Helping you help your learners: Using the Internet for Business English Eric Baber *
Resources & technologies for… Business skills Reading & writing Listening & speaking Grammar & vocabulary Learning from and with others Overview *
Websites with language for specific business skills: Running a meeting Taking part in a meeting Example meeting dialogue Language for formal & informal parts of meetingLanguage for formal & informal parts of meeting * Business skills
Podcasts (Example 1, Example 2) 1Example 2 Mini Courses english/meetings.htmhttp:// english/meetings.htm * Business skills, cont.
Good websites for Presentations - speaking.comhttp:// speaking.com Negotiations - english/negotiations-vocabulary.htm english/negotiations-vocabulary.htm Telephoning - today.com/business-english/telephone.htmlhttp:// today.com/business-english/telephone.html * Business skills, cont.
writing: Tips on writing styles (Example 1, Example 2)Example 1 Example 2 Practical use: discussion groups (Example 1, Example 2)Example 1Example 2 E-pals (Penpals Network, PenPal Palace …)Penpals NetworkPenPal Palace * Reading & writing
Blogs Learners can read professional blogs (Techcrunch, A PR Guru’s Musings)TechcrunchA PR Guru’s Musings Private/humorous blogs (Jonny’s private secret diary). Good for slang/informal English, especially good for advanced levelsJonny’s private secret diary Can keep their own blog ( ) * Reading & writing, cont.
Extensive reading News websites ( Online magazines (National Geographic)National Geographic Webquests ( ) * Reading & writing, cont.
Online audio/video news Podcasts Webcasts Produce own podcast Use Skype and find a Language PartnerLanguage Partner * Listening & Speaking
Keep own online glossary/dictionary using e.g. Google docs Google docs A Word a Day (Web-based or by )Web-basedby Online quizzes (Vocabulary, Grammar)VocabularyGrammar Lydbury Grammar clinic * Vocabulary & Grammar
Sharing bookmarks (Del.icio.us, IKeepBookmarks)Del.icio.us IKeepBookmarks Second Life * Learning from & with others
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