useful websites for practising elt speaking
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More useful ideas form elt-training.com. Want to get your English learners to practise speaking outside class? Here are some useful tools. For the free full voiced over presentation, visit elt-training.comTRANSCRIPT
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Useful Websites for Practising Speaking
Jo Gakonga
How important is speaking?
How can learners get practice?
• In an English speaking country?
How can learners get practice?
• In their own country?
• But learners, even in an English speaking country often find that it’s difficult to get practice.
A few tools
• www.vocaroo.com• www.voki.com• www.mailvu.com• www.present.me.com• www.mybrainshark.com
Vocaroo
Vocaroo
• It’s free• It’s really easy to use
Vocaroo
LimitationsIt has a five minute limitYou need a microphone.
Voki
Voki
Voki
• It’s free• It’s easy to use• It might be entertaining/ motivating for
younger (or older!) learners.• You can embed a Voki on a blog or website.
• Only a 1 minute limit• Making the avatar can become more time
consuming than the language practice.
Mail Vu
Mail Vu
• Free and easy to use.• May seem more personal than just a voice
recording.• You can see facial expressions and other
paralinguistic features.• I will play on an iPhone, Blackberry or Android.• 10 minute limit
Mail Vu
• You need a webcam• Learners might feel embarrassed/ inhibited
about making a video of themselves.
Present Me
Present Me
• It’s free (at least for the limited version) – 15 mins and 50MB.
• Good for Academic English or Business English.
Present Me
• Need a webcam and microphone.• Need to be able to use Powerpoint.• Trickier to use than the other websites.
My Brainshark.com
My Brainshark.com
My Brainshark.com
Great website for instructions for all these sites and more…
Russell Stannard’s Teacher Training Videos.www.teachertrainingvideos.com
Any questions?