Wednesday, June 30, 2010

Simple video introduction to Wikis

If you've never done a Wiki before it sounds so much more complicated than it is.

Look at this video to find out how simple it is.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-dnL00TdmLY&feature=channel

Friday, April 23, 2010

Website for Teachers

Here is a link to website designed for Algerian ESL teachers. It has a variety of materials and links and some some useful articles for higher education faculty.

www.algeriatesol.org

Sunday, January 17, 2010

Free video courses from leading universities.

Free video courses on a variety of topics from leading universities including courses from Columbia, Yale, UCLA, Michigan, and MIT.

http://www.academicearth.org/

Free Resources from Cambridge University Press

Here is a series of free short e-books on topics such as Teaching Listening, Teaching Vocabulary, Teaching Pronunciation, etc.

http://www.cambridge.org/elt/resources/teachersupportplus/#teacher-support

Monday, December 14, 2009

Teaching pronunciation

Here is a link to a series of online sessions on teaching pronunciation.

Great stuff!

http://www.dlfeschool.in.th/2007/etraining_eng7.php

Tuesday, June 16, 2009

Teaching Large Classes

Here are two great resources for teaching large classes.

The first is aimed at K-12 and produced by UNESCO in Bangkok. Lots of great stuff here.

http://www2.unescobkk.org/elib/publications/095/Teaching_Large_Classes.pdf

The second is a great book aimed at TESOL specifically. You can view it online through Google books at

http://books.google.com.pe/books?id=kEyHZ_DiVVkC&printsec=frontcover&lr=&hl=en

Wednesday, June 10, 2009

Free Online Video English Lessons

Here is a link to a series of free online video lessons.

http://www.youtube.com/user/JenniferESL

I haven't yet been able to listen to them (no speakers on my current computer), but they look good.

Good for English students, as well as teachers who want to see how another teachers works with particular content areas.