Listen and Write (week 2)

This is the website resource:http://www.listen-and-write.com/

Introduction

This creative website certainly makes the teaching and learning in English language more easier and enjoyable.This technology is suitable for all secondary level students around the age of 13 to 17 years old.This website brings in the idea of improving your English language skills especially listening and writing skills. This website offers various texts,materials and resources covering up different categories such as learning,music,news,kids,TED, movies,words stories and extras that can be used for students listening and writing practices.

Instructions

How do teachers and learners go about using this website? Don't worry, just press the link attached below:

http://www.teachertrainingvideos.com/listenWrite/index.html

The link above briefly explains to us on how to go about using this amazing website for our lessons. Moreover while the speaker is guiding us through the website,the speaker has also done some example activities in order to help us to understand better on how this website actually works.

Additionally, there is also an example  below:

I really hope this can assist teachers in utilizing this website.

The advantages gained from this website are :
1) teachers can vary their teaching methods
2) teachers can teach English in a more interesting way

3) enhances autonomous learning

4)can use as a tool to evaluate students listening and writing skills

5)can be used flexibly at all levels in secondary schools

6)widens students language learning space

7) changes of exposure to authentic language

8) develop a wide range of vocabulary

9)interactive

10) students can access to updated material and informations,keeping them always on track!

The disadvantages of using this website are:

1) it maybe time consuming if used in a short lesson

2) its requires computer facilities and not all classrooms are inserted with computers
3)the validity of the resources,materials and texts

Recommendation

Teachers can use this website for dictation activities because this website is specially design for dictation activities. Moreover, students are also encouraged to make use of this website since they can choose a piece of writing based on their interest and dictate it to themselves. It promotes self study.Hence,learners can test their ability to hear and write in the language correctly either in the classroom or at home.

Referenceforthepicture:Listen andWrite.com

Referencesforthevideos:

hellostevenredyoutubechannel

teachertraining.com