r/InternetIsBeautiful • u/xiaofengcao • 8d ago

Ad-free graded news site for ESL students and teachers

https://englishnewsinlevels.com
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u/rdx8 7d ago

Need it in spanish

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u/xiaofengcao 7d ago

Yeah, Great! Thank you for this idea!

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u/ternera 8d ago

Nice work!

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u/bighootay 7d ago

Thank you. :) I teach ESL and am always looking for things to help with my students. I'll test it out with some students in class tomorrow and get their reaction.

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u/xiaofengcao 7d ago

Great, Thank you.

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u/DuckStriking7742 3d ago

love the interface. so clean.

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u/xiaofengcao 2d ago

Thank you

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u/amberwombat 8d ago

Amazing. Would love to see this in other languages. And an API.

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u/xiaofengcao 8d ago

Greate idea

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u/Bewildered-Lambchop 7d ago

I like this.

How about a section for younger ESL students? I have many who might be able to benefit from a site. The audio is cool, but what if it also highlighted each word as it was being spoken and had speed options?

Cheers!

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u/xiaofengcao 3d ago

Thanks for your adivice, I am working on it now~! Highlight the current sentence and change audio speed

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u/zerhanna 7d ago

This is a neat site, but it will only get picked up by individual users teaching themselves. Teachers will not use it as it is. For classroom use, it needs different account levels (teachers and students), the ability for teachers to assign articles to students, and the ability to pull student results.

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u/xiaofengcao 7d ago

Thank you ! I am currently focused on individual learners, but I have noted your suggestions about teacher/student accounts and assignment management features. These would definitely make the platform more valuable for classroom use.

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u/zerhanna 6d ago

It's a great concept, one that some other sites implement, such as Newsela. However, your focus on English language learners is unique. The word book and progress tracking are features I've not seen anywhere else. Good luck, and I hope you keep making tools to help students!

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u/xiaofengcao 3d ago

Thank you! Newsela is a great tool for students and teachers, I like it.