It is the historical situation.Computer world made what empres could not. English the intercommunication tool for different purposes. Maybe Italian is great and beautiful, Finnish melodic and cheerful, Norwegian languages great grammar but it is English, we need to learn tot ravel, to use computers, to get a bit outside the bubble, for academic purposes and many other occasions.
It is an IT world and really fact that so many countries use English made English the intercommunication tool for different purposes. Maybe Italian is great and beautiful, Finnish melodic and cheerful, Norwegian languages great grammar wise, but it is English we need to learn tot ravel, to use computers, to get a bit outside the bubble, for academic purposes and many other occasions.
NOT TO MISS SOME TIPS!
1) If you doing it yourself, make a plan and check against the achieved "stepping stones';
2) Make it achievable-better easy, until you get a habit of having 6 -minutes English!
3) Share what you did on your youtube- make friends know etc
4) Get yourself a little reward - what is it? I do not know.I make a nice table for my Italian winning!
5) There are many free and paid, membership etc recourses for learning. My advice to use not one but several.
Make your own pyramid of learning:
VISUAL STONE
SPEAKING-CONVERSATION
READING-books, ON-Line Newspapers
KINESTHETIC- instructions _ sites How to- youtube
LOGIC- Understanding how it works!
Do your stepping stones small but steady. Cheat is good- make your target easy to achieve!
1 One of my favourites is BREAKINGEWSENGLISH.COM
FREE Self-STUDY
FOR WHOM: TEENS AND ADULTS.
There are articles for 6 levels. Audio is read very clear in "neutral English." It has audio support for each article: fast, slow, American English, British English. Good as for self-study so for teachers.
Teachersyou can use it as a ready class!
www.breakingnewsenglish.com ( snap-shot taken from the site on 28th/11/2020 at 10am)
2 ALISON - COURSES Great ! Can get practical skills or even a Certificate !
FREE Self-STUDY-might need payment for Certificat.
FOR WHOM: TEENS AND ADULTS.
A huge resource where you can find around 700 courses and even offer your own. It has some courses that can lead to an approved Certificate or even Diploma. Not only English, but also Japanese, German, Irish, Swedish, Arabic.
https://alison.com/courses/language ( snap-shot taken from the site on 28th/11/2020 at 10am)
3 FUTURE-LEARN
MANY courses are FREE, but there are professional and ceritfied .
FOR WHOM: TEENS AND ADULTS.
A project of THE Open University, that is created in collaboration with a few educational institutions like The Liverpool University, The University of Michigan (The USA), British Council and Organisations alike British Museum, Tate Gallery, etc.
"Pick a course
Browse our course list to find something that you’d like to learn about. We have courses in a diverse range of subjects and are always adding more. Courses vary in length. Most are six to ten weeks long but we also have some shorter two and three week courses.
Read reviews of FutureLearn courses to see how other learners enjoy learning online with FutureLearn......Free Access to the course for its duration + 14 days, regardless of when you join" ( from Futurelearn site 28th/11/2020 at 10am)
https://www.futurelearn.com/subjects/language-courses ( snap-shot taken from the site on 28th/11/2020 at 10am)
3 UDEMY
NOT FREE from £11.99
FOR WHOM: TEENS AND mainly ADULTS.
One of the most rapid developing platforms to learn and teach. There are over130 000 courses, not only English. Many video resources and a lot of workshops.
www. udemy.com ( snap-shot taken from the site on 28th/11/2020 at 10am)
4 Khanacademy
FREE, but donations are welcomed .
FOR WHOM: TEENS & ADULTS, PARENTS & TEACHERS.
International Project organised by charity fund of B & M Gates. I used it for HOME-SCHOOLING. It has a lot of different classes and resources and they say that 90% of the American teachers used this site.
"We’re a nonprofit with the mission to provide a free, world-class education for anyone, anywhere.
