Stephen Downes has published an updated version of his essay about the future of online learning. Read it here
Sunday 28 December 2008
Monday 24 November 2008
Tuesday 18 November 2008
Tuesday 11 November 2008
Basic Prepositions
Sarah from The Daily English Show explains basic prepositions.
#880 ESL Video: Basic Prepositions
on
under
in
in front of
behind
next to
between
umbrella
tree
bird
bird
umbrella
tree
on
under
in
in front of
behind
next to
between
Where is the bird?
It’s on the umbrella.
It’s under the umbrella.
It’s in the tree.
It’s in front of the tree.
It’s behind the tree.
It’s next to the tree.
It’s between the tree and the umbrella.
Where’s the bird?
It’s on the tree.
Where’s the umbrella?
It’s next to the bird?
Where’s the tree?
It’s between the bird and the umbrella.
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Tuesday 4 November 2008
Monday 6 October 2008
Neil Gaiman’s The Graveyard Book
One of the great things about the Internet is how people use it to present ideas in a different way. Neil Gaimen writes books for teenagers and is using his website to read the book to the public:
Neil Gaiman’s The Graveyard Book
Watch Neil Gaiman read The Graveyard Book on a 9-city video tour. At each stop on the tour, Neil will read one chapter from The Graveyard Book. Beginning on October 1st, we will post the video readings daily. By the end of the tour, on October 9th, you will be able to watch the master storyteller himself read The Graveyard Book in its entirety right here.
Thursday 2 October 2008
Welcome back!
I hope you have had a great summer and are ready to start practising English again. Let's get started with another great video from commoncraft which will explain how to make searching for information on the Web a little easier.
Web Search Strategies in Plain English from leelefever on Vimeo.
Web Search Strategies in Plain English from leelefever on Vimeo.
Without subtitles
With subtitles
Read the transcript here
Tuesday 26 August 2008
John Le Carré - A Most Wanted Man
John Le Carreé speaks about his new book, A Most Wanted Man
A Most Wanted Man
A half-starved young Russian man is smuggled into Hamburg at dead of night. He has an improbable amount of cash, is a devout Muslim and says his name is Issa.
Annabel is an idealistic German lawyer determined to save Issa from deportation. In pursuit of Issa's mysterious past she confronts Tommy Brue, the scion of a failing British bank based in Hamburg.
Meanwhile, scenting a sure kill in the War on Terror the rival spies of three nations converge upon the innocents.
Saturday 9 August 2008
The Orwell Diaries
FFrom the Orwell Prize blog
"The Orwell Prize is publishing George Orwell’s diaries as a blog. From 9th August 2008, Orwell’s domestic and political diaries (from 9th August 1938 until October 1942) will be posted in real-time, exactly 70 years after the entries were written.
Orwell’s ‘domestic’ diaries begin on 9th August 1938/2008; his ‘political’ diaries (which are further categorised as ‘Morocco’, ‘Pre-war’ and ‘Wartime’) begin on 7th September 1938/2008.
The diaries are exactly as Orwell wrote them. Where there are original spelling errors, they are indicated by a ° following the offending word"
This is a fantastic opportunity to read a daily post by one of the greatest English writers ever. Check out the Orwell Diaries here
"The Orwell Prize is publishing George Orwell’s diaries as a blog. From 9th August 2008, Orwell’s domestic and political diaries (from 9th August 1938 until October 1942) will be posted in real-time, exactly 70 years after the entries were written.
Orwell’s ‘domestic’ diaries begin on 9th August 1938/2008; his ‘political’ diaries (which are further categorised as ‘Morocco’, ‘Pre-war’ and ‘Wartime’) begin on 7th September 1938/2008.
The diaries are exactly as Orwell wrote them. Where there are original spelling errors, they are indicated by a ° following the offending word"
This is a fantastic opportunity to read a daily post by one of the greatest English writers ever. Check out the Orwell Diaries here
Monday 4 August 2008
Chongqing
Lee and Sachi LeFever from Common Craft show us around Chongqing, China as part of China week on their blog
Friday 1 August 2008
US Elections in Plain English
The Common Craft store
With English subtitles
Electing a US President in Plain English from leelefever on Vimeo.
Finally - somebody has explained the crazy US election process. Thanks to Common Craft for this and all their great videos
Friday 25 July 2008
FREE BEER!
Sarah from The Daily English Show tells us all about FREE Beer! Yay!
Transcription here (if you can focus)
Thursday 24 July 2008
Saturday 19 July 2008
The Glass House
In this Cool Hunting video RISD president John Maeda narrates a visit to Philip Johnson's Glass House in New Canaan, CT. Maeda shares his impressions and talks about how it relates to his thoughts on simplicity.
Friday 4 July 2008
Summer Tips No.5 - Office massage
If you're working in the office this summer, take some time to relax with a quick massage. Here's a video from The Guardian to show you how. Watch here
Summer tips no.4 - Summer dictionary
Here's a great way to carry a whole lot of dictionaries with you - so if you are going on holiday to different countries and you don't want to fill your suitcase with heavy books, put this site in your browser favourites and don't fill your laptop with big files either.
