York Associates Annual Workshop - 20th Dec 2000
Check out the following 'e-learning' links (comment in the form below):
The Basics of Business English
Ruth Vilmi's Business English Help Page
Language and Learning Awareness - Edunet
Randall's ESL Cyber Listening Lab
Internet TESL Journal: Free Links for ESL and EFL Students
And a little more specialised:
| sample sites | |
| Pronunciation | Arnoud Thuss |
| Grammar | Better English: Question Tags, Quantities |
| Vocabulary | Better English: Hangman, Crossword Puzzles |
| Socialising | Are you a good socialiser - Internet TESL J |
| Telephoning | Arnoud Thuss Listening to telephone calls |
| Presenting | EnglishCLUB.net: Presentations and Public Speaking |
| Meeting | Business Meetings by Michael Vallance |
Sample websites of a training company offering password-protected on-line learning to clients: Proactive English, or YES (Your English Site)
names: Group 1
website_reviewed: Better-English.com
Date: 20 December 2000
Time: 12:53
comments
Random choice of vocab.and grammar items within a purely testing context. No support.
names: Group 1
website_reviewed: EnglishPractice.com
Date: 20 December 2000
Time: 13:00
comments
Very limited. Reading comprehension m/c questions based on business-topic dialogues. No help, no feedback, no chance to review material. Voted Very Boring.
names: Group 1
website_reviewed: Cobuild Idiom of the Day
Date: 20 December 2000
Time: 13:09
comments
Uninspiring. Idiom and examples. No pizzazzzzz. Less useful than a dictionary as it doesn't give the basic meaning of the metaphor.
names: Group1
website_reviewed: edunet.com
Date: 20 December 2000
Time: 13:12
comments
Failed to deliver a site. Connections timed out.
19-Dec-2000
collected by N.G.Berger