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Helping you help your learners: Using the Internet for Business English

Explore various online resources and technologies to enhance business skills in reading, writing, listening, speaking, grammar, vocabulary, and learning from others.

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Helping you help your learners: Using the Internet for Business English

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  1. Eric Baber Helping you help your learners: Using the Internet for Business English www.ericbaber.com * eric@ericbaber.com

  2. Overview • Resources & technologies for… • Business skills • Reading & writing • Listening & speaking • Grammar & vocabulary • Learning from and with others www.ericbaber.com * eric@ericbaber.com

  3. Business skills • Websites with language for specific business skills: • Running a meeting • Taking part in a meeting • Example meeting dialogue • Language for formal & informal parts of meeting www.ericbaber.com * eric@ericbaber.com

  4. Business skills, cont. • Podcasts • http://www.englishpod.com/podcast (Example 1, Example 2) • Mini Courses • http://www.englishclub.com/business-english/meetings.htm www.ericbaber.com * eric@ericbaber.com

  5. Business skills, cont. • Good websites for • Presentations - http://www.effective-public-speaking.com • Negotiations - http://www.englishclub.com/business-english/negotiations-vocabulary.htm • Telephoning - http://www.learn-english-today.com/business-english/telephone.html www.ericbaber.com * eric@ericbaber.com

  6. Reading & writing • Email writing: • Tips on e-mail writing styles (Example 1, Example 2) • Practical use: E-mail discussion groups (Example 1, Example 2) • E-pals (Penpals Network, PenPal Palace …) www.ericbaber.com * eric@ericbaber.com

  7. Reading & writing, cont. • Blogs • Learners can read professional blogs (Techcrunch, A PR Guru’s Musings) • Private/humorous blogs (Jonny’s private secret diary). Good for slang/informal English, especially good for advanced levels • Can keep their own blog (www.blogger.com ) www.ericbaber.com * eric@ericbaber.com

  8. Reading & writing, cont. • Extensive reading • News websites (http://news.bbc.co.uk , http://money.cnn.com • Online magazines (National Geographic) • Webquests (http://www.webquest.org ) www.ericbaber.com * eric@ericbaber.com

  9. Listening & Speaking • Online audio/video news • Podcasts • Webcasts • Produce own podcast • Use Skype and find a Language Partner www.ericbaber.com * eric@ericbaber.com

  10. Vocabulary & Grammar • Keep own online glossary/dictionary using e.g. Google docs • A Word a Day (Web-based or by e-mail) • Online quizzes (Vocabulary, Grammar) • Lydbury Grammar clinic www.ericbaber.com * eric@ericbaber.com

  11. Learning from & with others • Sharing bookmarks (Del.icio.us, IKeepBookmarks) • Second Life www.ericbaber.com * eric@ericbaber.com

  12. Thank you for joining! Any comments or questions? Please contact me! www.ericbaber.com/downloads/BESIG2007.ppt eric@ericbaber.com www.ericbaber.com www.ericbaber.com/blog www.ericbaber.com * eric@ericbaber.com

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