some listening & speaking tools (for esl)

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This presentation aims at introducing and evaluating some Listening and Speaking Tools ESL teachers may make use of both inside and outside the classroom.

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Webtools and websites

Listening and Speaking

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Fotobabble is an online tool to combine photos with audio. It is free and easy to use.

It is appropriate for children, teenagers and adults

Disadvantage: not available offline

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CREATING A FOTOBABBLEIn three simple steps

1. Upload your photo and press create2. Give it a name and record your audio. Then press save

3. Enjoy! Now you have a picture that tells a story

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LESSON PLANUsing fotobabble

Travelling Ss pick a photo of their holidays to tell a short anecdote.

Places I’d like to visit

Ss pick a photo of a place they’d like to visit and provide a short explanation

Sample: My pets

Ss pick a photo of their pets and describe them

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LESSON PLANpositive and negative aspects

The stories can be presented in a more creative way

Ss organize what they want to say and may feel more confident because they are recording themselves

Fotobabbles can only last one minute so Ss’ll have to select what information is more relevant

Fotobabble needs internet access both to create them and to watch them

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USEFUL LINKS

Video Tutorial:

Teaching ideas:fotobabbles about teaching ideas

More ideas for the English Classroom

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https://www.youtube.com/show/10questions

Time.com

Interviews

Trustworthy info

Famous people?

Free access

Constant video updates

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https://www.youtube.com/show/10questions

Advertising

Extremely easy to use Download the video onto your computer

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https://www.youtube.com/show/10questions

Education-related features

Target: young adults onwards

Level: Intermediate onwards

Topics: Rather serious; not for kids

Learning styles: auditory and visual mostly

Proper realia

Doesn’t offer ready-made activities

Some videos include a transcript

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https://www.youtube.com/show/10questions

Research TIME! (pre-viewing)

Prediction TIME! (pre-viewing)

Guessing “what” TIME!

Guessing “who” TIME!

Interviewing TIME! Try also using..

Try these teaching ideas out...

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https://www.youtube.com/show/10questions

Interviewing TIME! (sample)

Created with.. http://blabberize.com/view/id/1129368

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Accuracy and acceptance Content ⇒audio files,while and after-listening activities (pdf and word

files) and quizzes (2 different ones) Content => dated No area under construction No reference as regards the last time the site was updated

Some links are not valid ⇒ ‘About the author’.

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Authority and coverage

Sean Banville (2006) = University of Birmingham Contact = e-mail address , twitter or blog Links to other materials -his personal e-book- and other sites of his

own Several adds = makes it annoying to navigate the website.

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Audience and relevance

Intended audience ==> teachers of English and students Topics ==> some are appropriate for children -Autumn, football or

holidays- whilst some others are not blood, prostitution, etc. Material ⇒ Audio and while and post-listening activities More relevant and ‘in-context’ material could be found somewhere

else -tv shows or films.

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Educational focus

Main focus ==> listening skills Learners with auditory preferences Learners with visual preferences Appropriate stages of the National Curriculum or examination body

= no links at all.

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Ease of use

Easy to find the listening you are looking for = unnecessary to add a search facility within the site.

Site = easy to use It loads quickly 100% free Registration=Not needed

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Ease of use

It might be difficult to find the place where to listen to the audio file No reference = level of difficulty or intended audience Design = not attractive Site is copyrighted –2006-2014- and Sean encourages users to

recommend this site on blogs, forums or other sites.

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Ideas on how to use this website

- Select a topic you are interested in- Listen to the audio file- Do the while and post-listening activities related to that audio file

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Sock Puppets

★Free application ★Available in the app store ★For iPhone, iPod, iTouch, iPad or

your Mac PC.

SOCK PUPPETS

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SOCK PUPPETS FREE APP

Create your own puppet shows.

Create lip-synched cartoons: puppets

automatically lip-synch to your voice.

Friends can work together and create hilarious

conversations with multiple puppets.

Share them on Facebook or YouTube.

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Sock Puppet Tutorial

Learn everything you need to know about how to create and share

your very own movies! Click on the video link to watch a tutorial

hosted by our puppet friends Socky and Sandy..

Sock Puppet Home Screen ● start new projects● open saved projects● purchase add-ons from the

Store.

SOCK PUPPETS TUTORIAL SOCK PUPPETS FREE APP

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SOCK PUPPETS SELECTION SCREENS

# Character Select Screen.

Choose and select up to four

characters for your story.

# Background Select Screen

Select up to five backgrounds.

Import your OWN backgrounds right from your camera roll by

tapping the Import button.

# Props and Scenery Screen

Choose several things to spruce up your sock puppet scene.

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SOCK PUPPETS FREE APP TEACHING IDEAS

TEACHING IDEAS:

* Young students can explore creative storytelling, show their

feelings, watch and listen to their creations, share them and

HAVE FUN!!

*Teachers can create puppet shows that review vocabulary,

model behavior, help children develop language skills, their

imagination, problem solving, and creative thinking.

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SOCK PUPPETS FREE APP Advantages and Disadvantages

ADVANTAGES

+It’s a free application available on the App store.

+It’s easy to use, it has a user friendly format,

+Tutorials included.

DISADVANTAGES

- It’s designed for iPhones, iPods, and iPads.

- You can also download it on your PC, but only if it’s a

MAC!

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http://www.listen-and-write.com/

Educational focus

* Free listening and spelling practice

* Target: teenage and adult learners

+ Offers practice in different

languages

+ Practice divided into levels of

proficiency. Level test available

+ Score for activities includes

animated fireworks if they have

done well

- Ignores some punctuation marks

- May contain some mistakes

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http://www.listen-and-write.com/

+ Website updated regularly

+ Quite user-friendly website; tutorial video available.

- Using the site requires registration

+ Registration is very simple

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http://www.listen-and-write.com/

Teaching idea: T can prepare a recording for their students to work with + Users can contribute their own recordings to the website