The Production of Language learning materials

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Presented by : Martin Lange
Lektorat Deutsch als Fremdsprache
Director of Key Skills Center
Christian-Albrechts-Universität, Kiel

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Presented by : Martin Lange
CONTACT
[email protected]
Tema: „Internet“

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The problem of
teaching-resources
Too old ?
Too boring ?
Not authentic ?
Too expensive ?
Too difficult to obtain ?

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The material is too old ... ?
The internet provides day by day, hour by hour and sometimes up to the minute what is happening worldwide
www.bbc.co.uk
http://news.google.co.uk/nwshp?hl=en&tab=wn
Important is what YOU make of it !!!

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The material is too old ... ?
The internet provides day by day, hour by hour and sometimes up to the minute what is happening worldwide
News Alert:
Be „alarmed“ when YOUR topic is in the news !!!
http://www.google.co.uk/alerts
Important is what YOU make of it !!!

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The material we have
is too boring ... ?
The internet provides great variety:
By topic
By addressee
By media type

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Variety ? Yes !!!
topics: Literature, Sciences, Economics, etc.
addressees: For children, for laymen,
for scholars
By media type: Written texts, audio, video, multimedia
Important is what YOU choose !!!

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New material is too expensive ...
O.K., but is it worth paying for all the new fancy and shiny materials ?
Have you checked if the material available is suitable for YOUR purposes ?

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New material is difficult to obtain ...?
NO !!!
Use your computer resources
Easy access to tons of material
E-mail address being accessible world-wide and free of charge
Authentic material at your fingertips

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How can I find material ?
By searching the internet through:
Catalogues
Search machines
Mailing lists

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What is available ?
1) SOURCES
Newspaper texts / Literary texts
Databases/ Dictionaries
Pictures (as stimulus for language production)
Radio news and features
TV programs
Maps, biographies, history, diagrams ...

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What is available ?
2) TOOLS
to create cloze tests,
to create listening comprehension tests
to create crossword puzzles
YOUR brain and YOUR fantasy !!!

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Some people have a commercial interest in making available their material ...
Some people believe in sharing knowledge and ideas .
YOU can help these people
YOU can count on their support
Who has the time to produce
all the material ?

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How do I contact these people ?
FORUMS
MAILING LISTS
TEACHERS‘ ORGANISATIONS
Please SEARCH for
„EFL“, „language teaching“, etc.

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How do I bring the material
to the classroom ?
You can ...
print and copy what you find
record authentic sound onto tape/USB flash card

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How do I produce a
CLOZE TEST ?
Find an interesting text
Press CTRL + A
Press CTRL + C
Go to:
http://www.goethe.de/lhr/prj/usg/deindex.htm

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Now you insert your text and
change it into a worksheet !!!
Klick into the window
Press CTRL + V
(insert, from above )
Choose you options ...
#..... 4./7./10. ... ?

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THIS IS A TEXT WITH BLANKS TO FILL ___.

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Word finding activities
for newly taught vocabulary
Go to: http://puzzlemaker.discoveryeducation.com/WordSearchWithMessageSetupForm.asp
Choose: „word find“
Type in all the new words you
taught today
Press: Create crossword

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One step beyond ...
Students´ homepages
Exchange ideas with
other teachers
Web cameras and
multimedia-learning

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Will the computer take away
my job ?
We will always need good
teaching staff
The computer is only a tool
Let´s learn from our students too

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Teaching the teachers
Computer skills ? Curriculum
Sharing knowledge -
a new scientific community
And the future ?

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Dictionaries and Thesaurus
www.merriam-webster.com/
English-Russian-English ?
http://www.lexilogos.com/english/russian_dictionary.htm
Sources

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Sources
General English courses online
www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/
http://www.eslcafe.com/
http://www.teachingtips.com/blog/2008/06/24/100-best-resources-and-guides-for-esl-teachers/
http://www.english-4u.de/

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Keep up your English: Lesson plans
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/teachingenglish/plans/uptodate.shtml
Sources

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Exercises with „Breaking News English“
http://www.breakingnewsenglish.com/
Sources

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Sources
Podcasts for
Listening Comprehension
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/podcasts/
Bookclub: Listen to real authors
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/specials/133_wbc_archive_new/page2.shtml
Bookclub:
Listen to real authors
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/specials/133_wbc_archive_new/page2.shtml

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Sources
BBC World „Science“
and „Click“ (Computer Magazine)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world_radio_and_tv/

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Click-online, magazine for computer-buffs
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/click_online/default.stm
Sources

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Example for „Science in Action“
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00ldzyw
Sources

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English pronounciation
Homographs I
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DB1amZpfDaQ&feature=related
Homographs II
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9WeLJj_dUc8&feature=related
Sources

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Phrases
http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/index.html
Sources

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Listening, Reading, Exercises, Computer Games
http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/
Sources

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Example: How to apply mind maps for creative writing
http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/articles/using-mind-maps-develop-writing
Sources

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POEMS
http://www.poetryfoundation.org/
Sources

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Grammar exercises with fun
http://www.chompchomp.com/handouts.htm
Sources

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Food for thought and discussions
http://www.miniature-earth.com/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?gl=GB&hl=en-GB&v=dGCJ46vyR9o
http://www.6billionothers.org/
Sources

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Radio 4 (BBC)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/programmes/schedules/fm
You can take a look here at upcoming programmes:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/features/programmes/
Sources

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The Moscow Times
http://www.themoscowtimes.com/index.php
Sources

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What to do with
all these sources ?

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What to do with
all these sources ?
Edit and print out texts

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What to do with
all these sources ?
Edit and print out texts
Include your source in order to follow copyright laws

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What to do with
all these sources ?
Edit and print out texts
Include your source in order to follow copyright laws
Copy audio/video onto USB

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AUTHORWARE

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http://www.goethe.de/lhr/prj/usg/deindex.htm

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