FREE (!) English Language Teaching Resources on the

Internet for ESL Classes: yes, all free!

Stephen Perry, IRO*

PERRYSX2@STATE.GOV

Washington, D.C202-453-8295

* - Information Resource Officer

PART I: NEW GENERATION SEARCH ENGINES

Better Alternatives to GOOGLE

NEW GENERATION SEARCH ENGINES:http://www.lii.org

LII SEARCH RESULTS on www.lii.org

Can click on the Microscope symbol in www.lii.org to see the LC Subject headings: assures precision and relevancy.

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

Another MEGASITE is the U.S. EMBASSY in SANTO DOMINGO: http://www.usemb.gov.doc/IRC/English_Teaching.htm

From the U.S. EMBASSY in ANKARA TURKEY: NOTICE SECTION ON AMERICAN STUDIES: http://ankara.usembassy.gov/english_language_programs.html

Office of English Language Programs, U.S. Department of State: Using the Internet for English Teachers: http://exchanges.state.gov/education/engteaching/onlineca.htm

TEFL SITES: Office of English Language Programs: http://exchanges.state.gov/education/engteaching/eal-res.htm#sites

FORUM ENGLISH TEACHING JOURNALS IN VARIOUS FIELDS

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

One such link referred to in this MegaSite: http://www.lclark.edu/~krauss/toppicks/toppicks.html

PART III: EXERCICES, QUIZZES, HANDBOOKS,

GAMES ONLINE

SPECIFIC ESL

EXAMPLES

Examples of Idioms: http://www.esl.rice.edu/esl/English_Practice_EN.asp?SnID=1278403101

Quizzes to make Classroom Activity Fun and Educational: http://www.eslcafe.com/quiz

A Web Site with Useful Classroom Activities:http://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/gramamar

Grammar Girl explains the fine points of the English Language (Lie v. Lay explained) http://grammar.qdnow.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

PART IV: BEST WRITING GUIDES ON THE INTERNET

HOW TO TEACH

YOUR STUDENTS TO

WRITE BETTER

NUTS AND BOLTS OF COLLEGE WRITING:

http://nutsandbolts.washcoll.edu/

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/argument/index.html

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/ewr.htm

PART V: Distance Education Resources

Quality Resources from

MIT, Massachusetts and

The University of Texas at Austin

MIT : Massachusetts Institute of Technology: http://ocw.mit.edu

MIT In Depth: Writing and Humanistic Studies

A Course on Culture Shock

MIT: Another Online Course on Consumer Culture

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.

World Lecture Hall: The University of Texas at Austinhttp://web.austin.utexas.edu/wlh/browse.cfmNotice Online Courses for ENGLISH/WRITING/RHETORIC

Courses in English, Writing, Rhetoric

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

Academic Earth also has full length course videos from leading Universities: voted as one of the best academic web sites of 2009 by Free Technology for Teachers website: http://www.academicearth.org/

Universities around the world participating in the Open Courseware concept

More Universities participating in the Open Courseware concept

PART VI: Examples of Electronic Journals with Full

Text

America.gov, TESL-J,

Forum,

E-Journals from America.gov: http://www.america.gov/publications/ejournalusa.html

DYNAMIC ENGLISH E-JOURNAL:http://www.america.gov/publications/ejournalusa/0807.html

English Journals from the U.S. Department of State: English Teaching Forum: http://exchanges.state.gov/forum/journal/

FORUM INCLUDES TEACHING PLANS: http://exchanges.state.gov/forum/vols/vol43/index.htm#top

TESL JOURNAL: http://iteslj.org

America.gov website has videos and publications in all subject areas

VIDEOS ON AMERICA.GOV

WEBCHATS ON VARIOUS TOPICS: YOUR CHANCE TO ASK QUESTIONS and practice your written English!: http://www.america.gov/multimedia/askamerica.html

WEBCHATS ON ESL TOPICS

THE CAIRO WIKI also has in-depth bibliographies on many topics, including ESL: the Web site is:

http://tinyurl.com/chn36u: updted with new web resources monthly

Continuation of the CAIRO IRC WIKI: http://tinyurl.com/chn36uNOTE updated ESL BIB

GOOGLE READER: www.google.com/reader

Note the “Browse for Stuff” on top right side: use this to find “Bundles”

Discover and search for Feeds using embedded Search Engine: I searched for English

Can subscribe to all these feeds and will show up automatically in your alerts every day: just sign in to Google Reader to see them

More Google Reader Feeds on ESL topics: note feeds matching English

Even More Google Reader Feeds on English

THE END:THANKS FOR YOUR

ATTENTIONIRO STEPHEN PERRY for Central and Eastern Africa

202-632-2747

perrystephen@fastmail.fm

U.S. Department of State

Washington, D.C. 20052