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As I’m sure everyone is now aware the BBC have been adding more and more radio programmes to their podcasting “experiment”. One of the most recent additions is the BBC World News Bulletin. This is a five minute summary of

Have just added another little 3-page “how to”. This time for the OBED CD-ROM. If you haven’t bought it, have a look at Pete’s {{link http://kevwes9.dreamhosters.com/pages/mat4teach/cd/cd_OBED.htm review}}. If you already have this fine book and CD-ROM, you can down the

We now have reviews of two of the most recent Business English CD-ROMs available on the market. The new {{link http://kevwes9.dreamhosters.com/pages/mat4teach/cd/cd_OBED.htm Oxford Business English Dictionary}} and the {{link http://kevwes9.dreamhosters.com/pages/mat4teach/cd/cd_bus_write.htm Business Writing CD-ROM}} from York Associates.

Have just uploaded some PDF versions of quick guides to using two of the most popular CD-ROM learner’s dictionaries: Cambridge Advanced Learner’s Dictionary and Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English If you are a teacher click {{link http://kevwes9.dreamhosters.com/pages/mat4teach/cd/cd_dic_guides.htm here}} to download

The New Oxford American Dictionary has announced that {{link http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/4504256.stm podcasting}} is its Word of the Year.

During my BESIG presentation the subject of {{link http://www.wikipedia.com Wikipedia}} came up and it was agreed it is “a good thing”. Everybody said it is a great source of quick, clear information both for teachers working in ESP and for

This is a new addition and is a summary-at-a-glance of the main features of the CD-ROM dictionaries available from the main four publishers. At the moment the chart only covers advanced learner’s dictionaries. {{link http://kevwes9.dreamhosters.com/pages/mat4stud/cd/cd_dic_compare.htm Dictionary comparison chart}}

Here’s the links to the handouts for my presentation from the BESIG 2005 conference in Monaco. The handouts are currently available as Word documents. {{link http://kevwes9.dreamhosters.com/PDFs/Blog.doc Blogs}} {{link http://kevwes9.dreamhosters.com/PDFs/Searching.doc Searching}} They are also available as webpages. Visit the {{link http://kevwes9.dreamhosters.com/pages/mat4teach/handouts/handout_index.htm

I was asked a common question today: “What films or tv programmes should I buy on DVD as listening practice after my course?” I made a couple of suggestions but also wondered whether it would be a good idea to

I have been handing this out or emailing it to colleagues and learners for a little while now. Today I finally got around to putting on the website. You can {{link http://kevwes9.dreamhosters.com/PDFs/CALD_CD-ROM.doc download it here}}. It is an MS Word