- Acronyms and abbreviations
- Communication
- Computer Assisted Language Learning
- Crosswords
- Databases
- Dictionaries
- Grammar
- Idioms, Slang and Clichés
- Independent Learning Centres
- Lesson Plans and Resource Sites
- Listening
- Professional Associations and Organisations
- Professional Development
- Pronunciation
- Quizzes and Games
- Quotations
- Reading
- Testing
- Theses
- Vocabulary
- Writing
General sites
Aardvark’s English Forum
http://www.englishforum.com
Comprehensive web portal with resources for teachers and students of English (ESL/EFL). Interactive exercises, message boards, ELT book catalogue, world news, teaching and learning links.
Dave’s ESL Café – Web Guide.
http://www.eslcafe.com/search/index.html
One of the best comprehensive sites with interactive resources, bookstore, teaching ideas, links to ESL sites, job information and a discussion centre.
Developing Teachers.com
http://www.developingteachers.com
A website for the developing language teacher. Contains weekly teaching tips with archives, lessons plans, email newsletters, articles and links.
English as a Second Language Home Page
http://www.rong-chang.com
Excellent comprehensive site for teachers and learners with links to all skill activities
English Club
http://www.englishclub.com
Very comprehensive British site for teachers and learners. Provides lesson plans, teacher forum, job centre, grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation activities.
Linguistic Funland TESL Page
http://www.linguistic-funland.com
Excellent site for ESL teachers with many links by Kristina Pfaff-Harris
Renata’s ESL/CALL Centre
http://members.optushome.com.au/renatachylinski/
From Monash University. An Australian site with activities covering all of the major skills.
Teaching English
http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk
The site is a co-production between the British Council and the BBC. All content is free to access. The site provides a range of services including weekly updated articles on methodology, activities to try and lesson plans complete with materials.
TESL Links for Teachers (via the Internet TESL Journal)
http://iteslj.org/links/
Another excellent site with articles, research papers, lesson plans, classroom handouts, teaching ideas and links to sites covering all language skills.
Tower of English
http://towerofenglish.com
General site for ESL teachers and students. Links to over 300 websites in all skill categories plus information on courses and schools.
Volterre Web Links for Teachers and Learners
http://www.wfi.fr/volterre/weblinklearners.html
http://www.wfi.fr/volterre/weblinktch.html
ESL with a European flavour
Specific Sites by Category
Acronyms and abbreviations:
worldwide Web Acronym and Abbreviation Server
http://www.ucc.ie/cgi-bin/acronym
Acronym Guide
Acronyms in Adult Literacy and Basic Education
http://silmaril.ie/cgi-bin/uncgi/acronyms
Communication:
Linguist list
http://linguistlist.org
Comprehensive list of websites including discussion lists
TESL –L
http://www.hunter.cuny.edu/~tesl-l
Teachers of English as a Second language list
TESL: Weblogs
http://iteslj.org/links/TESL/Weblogs/
Blogs by ESL/EFL teachers, blogs about English learning and teaching
Yahoo Groups
http://groups.yahoo.com
Yahoo Groups is a free Web-based system that supports distance learning by enabling easy online communication and document sharing.
Computer Assisted Language Learning:
CALL@ Chorus
http://www-writing.berkeley.edu/chorus/call
Detailed software reviews and books for language students and teachers
CALL-EJ Online
http://www.tell.is.ritsumei.ac.jp/callejonline/index.php
A merger of CALL EJ and the Australian ON CALL journals
Internet TESL Journal
http://iteslj.org/links/TESL/CALL/
Links from the online journal site
ReCALL Journal
http://www.eurocall-languages.org/recall/index.html
Each issue joins the online archive 18 months after publication
Virtual CALL library
http://www.sussex.ac.uk/langc/CALL.html
Excellent collection of CALL software
Crosswords:
http://www.aitech.ac.jp/~iteslj/cw/
Crossword design for all levels. From the Internet TESL Journal site
Armored Penguin
http://www.armoredpenguin.com/crossword/
Allows printing of the completed grid plus the empty grid and clues.
