iLANG support
iLANG runs a range of language events throughout the year to improve your listening skills. These include:
- Activities and workshops
- Short courses
- Advising
Visit the website of iLANG at http://cle.hkust.edu.hk/archive/2021/ilang/ilang/ to find out about these events and to register for them online. For general enquiries, please call 2358 7851 or visit the iLANG office at room 3018 (lifts 2 & 3)
Online Resources
Listening Strategies
- Improving your listening
http://cle.hkust.edu.hk/archive/2021/ilang/listening-advice-sheets/
A set of 7 leaflets from the Language Commons, HKUST, with lots of practical advice on general listening and listening to different kinds of materials.
Listening Materials
- BBC Documentaries
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/documentary_archive
Radio documentaries on a wide range of topics. Each documentary is around 30 minutes long giving an in-depth analysis of an issue. - Words in the News (BBC)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/language/wordsinthenews/
Part of the BBC Learning English website, with daily news reports and a focus on vocabulary and pronunciation. - BBC Learning English Website
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish
A service for English learners. Look for the daily news reports and the sections on grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation. - CBS News 60 minutes
http://www.cbsnews.com/60-minutes/
Videos from the “60 minutes” television broadcast offering investigative reports, interviews, feature segments and profiles of people in the news. The website is hosted by CBS News of the US. - Engineering and Technology Podcasts
http://podcast.open.ac.uk/oulearn/engineering-and-technology
Podcasts on a range of engineering and technology subjects brought to you by Open University, UK. - Naked Scientists
http://www.thenakedscientists.com/HTML/podcasts/
Weekly podcasts on various topics in Science. - Audio Books from Gutenberg
http://www.gutenberg.org/browse/categories/1
One of the most popular download sites for free audio books. Over 100 classic fiction books listed alphabetically by surname. - More Online Resources Suggestions
http://cle.hkust.edu.hk/archive/2021/ilang/resources-listening/
Go to the iLANG site to see more listening materials suggestions.