1. Lynn W Zimmerman, PhD

2.  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

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

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

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

6.  Randall’s ESL Cyber Listening Lab  www.esl-lab.com www.esl-lab.com  English Language Learning Lab Online www.elllo.org www.elllo.org  The English Listening Lounge www.englishlistening.com www.englishlistening.com  BBC English Learning Home Page www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/in dex.shtml www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/in dex.shtml  Takako’s Great Adventure http://international.ouc.bc.ca/takako http://international.ouc.bc.ca/takako  Real English Online www.real-english.comwww.real-english.com

7.  Science  Earth & Sky www.earthsky.com www.earthsky.com  The Discovery Channel www.discovery.com www.discovery.com  History  The History Channel www.historychannel.com www.historychannel.com  Literature  Poetry Archive www.poetryarchive.org www.poetryarchive.org  MobyLives www.mobylines.com www.mobylines.com  NPR: Books www.npr.org/templates/topi cs/topic.php?topicId-1032 www.npr.org/templates/topi cs/topic.php?topicId-1032  Commercials  Funny Commercials http://funnycommercials.nl http://funnycommercials.nl  Clio Awards www.clioawards.com www.clioawards.com  Everyday Life  BBCs Video Nation www.bbc.co.uk/videonation www.bbc.co.uk/videonation  Sports  ESPN Sports Zone http://espn.go.com http://espn.go.com  http://espnradio.espn.go.co m/espnradio/index http://espnradio.espn.go.co m/espnradio/index

8.  World Radio Network www.wrn.org/audio.html www.wrn.org/audio.html  BBC www.bbc.co.ukwww.bbc.co.uk  National Public Radio www.npr.orgwww.npr.org  Canadian Broadcasting Corporation www.cbc.ca www.cbc.ca  Australian Broadcasting Corporation www.abc.net.au www.abc.net.au  Voice of America www.voanews.com/english/portal.cfm www.voanews.com/english/portal.cfm

9.  ITN www.itn.co.ukwww.itn.co.uk  ITV www.itv.comwww.itv.com  Central TV www.centraltv.co.ukwww.centraltv.co.uk  Channel 4 www.channel4.co.ukwww.channel4.co.uk  ABC http://abc.go.comhttp://abc.go.com  CBS www.cbs.comwww.cbs.com  HBO www.hbo.comwww.hbo.com  NBC www.nbc.comwww.nbc.com  PBS www.pbs.orgwww.pbs.org

10.  Breaking News English www.breakingnewsenglish.com/podcast.html www.breakingnewsenglish.com/podcast.html  Jokes in English Podcasts www.voiceblog.jp/joke www.voiceblog.jp/joke  The Daily Idiom Podcast www.englishcaster.com/blogs www.englishcaster.com/blogs  The English Teacher Show http://englishteacherjohn.com/podcast http://englishteacherjohn.com/podcast  TOEFL Podcast www.toeflpod.comwww.toeflpod.com  Voice of America’s Special English www.voanews.com/specialenglish/daily_radi o.cfm www.voanews.com/specialenglish/daily_radi o.cfm

11.  National Public Radio (NPR) Podcast Directory www.npr.org/rss/podcast/podcast_directory. php www.npr.org/rss/podcast/podcast_directory. php  BBC Documentaries www.bbc.co.uk/1xtra/tx/documentaries www.bbc.co.uk/1xtra/tx/documentaries  CBS News Podcast Feeds http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/Podcasti ng http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/Podcasti ng

12.  Audible.com www.audible.comwww.audible.com  Sherlock Holmes Audio Books www.pinkgeekaudio.net/weblog3 www.pinkgeekaudio.net/weblog3  Project Gutenberg’s Audio Books www.gutenberg.org/browse/categories/1 www.gutenberg.org/browse/categories/1  Repeast After Us – Children’s Stories http://repeatafterus.com http://repeatafterus.com

13.  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?

14.  Apple Movie Trailers www.apple.com/trailerswww.apple.com/trailers  Movietrailers.com www.movietrailers.comwww.movietrailers.com  English Trailers www.english-trailers.comwww.english-trailers.com  The Internet Movie Database www.imdb.comwww.imdb.com  CNN (or other news media) video clips www.cnn.com/video_vault www.cnn.com/video_vault  Guiness World Records www.guinessworldecords.com www.guinessworldecords.com  Brain POP www.brainpop.comwww.brainpop.com  The Biogrphy Channel www.biography.com/broadband/home/index.jsp www.biography.com/broadband/home/index.jsp

15.  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. (75-125 words)

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