NPR “Fresh Air” Interview Show Puts Archives Online
Fresh Air, the iconic NPR interview show with Terry Gross, has just put its archive of all...
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Category: listening
The Best Video Clips Showing Examples Of Bad & Good Listening – Contribute More!
I’ll be doing my usual lesson on “good” and “bad” listening...
Read More“Best” Lists Of The Week: Listening & Speaking Resources
This is the thirty-sixth post in a series I’m creating that will highlight the Best “Best” lists in a particular topic I have posted over the years. Next month, I’ll be unveiling a redesigned blog which will have these...
Read MoreStoryCorps Unveils Searchable Archive Of 400,000 Interviews
I’ve posted often about StoryCorps – their great interviews and their wonderful app. Today, they unveiled an archive containing the 400,000 interviews people have done with their app, and it’s searchable...
Read MoreThe Best Sites For ELLs To Practice Online Dictation
Dictation exercises in class, where English Language Learners need to listen and write down what they hear, is an excellent language-learning practice (you can learn more about these classroom lessons at The Best...
Read MoreStoryCorps Begins Weekly Video Series That Would Be Excellent For ELLs
I’m a big fan of StoryCorps and have written about them many times. They’ve recently begun producing a “weekly broadcast” described as “Stories from Americans of all backgrounds and beliefs.”...
Read MoreStudy Supports What ELL Teachers Have Been Saying For Years – Surround Yourself With New Language
Learn a New Lingo While Doing Something Else is the headline of an article in Scientific American today about a new study. It basically says that you’ll improve your new language skills just by having the audio in the...
Read MoreInfographic: “Are You A Good Listener?”
I’m adding this infographic to The Best Ideas To Help Students Become Better Listeners — Contribute More: You can also find more infographics at Visualistan
Read MoreStoryCorps Kicks-Off “Great Thanksgiving Listen” Again
I posted a lot about last year’s StoryCorps’ Great Thanksgiving Listen, and they’re doing it again this year. You can find out lots of information – along with downloading resources – at their...
Read MoreThis Would Be Great For ELLs: Play – Or Create – A “Listening & Speaking” Choose-Your-Own-Adventure Story
As regular readers know, I’m a big fan of both having students create and read (or, in the case of videos, watch-and-play) choose your own adventure stories (see The Best Places To Read & Write “Choose Your Own...
Read MoreThe American Archive of Public Broadcasting Is A Treasure Trove Of Public Radio & TV Shows
The American Archive of Public Broadcasting is a joint project of the Library of Congress and WGBH in Boston. It has tens of thousands of hours of programming from local public radio and TV stations across the country. It has a...
Read MoreSee & Listen To A Fun Language Map — Then, Add Your Own Voice To It
The “You Say Potato” accent language map has people all over the world saying the word…”potato.” You can easily add your own voice to it. I’m adding the map to The Best “Language Maps.” Thanks...
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