News in Levels is an online news site specially made for English students. In this webpage, each article is written in three levels, from basic to advanced so the same news can be read in different words, allowing students to work with texts appropriate to their current skill. It also provides a video of the news where the reader can listen to it and key vocabulary explanation.
The implementation of this tool in the class can be very important and
useful because of the different levels that contain. According to the Chilean
context, in most of the schools, the majority of students have a low level of
English and only a few of them dominate the language. In this way,
teachers when using this tool can differentiate the class without having to change
the texts. Students can read the same news according to their own level. The
idea is to encourage students from level 1 to read more advanced versions
of texts over time.
News in levels not only fosters the language learning in students learning new vocabulary but also develop reflection. As a class teacher and students can discuss and give opinions about current world issues, improving their critical thinking. This would make the activity more meaningful.
News in levels not only fosters the language learning in students learning new vocabulary but also develop reflection. As a class teacher and students can discuss and give opinions about current world issues, improving their critical thinking. This would make the activity more meaningful.
The use of News in level should be complemented with other activities
made by the teacher. For example; the teacher can show images related to the
news in order to let students predict what the text will be about. Or they can
listen to the video without reading the text so as to distinguish what they can
understand of it and after this, they would read the text having a general
idea.
In terms of limitations,
there are not much. Mainly, bad internet connection and not having enough
computers for every student is the only thing that might prevent the correct
use of this tool in the classroom.
Here is a video about the listening part of the news (level 1)
Channel:NewsinLevel
Great information! it is filled with useful information and very well explained. I think it's an interesting topic, since most students don't read or don't understand what they are reading. Due to the many benefits that you mentioned above, I would definitely use it in my classes.
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