http://etc.usf.edu/lit2go/
Lit2Go, originally designed for children by the University of South Florida, gives great opportunities for teachers and the students to enjoy a collection of worldwide famous literature from traditional to contemporary. This website allows them to choose a story or poem from the five headings (Authors, Books, Genres, Collection and Readability) and download the audiobook and PDF data that each text has.
Lit2Go, originally designed for children by the University of South Florida, gives great opportunities for teachers and the students to enjoy a collection of worldwide famous literature from traditional to contemporary. This website allows them to choose a story or poem from the five headings (Authors, Books, Genres, Collection and Readability) and download the audiobook and PDF data that each text has.
According to the target group’s level of proficiency, teachers can select the most suitable story checking the readability scales that this website shows. It might be a fun experience for advanced-level students to select a novel or poem on their own and introduce the work with the information about the author to the class after reading it. However, this website can be a window for EFL lower-level learners as long as their teachers pay careful attention to the way it is used. For example, in the listening/speaking class, teachers can use poem for children in order for the students to become used to the rhythm and sound with aural and oral practice. English poetry is generally well-arranged in terms of rhythm and sound. Thus, listening to poetry can be a better practice for EFL students whose languages are syllable-timed. Also, reading it aloud enables them to draw their attention to segmental or suprasegmental features of English that their first language does not have.
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