While setting up my Bloglines account, I found a very interesting article about using quotations in the ESL classroom. Nik's post entitled "Using Wise Quotes with ESL EFL students" about iWise that describes the functionality of this website. iWise is a site that compiles a large collection of quotations about various subject matters.
Teachers can use quotations in both simple or elaborate ways. Quotations could be a easy way to start or end a lesson on a particular subject or person; yet, they could be a essay starter where a student would have to agree or disagree with the quote and state way. I also like that you can listen to the quotes. This is a good way for ESL students to become familiar with different accents, speaking styles, and intonation.
What I like about Nik's blog post is that he lists some weakness of this website, such as the abstractness of some of the quotations. It's quite easy to find all the components that we like about different classroom tools, but finding weakness can be difficult. Having a critical eye of web tools is a good way to determine their practicality in the classroom.
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So glad you've discovered Nik's blog. He really reviews tools and sites so carefully. It's a pleasure to read his posts.
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