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[poof]

I'm an ESL teacher in a Korean university.

I've got an idea to do classes based on a live video link across different countries (simply through MSN messenger - if you don't know MSN, all you need is just a hotmail a/c + internet connection + webcam + microphone).

The general idea would be for my students to prepare some questions which they could ask your students, and answer questions in return, thus encouraging a real intercultural communication kind of flavor.

Of course, there could be a problem with time differences and everyone's class schedule, as well as access to appropriate technology. Initially, I just want to get a feel of who might be interested.

I just have it in mind for an occasional class. There's a lot of sites on the net about teachers who try to utilize the internet for English learning. But, they are doing very static things, such as essay posting, which in my view, has little more benefit than doing it via paper. To use the internet for live exchange would be much more beneficial.

[Kent F. Kruhoeffer]

Not sure if you've seen this:



http://worldbridges.com/



The chap who runs it [Jeff Lebow] also posts here on Dave's

now & then and has a lot of experience with live webcasting.


He might be able to help you set something up?






Thailand teaching and travel resources available here :::: The Master Index Thailand ::::

[poof]

I remember Mr Lebouw from the Pusanweb site. I didn't realize he was now doing the Worldbridges site. It's interesting. Thank you for mentioning it.

I think, however, I can use regular existing technology - as I said, I had in mind something as simple as MSN messenger videochat. My problem is probably more about finding suitable groups who are interested in joining. We'll wait and see...