Students practice at their own pace, first filling in gaps in their understanding and then accelerating their learning"
( from KHAN ACADEMY site 28th/11/2020 at 10am)
https://www.khanacademy.org ( 28th/11/2020 at 10am)
5 THE OPEN UNIVERSITY
A FEW courses are FREE, but there are professional and ceritfied, a lot of full Courses with HE DIPLOMA.
FOR WHOM: PARENTS & TEACHERS, few courses KS4 and 14+.
A project of THE Open University, that is created in collaboration with a few educational institutions. With The BBC, British Council and Organisations alike British Museum, Tate Gallery, etc. recognised as a Degree equal to any full-time University.
You do not need to move to the UK to get a Diploma or Certificate.
"You can study for certificates and diplomas of higher education, foundation and honours degrees or postgraduate qualifications. There are around 150 to choose from, you can even tailor a qualification to suit your needs with our Open Programme. "
Open Learn- part provides: "All OpenLearn courses:
Provide a free, downloadable Open University Statement of participation available on completion.
Can be studied by anyone at any time, with no cohorts, presentation dates or time limits.
Are stand-alone learning experiences, with distinct learning outcomes.
Can be 1-24+ hours long. Our ‘lunchtime learning courses’ are 3 hours or under.
Are available for free, and offered with a Creative Commons licence.
Are available for free in other accessible formats for download and offline study, including Word, PDF and ePub. These ebooks are also published for free to Amazon (for Kindle users), Google Play and iTunes."
( from The Open Universitysite 28th/11/2020 at 10am)
http://www.open.ac.uk/about/open-educational-resources/openlearn/free-learning ( snap-shot taken from the site on 02/12/2020 at 10am)
6 The British Council
MANY courses are FREE, but there are professional and ceritfied .
FOR WHOM: TEENS AND ADULTS.
A project of The Open University, that is created in collaboration with a few educational institutions likeThe Liverpool University,The University of Michigan (The USA), British Council and Organisations alike The British Museum,Tate Gallery etc.
"Pick a course
Browse our course list to find something that you’d like to learn about. We have courses in a diverse range of subjects and are always adding more. Courses vary in length. Most are six to ten weeks long but we also have some shorter two and three week courses.
Read reviews of FutureLearn courses to see how other learners enjoy learning online with FutureLearn......Free Access to the course for its duration + 14 days, regardless of when you join" ( from Futurelearn site 28th/11/2020 at 10am)
https://alison.com/courses/language ( snap-shot taken from the site on 28th/11/2020 at 10am)
7 BBC ENGLISH
Massive! You have much time- short time or jsut to look for a special subject!
BBC does not need to be introduced. It was shaping Media language for decades!YOu can find there all sorts of free and purposefully created materails! For 6 minutes per day, for learning everyday conversational English, for children and for adults!
https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish ( snap-shot taken from the site on 28th/11/2020 at 10am)
8 YOUTUBE- LOVE IT !
An Easy , visual source to learn, have fun on a go and at the desktop!
9 OPENLEARN
Free for Students of Universities .
FOR WHOM: TEENS AND ADULTS.
Not only language and many short-term with some entertaining character.
Course titleHoursLevel
This site is created by The Open University !
https://www.open.edu/openlearn/free-courses ( taken from the site on 2/12/2020 at 10am)
10 Project Britain by Mandy Barrow
University and Educational Bodies
Love the School Project a lot ! You might think the design is not like a glossy magazine pages, but it has it's charm and it is all real! Children and teachers created it :'British customs and traditions are famous all over the world. Our British Life and Culture website will tell you some of the fascinating facts and information about our beautiful country, in a way that is easy to read and to understand. When people think of Britain they often think of people drinking tea, eating fish and chips and wearing bowler hats, but there is more to Britain than just those things.
We have over 30,000 pages on Britain, so you are sure to find what you are looking for right here!"
nWse honave over 30,000 pages on Britain, so you are sure to find what you are looking for right here!"
PEARSON and AQA, OCR are institutions that organise tests, and provide support for schools and learners. If you are interested in going on and study overseas it is a great source material.
PEARSON, AQA