{"id":4344,"date":"2009-01-25T15:36:08","date_gmt":"2009-01-25T12:36:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/eltweekly.com\/more\/?p=80"},"modified":"2009-01-25T15:36:08","modified_gmt":"2009-01-25T12:36:08","slug":"eltweekly-issue7-useful-elt-resources","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eltweekly.humbeestudio.xyz\/?p=4344","title":{"rendered":"ELTWeekly Issue#7, Useful ELT resources"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">***\u00a0Macmillan English Campus ***<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Macmillan English Campus (MEC) is an online practice  environment for learners of English as a foreign language.<\/p>\n<p>The concept behind the Macmillan English Campus is that language learning can  be greatly enhanced by an effective combination of face-to-face teaching and  online support materials.<\/p>\n<p>It is this blended learning solution that makes the Macmillan English Campus  unique. It ensures that MEC users enjoy the best of both worlds: they continue  to receive face-to-face tuition and contact with their teachers whilst remaining  free to study online within a controlled learning environment.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; \"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.macmillanenglishcampus.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.macmillanenglishcampus.com\/upload\/public\/docimages\/Image\/w\/y\/f\/mast_macmillan_index.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"140\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Who is MEC for?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Macmillan English Campus (MEC) is a blended learning solution for students and teachers.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Improve you teaching with MEC<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Using the Macmillan English Campus with your students is very simple \u2013 and it  really improves your teaching.<\/p>\n<p>Here are some of the unique benefits that the Macmillan English Campus will  bring:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><span style=\"font-weight: normal;\">Guarantee the quality of your teaching resources<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<li><strong><span style=\"font-weight: normal;\">Introduce greater variety into your teaching  presentation<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<li><strong><span style=\"font-weight: normal;\">Address mixed language levels amongst your students<br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<li><strong><span style=\"font-weight: normal;\">Save time on homework preparation and marking<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<li><strong><span style=\"font-weight: normal;\">Access to authentic English<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<li><strong><span style=\"font-weight: normal;\">Access indispensable reference materials<br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<li><strong><span style=\"font-weight: normal;\">Take advantage of valuable exam study resources.<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>Explore\u00a0Macmillan English Campus\u00a0here:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.macmillanenglishcampus.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.macmillanenglishcampus.com\/<\/a><\/div>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">*** UsingEnglish.com ***<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>UsingEnglish.com is a general English language site, specialising in ESL (English as a Second Language) with a wide range of resources for learners and teachers of English, and has been running since the beginning of 2002. Different varieties of English are used; there are contributors from the United States, Canada, Pakistan and non-native speakers, but much of the site uses British English as it was set up in the UK. A list of staff members and site contributors can be found\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.usingenglish.com\/profiles\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; \"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.usingenglish.com\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.usingenglish.com\/images\/uelogo-new.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"309\" height=\"50\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Here are the links to latest posts of UsingEnglish.com:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.usingenglish.com\/diary\/2008\/02\/29\/new_phrasal_verbs_quizzes_intransitive_separable_a.html\">New Phrasal Verbs Quizzes: Intransitive, Separable and Inseparable<\/a>\u00a0<em><span class=\"nowrap\"><span class=\"verysmall\">&#8211; February 29<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.usingenglish.com\/diary\/2008\/01\/31\/rollout_rollup.html\">Rollout Rollup<\/a>\u00a0<em><span class=\"nowrap\"><span class=\"verysmall\">&#8211; January 31<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.usingenglish.com\/diary\/2007\/10\/18\/usingenglishcom_adopts_recaptcha.html\">UsingEnglish.com Adopts reCAPTCHA<\/a>\u00a0<em><span class=\"nowrap\"><span class=\"verysmall\">&#8211; October 18<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.usingenglish.com\/diary\/2007\/07\/22\/new_idioms_web_feed.html\">New Idioms Web Feed<\/a>\u00a0<em><span class=\"nowrap\"><span class=\"verysmall\">&#8211; July 22<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.usingenglish.com\/diary\/2007\/06\/30\/new_graded_text_analysis.html\">New: Graded Text Analysis<\/a>\u00a0<em><span class=\"nowrap\"><span class=\"verysmall\">&#8211; June 30<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.usingenglish.com\/diary\/2007\/05\/04\/submit_an_idiom.html\">Submit An Idiom<\/a>\u00a0<em><span class=\"nowrap\"><span class=\"verysmall\">&#8211; May 4<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.usingenglish.com\/diary\/2007\/04\/29\/updated_teacher_handouts.html\">Updated: Teacher Handouts<\/a>\u00a0<em><span class=\"nowrap\"><span class=\"verysmall\">&#8211; April 29<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.usingenglish.com\/diary\/2007\/04\/07\/updated_reading_comprehension.html\">Updated: Reading Comprehension<\/a>\u00a0<em><span class=\"nowrap\"><span class=\"verysmall\">&#8211; April 7<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.usingenglish.com\/diary\/2007\/03\/31\/updated_irregular_verbs_download.html\">Updated: Irregular Verbs Download<\/a>\u00a0<em><span class=\"nowrap\"><span class=\"verysmall\">&#8211; March 31<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.usingenglish.com\/diary\/2007\/01\/31\/advanced_text_analyser_new_and_improved.html\">Advanced Text Analyser &#8211; New and Improved!<\/a>\u00a0<em><span class=\"nowrap\"><span class=\"verysmall\">&#8211; January 31<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div><em><span style=\"font-style: normal;\">Explore\u00a0UsingEnglish.coms\u00a0here:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.usingenglish.com\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.usingenglish.com<\/a>.<\/span><\/em><\/div>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">*** Curriki ***<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-weight: normal; \">Curriki offers free, open source instructional materials for Grades K-12.<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-weight: normal; \">All of Curriki&#8217;s learning resources are contributed by teachers or by publishing partners.<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; \"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.curriki.org\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"vertical-align: bottom;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.curriki.org\/xwiki\/skins\/curriki8\/logo.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"145\" height=\"64\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-weight: normal; \">Curriki has thousands of free worksheets, lesson plans, exams, project ideas and activities for English language arts, math, science, social studies, technology integration and other subjects.<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-weight: normal; \">Becoming a member is completely free and allows you to publish your own best materials.<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Explore\u00a0Curriki\u00a0here:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.curriki.org\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.curriki.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>***\u00a0Macmillan English Campus *** The Macmillan English Campus (MEC) is an online practice environment for learners of English as a foreign language. 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