Teaching Resources through Mass Media
An International Talk-back Programme-is also presented weekly by the BBC World Service at 12.00 GMT on Sundays. Many different Englishes can be heard from those who take part. This site contain recorded material that can be downloaded.
BBC World Service-Designed for teachers and learners, parts of the site are updated weekly. It has been used by many who wish to improve their English.
CNN Interactive-The online version of CNN news. Good source of short readings on current international topics. Includes sports, business, entertainment, politics, nature, technology, food, travel, and style.
CNN Newsroom & Worldnews for ESL-BYU-Hawaii's weekly grammar and vocabulary exercises based on CNN. Includes information on free teaching aids from CNN and how to get copies of the broadcasts for classroom use.
New York Times Learning Network-Great for advanced students. Activity sections for students, teachers, and parents based on the news. Special montly features. Includes an online dictionary.
Newbury House Online Dictionary-This online dictionary contains over 40,000 entries and is based on the best selling Newbury House Dictionary of American English. Providing simple and clear definitions, this online tool provides a wealth of sample sentences, idioms, and a wide array of cultural facts and figures.
Online News Hour-Audio and transcripts from the NewsHour on the Public Broadcast Services. Good material for reading and listening comprehension based on current topics of intellectual interest.
USA Today-Focus on news in the USA. Sections on people, travel, business, news, money, sports, life, technology, and weather. Lots of interesting things for short readings. Links with teaching ideas. Be sure to explore this site in depth.
