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 1 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 ?. 2 S e m i n a r i o s d e O r i e n ta c i ó n O c t u b r e 2 0 1 1 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. 3 S e m i n a r i o s d e O r i e n ta c i ó n O c t u b r e 2 0 1 1 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 4 S e m i n a r i o s d e O r i e n ta c i ó n O c t u b r e 2 0 1 1 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/. 6 S e m i n a r i o s d e O r i e n ta c i ó n O c t u b r e 2 0 1 1 Online newspapers U.K. www.guardian.co.uk www.bbc.co.uk U.S.A. www.nytimes.com www.cnn.com any preferences ? 8 S e m i n a r i o s d e O r i e n ta c i ó n O c t u b r e 2 0 1 1 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. 10 S e m i n a r i o s d e O r i e n ta c i ó n O c t u b r e 2 0 1 1 Email journal alerts General Nature Science Geology Geology Journal of the Geological Society, London Discipline specific Journal of Petrology Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology. 12 S e m i n a r i o s d e O r i e n ta c i ó n O c t u b r e 2 0 1 1 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. 14 S e m i n a r i o s d e O r i e n ta c i ó n O c t u b r e 2 0 1 1 Wikipedia www.wikipedia.org 15 S e m i n a r i o s d e O r i e n ta c i ó n O c t u b r e 2 0 1 1 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: ... 17 S e m i n a r i o s d e O r i e n ta c i ó n O c t u b r e 2 0 1 1 Google www.google.com Rivals www.bing.com any other preferences ? 19 S e m i n a r i o s d e O r i e n ta c i ó n O c t u b r e 2 0 1 1 itunes ‘The world’s best digital jukebox’ Music Podcasts Audiobooks www.apple.com/itunes. 21 S e m i n a r i o s d e O r i e n ta c i ó n O c t u b r e 2 0 1 1 Spotify ‘A digital music service that gives you access to millions of songs’ Monthly subscription 9.99! Requires an invite www.spotify.com. 23 S e m i n a r i o s d e O r i e n ta c i ó n O c t u b r e 2 0 1 1 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 25 S e m i n a r i o s d e O r i e n ta c i ó n O c t u b r e 2 0 1 1 YouTube www.youtube.com. 26 S e m i n a r i o s d e O r i e n ta c i ó n O c t u b r e 2 0 1 1 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. 28 S e m i n a r i o s d e O r i e n ta c i ó n O c t u b r e 2 0 1 1 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 ? 30 S e m i n a r i o s d e O r i e n ta c i ó n O c t u b r e 2 0 1 1 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 ? 32 S e m i n a r i o s d e O r i e n ta c i ó n O c t u b r e 2 0 1 1 Skype Free national and international calls Download the approriate software at www.skype.com Need to buy Skype phone or headset. 34 S e m i n a r i o s d e O r i e n ta c i ó n O c t u b r e 2 0 1 1 Native speakers Seminar series Geology Masters Intercambios www.lenguajero.com www.busuu.com Study visits Holidays any other suggestions ? 36 S e m i n a r i o s d e O r i e n ta c i ó n O c t u b r e 2 0 1 1 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. 38 S e m i n a r i o s d e O r i e n ta c i ó n O c t u b r e 2 0 1 1 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. 39 S e m i n a r i o s d e O r i e n ta c i ó n O c t u b r e 2 0 1 1 Assignment Prepare a list of useful online resources (for Thursday 20th October) 41