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Technologies
like Javascript, Shockwave, RealVideo/Audio, Flash, etc. have
been adopted into English education to make learning more
interactive and authentic. The following are sample web sites
of English e-learning organized according to different domains
of learning.
Listening
- Randall’s
ESL Cyber Listening – Close to 100 listening activities
organized by length (short/long) or topic (general/academic).
Students listen to a sound file(with or without caption)
and then answer questions about the dialogue they've heard.
- Arlyn Freed's ESL/EFL Listening Resources - Includes reviews of the web sites listed, noting the forms of technology used, pros and cons about the site/material, and suggestions for listening.
- Listening
Practices – Listening practices for learners of
different proficiency levels with accent listening gallery
and listening lesson plans.
- English
Listening Room – Listen to songs and fill in the
blank.
Reading
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Interactive Reading Material – A sample interactive
branching story in which readers can make their own choices
about what will happen next. Quizzes are embedded in the
reading process.
- Reading
Skills and Resources – Training of different kinds
of reading skills and resources for online reading materials,
as well as a few reading quizzes.
Writing
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Writing Guidelines – Online resources of guidelines
on different genres of writing (tips, sample writings, etc.).
- Paragraph
Punch – An educational software that guide learners
step by step through the whole process of writing a passage.
- Writing
Den – Writing tips and quizzes at word, sentence,
and paragraph levels to help learners to improve their writing
skills.
Pronunciation
- English
Pronunciation – Demo pronunciation lessons with
instructions and QuickTime movie on how to pronounce individual
sound, and activities such as tongue twisters, mini pair
distinction and dictation.
- Sounds
of English – Online resources on the pronunciation
of pairs of sounds in text, audio and graphic formats.
- BBC
Education – Varieties of games with animation
and audio on the basic phonics such as consonant cluster,
CVC words and long vowels.
- English
Vowels and Consonants – A site with instructions,
graphics and video clips on the pronunciation of individual
vowels and consonants, as well as word examples in audio
format. It also allows learners to record their own pronunciation.
- American
Accent – A comprehensive explanation on the sounds
of American English, though text only.
- Pronunciation
Web Resources – A useful list of web resources
categorized by the technologies used (e.g. sites using shockwave,
sites using QuickTime), and other useful references.
Vocabulary
- Vocabulary
Puzzles – Online resource for working on groups
of related vocabulary words in a puzzle format. It consists
of interactive vocabulary puzzles for different levels (e.g.,
elementary, high school) and in different forms (e.g. definition
matching, fill-in-the-blanks, word find) and with different
thematic features (e.g. holidays, sports, current events).
- Vocabulary
Quizzes – Vocabulary quizzes arranged by categories
of difficult levels (level 1-level 5) and in different forms
(multiple choice, fill-in-the-blank).
- Popular
Vocabulary Activities – A collection of 13 kinds
of flash card, concentration and other Java-enabled vocabulary/phrase
learning activities with samples for each kind including
ability to create your own.
- Vocabulary
Builder – A site to build business, telephone
and other useful vocabularies and expressions through doing
the quizzes.
- SuperKids
Vocabulary Builder – An entertaining way to build
learners’ vocabulary and spelling through providing
word explanation and hand-on activities such as hangman.
Learners can also make their own word scrambler, hidden
word puzzles.
- Classified
Vocabulary – Useful vocabularies arranged in different
categories (e.g. restaurant vocabulary, Internet vocabulary).
Words in each category are given definitions and then are
used in conversations.
Grammar
- Grammar
Guide – Comprehensive online resource for grammar
usage with explanations and examples.
- Internet
Grammar of English – Online resources on word
classes and structural rules of English with explanations
and examples. Each section provides a list of exercises
after explanation.
- Grammar
Reference – An extensive site that contains grammar
references at different levels (e.g. word & sentence
level, paragraph level) as well as a collection of interactive
grammar quizzes.
- Grammar
Quizzes – A collection of grammar quizzes organized
according to level of difficulty. Quizzes are in the form
of multiple choice and fill-in-the-blank.
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