Week 3: Aural/Oral Skill-Building Websites and Delicious

Hi again!

I'm posting this message a few hours before close of week 3. I decided to leave this activity (the blog) for the end so that I could give a more general appreciation of this week. The course is still less than half way for the final project, however I feel I have learnt so much already!

As for the Aural/Oral Skill-Building Websites, I found out about many great online resources to teach pronunciation and to help students develop their speaking and listening skills. Two of my favorite:

- http://www.pronuncian.com/, which offers hundreds of pronunciation lessons with options of tests, quizzes, audios, videos and progress tracking.

- http://lyricstraining.com/, where students practice their listening skills by watching music videos. They also learn vocabulary and spelling because they have to type the words missing from the lyrics. Educational and fun, all in one!

Then, I created an account at http://delicious.com. I was fascinated by this tool. It's very useful and user friendly. I'm adding new sites every day!

Finally, I read and analized a sample project which was an important step in the way to creating my own. I liked how it was organized and how the situation was presented and approached. This reading gave me a very good overview of how I should do mine when the time comes.

Lore from Argentina