Eden 427 Technology use for materials development in TEFL

     Microsoft's Flip is a free video conversation tool designed for use in classrooms. The platform is accessible via an internet browser or perhaps a mobile app for iOS and Android smartphones. Teachers may use the program to publish subjects in a grid that include videos and text-based content, and students can respond with their own films. Students and instructors can add objects such as sticky notes and badges to the recordings they submit, and the videos can feature instantly interpreted closed captioning. Link:  https://info.flip.com

Cambly  is  a digital networking platform that allows students from all over the world to connect with native English speaking tutors  for things like: conversation, structured English lessons, exam preparation, etc. On Cambly,  you help people around the world build their English language skills in 1-on-1 lessons . You might chat with a university student from Brazil, a marketing professional from Japan, and an English enthusiast from Turkey all in one day.  It helps you gain confidence and fluency when speaking English. Covering a wide range of topics for all levels, from basic everyday conversations to expressing opinions on complex topics, these syllabuses have content for everyone.

 GOGA PRONOUN      Each syllable can be precisely measured by the GOGA system, which is specifically designed to score pronunciation. GOGA AI technology is built on nearly 10,000 hours of audio data from native speakers, allowing it to compare learners' and standard pronunciations. Currently, GOGA's AI technology system has a 97 percent accuracy rate. Based on user feedback, this rate will be increased in the future. -Get Ready: To learn the three-stage skill, students must watch instructional videos created by native teachers. Learners will understand how to combine the lips, tongue, and larynx for each sound to achieve the best results. -Start: learning pronounce syllables as they appear in words and phrases. -Break barriers: pronouncing syllables as they appear in a sentence. -Speed up: practice pronunciation through short conversations. -Reach the goal: challenge yourself with tongue twisters. Link:  https://goga.ai/goga-pronun-correct-3-pronunciation-errors/

                                                                 PechaKucha   PechaKucha is an app that focuses on speaking. Although there is paid version, many features can be used for free. On the homepage of the site, there are many slide shows on different topics and a video titled How to make a slide in PechaKucha. The main goal of PechaKucha app is to practice speaking fluently with time constraints because the users should create 20 slides that appear 20 seconds. The user has to tell what she/he needs to tell in that 20 seconds and move on to the next so she/he can finish 20 slides wtihin a time constraint.  Link :  https://www.pechakucha.com

     It is a podcast web browser with a massive library of podcasts on a variety of themes. Podcasts are an excellent resource of listening resources for learners, and they can be quickly downloaded onto portable devices for playback at any time. Listen Notes can assist instructors and students in locating listening resources that are relevant to their preferences. Students who log in can begin to 'collate' sets of various podcast episodes which they enjoy and practice on their listening skills by listening to it anytime that it is convenient.      The site also gives an embed code one per episode, making it simple to incorporate the podcast onto your website, resources, or blog if you are building web - based learning tools for your learners. The majority of the podcasts are genuine, thus they are better appropriate to advanced levels, whereas there are several ESL/EFL podcasts accessible as well.      Link :  https://www.listennotes.com

 WHERE DID ENGLISH COME FROM? - CLAIRE BOWERN What are the examples that show us  that just as the various Romance languages descended from Latin, English, Swedish, German, and many other languages  descended from their own common ancestor known as Proto-Germanic  spoken?