seminario de orientación

Seminarios de
O r i e n ta c i ó n
Primer Curso
d e l G ra d o e n G e o l o g í a
Online
resources
J a n e H . S c a r r o w j s c a r r o w @ u g r. e s
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Seminarios de
O r i e n ta c i ó n
Online resources useful for improving one's English:
itunes, wikipedia, youtube and more
Who has internet at home ?.
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Improving one’s English
Which online resources do you already use ?
Which 3 websites do you visit every day ?
Split into groups of 4
Hand in list after 5 minutes.
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English as a second language
Reading
Online newspapers
Class outline
Web of knowledge
Email journal alerts
Wikipedia
Online dictionaries
Google
Listening
itunes
Spotify
Youtube
Podcasts
Writing
Formatting and style guides
Facebook, Twitter, Secondlife, MSN
Speaking
Skype
Native speakers
Local library
Amazon
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English as a second language
BBC Learning English (includes science vocabulary and audio content)
www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish
Oxford University Press (tips, explanations, links)
www.askoxford.com
About.com: English as a second language (general esl resources)
esl.about.com (note no www)
Resources for English as a Second Language (general esl resources)
www.UsingEnglish.com
Randall’s ESL Cyber Listening Lab (audio content with tests)
www.esl-lab.com
Cambridge ESOL (English for speakers of other languages) Examinations
www.cambridgeesol.org/spain/
www.cambridgeesol.org/exams/.
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Online newspapers
U.K.
www.guardian.co.uk
www.bbc.co.uk
U.S.A.
www.nytimes.com
www.cnn.com
any preferences ?
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Web of knowledge
Search for journal articles or authors
Subscription needed, tho’ available through the library
http://www.ugr.es/~biblio/biblioteca_electronica/index.html
tho’ from home a VPN is needed
Ask over at computing centre ...
WOK give training seminar annually.
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Email journal alerts
General
Nature
Science
Geology
Geology
Journal of the Geological Society, London
Discipline specific
Journal of Petrology
Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology.
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Wikipedia
Information on anything and everything
Book plot
Film stars
Sporting event
Geological term
Featured article everyday
Get into the habit of looking things up.
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Wikipedia
www.wikipedia.org
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Online dictionaries
Wiktionary
www.wiktionary.org
Wordreference
www.wordreference.com
Merriam-Webster online (dictionary, thesaurus and audio pronunciation)
www.m-w.com
Cambridge dictionaries online
dictionary.cambridge.org (note no www)
The free dictionary online
www.thefreedictionary.com
Google
www.google.com
define: ...
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Google
www.google.com
Rivals
www.bing.com
any other preferences ?
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itunes
‘The world’s best digital jukebox’
Music
Podcasts
Audiobooks
www.apple.com/itunes.
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Spotify
‘A digital music service that gives you access to millions of songs’
Monthly subscription 9.99!
Requires an invite
www.spotify.com.
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Youtube
‘share your videos with friends, family and the world’
Follow your interests
Music
Sport
Geology, e.g., volcanic activity
Rivals
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer
www.hulu.com
www.vimeo.com.
www.youtube.com
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YouTube
www.youtube.com.
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Podcasts
itunes
Audio podcasts
Nature podcast
Science on Guardian unlimited
Woman’s hour
Video podcasts
Ask an astronomer - NASA
Crash test kitchen
National Geographic video shorts
Audiobooks
Online dvd rental
Mix of British, American and other accents
www.apple.com.
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Formatting and style guides
Strunk & White online
www.bartleby.com/141/
Wordreference
www.wordreference.com
The Purdue Online Writing Lab
owl.english.purdue.edu (note no www)
California Institute of Technology
writing.caltech.edu/resources/ (note no www)
George Mason University
writingcenter.gmu.edu/esl.html (note no www)
N.A. Burnham and F.L. Hutson, Worcester Polytechnic Institute
users.wpi.edu/~nab/sci_eng (note no www)
any other preferences ?
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Facebook, Twitter, Secondlife, MSN
Facebook: www.facebook.com
‘social utility that connects people with friends and others who work, study and live around them’
350 million users
Twitter: twitter.com (note no www)
‘without a doubt the best way to share and discover what is happening right now’
ever more popular - microblogging sites: www.tumblr.com, www.posterous.com, www.soup.io
Secondlife: www.secondlife.com
‘ a 3D virtual world where users can socialize, customize an avatar, connect and create’
- don’t give out personal details about yourself
- never arrange to meet anyone in a non-public place
any other preferences ?
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Skype
Free national and international calls
Download the approriate software at
www.skype.com
Need to buy Skype phone or headset.
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Native speakers
Seminar series Geology Masters
Intercambios
www.lenguajero.com
www.busuu.com
Study visits
Holidays
any other suggestions ?
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Local library, Amazon
Inter-library loan from any library in Andalucia
e.g., Huétor Vega has a lot of abridged versions of classic English novels
www.amazon.co.uk
read the reviews.
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Other sites of interest
Collaboration:
www.slideshare.net
Photography:
www.flickr.com
www.picasa.com
Latest:
www.digg.com
Maps:
maps.google.com (note no www)
Cartoons:
www.dilbert.com
Film reviews:
www.rottentomatoes.com
Travel:
www.expedia.com
www.tripadvisor.com
Visualisation:
www.imindmap.com
www.informationisbeautiful.net
Art:
www.museodelprado.com
Offbeat:
www.private-eye.co.uk
www.theonion.com.
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Assignment
Prepare a list of useful online resources (for Thursday 20th October)
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