102 Speaking/Listening

On-line Listening Resources

This is a list of a few on-line resources that provide information or listening practice.
o KU websites:
o KU Homepage http://www.ku.edu/
o AEC Homepage http://www.aec.ku.edu/
o LEO Lab http://www.aec.ku.edu/leo/
o EGARC Homepage (Academic Resource Center) http://www2.ku.edu/~egarc/
o BlackBoard & Wimba http://courseware.ku.edu/
o ESL websites:
F.O.G. (software)
Randalls ESL http://www.esl-lab.com
Voice of America http://www.voanews.com/english/portal.cfm
Breaking News English http://www.breakingnewsenglish.com
English Trailers www.english-trailers.com
English Listening http://www.englishlistening.com
Listening Activities www.ted.com
Various other websites (including pronunciation):
http://people.ku.edu/~dhavens/083/listen.html
Spelling: http://www.usspeller.com/advanced24.html
o On-line Dictionaries: (Many of these have sound with them for pronunciation)
http://www.merriam-webster.com/ (Includes a thesaurus, medical dictionary, crossword
puzzles, etc.)
http://dictionary.reference.com
http://www.usingenglish.com/students.html (quizzes, reference material, etc.)
o News: (Look for video clips.)
ABC http://abcnews.go.com/
CBS http://www.cbsnews.com/
CNN http://www.cnn.com/
FOX http://www.foxnews.com/
NBC http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3032619/http://www.nbc.com/
o Human Interest Websites (politics, history, culture, etc.)
NPR (public radio) http://www.npr.org/
PBS (Public TV) http://www.pbs.org/
o Television shows
ABC http://abc.go.com/
CBS http://www.cbs.com/
FOX http://www.fox.com/shows.htm
History Channel http://www.history.com/
NBC http://www.nbc.com/Video/library/full-episodes/
The Simpsons http://www.wtso.net/

Movies & TV shows http://www.hulu.com/

Movies & TV shows http://www.joost.com/