Monday, January 29, 2007

Web Review Of:http://www.esl-lab.com/
Randall's ESL Cyber Listening Lab
Rating : 4.5 nods
This site is definately a gem for any TESL teacher for lisntening classes. Pre and post tests included! This site is very user-friendly and layed out well. The links work speedily and the instructions provided are more then adequate to complete the tasks! The topics are so practical- we could all use advice on how to deal with Telemarketers and how to listen to them! The only negative is that some of the audio samples are not authentic and tend to be scripted. This site is great for all levels particularily lower levels. Wohoo a site teachers can use on the fly even for lesson plan B, C, or D!

Web Review

Web Review of: http://www.geocities.com/RainForest/Vines/8255/index.html
ESL Quiz Zone
Jana's Rating (out of 5 nods of the head) 1-nod
This site boasts being fabulous for bringing creative and interactive quizes to any environment, but has currently changed it's format. You can not access this site without a membership for starters. Because this site was supposedly so popular and FREE once upon a time, the server could not handle all of the traffic. Now they currently charge a yearly membership thanks to some inconsiderate entrepreneurs limiting access to the once famed quizes and causing problems to even accesses demo's! Unfortunately even though the TESL site rated this one five stars, their fame and usability has seriously gone down the tubes. So one nod for the effort minus 4 for becoming extinct in the "userfriendly" department.