Some of the websites that we use as part of our LTA strategy

http://www.eslflow.com/- this website is teeming with resources that can be adapted very nicely for Communication classes.


http://www.magneticpoetry.com/magnet/ - this is particularly useful for less able students and finding word banks for them to use for creating short pieces of writing, but can be used for a multitude of tasks.


http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/7715868.stm -  an interesting formative exercise in our Communication classes to see if our students are able to engage with the spoken word. The exercise would take around 10 minutes.


http://elc.polyu.edu.hk/CiLL/writing.htm - an excellent site that has lots of formative exercises on different types of writing (might be especially helpful for those students writing reports).


http://www.idebate.org/debatabase/topic_index.php - this is a site that can be used when deciding on subjects for class discussions, presentation topics, essay selection etc. It has pros and cons for most subjects and is a good starting point for students in their research.


http://www.uefap.com/reading/ - this website is useful to help develop the reading skills of our students. Designed essentially for HE learners, the website comes with a complete set of references should you require further info. Within the site you will find (interactive) info on understanding meaning, relationships in texts, strategies for reading texts, interactive exercises, effective note taking etc.

http://www.archive.org/details/audio_bookspoetry - this is an extensive list and is a fantastic website that has countless English materials in the way of free (public domain) audio books. It really is a free for all as all the texts are copyright free and all the readers are volunteers.

http://www.archive.org/details/Araby_280 - this is a recording a former colleague made of Joyce’s ‘Araby’. Just click on the play button in the right hand corner of the screen and away you go.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/7735014.stm - a very interesting news feature on Barrack Obama’s rhetorical skills. It is interactive, has text and a link to a short speech. This could be used in a variety of Units.

http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/training/CR100654571033.aspx - this is a Copyright free website that covers Microsoft packages – PowerPoint, Excel, Word, webcasts, podcasts, clip art etc. A very useful site for staff and students to use and includes audio facilities.