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[ELTWeekly Volume 6, Issue 16 |\u00a0June 30, 2014 | ISSN 0975-3036]<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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CompellingConversations\u2019 compilation of YouTube videos for ESL teachers and students alike<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cWe are not what we know but what we are willing to learn.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u2015Mary Catherine Bateson (1939- ), American writer and cultural anthropologist<\/center>Want to make use of YouTube\u2019s gigantic collection of ESL and language-related videos, but don\u2019t know where to start? Every semester, I compile a diverse set of useful, relevant and interesting videos for a wide range of difficulty levels. Here\u2019s the ten favorite this time around to share with your advanced English (or ESL) students:<\/p>\n

1. English Pronunciation \u2013 vowel changes in stressed and unstressed syllables<\/p>\n

This 2011 video by AccurateEnglish<\/a> uses common words to highlight how to pronounce English vowels in stressed and unstressed syllables. In seven minutes, Lisa Mojsin, author of \u201cMastering the American Accent,\u201d reviews common mistakes she encounters in her English classes, and uses a rubber band as a visual tool to demonstrate which vowels should be stressed.<\/p>\n