Webliograpy
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)
Listening
- U.S. History in Brief: Learner English Edition
- CNN
- 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
- 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
- Garbl's 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
- University og Wisconsin, Madison Writing Center
More ELT Sites
- Activities for ESL Students
- American English Online
A website of Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs for professionals abroad for teaching English as a foreign language - 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
- Pearson Longman English Language Teaching -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 2007 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: an electronic journal
- Language & Life Sciences: 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
- Internet Public Library Reference Center
- Student Corner
- U.S. News Online / Information on U.S. Schools
Updated on December 28, 2010.