Newspapers/ NEWS
Advice
Newspapers and news sites on the internet are a wonderful resource for language learners. There is nothing like the latest news to motivate language learners, stimulate debate, discussion and argument.
Most internet sites are designed for native speakers and may be difficult for the majority of language learners to understand fully. If this is the case you could try:
1. Use pictorial and video clues to help you understand the text. For technical or scientific news items you might be able to see a labelled diagram.
2. Look at the news item in your own language first. On some news sites (e.g. Euronews) you can easily swop from one language to another.
3. Find a news site that is written in shorter, simpler language.
Please see a good selection of links to online newspapers and news sites from around the world on our news broker page
LINKS (in alphabetical order)
AFP Agence France Presse- news agency on-line(in English)
BBC News - world news updated every minute (UK version)
BBC World Service World news in 43 languages, with live audio.
CNN Excellent news with audio and video
Daily Mail, The - Very popular national newspaper
Daily Telegraph,The National newspaper
Education Guardian, The Information and communication technology in education: The national paper supplement.
Electronic Telegraph, The Daily news and opinion from the UK and around the world.
Euronews News on-line from ITN (available in 6 languages).
Guardian, The National UK daily newspaper. Centre-left orientation.
Jewish Chronicle London-based paper with news and opinion pages reflecting Jewish religious, social and political thought.
Independent, The National daily newspaper
International Herald Tribune Global news coverage.
American magazines and newspapers from LinguaCenter
Private Eye Satirical weekly publication
ReutersNews headlines and by topic.
Scots Independent Weekly online newspaper.
Sun, The National tabloid
Sunday Times, The Comprehensive editorial coverage including access to an interactive section and sister paper The Times.
Telegraph Online Originally the Disability Telegraph BBS, founded in 1987 for downloading information to Braille machines and speech synthesisers.
Thisisbrightonandhove.co.uk - local news and much more from the Argus
Times, The The world's oldest daily broadsheet newspaper.
Times Education Supplement - mainly for primary and secondary level education
Times Higher Education Supplement The Times Higher Education Supplement
Times Higher Education Supplement THESIS, The Times Higher Education Supplement Internet Service for news, reviews, features and appointments in higher education and in research.
Times Literary Supplement Weekly reviews of fiction, poetry, history, politics, philosophy, and the visual and performing arts.