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Video clips with the option for pausing, slowing audio, turning off either or both English/French transcript, flashcards with definition, audio and use in context with translation. Comes in a range of languages but costs to subscribe.

The LRC is proud to announce the release of a new video describing the advantages of learning a second language.  Funded by Alberta Education and produced by the Teaching and Learning Centre at the University of Calgary, Advantage for Life provides an accessible overview of the cognitive, economic and social advantages that come with learning another language.

The LRC is proud to announce the release of a new video describing the advantages of learning a second language.  Funded by Alberta Education and produced by the Teaching and Learning Centre at the University of Calgary, Advantage for Life provides an accessible overview of the cognitive, economic and social advantages that come with learning another language.

takes an innovative approach to educational technology and turns something students probably do already into an ESL/EFL learning experience. Users register for an account, choose a YouTube video and then create quizzes based on the video content, which learners can then watch, answer and rate. Quizzes are ranked by recommended level of skill at English and contain a comment section for students to practice their written English. The diverse content on the site has been created by over 1,400 registered teachers, and registration for the site is free.

This site claims that it will gauge a students' knowledge of vocabulary and provide materials (readings, videos) at the appropriate level, to make comprehension easy enough for learning to be fun, but at the same time slightly challenging for new learning to happen (Krashen's idea of i+1). I have tried it at beginner's level for Italian and was not terribly impressed, but the idea is good. Would love to hear what other people think about this.

video interview with Ellen Bialystok on learning languages as adults and children

Description The simple way to create your own beautiful iBooks, right on the iPad. Read them in iBooks, send them to your friends, or submit them to the iBooks Store. Ideal for children's picture books, photo books, art books, cook books, manuals, textbooks, and the list goes on. * The no. Students can create their own e-book using video, photos and sound and they can add in voice.By making it possible for students to record their own voices gives them a chance to play back what they have heard and, if necessary, re-record their work with corrections (self-editing). It is also different to standing in front of the classroom to present their work, which for some students is confronting.

Description 30hands Mobile is a fun, innovative storytelling app that allows students, teachers and anyone with creativity to easily create narrated stories or presentations based on photos, images, drawings or video clips using an iPad, iPhone or iPod. Different from other presentation apps, 30hands Mobile focuses on the power of storytelling and ITERATIVE CREATIVITY(TM). This can be used to create a narrated slide show using photos. Students can take their own photos and then add in an avatar to narrate in target language. Students can record their own voice. This would be good to use with photos from an excursion or a guest speaker.

This site contains hundreds of pre-recorded monologues and discussions on an enormous variety of topics, geared to English speakers at six distinct levels of skill from beginner to advanced. ELLLO recruits speakers from more than 60 countries, helping you introduce your students to a variety of different English accents, and some exercises contain comprehension games as learning aids. The lessons come in video as well as audio formats and can be sorted by topic, skill level or speaker's home country. This site provides students of English language with free listening, reading, and vocabulary practice.