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10 Free Mobile Apps To Help You Learn English Faster. Language is the most powerful communication tool.

10 Free Mobile Apps To Help You Learn English Faster

Learning different languages is the current trend among youngsters. There are a large number of ways you can learn or develop your skills in a specific language, by attending coaching from expert teachers or by conventional methods of reading and practice. Have you ever thought that your smart phone can be your teacher for teaching languages? Although you are a new learner or you just want to improve your English, here is a list of 10 new mobile apps for both Android and iOS that will improve your language. Most of these apps will teach you language in such a way that you’ll never get bored of it. Memrise The power of Memrise is now available in pocket-sized format for on the go learning. LearnEnglish Grammar (US Edition) 23 Useful Websites for Teaching and Learning English. September 6, 2014 Below are some valuable resources for ELL and ESL teachers.

23 Useful Websites for Teaching and Learning English

With these resources, you can find great ways to communicate more effectively, explore lessons, and be a great ELL teacher. Check out this lexicon that offers images demonstrating the true meaning of the word, making it easier for English language learners to understand. Educational Technology and Mobile Learning: 23 Useful Websites for Teaching and Learning English. Mocomi.com - Where kids can learn, discover, explore, play and more! Curriculet. Curriculet frees up my time outside of the classroom - no more collecting reading questions, trying to spot-check them, giving points for writing something down, whether or not they actually did the reading or understood it. - Jessica Rice, English Teacher at Summit Preparatory High School With Curriculet, I can not only change our reading instruction on a classroom level by flipping the instruction, but also influence reading instruction on a departmental level by encouraging the department to expand the curriculum: we can read MORE in less time with Curriculet. - Kate Baker, English teacher at Southern Regional high School I cannot WAIT to share this with my colleagues.

Curriculet

PowerMyLearning Educational Games & Learning Activities for Kids. English For All. Lições em vídeo Todos vídeos. Learn English free with USA Learns! Citizen Sort. Citizen Sort is a research project where (extra)ordinary members of the public can do real science by playing games.

Citizen Sort

Citizen Sort has activities for all types of players: Happy Match, a sorting game for science-minded folk and Hunt & Gather, a classification tool for professional scientists and their assistants. Make sure to check out Forgotten Island too. Players can mix up science with some light exploring, a mystery adventure, and an evil robot. Who says nature nerds get to have all the fun? We are a group of researchers and student developers at Syracuse University's School of Information Studies. We come from a diversity of backgrounds: information science, human-computer interaction (HCI), computer science, and the visual arts. Learn more by reading about us, or get to know our team of developers. Citizen Sort's video games were designed in collaboration with biologists and naturalists. Find out more about our biological science and information science goals.

Connect with English. Connect with English. Learn Spanish, French, German, Portuguese, Italian and English for free. Connect with English. Foreign Languages - how to video tutorials Spanish, French, Vietnamese (Most viewed) Instreamia - Courses. Easy English news, short news, English story, reading skills for you. By Kieran Donaghy. WeSpeke. Voxy. Languages - Quick Fix - Essential phrases in 40 languages. Instreamia - Courses. CultureTalk. CultureTalk by Region and Country About CultureTalk CultureTalk features video clips of interviews and discussions with people from many different countries and of many different ages and walks of life.

CultureTalk

Some interviews and discussions are in English; more are in the language(s) of the countries involved. Resources for World Languages - Five College Center for the Study of World Languages. Total immersion, Serious fun! with Hello-World! Language Flash Cards in 9 Languages: 12 Lessons Each. Free Online Language Learning. Phraseum - language learning online. My Best of series. You can find all of my “Best” lists in broad categories here.

My Best of series

The link to that page can also be found at the top right of my blog: My Best Of Series I also have them all on another page where they are listed in the chronological order in which I originally posted them. You can find that link at the top of my blog by first clicking on About and then scrolling down to Websites of the Year. Two thousand “Best” lists are a lot of best lists! Of course, Control + F on PCs and Command + F on Macs are great ways to search for keywords on those lists when you’re looking for something. In an effort to make them both further accessible and to update many of them, I began posting “Best Lists Of The Week.” I’ve created about sixty-five of them so far and they encompass a few hundred “Best” lists.

7+ Ideas & Resources for Wrapping Up the School Year with a Bang! “Sometimes, you have to look back in order to understand the things that lie ahead.” - Yvonne Woon As the end of the year approaches, you might find that your students are driving you crazy.

7+ Ideas & Resources for Wrapping Up the School Year with a Bang!

Don’t worry! You are not alone in this feeling. Students often get restless towards the end of their classes. After completing their necessary tests and completing the majority of their coursework, they tend to listen less and lose their initial motivation and focus. Invite Guest Speakers Just like children begin to tune out their parents when asked to clean their rooms or do other chores, they also tune out their teachers. Learn 46 Languages Online for Free: Spanish, English & More.

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Learn 46 Languages Online for Free: Spanish, English & More

This collection features lessons in 48 languages, including Spanish, French, English, Mandarin, Italian, Russian and more. Download audio lessons to your computer or mp3 player and you’re good to go. Curriculet. PowerMyLearning Educational Games & Learning Activities for Kids. English For All. Pt.englishcentral. Language Empires - TOP Learning Apps for Communication and English Language Arts Skills. Shmoop: Homework Help, Teacher Resources, Test Prep. Ictmagic.wikispaces. FlockDraw - Free Online Drawing Tool - Collaborative Group Whiteboard. CoSketch.com - Online Whiteboard Collaboration. Destination Modern Art. The Artist's Toolkit: Explore. Simple English Wikipedia Educator Review.

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Simple English Wikipedia Educator Review

Simple English Wikipedia is an adapted version of the regular Wikipedia site for English learners, younger students, or anyone who struggles with reading. While the homepage looks very similar to the regular Wikipedia site, the articles are written using basic vocabulary and grammar. The site has over 100,000 articles; students can search by keyword, or choose a topic from a set of knowledge groups like Sciences or Culture. There are also links to other Simple English projects like Wiktionary. There's also a Book Creator function that allows students doing research to collect a group of related articles in one place. Phrasal Verbs Machine Educator Review. What's It Like?

Phrasal Verbs Machine Educator Review

Phrasal Verbs Machine helps students learn how to use phrasal verbs, the multiple-word grammatical constructions that are notoriously tough for non-native speakers and a challenge for many native speakers. To illustrate common phrasal verbs, brief animations feature The Amazing Phraso, a mustachioed Victorian-era circus performer who "looks for" his glasses, "lines up" tickets, and "meets up" with a friend.

The app's visual style is appealing: Phraso himself is simply and expressively drawn, and the animations are quick. Oh Noah! Educator Review. What's It Like? Oh Noah! Is a PBS-based website that offers students a multi-pronged approach to learning Spanish vocab. Mango Languages Educator Review. What's It Like? Mango Languages offers more than 45 language courses and ESL instruction in 17 languages. Parents and children who register for Mango Passport, designed to help travelers learn grammar, pronunciation, and conversation skills, can download the desktop application and then use the system without an Internet connection. Mango's K-12 edition is a subscription-based online program designed for teachers, students, and media specialists.

Like Mango Passport, it focuses on conversational skills; Mango Languages says it can be a beneficial supplement to school language curriculum. The edition currently includes more than 45 language courses, ranging from Mandarin to Turkish, and 15 ESL courses. Is It Good For Learning? Mango Languages' impressive design features an interactive system with memory-building and critical thinking exercises that show kids how to put new words into practical use. How Can Teachers Use It?