ESL Teaching/Learning Resources -- Speaking

ESL Teaching/Learning Resources
Speaking

YouTube <www.youtube.com> -- audio/video uploads can be made private or public, embedded or linked; create captions and subtitles for your uploaded videos

Rich Internet Applications for Language Learning (http://clear.msu.edu/teaching/online/ria/index.php) -- CLEAR (Center for Language Education And Research at Michigan State University); Link to video tutorials with step-by-step guidance for creating video mashups: http://clear.msu.edu/teaching/online/ria/videoTutorials/ ; by Dennie Hoopingarner

VoiceThread <www.voicethread.com> -- -- free to use with registration for an account. The following links lead to explanations, examples, and video tutorials. With VoiceThread, group conversations are collected and shared in one place from anywhere in the world. All with no software to install. A VoiceThread is a collaborative, multimedia slide show that holds images, documents, and videos and allows people to navigate pages and leave comments in 5 ways - using voice (with a mic or telephone), text, audio file, or video (via a webcam). Share a VoiceThread with friends, students, and colleagues for them to record comments too. VoiceThreads can even be embedded to show and receive comments on other websites and exported to MP3 players or DVDs to play as archival movies.

Voxopop <www.voxopop.com> -- a site for audio recordings and audio conversations (threaded discussions); teachers can create a site for students to upload their audio to.

SlideShare <www.slideshare.com> -- Produce narrated slide shows of pictures

Glogster <www.glogster.com> -- a poster board with video and audio; great for creating an audio/video profile; can be uploaded to and shared with many social networking sites, e.g. Facebook

Audacity <http://audacity.sourceforge.net/download/> -- [1.5Mb] click to download this free, cross-platform software to record, amplify, fade, edit, copy, paste etc; converts audio files to .mp3 format. Important note: Download the Lame client in order to process the conversion to .mp3 files. Select Export to .mp3 to save a file in this format.

RecordPad <http://www.nch.com.au/recordpad/index.html> -- simple sound recording program for Windows and Mac OS X; Ideal for recording audio to add to digital presentations, small download under 500k installs in seconds

TotalRecorder <http://download.com.com/3000-2170-10024762.html?legacy=cnet> -- [1.24MB] Total Recorder records streaming audio from RealPlayer, Windows Media Player, microphone input, line-in input, DVDs, or CDs. The resulting files can be saved in WAV or MP3 format. The program also can convert various sound formats to WAV, WMA, or MP3.

MP3 Sound Recorder Software at <http://www.tongsoft.com/>

<http://www.tongsoft.com/sound-recorder-vinyl-to-cd.htm> Transfer LP, tape, vinyl album to CD easy and fast
Record streaming audio from internet
Record sound generated by other programs, such as Power DVD ,RealPlayer, WinAmp ,Windows Media Player,etc.
Record music from games
Record music from movies played by VCR or DVD player
Record music from tape player
Record sound from microphone

Fonetiks <http://www.fonetiks.org/> -- "The online resource for pronunciation and language study."

Presentation Skills

Effective Presentations -- Christine Bauer-Ramazani's animated PowerPoint slide show; good for use in teaching; advance topics with mouse clicks.

Ten Commandments of Presentations <http://www.tagsys.com/Ads/strategic/tencommpres.html>

Toastmasters International <http://www.toastmasters.org/> -- At Toastmasters, members learn by speaking to groups and working with others in a supportive environment. A typical Toastmasters club is made up of 20 to 30 people who meet once a week for about an hour. Each meeting gives everyone an opportunity to practice:

Conducting meetings. Meetings usually begin with a short business session which helps members learn basic meeting procedures.
Giving impromptu speeches. Members present one-to two-minute impromptu speeches on assigned topics.
Presenting prepared speeches. Three or more members present speeches based on projects from the Toastmasters International Communication and Leadership Program manuals. Projects cover such topics as speech organization, voice, language, gestures, and persuasion.
Offering constructive evaluation. Every prepared speaker is assigned an evaluator who points out speech strengths and offers suggestions for improvement.

Tips for Dealing with Nervousness <http://www.indiana.edu/~ucstm/edminute/jparment1.html>

How to Prepare an Oral Presentation <http://learning.concordia.ca/Help/handouts/Oral%20Presentations/How_to_Prepare.shtml> -- excellent suggestions by the Student Learning Services, Concordia University

On Giving a Talk <http://www.msu.edu/user/zacks/OnGivingATalk.htm>

How To Prepare an Oral Presentation <www.student.seas.gwu.edu/~aiaa/Presentation.pdf> (Adobe Acrobat is required.) -- article on the Do's and Don'ts of oral presentations

Effective Presentations <http://www.kumc.edu/SAH/OTEd/jradel/effective.html> -- by Jeff Radel; see the points regarding planning, preparation, outlining, important elements, practice, presentation, the moment of truth, and handling questions.

Effective Presentations <http://www.med.yale.edu/library/education/effective.pdf > -- by Kathleen Bauer

Designing Effective Oral Presentations <http://www.ruf.rice.edu/~riceowl/oralpres.html>

The Art of Communicating Effectively <http://www.presentation-pointers.com/showarticle/articleid/64/>

Online Speaking materials

Fonetiks <http://www.fonetiks.org/> -- "The online resource for pronunciation and language study."

RealEnglish <http://www.real-english.com/reo/index.html> -- online videos that are useful for Oral Interaction at Beginner level, Intermediate I, Intermediate II, Intermediate III, and Advanced; free registration

Teaching English: Speaking Activities <http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/try/speaktry/speaking_activities.shtml> -- by the BBC/British Council on Teaching English

Teaching Speaking (articles in the ELL Resources Center)

Using Movie Trailers in an ESL CALL Class

Facilitating English Conversation Development in Large Classrooms by Gerry Gibson

Promoting Learners' Speaking Ability by Socioaffective Strategies by Chou, Yen-Lin
Conversation questions for ESL classrooms

Reading Aloud (Out Loud) in Conversational English Classes by Derek Kelly