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English Teaching Resources

Useful Resources on the Internet for Teaching English as a Foreign Language

Office of English Language Programs 
The Office of English Language Programs creates and implements high quality, targeted English language programs overseas to promote mutual understanding between the United States and other countries. Staff, including overseas-based Regional English Language Officers, plan, conduct and support programs sponsored by American Embassies and Consulates.

Grammar 

The Assembly for the Teaching of English Grammar

Free Lessons for English Teachers and Students

Guide to Grammar and Writing at Capital Community-Technical College (Hartford, Connecticut)

Online English Grammar

Listening
CNN
ESL TOEFL Podcasts
NASA
USDA
Voice of America

ESL Cyber Listening Lab
EZ Slang

Reading 
Online Texts Collection of Internet Public Library

Online Books Page, University of Pennsylvania

Resources for Language Arts and Reading Research

Project Gutenberg 
There are three portions of the Project Gutenberg Library, basically be described as:
Light Literature; such as Alice in Wonderland, Through the Looking-Glass, Peter Pan, Aesop's Fables, etc. Heavy Literature; such as the Bible or other religious documents, Shakespeare, Moby Dick, Paradise Lost, etc. References; such as Roget's Thesaurus, almanacs, and a set of encyclopedia, dictionaries, etc.

Writing 
Dartmouth College Writing Center

KAIROS: A Journal for Teachers of Writing in Webbed Environments

International Writing Centers Association

Nuts and Bolts of College Writing

Online Writing Lab, Purdue University

Paradigm Online Writing Assistant

University og Wisconsin, Madison Writing Center

More ELT Sites

Activities for ESL Students

Digital Education Network- English Language Teaching and Learning

Digital Education Network's ELT Job Centre 

Center for Applied Linguistics
CAL carries out a wide range of activities including research, teacher education, analysis and dissemination of information, design and development of instructional materials, technical assistance,conference planning, program evaluation, and policy analysis.

Dave's ESL Cafe

Easy English Tests

English at home

English Club

ESL Study Hall (Christine Meloni's Site)

ESL Desk - Learn English as a Second Language

Using English

The Internet TESL Journal

The Librarian's Index to the Internet / English Language Topics

The Linguistic Funland
Linguistics 

Longman ELT Conection 
global resource for English students and their teachers.

Macmillan Heinemann ELT - publishers of English language learning materials for all levels and ages.

OELP English Language Learning Resources

OELP English Language Teaching Resources

TESL/TEFL/TESOL/ESL/EFL/ESOL Links 
links of interest to teachers of English as a Second Language; maintained by The Internet TESL Journal.

Test of English as a Foreign Language

Journals 
American Language Review

Dynamic English
The August edition of eJournalUSA, Dynamic English, explores forces from popular culture to technology that shape everyday English. Other articles describe the process of language change and tips for deciphering slang.

English Teaching Forum Online
The Forum is a quarterly journal for teachers of English as a foreign or second language.
Language & Civil Society: A Forum electronic journal

Online Magazine for Learners of English (ESL)
for learners of English as a second or foreign language to express their ideas with writings and illustrations. Also has a section for teachers that discusses technique and methodology.

Online Materials in English as a Foreign Language

Dictionaries & Encyclopedias 

American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language online 

OneLook Dictionary Search 

Cambridge International Dictionaries Online Explicitly designed for the International or second-language speaker, this site allows users to search -- but not browse -- Cambridge's Dictionary of American English, International Dictionary of English, International Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs, and International Dictionary of Idioms. Entries have value-added, second-language instructional items such as the identification of "false friends" (i.e., false cognates), simple codes that "demonstrate all the important grammatical patterns of a word," and a limited defining vocabulary that minimizes the need for students to look up the definition of a definition. Both the phrasal verb dictionary and the dictionary of idioms will be helpful to ESL students as the search engine returns a number of similarly worded entries to a student's possibly imprecise query. Note: users cannot search all four volumes at once, and we found the International Dictionary more helpful than the Dictionary of American English for basic definitions and breadth of coverage.

Encarta Free Encyclopedia

Encyclopedia Britannica Online

Merriam-Webster Dictionary online

 
Other 
American Studies Web

Information USA 
INFORMATION USA is an authoritative resource for foreign audiences seeking information about official U.S. policies, American society, culture, and political processes. 

Internet Public Library Reference Center

Student Corner

U.S. News Online / Information on U.S. Schools

 

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