Reading and Writing skills are often the easiest skills to put into practice. However, finding relevant, practical and interesting LISTENING and SPEAKING activities can be more challenging.
ISB’s ES world language teachers shared this wonderful web 2.0 tool for language teachers this semester.
LINGT is a great new tool supporting language teachers. It is so easy to use; you will be able to use it for your classes right away. Here is a DEMO VIDEO I found that can give you taste for what LINGT can do for your language classroom.
The video explains most of it, but here is what you can do with LINGT to create balanced language assignments (LISTENING/SPEAKING/READING/WRITING).
Teachers can use:
1) IMAGES: choose a photo from your gallery or from the credited sources.
2) VIDEO (from youtube only. You would have to post your personal videos on youtube to use it on Lingt).
3) TEXT: Type instructions or record your instructions in the Target Language.
4) VOICE: Record a voice message(s)/instructions /question(s).
Students can respond:
1) With TEXT: Typing their answer to the audio or written question/comment
2) With VOICE: Recording their answer orally. They can listen to their answer and decide if they want to keep it or re-do it.
Some cool features by LINGT:
-DUE DATE: assign a due date for an assignment. If students complete the assignment late, it will be indicated next to their name.
-FEEDBACK: You can give oral/written immediate feedback to students' work.
Some things LINGT does not do (YET?)
-You cannot delete recordings made by students?
-Accents: If you use PC computers, you need to type your text in a word document before posting it on the assignment.
Here is an example of an assignment I used with French B students this semester.
Fantastic! A new tool to support exactly what you need as language teachers!
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