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Learn From Fox Business News

June 6, 2008

The media giant News Corp. launched a new cable channel Fox Business Network (FBN) in October of 2007 to compete with CNBC. In the dog-eat-dog business world, particularly in the media sector, its entry guarantees a bloody fight. Not bad for the viewers–more choices and better shows.

So far, they’ve been working hard to outfox the competitors by making the boring business reporting more entertaining. That’s a smart move for at least one group of the audiences–the English learners. You can watch many video clips at its website for free. If they don’t entertain you as much as American Idol (also produced by Fox), at least you’ll learn a lot about how and what a typical guy in suit talks.

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Help Needed: Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting

June 4, 2008

We blogged earlier about the great media coverage done by the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting, and how its work may help you learn English. Later, Bethany Whitfield from Pulitzer Center sent us an email and suggested that you, as non-native speakers, may help the Center, too. Here is how in her words:

” We’re seeking people to translate our two short videos analyzing HIV/AIDS in the Caribbean online through www.Dotsub.com, a platform enabling subtitling of videos on the web into and from any language. We would appreciate your passing this opportunity along to your readers.

The service is free and extremely easy to use. There is no application process involved. Simply go to one of our two videos on HIV/AIDS in the Caribbean, either “House Call in Hell” (http://dotsub.com/films/housecall/index.php) or “Positive Outlook” (http://dotsub.com/films/positiveoutlook/index.php), and look for “Participate” on the right-hand side of the page where you can begin translating. You are free to translate parts or the entire videos. Any bit helps! Once a video has been translated, users can easily embed the translated piece on their websites or in their e-publications.”

It’s a perfect opportunity to let your native language skill shine!

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Can’t You Feel the Rhythm?

June 2, 2008

Just like music, spoken English has the rhythm. Getting the rhythm right makes speaking sounds like a pleasant piece of music. Can’t you feel it? The ESL teacher Jennifer shows you with the children’s nursery rhymes:

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