Return-Path: <nifl-technology@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id f1GJgu919767; Fri, 16 Feb 2001 14:42:56 -0500 (EST) Date: Fri, 16 Feb 2001 14:42:56 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <p04330137b6b23a62faaa@[128.195.187.22]> Errors-To: listowner@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-technology@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-technology@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-technology@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: Mark Warschauer <markw@uci.edu> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-technology@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-TECHNOLOGY:1604] websites X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" ; format="flowed" Status: O Content-Length: 1860 Lines: 42 (I sent this yesterday but I was told there was a problem with the server, so I'm resending--excuse me if anyone receives it twice.) Those are difficult questions, Emily, because ESOL learners is such a broad category, and there are also such a great variety of teaching situations represented in this particular list community (library tutoring, formal adult classes, etc.) Most of the sites that I've used are not suitable for non-readers and very limited readers. If others have suggestions in that regard, they can pass them on. I think sites can only be selected with particular goals in mind. For example, if you want your students to have an opportunity to communicate with other learners around the world, then's Dave's ESL Cafe (http://eslcafe.com) is a good site for its chat and discussion forums. (You could ask a learner to participate in a discussion forum and report back about it.) If you want your students to have experience searching, browsing, and skimming through a site to get particular kinds of information, then the Internet Movie Data Base (http://imdb.com) can be a good location (again, for inermediate+ readers). (You could ask learners to search for information on their own favorite movies, or to complete a "scavenger hunt" where they gather information about particular movies.) One good site for ESOL teachers is NETEACH-L (http://www.ilc.cuhk.edu.hk/english/neteach/main.html) -- linked to a listserv discussion of ESL teachers discussing the Internet. Mark >Hi All: > >Mark, how do you select and evaluate web sites for ESOL learners? Can you >give us an example of one or two web sites that you recommend for use with >language learners? What specifically makes these sites work, in your >opinion? Can you give us an example of how you would use the site(s) with >learners? > >Thanks, > >--Emily
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