Links::Online Lectures

MIT Lectures

Over 200 lectures on a variety of subjects.

http://mitworld.mit.edu/index.php

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The Vega Science Trust

A very good series of science lectures.

http://www.vega.org.uk/video/

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The World Lecture Hall

The University of Texas at Austin's lecture site. Lots here!

http://web.austin.utexas.edu/wlh/search.cfm

Links::General Sites

General sites

BBC World News

listen to and watch news clips.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/

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BBC Video Nation

short videos of members of the public talking about various issues.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/videonation/

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The Guardian Audio Website

This online newspaper has lots of audio news files.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/audio/

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CNN Student News

Watch CNN news videos

http://www.cnn.com/EDUCATION/

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Favourite Poem Project

People reading their favourite poems!

http://www.favoritepoem.org/thevideos/index.html

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Breaking News English.com

You can download these audio files onto your iPod. Very convenient!

http://www.breakingnewsenglish.com/index.html

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Links::Listening Comprehension

Using English for Academic Purposes

Andy Gillett's excellent academic English listening website. Lots of stuff for improving your ability to actively listen to lectures.

http://www.uefap.com/listen/listfram.htm

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Randall's ESL Cyber Listening Lounge

Possibly the most visited listening site on the web. Both academic and non-academic activities.

http://www.esl-lab.com/

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English language Listening Lab online

Lots of variety of tasks and accents. Not so difficult!

http://www.elllo.org/

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BBC World Service

An excellent site for news and other stuff.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/newsenglish/