Challenging Listening Materials
Intended for Natives
National Geographic -- Short videos from the National Geographic Archive on YouTube | |
TED (Technology Entertainment Design) -- Talks by geniuses and cultural icons | |
Sound Portraits -- Real narratives from real people about real American life | |
Video Stories by the NY Times | |
Euronews -- See videos featuring European news while referring to a transcript | |
The Kennedy Center -- Digital Resources for Students (arts-related) | |
PennSound -- Hear Contemporary Poetry Read Aloud | |
LibriVox -- Acoustical liberation of books in the public domain | |
Harry Ransom Center (University of Texas at Austin) -- Archive of fascinating historical videos |