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English Language Teaching Resources on the Internet for
ESL Classes
Stephen Perry, IRO*
Washington, D.C202-453-8295
* = Information Resource Officer
All THESE SITES ARE ON MY ONLINE WEB SITE AT: http://eslres1.pbworks.com (updated all the time!)
PART I: NEW GENERATION SEARCH ENGINES
Better Alternatives to GOOGLE
NEW GENERATION SEARCH ENGINES:http://www.ipl.org (THE INTERNET PUBLIC LIBRARY)
ESL SEARCH RESULTS on www.ipl.org
Can click on the Microscope symbol in www.ipl.org to see the LC Subject headings: assures precision and relevancy.
Here is another example of this from IPL: clicking on the magnyfing glass
Clicking on the Subject headings achieves more Targeted Results
InfoMine: a search engine for Academic Topics: http://infomine.ucr.edu
Can browse by LC Subject Headings: http://infomine.ucr.edu
LC SUBJECT HEADINGS bring a wealth of resources: http://infomine.ucr.edu
Under the LCSH “..Composition and Exercises,” there is a reference to an excellent Internet Site and a summary.
And, here is the site itself: http://owl.english.purdue.edu
Other Examples of InfoMine Subject Headings: http://infomine.ucr.edu
Under LCSH: --rhetoric—handbooks, manuals, etc. one of the Web Sites listed
The Site itself: http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/
RDN: RESOURCE DISCOVERY NETWORK: www.rdn.ac.uk
RDN maintains a Virtual Training Suite (VTS): how to use the Internet Effectively in various Subject Areas: www.vts.rdn.ac.uk
Example of a VTS for ESOL: www.vts.rdn.ac.uk/fe/tutorial/esol
PART II:MEGASITES
Megasites are well maintained collections of links, allowing the researcher to locate almost everything relevant in a single Web Page.
Resources for English as a Second Language: http://www.usingenglish.com
MEGASITES: One such site is from the U.S. EMBASSY in MEXICO CITY: http://mexico.usembassy.gov/mexico/library.html
ESL RESOURCES FROM U.S. EMBASSY MEXICO CITY:http://www.usembassy-mexico.gov/bbf/bfingles.htm
ESL GOLD: www.eslgold.com
ESL GOLD CONTINUED
Office of English Language Programs, U.S. Department of State: Using the Internet for English Teachers:
http://exchanges.state.gov/englishteaching/index.htmlhttp://exchanges.state.gov/englishteaching/index.html
Materials for Teaching and Learning English: http://exchanges.state.gov/englishteaching/rhttp://exchanges.state.gov/englishteaching/resources-et.htmlesources-et.html
ENGLISH TEACHING FORUM: http://exchanges.state.gov/englishteaching/forum-http://exchanges.state.gov/englishteaching/forum-journal.htmjournal.html
ESL LINKS FROM THE INTERNET TESL JOURNAL: http://iteslj.org/links
Online English Language Center: University of Oregon (OELP): An excellent outline of what is available: http://oelp.uoregon.edu/learn.html
PART III: EXERCICES, QUIZZES, HANDBOOKS,
GAMES ONLINE
SPECIFIC ESL EXAMPLES
Examples of Idioms: http://www.eslcafe.com/idioms/id-list.html
Quizzes to make Classroom Activity Fun and Educational: http://www.eslcafe.com/quizhttp://www.eslcafe.com/quiz
IDIOM PAGE: http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/idioms/index.html
15 online resources to learn English as a Second language: www.bit.ly/baAcea
A Web Site with Useful Classroom Activities:http://englishpage.com
Mini-Grammar Tutorials from www.englishpage.comwww.englishpage.com
Example of Proper Use of Prepositions in this Web Site: www.englishpage.com
Internet Grammar of English:http://www.ucl.ac.uk/internet-grammar/
The Blue Book of Grammar: QUIZZES AND EXPLANATIONS OF PUNCTUATION: www.grammarbook.com
Guide to Grammar and Writing: Proper Use of Verbs, Prepositions, etc. with examples: http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/
Grammar Girl explains the fine points of the English Language (Lie v. Lay explained) http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/defaulhttp://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/default.aspxt.aspx
