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Back in November 2008 I published Part 1 of a series of articles intended to explore the use of WebCams in education. I have now finally got round to writing Part 2 which is a collection of 20 activities EFL ESL teachers can do with their students.

Mnemonic Dictionary (MD) helps in learning and remembering word and it's meaning easily by providing memory aids (called mnemonics) for each word. Mnemonics connect to-be-remembered meaning of words with a systematic and organized set of images or words that are already firmly established in long-term memory and can therefore serve as reminder cues.

"Over the course of this event we will be looking at a small range of web based tools that will enable you to create motivating online language learning activities for your students. These can be used either in class or set as homework. You will have the chance to understand how these tools work, find out how to use them with students and be able to try your hand at creating and sharing activities with other teachers. By the end of the event you should have a small 'toolkit' of resources and ideas that will enable you to enhance your lessons though the effective and pedagogically sound use of technology."

Over the course of this event we will be looking at a small range of web based tools that will enable you to create motivating online language learning activities for your students. These can be used either in class or set as homework. You will have the chance to understand how these tools work, find out how to use them with students and be able to try your hand at creating and sharing activities with other teachers. By the end of the event you should have a small 'toolkit' of resources and ideas that will enable you to enhance your lessons though the effective and pedagogically sound use of technology.

takes the burden out of learning by automatically creating a learning schedule that adapts to the individual's performance and needs. The system combines proven learning science with the latest in adaptive, semantic and social Web technologies. Powered by personalized learning algorithms, Smart.fm measures memory strength on a granular item by item basis. The algorithms are based on decades of research on optimum learning patterns in the fields of cognitive science and neuroscience.

Many language students like to use electronic translators. I teach English and over the years I have watched them grow in popularity. Students love them, there is no doubt about that. Teachers are not so united. Some think they are great, and others hate them. For me, it has taken some time to befriend them, and work out how to take advantage of them in the classroom.

Are you interested in Spanish translation services? In that case, you will have a number of choices, because many organizations provide this particular service. Allow me to share some vital things to consider before deciding on the best one to suit your needs.

Working in the translation services industry, I have come to appreciate the hard work and superior skills of the vast majority of professional translators. On the other hand, I have also come across my fair share of issues and mistakes, most of which re-occur in various guises.

Wiki with resources for language teachers interested in teaching in Second Life.

Digital Storytelling Clay Animation Tutorial on clay animation Digitales Tips and tricks for creating a digital story Digital Story Telling Provides a wealth of links for creating digital stories Digital Storytelling Resources Collection of resources by Meg Ormiston to help educators create powerful digital stories; Curriculum integration Digital Storytelling Scoring Rubric Sample scoring guide Educational Uses of Digital Storytelling Instructions, suggestions, resources, ideas Kitzu Digital story kits for the classroom Video in the Classroom Digital storytelling in the elementary grades and beyond

a group of volunteers throughout the world began creating an open, free, online Japanese-English dictionary. The form and content of the dictionary are decided by the participants in the project. Among its features are the following: * Definitions that explain the meaning of words as completely as possible * As many examples as possible of each word in real contexts * Photographs and other illustrations, especially for entries about uniquely Japanese things * No restrictions on the type or range of vocabulary * No restrictions on the length of entries The dictionary has been named jeKai (je海), pronounced "jay-kai" or ジェーカイ.

This is a demonstration of a language guesser, as proposed in Cavnar, Trenkle, N-Gram-Based Text Categorization. It's implemented in Perl. You can get the Perl script under certain copyright restrictions here. For free! No commercial version available!

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Search terms in multiple languages simultaniously. IATE has been used in the EU institutions and agencies IATE incorporates all of the existing terminology databases of the EU's translation services into a single new, highly interactive and accessible interinstitutional database. The following legacy databases have been imported into IATE, which now contains approximately 1.4 million multilingual entries:

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Are you looking for a way to use Skype beyond simply making a call? Jeff Dunn, through Ededemic, created a list of 50 ways to use Skype in the classroom.

Letter E in French - Pronunciation