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Film English
http://film-english.co/
Excellent site offering English lessons based on short films. You can:
- learn teh specific language used in the film
- find current and popular videos offering comprehensive activities for all levels of language learners
First World War Poetry Digital Archive
http://www.hcu.ox.ac.uk/jtap/
This UK site showcases primary sources with a focus on World War I, with poetry, photographs, and contemporary video and audio clips of interviews with veterans. The Education area includes resources for students, teachers, and higher education professionals. A variety of thoughtful tools are provided, including:
- Path Creation Tool enables users to create a project out of the material they view on the site
- Online Tutorials that allow students to analyze selected works in detail
Foundations of Effective Tutoring Resource for English Colleges
/tutoring/
Students helping students is a common practice in education and this site trains students in their role as a helper (tutor). Well organized into three sections (tutor, trainer, management), it features:
- five modules with PDFs pertaining to tutoring techniques
- videos to ensure techniques are applied
- attention paid to active listening, learning disabilities, and understanding differences
Free Rice
http://www.freerice.com
An initiative of the UN World Food Program, the site features a multiple-choice vocabulary quiz that presents a word and four potential definitions. For each multiple-choice question answered, a donation is made to needy people around the world. Teachers could use this tool to challenge students to compete for the highest score.
- various quizzes on other topics, including English grammar are offered under the Subjects tab.
- incorrect answers are replaced with easier questions, but are repeated later for a second chance
- subjects covered: math, chemistry, English grammar and vocabulary, geography, art, German, French, Italian, and Spanish
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