NEW SITE as of 2011: conjugation of English Verbs: http://conjugation.com/
Example of the conjugation of the verb “lie”: difficult even for native English speakers in conjugation.com
TEACHING ACCENTS AND PRONUNCIATION
Speech Accent : FOR TEACHING ACCENTS: http://accent.gmu.edu/browse.php
USING FILMS TO TEACH ENGLISH: http://vladivostok.usconsulate.gov/elf.html
The New American English web site designed by the U.S. Department of State: http://americanenglish.state.gov
http://americanenglish.state.gov
PART IV: BEST WRITING GUIDES ON THE INTERNET
HOW TO TEACH YOUR STUDENTS TO WRITE BETTER
Garbl’s Writing Resources Online: http://garbl.home.comcast.net/~garbl/writing/http://garbl.home.comcast.net/~garbl/writing/
Action Writing from the Garbl Web Site: http://home.comcast.net/~garbl/writinhttp://home.comcast.net/~garbl/writing/action.htmg/action.htm
Writing Center Handouts from the University of North Carolina, 2010http://www.unc.edu/depts/wcweb/handouts/
EMPORIA STATE UNIVERSITY WRITING RESOURCES CENTER: http://www.esc.edu/ESConline/Across_ESC/WritingResourceCenter.nsf/homepageForm?OpenForm
Online Writing Assistant: http://www.powa.org
How to Write Argumentative Essays: http://www.powa.org/index.php/arhttp://www.powa.org/index.php/argumentative-essaysgumentative-essays
The Writing Center of the University of Wisconsin at Madison: http://www.wisc.edu/writing/Handbook/
Dartmouth College Writing Center: http://www.dartmouth.edu/~writing/materials/about.shtml
Bibliography of Effective Writing Resources: http://www.au.af.mil/au/aul/bibs/ewr.htmhttp://www.au.af.mil/au/aul/bibs/ewr.htm
More Writing Resources
PART V: Distance Education Resources
We will show Quality Resources from:
MIT, Massachusetts and Yale UniversityAcademic Earth, among others
MIT : Massachusetts Institute of Technology: http://ocw.mit.edu
MIT In Depth: Writing and Humanistic Studies
A Course on Culture Shock
Student Essays Online available from the MIT Site on Consumer Culture to develop and motivate Writing Skills
Examples of Student Essays in an Autobiography Class: MIT Course on Expository Writing and Autobiography.
YALE UNIVERSITY NOW OFFERS DISTANCE EDUCATION
http://open.yale.edu/courses/
YALE UNIVERSITY: http://open.yale.edu/courses/
Example of a class at YALE UNIVERSITY
FREE LECTURE NOTES
Actual Class Lecture
U CALIFORNIA BERKELEY courses on VIDEO via YOUTUBE: http://youtube.com/ucberkeley
Universities around the world participating in the Open Courseware concept: http://ocwconsortium.org/members/members/country/UShttp://ocwconsortium.org/members/members/country/US
Academic Earth also has full length course videos from leading Universities: voted as one of the best academic web sites of 2011 by Free Technology for Teachers website: http://www.academicearth.org/
PART VI: Examples of Electronic Journals with Full
Text
DYNAMIC ENGLISH E-JOURNAL:http://www.america.gov/publications/ejournalusa/0807.html
English Teaching Forum: http://exchanges.state.gov/englishteaching/forum-journal.html
PART VII: Use of Podcasts in English Language Teaching
How might podcasts be used in English Language Teaching?
We provide one example here
Here is a link to how Podcasts may be used for English learning: it was done by my colleague, Ms. Jacqueline Gardy, at the U.S. Department of State
https://prezi.com/secure/31bdb4423fb2f48bf5b7ee12c0c2174b0d52f585/
Jacqueline was an English Language Fellow in Novi Sad, Serbia and now works at the State Department: in this Power Point shows how English Language Teachers might use Podcasts in their classes.
THANKS FOR YOUR ATTENTION!
STEPHEN PERRY, IRO for CENTRAL AFRICAJULY 2011 [email protected]
Washington, D.C. 20052http://eslres1.pbworks.comhttp://eslres1.pbworks.com
