I stumbled across this yesterday. This
was a big find; I didn't think anybody had made this yet; with licensing
rights and the wide variety of programming skills needed, I didn't even
think a site like this was practically possible.
"Well this is a game changer and no mistake," said Sam.
In
a word, it's a homework website that redefines homework. It's an
interactive media website that teaches and reinforces English through
popular English media (movies, news), not contrived role-plays and
games. It's an Amazing Pneumatic One-of-a-Kind Believe-It-or-Not
Independent-izing Interest-Making Attention-Honing EFL Machine.
I think it might be a Thneed. And you know who needs thneeds.
I'm
going to give it a close inspection after work today to test its
user-friendliness and see how well it stays relevant and interesting
over the course of it's perscribed 10-30-minute daily session. I'll test
it on the iPad, on the iPhone, and on the PC. And then I'll test it on
the wife: if she likes it, I might have just struck gold after all.
It'll
be years until I'm able to pull something like this off for my
students--if I'm able to pull it off ever. Apparently the guys behind
this site have lots of experience in media companies, so they know how
to go about acquiring licenses and rights and whatnot. But jeez, if I
can figure out a doable way to adapt this idea on a small, Japan-centric
scale for my own school's needs (including elementary &
pre-elementary students, and adults learning business English), I'll...I
don't even know. This is some Super Saiyan 2-level stuff right here.
One
thing's for sure [eye-glint as I pivot epically toward the camera]:
it's definitely the direction that EFL education is going if we're to be
serious about the 21st century. And I aim to be quite serious.
If anyone out there knows of similar interactive sites, let me know! I'm scouring the Internet for better alternatives to traditional writing drill homework textbooks.
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