Advance copies of our new book are OUT!! Watch this space…
Macmillan Dictionary Online
The Macmillan English Dictionary Online has been in existence for some time but previously, it was only accessible to those who had already bought a copy of the MED in paper form. What those who are not on Macmillan’s emailing
Electronic dictionary on DVD Rom
Exciting developmenst in the world of electronic dictionaries. Longman have ‘raised the bar’ with their latest offering, which is on DVD-ROM. It took Barney and myself a while to load it, and we are keen to explore it! More anon when
te4be Newsletter – Winter 2008 / 2009
We have just mailed out the latest Newsletter. It contains articles on BESIG Bonn, the latest electronic dictionary from CUP and news about PSA (Pete Sharma Associates). If you have subscribed, but have NOT received a copy, please check your
Blended Learning up-date 4
The latest up-date for Blended Learning is now available to download from Macmillan’s website. It focuses on two topics: Things to consider when setting up a wiki for use by teachers in a language school or language training company with
Online listening – TED.com
Here’s a website that contains a large number of authentic videos that could form the basis for listening and discussion lessons with higher-level learners. TED.com hosts videos of presentations by a remarkable range of people including environmental activist: Al Gore, founder
Calling all coffeeholics……
Macmillan have just published the latest business English e-lesson, called ‘The future of Starbucks’. Enjoy it!
Reviews in brief – EL Gazette
The CD-ROM (Science – Macmillan Vocabulary Practice Series by Keith Kelly; Macmillan) is of tremendous value, allowing users to listen to the pronunciation of words and providing exciting mind-mapping software, as well as animations. To read the complete review, as
Latest business English e-lesson
Macmillan have just uploaded the latest e-lesson called ‘You’re fired!’. It is about the winner of the TV show ‘The Apprentice’ and focuses on being ‘economical with the truth’ at a job interview. Enjoy!
Online listening for the oil industry
BP’s 2007 annual report, which can be downloaded as a PDF from their website is accompanied by a set of downloadable MP3 recordings of the parts of the report. Although these are, no doubt, intended as an aid to BP