Puzzle-Maker
http://www.puzzle-maker.com/CW/
Databases:
Bilingualism database
http://www.education2.bham.ac.uk/webapps/bilingualism/search.php
Includes research on bilingualism in the US, UK, Canada and Australia
Database of Research on International Education
http://cunningham.acer.edu.au/dbtw-wpd/textbase/ndrie/ndrie.html
Sponsored by the Australian Government and managed by the Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)
DELTAA (Database of English Language Teaching for Adults in Australasia)
http://www.ameprc.mq.edu.au/resources/deltaa.htm
Online database of Australian ESL materials held in the NCELTR Resource Centre
ERIC (Educational Resources Information Centre)
http://www.eric.ed.gov/
Online database of education (including ESL) materials
Google Scholar
http://scholar.google.com
Searches for citations of scholarly literature accross many disciplines and sources
Macquarie University Databases
http://www.lib.mq.edu.au/databases/
Access to full text and citation databases for Macquarie University staff and students
VOCED Database (Vocational Education and Training Database)
http://www.voced.edu.au
Produced jointly by UNESCO and the National Centre for Vocational Education Research in South Australia.
Dictionaries:
AskOxford.com
http://www.askoxford.com
Online dictionaries from Oxford University Press
Cambridge Dictionaries Online
http://dictionary.cambridge.org
includes Advanced Learners’ Dictionary
Merriam-Webster Dictionary Online (US)
http://www.m-w.com/dictionary.htm
Yahoo
http://dir.yahoo.com/Reference/Dictionaries
A source of dictionaries for many languages
Your Dictionary.Com
http://yourdictionary.com
English and foreign language dictionaries
Grammar:
English Club English Grammar
http://www.englishclub.com/grammar/index.htm
This site may suit lower to intermediate levels
English Language Centre Study Zone
http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/grammar.htm
From the University of Columbia, Canada. Grammar presentations and interactive practice exercises
Internet Tesl Journal's Grammar Links
http://iteslj.org/links/ESL/Grammar_and_English_Usage/
UsingEnglish.com
http://www.usingenglish.com
Provides a structured menu of resources - grammar reference, quizzes and activities, and teacher handouts. Registering (free) provides more
Idioms, Slang and Clichés:
Cambridge Dictionary of Idioms
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/assets/idiomswksheets.pdf
Photocopiable worksheets of selected idioms
Cliché Site
http://www.clichesite.com/index.asp
Over 2000 clichés and euphemisms with definitions and explanations
ESL Idioms and Slang
http://iteslj.org/links/ESL/Idioms_and_Slang/
Extensive list of links
ESL Idiom Page
http://www.eslcafe.com/idioms
KoalaNet
http://www.koalanet.com.au/australian-slang.html
Australian slang words and phrases
Independent Learning Centres:
Online Self Access Centre
From English Study Direct.
http://englishstudydirect.com/OSAC/academicesol.htm
ESL, EFL and ELT online web resources
Virtual ILC (AMESVIC) Online subscription-based not-for-profit service for English language learners and ELT teachers worldwide.
http://www.virtualilc.com.au
Virtual Learning Centre in Hong Kong
http://vlc.polyu.edu.hk
An innovative site with a concordancer and interactive dictionary.
NCELTR ILC
http://www.nceltr.mq.edu.au/ilc/index.asp
For information about the collection and services
Lesson Plans and Resource Sites:
Educator’s Reference desk
http://eduref.org/Virtual/Lessons/index.shtml
Lesson plans for all disciplines including ESL
ESL Lounge
http://www.esl-lounge.com
Free access to hundreds of graded lesson plans and materials that can be used for communicative English lessons
Film Australia Digital Resource Finder
http://www.filmaust.com.au/learning/
Free for education video clips from the Film Archive. Provides matching resource sheets
Getting to Know Your Medicines: a teaching resource for adult ESL
http://www.nps.org.au/site.php?page=2&content=/resources/content/esl_resource_home.html
Produced by the National Prescribing Service Ltd. and Adult Multicultural Education Services (AMES) Victoria.
History on the Web
http://besthistorysites.net
Award winning portal that contains annotated links to over 1000 history sites and lesson plans
How Stuff Works
http://www.howstuffworks.com
USA based site providing simple and concise information.
