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Sites that give students the opportunity to study another culture; may also not be oriented specifically to ESL/EFL
Updated on Mar 25, 16
Created on May 07, 09
Category: Computers & Internet
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This set of sties has some great resources to spark writing and discussion in your class: write about a picture, do research to find resources that explain the picture, etc. Historical, social science, and cultural activities.
"What you see here are candid submissions from people who have engaged in a little exercise. Here’s how it works. Think about the word Race. How would you distill your thoughts, experiences or observations about race into one sentence that only has six words?"
This National Public Radio blog makes the perfect starting point for a multicultural lesson for ESL/EFL students. The entries are sheer poetry and give a great deal of content to think about the issue of race and one's place in society, for better or worse. Each 6-word "poem" makes us, as one contributor said, "Look past race to underlying humanity."
A multimedia version of Wikipedia. Searchable by words in video or other media. As available as an app for iPad. Might be good for project-based and content-based learning. From Carla Arena.
Lots of documentaries on an enormous variety of subjects. These can be used to spark conversation and get students ready to do their own research for a paper. Professionally produced, and free. Many are award-winning. Categories are listed, and there is a search function. Not specifically directed to ESL/EFL, but good authentic content.
A fabulous tool for socio-cultural studies of any country. Click on a country to look at a wide variety of factors: population, social indicators, economy, technical networks, environment, and millenium goals. Fascinating place for students to do comparisons and get info for reports. Or for teachers to learn more about their country of residence. Thanks to Peggy Fisher and Webheads.
This is a great set of podcast questions by students to be used as the basis of a cross-cultural exchange. Nice examples to get your students going. These examples are from 16-17-yr-olds. Students get some writing practice, too, by inputting the questions they read aloud.
This is one of a long series of "pocket culture" snapshots of peoples of the world. This site would be great for students, both for learning about other cultures, and for participating in a project about their own region. Places and topics are listed, as well as blogs about culture.
A great place for students to read about and study cultures of the world. A contributor to the Blog is Carla Arena. This would also be a good way for students to enter a project about their own region of the world. The site is organized by Culture, Topics, and Blogs about culture.
"iEARN (International Education and Resource Network) is the world's largest non-profit global network that enables teachers and youth to use the Internet and other technologies to collaborate on projects that enhance learning and make a difference in the world."
A really interesting site for listening practice based on current issues and news events. Has a nice non-commercial ad-free look, also. Would be useful for a culture class as well.
"The Newseum displays these daily newspaper front pages in their original, unedited form. Some front pages may contain material that is objectionable to some visitors. Viewer discretion is advised."
This would be very handy, and easy to use, for adult ESL/EFL, social studies classes, or cross-cultural study: What is considered important in each location? How is the same news story treated differently in different cities or different parts of the world? Excellent for visual learners.
Pingg is a nice way to invite people electronically to a do or send a thank you note. Would be good for adult students to learn some of the social conventions of Brit-American culture.
Listen to speakers from all over the world while reading a phonemic transcript of what they say. Looks as if it were developed for researchers, but it might be very useful for advanced learners who are studying pronunciation and accent reduction. Wouldn't be appropriate for beginning learners.
So far there are 20 videos concerning British language and culture. Looks like it would have high appeal to secondary students and more advanced learners.
15 items | 4 visits
Sites that give students the opportunity to study another culture; may also not be oriented specifically to ESL/EFL
Updated on Mar 25, 16
Created on May 07, 09
Category: Computers & Internet
URL: