english language teaching resources on the internet 2011rev.ppt

English Language Teaching Resources on the Internet for

ESL Classes

Stephen Perry, IRO*

PERRYSX2@STATE.GOV

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 updatesPERRYSX2@STATE.GOV

Washington, D.C. 20052http://eslres1.pbworks.comhttp://eslres1.pbworks.com