Searching for an interesting video in YouTube, I chose the following because it really drew my attention... I’ve always wanted to find a way to do difficult multiplications mentally (without using the calculator!!!) and this video explains an interesting and easy trick to improve our mathematical reasoning ;-)
Be human calculator
http://it.youtube.com/watch?v=rf3_36a9MWc
YouTube is a tool which allow people to share their videos. It surely includes some good materials (I saw many video about learning, cartoons, funny things, music and films, entertainments), but bad videos as well. If you search for something you are interesting in on the Web, you must always be critical and careful: you can find something which is worth reading and useful for your studies and other things more superficial and counterproductive. However, watching videos you have the advantage of seeing what you are listening to and in this way you might follow and understand the explanations provided by the videos you choose. Do you think that videos are better than podcasts? In my opinion both of them are useful, but images and written words help you to fix in your memory much information: visual memory plays an important role in your language learning!
Furthermore, YouTube offers videos about various subjects giving the possibility of watching only what you are interested in whenever you want: this confirms its superiority to the TV. Do you agree?
Let me know what you think about the video I chose!
See you soon,
Elisa
