Tony and Sunglim's 490ATL project

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Some multimedia resources for autonomous English language learning:

Contents

Introduction

This resource is aimed at learners who are learning English as a second or foreign language, and are sufficiently motivated to learn in an autonomous manner. Most of these resources are appropriate for adults, although some also appropriate for adolescents.

Some Technical Resources

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News and Talk

  • VOA News English Live news, previously reported news. This audio is at normal speed. Includes the a transcript; provides audio files to be downloaded (advanced)
  • VOA webcasts Other VOA webcasts providing news live, news review, music mix, and real player or MP3 file archive (advanced)
News English --> Words in the News provides news reports with a transcript and definitions of selected vocabulary (advanced).
English by Radio -->Talk about English provides the news on a special topic twice a week and the script in a downloadable file; listeners can vote and send in comments; all the comments are presented online. (upper-intermediate)
  • Internet Talk Radio stations. Many of these have political slants. No endorsement of their politics is intended or implied. Mostly in English, but some other languages are represented as well (intermediate-advanced)
  • 100 Hours of Airplay with Robin Goldstein a comedy/talk radio program from Shoutcast; Streaming mp3 playable with Winamp. The host's accent is standard American English, but some of the guests speak with regional or international accents. (advanced)

Entertainment

  • Google Video provides searchable transcripts of recent television programs. This might be useful in conjunction with a VCR
  • Free Audiobooks has a huge selection of audiobooks in English for children and adults; Low-quality recordings are available for free


  • Books on MP3 has many free downloads in American English; include the novel written by Mark Twain and T.S. Eliot, etc. (advanced)


Academic/Tutorial

  • Elllo English Language Listening Lab Online clips of English speakers (native and non-native) from all over the world, updated daily. Provides authentic listening for low level students; file downloadable; labeled beginner and intermediate; present photos, a guided quiz, a transcript and an interactive speaking section (lower-intermediate)
  • eViews listening practice(intermediate to advanced); authentic interview in 'normal' conversations, not scripted and spoken by real people with a wide range of English accents; listening activities with a glossary of terms, comprehension exercise and transcription; updated monthly; charged, free trail available

Listeners can hear, compare, and practice pairs of words through the Minimal Pairs exercise and Dictation. The lesson is presented in MP3 and the PDF file. Users can record their voice to have a conversation with a native speaker. (all levels)

  • The English Listening Lounge provides listening passages on various topics spoken at a medium or high speed; topics are adjusted to different cognitive levels of learners. (all levels)
  • Randall's ESL Cyber Listening Lab provides short listening exercises, general listening quizzes, listening quizzes for academic purposes, and long conversations with RealVideo. All are labeled easy, medium, difficult, or very difficult. (all levels)
  • Englishclub.comlisten to and read some classic pieces of poetry; listening strategies presented; linked to BBC and VOA radio stations. (intermediate)

Beginner

Listeners can hear, compare, and practice pairs of words through the Minimal Pairs exercise and Dictation. The lesson is presented in MP3 and the PDF file. Users can record their voice to have a conversation with a native speaker. (all levels)

  • The English Listening Lounge provides listening passages on various topics spoken at a medium or high speed; topics are adjusted to different cognitive levels of learners. (all levels)
  • Randall's ESL Cyber Listening Lab provides short listening exercises, general listening quizzes, listening quizzes for academic purposes, and long conversations with RealVideo. All are labeled easy, medium, difficult, or very difficult. (all levels)


Intermediate

  • Elllo English Language Listening Lab Online clips of English speakers (native and non-native) from all over the world, updated daily. Provides authentic listening for low level students; file downloadable; labeled beginner and intermediate; present photos, a guided quiz, a transcript and an interactive speaking section (lower-intermediate)
English by Radio -->Talk about English provides the news on a special topic twice a week and the script in a downloadable file; listeners can vote and send in comments; all the comments are presented online. (upper-intermediate)
  • eViews listening practice(intermediate to advanced); authentic interview in 'normal' conversations, not scripted and spoken by real people with a wide range of English accents; listening activities with a glossary of terms, comprehension exercise and transcription; updated monthly; charged, free trail available
  • Englishclub.comlisten to and read some classic pieces of poetry; listening strategies presented; linked to BBC and VOA radio stations. (intermediate)

Listeners can hear, compare, and practice pairs of words through the Minimal Pairs exercise and Dictation. The lesson is presented in MP3 and the PDF file. Users can record their voice to have a conversation with a native speaker. (all levels)

  • The English Listening Lounge provides listening passages on various topics spoken at a medium or high speed; topics are adjusted to different cognitive levels of learners. (all levels)
  • Randall's ESL Cyber Listening Lab provides short listening exercises, general listening quizzes, listening quizzes for academic purposes, and long conversations with RealVideo. All are labeled easy, medium, difficult, or very difficult. (all levels)


Advanced

  • VOA News English Live news, previously reported news. This audio is at normal speed. Includes the a transcript; provides audio files to be downloaded (advanced)
  • VOA webcasts Other VOA webcasts providing news live, news review, music mix, and real player or MP3 file archive (advanced)
News English --> Words in the News provides news reports with a transcript and definitions of selected vocabulary (advanced).
  • Books on MP3 has many free downloads in American English; include the novel written by Mark Twain and T.S. Eliot, etc. (advanced)
  • 100 Hours of Airplay with Robin Goldstein a comedy/talk radio program from Shoutcast; Streaming mp3 playable with Winamp. The host's accent is standard American English, but some of the guests speak with regional or international accents. (advanced)
  • eViews listening practice(intermediate to advanced); authentic interview in 'normal' conversations, not scripted and spoken by real people with a wide range of English accents; listening activities with a glossary of terms, comprehension exercise and transcription; updated monthly; charged, free trail available

Listeners can hear, compare, and practice pairs of words through the Minimal Pairs exercise and Dictation. The lesson is presented in MP3 and the PDF file. Users can record their voice to have a conversation with a native speaker. (all levels)

  • The English Listening Lounge provides listening passages on various topics spoken at a medium or high speed; topics are adjusted to different cognitive levels of learners. (all levels)
  • Randall's ESL Cyber Listening Lab provides short listening exercises, general listening quizzes, listening quizzes for academic purposes, and long conversations with RealVideo. All are labeled easy, medium, difficult, or very difficult. (all levels)
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