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FREE (!) English Language Teaching Resources on the
Internet for ESL Classes: yes, all free!
Stephen Perry, IRO*
Washington, D.C202-453-8295
* - Information Resource Officer
PART I: NEW GENERATION SEARCH ENGINES
Better Alternatives to GOOGLE
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
U.S. Department of State
Washington, D.C. 20052