Check out WordReference.com here
Thursday 3 July 2008
Summer tips no.3 - Summer listening
Podictionary is a short, free podcast with a transcription available daily or weekly.
Charles Hodgson, creator of Podictionary says,
"Every day podictionary delivers a new short story about the history of a common word to thousands of subscribed listeners.
Not only is podictionary an audio word-a-day, but as the number of words grows in the podictionary archive the website is becoming an on-line audio etymology reference of sorts.
It's all for fun, so please enjoy."Check out Podictionary here
Technorati Tags: Charles Hodgson, e-learning, education, English, language learning, listening, podcast, Podictionary
Wednesday 2 July 2008
Summer tips no.2 - Summer research
The Internet Public Library is a public service organization and a learning/teaching environment founded at the University of Michigan School of Information and hosted by Drexel University's College of Information Science & Technology. Check it out here.
Technorati Tags: University of Michigan School of Information , education, Internet, Internet Public Library, Drexel University's College of Information Science & Technology
Tuesday 1 July 2008
Summer tips no.1 - Summer reading
This week I'm going to be posting about some resources you can use to continue practising English over the summer. The first of these is a List of Online Archives for Free Unabridged Books Online posted at Diploma GuideThis
Monday 30 June 2008
Sunday 29 June 2008
Spain United?
The Obsever thinks that success in the Euro 2008 competition is uniting Spain. Read the story here
Saturday 28 June 2008
Thursday 26 June 2008
Wednesday 18 June 2008
Rafting in Niseko Japan
Sarah from The Daily English Show takes us rafting in Niseko. Transcription here
Tuesday 17 June 2008
Friday 13 June 2008
Lisa Kereszi shoots Governer's Island
Cool Hunting shot photographer Lisa Kereszi at Governer's Island, New York.
Thursday 12 June 2008
Slow Road
Sarah from The Daily English Show puts a song by Steven Dunston to footage of the Road To Hokkaido
Tuesday 10 June 2008
Tuesday 3 June 2008
Monday 2 June 2008
Tuesday 27 May 2008
I Will Derive
Think maths is boring? Check out this video by MindofMatthew which I found on Jenny Luca's blog Lucacept. Read the lyrics here (click on "more info").
Monday 26 May 2008
Sunday 11 May 2008
Open Yale Courses
Yale University is putting entire courses online which can be studied for free. Check out this great initiative here.
Thursday 1 May 2008
London Secrets
Hitchcock Leytonstone London Underground Mosaics - The Skin Game, originally uploaded by Annie Mole.
If you're going to London soon check out this Guardian guide by top London bloggers and discover some "secret" places in the city.
Sunday 27 April 2008
How to REALLY learn English
Knightwise is a Belgian geek and media producer. He also speaks great English. In a video conversation on seesmic I asked if he could share English learning experiences. This video is his reply. Take note because Knightwise explains his secrets and serves as an ispiration to language learners everywhere.
Saturday 26 April 2008
Wednesday 23 April 2008
Tuesday 22 April 2008
Podcasting in Plain English - subtitled version
Here is the English subtitled version of the excellent Podcasting in Plain English from Common Craft
Click here for a transcription
Saturday 19 April 2008
Leek fritters from Good Food
Evan Kleinman from KCRW's Good Food programme shows us how to make leek fritters.
Friday 18 April 2008
Tuesday 15 April 2008
Wednesday 9 April 2008
Sunday 6 April 2008
Farmers Market with White On Rice Couple
Join Todd and Diane from White On Rice Couple on a visit to a California Farmers Market.
Saturday 5 April 2008
Friday 4 April 2008
Nouns, verbs, pronouns, tenses, prepositions etc
Sarah from the Daily English Show deconstructs a simple sentence.
Friday 14 March 2008
Monday 10 March 2008
Thursday 6 March 2008
What is Twitter?
Another fine video from commoncraft which explains all about the "micro-blogging" platform Twitter
Wednesday 5 March 2008
Tuesday 4 March 2008
Tales from the Big Trip
Tales from the Big Trip | Mozzarella Co. | Dallas, Texas from Cali Lewis on Vimeo.
Cali Lewis shows us how they're making cheese in Texas...
Monday 3 March 2008
How to write better in English
Finnish blogger Jarkko Laine has some great ideas on how to write better in English. Check them out here
Sunday 2 March 2008
Hands off those privates
John Hooper reports on how Italian men have been ordered to keep their hands to themselves. Read all about it here
Sunday 24 February 2008
How to listen to podcasts
Listening to podcasts is a great way to tune your ear to a language. Apple have made a video that shows how to get podcasts in iTunes for pc or mac. Watch here
Friday 22 February 2008
Wednesday 13 February 2008
Tuesday 5 February 2008
75 years since Hitler took power
There's a fascinating article by Ian Kershaw at Spiegel Online about "how Hitler won over the German people". Read it here.
Monday 4 February 2008
Friday 1 February 2008
Thursday 31 January 2008
Colours, Nouns, Numbers and Adjectives: The Song
Sarah from the The Daily English Show introduces Colours, Nouns, Numbers and Adjectives transcription here
Monday 21 January 2008
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