Friday, February 5, 2010

YouTube video for ESL study

I think this series of videos is very helpful for learners of English.
First of all, this website has many categories of videos, such as grammar, pronunciation, expressions for special topics, and even slangs. Also, in each category, they mention about nuance of English, more than simple explanations of grammar or usage, which I think are very important when we learn a language.
Although some of the dialogues are unnatural, they provide authentic English in general. So, as long as learners want to learn English for the purpose of use English, I think this website is very beneficial for them.
This is more for intermediate to advanced level learners of ESL.

2 comments:

  1. Kuma,

    I agree that this series would be a good listening resource for English language learners. It is helpful that the speaker uses the language as it is used naturally, in terms of expressions, idioms, slang, etc., and that she also provides an explanation of these uses. This helps students really understand how words and phrases are used, leading to a stronger acquisition of them.

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  2. Thank you for the comment!
    Yeah, I'm sure it'll encourage students to be interested in real English more.
    At least for me, it does!

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