Links to ESL lessons on the Net
http://iteslj.org/Lessons/
Ideas from the Internet TESL Journal
Longman ELT
http://www.longman-elt.com/adult/teachers/index.html
Resources from Longman Publishers
New York Times Learning Network
http://www.nytimes.com/learning/
Lessons plans based on the news
NSW Practice Driver Knowledge Test
http://www.rta.nsw.gov.au/licensing/tests/driverknowledgetest/demonstrationdriverknowledgetest/index.html
Online test in English and other languages
Podcasts
http://www.podcastsinenglish.com
Free listening material organized in three levels and based around topics
Sciweb
http://www.saalt.com.au/sciweb/
A science literacy site for adults
Skillswise Adult Literacy and Numeracy
http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/
Contains a range of activities, information quizzes and games in numeracy and literacy
Spinney Press
http://www.spinneypress.com.au/further_links.html
Links to Spinney Press Issues in Society Series including further links in topic areas
Teaching with Technology Journal
http://www.iatefl.org.pl/call/callnl.htm
IATEFL Poland Computer SIG. Provides articles and lesson plans
UsingEnglish.com
http://www.usingenglish.com
Provides a structured menu of resources - grammar reference, quizzes and activities, and teacher handouts. Registering (free) provides more
VideoJug
http://www.videojug.com
Free site containing hundreds of professionally produced videos on topics suitable for ESL lessons
Website creation
http://iteslj.org/Articles/Kelly-Guidelines.html
How to design websites for ESL students
Listening:
English Listening Lounge
http://www.englishlistening.com/
For free and subscription access. Free guest area for various listening levels.
Randall’s ESL Cyber Listening Lab
http://www.esl-lab.com
Listening activities at three levels most with pre-, during- and post-tasks with scripts and worksheets.
Sounds of English
http://www.soundsofenglish.org/about.htm
For learners and teachers. Printable handouts, diagrams, movies and sound files.
Professional Associations and Organisations:
ACTA ( Australian Council of TESOL Associations)
http://www.tesol.org.au/
Australian Council for Adult Literacy
http://www.acal.edu.au/
British Council
http://www.britishcouncil.org/
CAELA (Center for Adult English Language Acquisition)
http://www.cal.org/caela/
CAL (Center for Applied Linguistics)
http://www.cal.org
CALICO (Computer Assisted Language Instruction Consortium)
http://calico.org
English Australia
http://www.englishaustralia.com.au/
IATEFL (International Association of Teachers of English as a Foreign Language)
http://www.iatefl.org
JALT (Japan Association of Language Teachers)
http://www.jalt.org
KOTESOL
http://www.kotesol.org
Korea TESOL
NEAS (National ELT Accreditation Scheme Limited) Australia
http://www.neasaustralia.com/
RELC (Regional English Language Centre, Singapore)
http://www.relc.org.sg
TESOL (Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages Inc)
http://www.tesol.org
TESOL ANZ
http://www.tesolanz.org.nz
TESOL New Zealand
TESOL Canada
http://www.tesl.ca
ThaiTESOL
http://www.thaitesol.org
Thailand TESOL - The organisation of English teachers in Thailand
Victorian Association of TESOL and Multicultural Education (VATME)
http://www.vatme.vic.edu.au
Professional Development:
Online Adult Professional Development Resources
http://www.cal.org/caela/esl%5Fresources/bibliographies/pdonline.html
Developed from the Center for Adult English Language Acquisition (CAELA) in the United States
Professional Developmets for AMEP teachers
http://www.ameprc.mq.edu.au/events/
National professional Development website for teachers of the AMEP and the TESOL community. Contains feature spots, interviews, discussion list, links to associations and resources and practical teaching ideas.
Teacher Development
http://www.developingteachers.com
A website for the developing language teacher
Pronunciation:
Developing Teachers.com
http://www.developingteachers.com/phonology/phonology.htm
Practical ideas for developing students’ listening and pronunciation in the classroom
Fantastic Voyage
http://www.ncvs.org/ncvs/tutorials/youngexp/fantasticvoyage.html
Narrated voyage of the throat from the National Center for Voice and Speech.
From the Internet TESL journals links page
http://iteslj.org/links/TESL/Pronunciation
Phonmap
http://phonmap.com/
Phonemic Script Writer
Speech Accent Archive
http://classweb.gmu.edu/accent/
Examines the accented speech of speakers of many different languages
TESOL Speech and Pronunciation Interest Section
http://www.soundsofenglish.org/SPLIS
Discussion of pronunciation issues, information on teaching and resource books plus links to websites
Quizzes and games:
Activities for ESL Students
http://a4esl.org
Quizzes for grammar and vocabulary
Many Things Fun Activities
http://www.manythings.org
Word games, puzzles, quizzes, slang, and proverbs. Java and Flash needed for some activities.
