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Email Lists for Learners of English / Forums: Courrier Electronique pour Apprendre l'anglais Be sure to see the Mailing List Checklist at the bottom of the page. BBC-ELT Network http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/BBC_English/network/welcome.htm The Network discussion group is for learners and teachers of English - and especially for those interested in using the Internet. HOW TO SUBSCRIBE a. Send an email to majordomo@lists.bbc.co.uk. b. Don't put anything in the Subject line. c. In the top line of the email type subscribe bbc-elt d. Send the message. You email package may show a message like message has no subject - send anyway? Click on OK. EslList EslList is a moderated list open to topics of interest to teenage children (11-16 year olds) around the world. To subscribe to EslList send an e-mail message to: macjord@oxnarsd.org Leave the subject line blank In the body of the message write: subscribe EslList Your_Name Example: subscribe EslList Bill Clinton ENG-FRA http://www.enst.fr/~benenson/engfra/ French-English subnet in the International Tandem E-mail Nework Fam-bilingue http://www.egroups.com/group/fam-bilingue Founded October 10, 2000 The purpose of this list is the exchange of information and ideas between Anglophone and Francophone families who wish to fill in the gaps in their knowledge of a non-native language (either French or English) spoken at home. Les membres peuvent écrire en français ou en anglais. Members may write in English or French. International E-mail Tandem and Forum Project http://www.enst.fr/~benenson/lgv/ Email: benenson@enst.fr This is an international project using email to link students in France with a number of other countries: Britain, Germany, Spain, Canada, the U.S.A... There are also bilingual forums English/French, Spanish/French, German/French. Contact James Benenson at the Ecole National Superieure des Telecommunications for more information. SL-Lists http://www.latrobe.edu.au/www/education/sl/sl.html Visit their Web site! Student Lists for Learners of English as Foreign or Second Language For information on the SL-Lists, BEFORE you have your class subscribe, send an email to: listserv@latrobe.edu.au and in the message body say: INFO INTRO-SL Currently there are the following lists: INTRO-SL, the discussion list for new members (Registered classes only) CHAT-SL, a general discussion list (low level) DISCUSS-SL, a general discussion list (high level) BUSINESS-SL, a discussion list on business ENGL-SL, a discussion list on learning English EVENT-SL, a discussion list on current events MOVIE-SL, a discussion list on the cinema MUSIC-SL, a discussion list on music SCITECH-SL, a discussion list on science, technology & computers SPORT-SL, a discussion list on sports Procedure for Individual Students: Students who wish to participate in the SL lists but are not currently enrolled in an English class may apply directly to the SL List Co-owner, Thomas Robb, trobb@cc.kyoto-su.ac.jp for permission to join. Individuals must make the following promise when applying: I promise to read the rules for participation in the Student Lists and to follow them faithfully. I understand that I may be removed from the SL lists if I violate these rules. Procedure -- Joining as a class: Teachers with students holding e-mail accounts register their classes as described below. Their students then subscribe to the main list, INTRO-SL. There, they introduce themselves and reply to the introductory messages of other students around the world. INTRO-SL is designed to give first-timers a chance to hone their e-mail skills before joining the other topically-based lists. When the students feel ready, they can then join any of the other lists and participate in the discussions that they find there. Registering Your Students: To register, send a message to trobb@cc.kyoto-su.ac.jp with the following information: 1. Your name and institution 2. Number of students 3. Duration of class term 4. Name of the node the students will use (the part following the '@' mark). You will then be placed on a special discussion list (TCHR-SL) for the teachers who are involved in this project and will receive another document entitled "Facilitating Use of the Student Lists: Guidelines for Teachers" which contains further advice and a handout, with quiz, to help orient your students. A WORD A DAY A fun way to work on vocabulary! Get a word a day and the definition in your email. To subscribe or unsubscribe, please send a message to wsmith@wordsmith.org with "Subject:" line as "subscribe " or "unsubscribe". Email anu@wordsmith.org if you have any questions, comments or suggestions. Archives, FAQ, words and more at the WWW site: A Word A Day Listserv Lists Whatever your interest, you can find a listserv list to join. Subscribing is "free" -- you do not pay a subscription fee. There are so many listserv lists that if you download the entire file, you will use up about 500 sheets of paper!!! Try NOT to do that: save a tree today! Instead: 1. Send an email message to listserv@listserv.net 2. In the body of the message, type LIST GLOBAL/(your-keyword) In place of keyword, write the subject you are interested in. For example LIST GLOBAL/MUSIC Listserv can look for as many topics as you want; just be sure to put each request on a different line. You will receive a list of lists for each of your chosen topics. Then you can subscribe to any and all lists you like! Be sure to keep a file of Welcome Messages for any list you subscribe to! You may want to unsubscribe at some point!! Have fun! Mailing List Checklist With the kind permission of Ira M. Pasternack at Clearly Internet or Internethics Questions to ask oneself before posting a message to a mailing list: 1. Is the message being sent TO the appropriate destination (the whole list vs. one or more selected individual(s))? 2. Is the subject line descriptive of my message? 3. Have I included only enough of any past message that my message refers to so that other list members know what I am referring to? 4. Is my message as brief as possible, and have I referred interested parties to a web site or other method of getting additional information (or offered to send more information via e-mail for those who want it)? 5. Have I attempted to express appreciation to list members who have made a useful contribution to the list? 6. If I have disagreed with someone else's ideas, have I attempted to avoid a personal attack against them? 7. Have I attempted to ignore or defuse anything which I consider a personal attack against me? 8. Does my message say something more than "me too" - does it say *why* I agree, give another example of the point being made, or in some way add to the message? 9. Have I offered to summarize the replies to any question I asked? 10. Have I signed the message, and included my e-mail address in the body? 11. Did I proofread the message? Copyright 1996, Ira M. Pasternack. All Rights Reserved. Permission is hereby granted to reproduce this document in electronic format, as long as it is maintained in its entirety, including this notice, and no fee is charged to the user.

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