Lynn W Zimmerman, PhD

 Technology-based listening activity  can be done by the individual  can use it in class  Extensive or intensive  Students should recycle the language in each stage of the lesson  Create human-human interactions  Provides ample scope and opportunity for integrated lessons activitating all 4 skills

 Relevance  Interest  Appropriateness of topic  Authenticity  Newsworthiness  Currency  Pedagogical soundness  Usefulness  Comprehensibility  Length

 Downloadability  Availability in streaming mode  Amount of bandwidth required  Format  Interactivity

 Transcripts  Related activities  Tutorials  Audioplayer downloads  Visual support  Key vocabulary

 Randall’s ESL Cyber Listening Lab   English Language Learning Lab Online  The English Listening Lounge  BBC English Learning Home Page dex.shtml dex.shtml  Takako’s Great Adventure  Real English Online

 Science  Earth & Sky  The Discovery Channel  History  The History Channel  Literature  Poetry Archive  MobyLives  NPR: Books cs/topic.php?topicId cs/topic.php?topicId-1032  Commercials  Funny Commercials  Clio Awards  Everyday Life  BBCs Video Nation  Sports  ESPN Sports Zone  m/espnradio/index m/espnradio/index

 World Radio Network  BBC  National Public Radio  Canadian Broadcasting Corporation  Australian Broadcasting Corporation  Voice of America

 ITN  ITV  Central TV  Channel 4  ABC  CBS  HBO  NBC  PBS

 Breaking News English  Jokes in English Podcasts  The Daily Idiom Podcast  The English Teacher Show  TOEFL Podcast  Voice of America’s Special English o.cfm o.cfm

 National Public Radio (NPR) Podcast Directory php php  BBC Documentaries  CBS News Podcast Feeds ng ng

 Audible.com  Sherlock Holmes Audio Books  Project Gutenberg’s Audio Books  Repeast After Us – Children’s Stories

 Easily accessible and even downloadable from the web  Get visual support  Keep in mind  How will the learners benefit?  How does it support the curriculum?  How will the video enhance the audio component?  How will you use the clip?  How will you assess learners‘ comprehension?

 Apple Movie Trailers  Movietrailers.com  English Trailers  The Internet Movie Database  CNN (or other news media) video clips  Guiness World Records  Brain POP  The Biogrphy Channel

 Choose one website and select an item you would use with your students as a listening activity. Fill out the chart about the item. You may do this activity individually or in pairs.  Web Site: ___________Name(s): _________ Listening Activity Item URL Why did you choose it? (2-3 sentences) Describe either a during listening or after listening activity your students will do. ( words)

 Krajka, J. (2007). English language teaching in the Internet-assisted environment. Lublin, Poland: Maria Curie-Sklodowska Univeristy Press.