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30 Ekim 2016 Pazar

Websites for Learning English

Websites for Learning English




















Listening, Speaking & Pronunciation
short news stories with audio files and full scripts – UK English
six minute podcasts
video clips modeling English sounds and quizzes to practice them
wonderful archive of podcasts with transcripts – UK English
excellent dictation website
song dictations
short presentations (<20 mins) on a wide variety of topics
lots of general and academic listening quizzes – US English
CNN news stories with full transcripts – US English
excellent video library with optional subtitles on all videos, and you can click on the ‘clear speech’ icon to hear the text being spoken more clearly (great for songs!)
video library where you can record your voice and compare it with the original
video listening library – listening material for all levels
learn the phonetic alphabet with quizzes and games

Grammar & Vocabulary
www.englishpage.com (excellent grammar exercises)
www.better-english.com/vocabulary.htm (esp. business vocabulary)
www.usingenglish.com/students.html (idioms & phrasal verbs)

Reading & Writing
Excellent site for practicing reading, listening and other skills
excellent site – covers grammar, punctuation, organization and style.
a variety of text/writing-basded exercises
excellent information on paragraphing, layout and organization
excellent dictation website
improve your reading speed with these helpful sites

1 Haziran 2016 Çarşamba

What Can I Do To Improve My English?



Advice for Students

Vocabulary

  • Go over your new vocabulary every day 
  • Record new vocabulary in an organised way - include, for example: word class, pronunciation, definition, common collocations, an example sentence - personalise it to make it relevant to you and easier to remember.
  • Categorise vocabulary by topic or into collocates.
  • Use vocabulary cards to memorise new words - great for waiting at bus stops, etc.
  • Change the language on your phone to English

Grammar 

  • Go over new structures every day 
  • Do extra exercises - use books in the Structured Study Centre - e.g. English Grammar in Use
  • Use websites for additional exercises, e.g. englishpage.com
  • Read an article and find and underline examples of a particular grammar point


Speaking

  • Find someone who is your level to practise with
  • Use Skype to talk to your international friends rather than Sms or Facebook
  • Go to some of the international student in the city centre cafes


Listening

  • Listen to and watch clips on YouTube, Tv programmes, films...
  • Use websites to help you
  • Watch film clips once without English subtitles and write down what you hear. Next, watch with English subtitles so you can check what you heard and hear how words are being pronounced
  • Listen to English music - use lyricstranining.com or even YouTube


Pronunciation

  • Use websites with audio and transcript and try and copy the speaker's pronunciation. Record yourself speaking and compare with the original.
  • Listen to music and films to get used native speaker pronunciation
  • Download the Sounds: pronunciation app to your phone and use it to learn the sounds of English
  • Use the BBC Pronunciation and Phonetics Focus websites


Writing

  • Learn how to organise your writing in English - writefix.com
  • Work on spelling, punctuation and grammar
  • Use the OWL (online writing lab) website
  • Write emails to your friends
  • Keep a diary/blog
  • Post on Facebook in English


Reading 

  • Read graded readers for your level 
  • Use cueprompter.com or spreeder.com to improve your reading speed
  • Choose YouTube videos with subtitles and read along with the speaker
  • Read children's books, e.g. by Roald Dahl or JK Rowling - easy to follow plots means you can focus on grammar
  • Read everything around you - signs, posters, bilboards, timetables, labels, instructions...

Source: Kaplan International Edinburgh 

7 Şubat 2014 Cuma

Speaking English:)

İngilizce Konuşma üzerine araştırma yaparken güzel bir kaynak buldum. Aslında yazı İngilizce Konuşmanızı Nasıl Geliştirebilirsiniz? www.wikihow.com'daki yazılara benziyor. Paylaşmak istedim bazı yerlerini özellikle:

How to Improve Your Spoken English?

Yazar F.J. Noonan diyor ki:
Dürüst olalım ki bir dilde akıcı konuşmanın sihirli bir formülü yoktur (herhangi bir için söylüyor bunu).
Diyelim ki kimisinin matematiği daha iyidir, kimisinin basketbolda yeteneği vardır. Gerçekten "dil yeteneği" olan insanların yabancı dil öğrenimi daha kolaydır.
Motivasyondan bahsediyor ki bence çok önemli bir nokta!
Motivasyon bir çalışma nedenidir. Neden öğrenmek istiyoruz?
Bir anket yapılmış. What best describes your motivation for learning English? çeşitli sayısal bilgiler yer alıyor.
Kimi öğrenenlerin yurtdışında öğrenim görmek, yahut çeşitli İngilizce sınavlarından geçmek, bazı öğrenciler ise bir dil yoluyla o kültürü anlamak vb. farklı motivasyon nedenleri var.
Bir öğrenciye soruyorlar:
“If you learn English but can not speak it fluently,you are like a blind being on the street. You [will] lose many precious opportunities to enjoy the beauty of this world. You are kept inside a dark box. But if you speak [English] well, you will learn about culture, people and life. You feel your life colourful and meaningful. You are not isolated.”
Ayrıca kendimize Neden Ben İngilizce Öğrenmek İstiyorum? sorusunu sormamız gerekiyor.
Kimi iş fırsatları, kariyer, seyahat, yeni arkadaşlıkların kapılarını açar..
Listening için bazı web siteleri vermiş. Örneğin; www.esl-lab.com ,
Radyolar, özellikle BBC, ya da Radio, Benim yaptıklarımdan Voa. İngilizce haber dinlemek. learningenglish.voanews.com
TV ve Filmlerden bahsetmiş.
Many students also watch English TV and movies. Sometimes these are better than radio because they contain pictures. Pictures are helpful because they can help make the input more comprehensible. The problem with TV and movies is that they are often long and difficult, so that you may lose concentration and comprehend little of what is said. Perhaps the best way toview TV shows and movies is to view them in short periods.
VE STRATEJİLER
Strategies are helpful for comprehending a listening passage. When you are
listening, try the following:
Before Listening:
1. Look at the title of the passage and any pictures.
2. Ask yourself questions: What do you know about this topic? What do
you think this passage will be about? What information do you hope
this passage will tell you?
During Listening:
1. Focus your attention on what is being said.
2. Listen for the main idea.
3. Listen for key words and ideas.
4. Relate what you hear to what you already know. (Amato,1996, p55) 
After Listening: 
1. Ask yourself: a) Did the passage match my guess? b) What did I
learn from this passage? c) Summarize the main idea of this
passage in 1-2 sentences.
2. Write down any new words you feel are important.
Do not be afraid of making mistakes. Mistakes are normal.
• Realize you will not always be understood. When you are not
understood, you may use the following strategies:
o repeat yourself
o use gestures (hand movements and body language)
o say the same thing in a different way
o use examples
o give definitions or synonyms for words
• Realize you will not always understand what the other person is
saying. When you do not understand, you may use the following
strategies:
o Make guesses about what is being said.
o Check these guesses by asking questions.
o Check your understanding by restating what you think the
person means. (i.e. Do you mean . . . ?) (Amato 1996)
Tips for Grammar Study
• Study grammar to help you understand input.
• Study grammar to help you notice grammatical features in input.
          • Do not be frustrated that you can not apply the grammar rules you learn in spontaneous           speech. This is perfectly normal.Continue to notice these troublesome features in input.
Kaynak: http://www.gdyzy.edu.cn/yxx/DocLib16/How%20To%20Improve%20Your%20Spoken%20English.pdf 
 Umarım yararlı olmuştur:) 









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