Randalls ESL Cyber Listening Lab
http://www.esl-lab.com
Listening quizzes at various levels.
Quotations:
Barlett’s Familiar Quotations
http://www.bartleby.com/quotations/
Reading:
English Zone
http://english-zone.com/reading/index.html
Reading with comprehension exercises organised by levels.
ESL Reading Resources from Ohio University
http://www.ohiou.edu/esl/english/reading/index.html
Internet TESL Journal’s Reading Resources
http://iteslj.org/links/ESL/Reading
Links from the Internet TESL Journal
Reading Online (International Reading Association)
http://www.readingonline.org
Quarterly online journal which is a source of information for the worldwide literacy education community
Testing:
Research Notes (University of Cambridge ESOL Exams)
http://www.cambridgeesol.org/rs_notes/
Resources in Language Testing
http://www.le.ac.uk/education/testing/ltr.html
Maintained by Glenn Fulcher in association with the ILTA this site offers links, reviews,articles,video FAQs and a database
Theses:
The Australian Digital Theses Program
http://adt.caul.edu.au
This is a database of digitized PhD and Masters by research theses produced at participating Australian universities
Educational Research Theses
http://cunningham.acer.edu.au/dbtw-wpd/textbase/thesesIP/thesesIP.htm
This databases, which is produced by the Australian Council for Educational Research, is a subscription database containing 12,000 theses accepted at Australian universities and colleges from 1919 to date. It is available via the Macquarie University Library database menu and the link above.
Index to Theses
http://www.theses.com
This is a comprehensive listing of theses with abstracts accepted to higher degrees by universities in Great Britain and Ireland since 1716.
NUS Theses Collection (THESES)
http://www.library.mq.edu.au/databases/
This is a database available from the National University of Singapore. It provides citations and abstracts for theses submitted to the University and its predecessors. It is available via the Macquarie University Library database menu.
Proquest Digital Dissertations
http://wwwlib.umi.com/dissertations
Provides online access to citations and abstracts for every title in the Dissertation Abstracts Database. These are mainly from North America and Europe. Titles published since 1997 are available in pdf format and have 24 page previews. The database may be accessed via the Macquarie University Library database menu and at the link above.
Register of Theses in Applied Linguistics in New Zealand
http://www.vuw.ac.nz/lals/about/alanz/register.html
Maintained by the Victorian University of Wellington this database contains theses from 1990 to date
Theses Canada Portal
http://www.collectionscanada.ca/thesescanada/index-e.html
This is a central access point for Canadian theses and information about the Theses Canada Program. Many of the theses are free online.
Vocabulary:
Compleat Lexical Tutor
http://132.208.224.131
An excellent tool for learning academic vocabulary
Internet TESL Journal
http://iteslj.org/links/TESL/Vocabulary
Links for the journal site
Learn English
http://www.learn-english.co.il
Incorporates 40 topics with over 1500 English words and phrases along with audio. Requires Flash version 7 and Java script
Teaching English
http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/try/vocabtry/vocab_activities.shtml
Vocabulary activities from the British Council and the BBC
Vocabulary for English Language Learners (Ohio University)
http://www.ohiou.edu/esl/english/vocabulary.html#VocActivities
Graded activities, idioms, vocabulary for special purposes
Writing:
Academic literacy site
http://www.une.edu.au/tlc/aso/writing.htm
Academic writing, referencing and exam preparation
http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Atrium/1437/index.html
Advice on writing five paragraph essays.
eSKILLS UNE A good site for information literacy and essay writing
http://www.une.edu.au/library/eskillsune/
Useful site for essay writing techniques
MakeBeliefsComix.com
http://www.makebeliefscomix.com/comix.php
Provides templates and tools for creating comics
Plain English at Work
http://www.dest.gov.au/archive/publications/plain_en/homepage.htm
A guide to help organisations develop plain English documents
Purdue University Online Writing Lab
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/
An excellent writing resource on the Web
Paradigm Online Writing Assistant
http://www.powa.org/
Help on what to write, how to organise, revise, edit, compose essays and how to document sources
TESL Writing
http://iteslj.org/links/ESL/Writing/
Links from the Internet TESL Journal
Yes English Guide to Punctuation
http://www.davidappleyard.com/english/punctuation.htm
Tutorial covering all aspects of this subject.
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