Resources

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1. Ted Lectures
[|http://www.ted.com] TED is about spreading the new ideas and innovations. It features talks and performances on a variety of topics, i.e., technology, design, business, entertainment, and science. Subtitles and interactive transcripts are available.

2. Academic Earth
[] Academic Earth features video lectures by leading scholars in a variety of academic disciplines, from biology to history, or business to media studies. You can find a lecture by topics or simply enter keywords to find a lecture relating to your interest. This provides good listening practice to prepare for university.

3. Reith Lectures
[| http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00729d9] Reith Lectures is an annual lecture series hosted by BBC. It features audio podcasts leading thinkers on topics like, economics and technology. Transcripts are also available.

4. ** iTunes-U Lectures **

 * iTunes U is massive database of video and audio lectures by leading scholars from universities like MIT, Stanford, and Berkeley. This is excellent for listening practice.
 * In order to access the lectures from Stanford and Berkeley, you’ll need to download iTunes on your computer from: http://www.apple.com/itunes/download/ It works for both Windows and Mac.
 * Once you have downloaded iTunes, go to iTunes U and enter a keyword to search for the lectures. For example, if you want a lecture on genetic engineering for your research paper, simply type "genetic engineering".

5. Big Ideas Series from TVO
This features lectures given by Canadian scholars, offering unique Canadian perspectives. It's also an excellent resource for preparing for going to Canadian universities. http://www.tvo.org/TVOsites/WebObjects/TvoMicrosite.woa?bitopic_169

=Reading= 1. Global Voices (popular blog posts from around the world) []

2. Toronto Star (Canada) []

3. Globe and Mail (Canada) []

4. Walrus (Canada) []

5. Economist (the US) []

6. New York Times (the US) []

7. Spiegel (Germany) []

8. Aljazeera (the Middle East) []

9. Guardian (the UK) []

10. Epoch Times (Chinese international) []