Here you can find an example of how to do that and 4 questions you have to answer while analyzing your website (all the questions in bold).

Website
What features (services) does the website provide?
You can read the news from all over the world. Also you can listen to some of the news and learn new vocabulary from them. As well as listening online you can download the article, exercises and the mp3 file so that to work with it in an offline mode.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/language/wordsinthenews/2010/11/101110_witn_mcdonalds_page.shtml
There are different categories. For example, you can choose between GRAMMAR, VOCABULARY and PRONUNCIATION, or GENERAL and BUSINESS English.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/general/index.shtml
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/language/index.shtml
Also you can find cultural references from which you can get to know a lot about different cultures (not only about British). For example, there are 2 categories: COSTUMES AND CELEBRATIONS and RECIPES where you can learn a lot about different holidays and national cuisine of the country.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/specials/
To addition there one can also find crosswords, quizzes, blogs and numerous discussions.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/quizzes/crossword/101119_crossword_school.shtml
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/quizzes/index.shtml
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/community/index.shtml

What do you like about it?
You can work with it for free (including the download of the files). I also like the great many of services that I described in the previous question.

What don’ you like about it?
You can forget about time if you get to the website, because it really makes one interested in what’s going on there.

How many points would you give this website (out of 10)? And why?
10 points, because it is possible for everyone to use it: for people from every part of the world (with Internet), and with all levels of knowledge.

Listening to English

One of the best ways of learning foreign language is listening to it and watching videos. There are numerous websites where you can do it.

Your assignment for this class will be to make a "media library entry" of resources on the particular topic (the one that you subscribe to here 141a 141b 142a 142b).

You can use the resources below and the ones you find by yourself. There should be at least 10 resources in your "media library entry". Only one link from each website is allowed!
Add your resources to the "Media library" wiki page here 141a 141b 142a 142b.

Audio resources

http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/language/newsaboutbritain/2009/02/090127_soaps.shtml (and don’t forget about bbc.co.uk where you can listen to the live radio)

http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/listen-and-watch

http://www.englishmeeting.com/esl_podcast_page.htm

http://www.englishclub.com/listening/index.htm

http://www.manythings.org/ (go to “Listening and Reading” and “Singing” parts)

http://www.podcastsinenglish.com (only listening – the rest of the features are paid)

Video resources

http://www.youtube.com/

http://www.sidereel.com/_home (TV shows, movies, TV programs in English)

Workshop for Foreign Languages Department

Blogs

Our blogs

http://language-leader.blogspot.com/

http://olgaanikina.blogspot.com/

Блоги студентов группы 446 по теме «Моё образование»

http://irusia-iren.blogspot.com/

http://lifilongdreams.blogspot.com/

http://irina-dugnysta.blogspot.com/

http://nastusha1990.blogspot.com/

http://sunday-alex.blogspot.com/

http://katuphka.blogspot.com/

Как создать свой блог

GO TO blogspot.com или blogger.com

CREATE A BLOG

CREATE A GOOGLE ACCOUNT (если у вас его нет)

NAME YOUR BLOG

CHOOSE A STARTER TEMPLATE

START BLOGGING

TITLE

TYPE YOUR MESSAGE IN THE WINDOW (формат меняется почти так же как и в Ворде)

PUBLISH POST

VIEW POST

To view blogger control panel

GO BACK

SETTINGS

PERMISSIONS (здесь можно настроить, кто может читать ваш блог)

COMMENTS

SAVE SETTINGS

VIEW BLOG (на эту кнопку можно нажать в любой момент и просмотреть свой блог)

Wikis

Если «Вика» уже создана, и вам предлагают стать одним из её «соавторов».

Вам высылают приглашение на электронную почту.

LOG IN HERE

TYPE YOUR PASSWORD

EDIT & SAVE (Add a comment) VIEW

Как создать свою «Вики» самостоятельно?

Go to pbworks.com and SIGN UP (create an account if you don’t have one)

HOME

CREATE A WORKSPACE/ СREATE A NEW WORKSPACE

BASIC (FREE)

CHOOSE YOUR ADDRESS

AGREE TO NON-COMMERCIAL USE (For education)

CHOOSE YOUR SECURITY SETTINGS (Only people I invite or approve)

TAKE ME TO MY WORKSPACE

CREATE A PAGE

EDIT & SAVE (Add a comment) VIEW

USERS – ADD MORE USERS – PERMISSION LEVEL

Вики против Блогов

Подборка материалов по летней школе в формате вики

cmcmaterials.pbworks.com (click on "Request Access" and wait for it to be approved)

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To create your own WebQuest or to find the existing ones go to
http://zunal.com/

Useful links:

http://hotpot.uvic.ca/ - software for creating interactive multiple-choice, short-answer, jumbled-sentence, crossword, matching/ordering and gap-fill exercises
http://www.halfbakedsoftware.com/quandary.php - application for creating Web-based Action Mazes