Lynn W Zimmerman, PhD

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Technology-based listening activity
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 can be done by the individual can use it in class
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Extensive or intensive
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Students should recycle the language in each stage of the lesson
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Create human-human interactions
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Provides ample scope and opportunity for integrated lessons activitating all 4 skills

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Relevance
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Interest
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Appropriateness of topic
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Authenticity
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Newsworthiness
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Currency
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Pedagogical soundness
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Usefulness
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Comprehensibility
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Length

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Downloadability
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Availability in streaming mode
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Amount of bandwidth required
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Format
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Interactivity

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Transcripts
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Related activities
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Tutorials
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Audioplayer downloads
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Visual support
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Key vocabulary

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Randall’s ESL Cyber Listening Lab www.esl-lab.com
English Language Learning Lab Online www.elllo.org
The English Listening Lounge www.englishlistening.com
BBC English Learning Home Page www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/in dex.shtml
Takako’s Great Adventure http://international.ouc.bc.ca/takako
Real English Online www.real-english.com

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Science
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Earth & Sky www.earthsky.com
The Discovery Channel www.discovery.com
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History
The History Channel www.historychannel.com
Literature
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Poetry Archive www.poetryarchive.org
MobyLives www.mobylines.com
NPR: Books www.npr.org/templates/topi cs/topic.php?topicId-1032
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Commercials
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Funny Commercials http://funnycommercials.nl
Clio Awards www.clioawards.com
Everyday Life
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BBCs Video Nation www.bbc.co.uk/videonation
Sports
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ESPN Sports Zone http://espn.go.com
http://espnradio.espn.go.co
m/espnradio/index

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World Radio Network www.wrn.org/audio.html
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BBC www.bbc.co.uk
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National Public Radio www.npr.org
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Canadian Broadcasting Corporation www.cbc.ca
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Australian Broadcasting Corporation www.abc.net.au
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Voice of America www.voanews.com/english/portal.cfm

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ITN www.itn.co.uk
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ITV www.itv.com
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Central TV www.centraltv.co.uk
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Channel 4 www.channel4.co.uk
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ABC http://abc.go.com
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CBS www.cbs.com
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HBO www.hbo.com
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NBC www.nbc.com
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PBS www.pbs.org

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Breaking News English www.breakingnewsenglish.com/podcast.html
Jokes in English Podcasts www.voiceblog.jp/joke
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The Daily Idiom Podcast www.englishcaster.com/blogs
The English Teacher Show http://englishteacherjohn.com/podcast
TOEFL Podcast www.toeflpod.com
Voice of America’s Special English www.voanews.com/specialenglish/daily_radi o.cfm

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National Public Radio (NPR) Podcast
Directory www.npr.org/rss/podcast/podcast_directory.
php
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BBC Documentaries www.bbc.co.uk/1xtra/tx/documentaries
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CBS News Podcast Feeds http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/Podcasti ng

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Audible.com www.audible.com
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Sherlock Holmes Audio Books www.pinkgeekaudio.net/weblog3
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Project Gutenberg’s Audio Books www.gutenberg.org/browse/categories/1
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Repeast After Us – Children’s Stories http://repeatafterus.com

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Easily accessible and even downloadable from the web
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Get visual support
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Keep in mind
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How will the learners benefit?
How does it support the curriculum?
How will the video enhance the audio component?
How will you use the clip?
How will you assess learners‘ comprehension?

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Apple Movie Trailers www.apple.com/trailers
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Movietrailers.com www.movietrailers.com
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English Trailers www.english-trailers.com
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The Internet Movie Database www.imdb.com
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CNN (or other news media) video clips www.cnn.com/video_vault
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Guiness World Records www.guinessworldecords.com
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Brain POP www.brainpop.com
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The Biogrphy Channel www.biography.com/broadband/home/index.jsp

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Choose one website and select an item you would use with your students as a listening activity. Fill out the chart about the item. You may do this activity individually or in pairs.
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Web Site: ___________ Name(s): _________
Listening Activity Item
URL
Why did you choose it?
(2-3 sentences)
Describe either a during listening or after listening activity your students will do. (75-125 words)

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Krajka, J. (2007). English language teaching in the Internet-assisted environment. Lublin,
Poland: Maria Curie-Sklodowska Univeristy
Press.