Hi! I was asked to post the handout I prepared for my presentation on the forum. Here it is.
1.
Tools:
1. DVD Player or PC
2. Internet access
3. Digital Recorder
4. Printer
(Use that in your office to save money!)
2.
*Daily Conversation
*News
Local News
International News
3.
Daily Conversation
– Friends (美國影集: 六人行)
Script (劇本):
http://easyweb.easynet.co.uk/~shadelet/
Kinda = Kind of
4.
I. Watch without subtitles (twice)
II. Read the script
III. (look up in dictionary and check the Chinese subtitles)
IV. Memorize vocabulary/phrases
V. Watch without subtitles and do shadowing
VI. Summarize
VII. Record it
5.
Local News - ICRT
* News on Demand – 9AM & 3PM
* EZ News (with Podcast) – 10AM, 4PM & 7PM
www.icrt.com.tw
6.
* Record/Download it
* Print out the script of either News on Demand or EZ news
* Listen to it 3 times
* Try to summarize each news story one by one
* Read the script
* Read English newspaper
7.
International News
- Read English newspaper to get basic ideas about what’s happening
- China Post, International Herald Tribune (www.iht.com) &
- http:// english.aljazeera.net/
8.
http://www.comedycentral.com/
Politics - The Daily Show (CNN)
South Park
(Listen 4 times and Record it !)
http://www.ted.com/talks
Technology & Design (Podcast)