Favorites
Tales of Mere Existence
One of our favorite series of videos on YouTube is Tales of Mere Existence. The very talented Yev Yilmaz creates simple cartoon stories that illustrate basic truths of everyday life. He uses simple English that is appropriate for English learners, but often speaks very fast. This can be a challenge for low-level English learners.
We Are New York
We Are New York is a video series created by the Mayor’s Office of Adult Education and the City University of New York to help people learn English. The Emmy Award winning videos are highly engaging and are appropriate for ESL students from beginning to advanced levels. Although the stories take place in NYC, they are appropriate for all learners. The website is very user friendly and you can download the videos, guides, and other resource materials.
C.E.O. Women Grand Cafe
C.E.O. Women is an organizations to help immigrant women learn how to begin and operate their own businesses. The Grand Cafe is an educational soap opera that highlights some of the issues these new entrepreneurs may face and strategies to resolve them. This is a valuable resource for anyone teaching workforce ESL.
Pencil Vs Camera!
Artist and photographer, Ben Heine, has created a series of pictures based on photos he has taken and drawings of parts of the photos. We just think they’re very cool.
Typography About Language
Video by Ronnie Bruce
This is a video with clever typographic animation of an equally clever poem. Too fast for students but it sure works for us.
Need we say more?
The Future of Publishing
This video created by DK in the UK describes the fall of publishing as we know it, then reverses the words for a hopeful projection.
Que Hora Es? The Mexican Soap Opera for People Who Have Only 3 Weeks Spanish
Just for fun. Spanish language survival skills gone terribly wrong.
Walk Like an Egyptian
The Egyptian people have shown bravery and resilience in opening a path to a future they cannot see. A man carrying a poster of resistance wears a hat with a Canadian symbol. Where is he - in Canada or Egypt? It doesn’t matter. For a few days, we are one.