New Page 1

Heidi Chew

ACMI 2004

chew_crew@yahoo.com

ESL INTERNET RESOURCES

Always check web links and websites before use in teaching, update frequently as changes occur!!

ESL LINKS FOR STUDENTS (AND TEACHERS)

About.com

http://esl.about.com/

Quizzes, vocabulary study pages, interactive polls, chat rooms, pen pal information, and a weekly e-mail newsletter.

Dave’s ESL Café

www.pacificnet.net/~sperling/eslcafe.html

Chat room, graffiti wall, and message exchange board. Phrasal verbs, current slang, idioms and quizzes on a variety of topics. Resource/ideas, job boards, bookstore, and links to other ESL Web sites for teachers.

Dictionary

http://dictionary.reference.com/

Dictionary and reference tools

English Club

http://www.englishclub.com/index.html

Games, interaction with students/teachers around the world, study abroad information, downloadable/copyable resources for learning and teaching English.

English Grammar Links

www.gl.umbc.edu/~kpokoy1/grammar1.htm

Links to grammar/ reference sites, exercises and quizzes. Includes teacher’s section.

English Listening Lounge

http://www.englishListening.com

Thirty recordings of ordinary English speakers/ every day language; includes questions.

English Net

www.acl.edu.au/englishnet

Resources and links for English learners.

English Online

http://eleaston.com

Links for teaching and learning.

English Page

http://www.englishpage.com

Free online English lessons & ESL/EFL resources including an on-line newsletter, grammar review, and 15 English-foreign language dictionaries.

The ESL Loop

www.linguistic-funland.com/esloop

Web sites/links for teachers and students.

ESL Online Resources Directory

http://www.cal.org/ericcll/ncbe/esldirectory

Searchable database for teachers and students.

Frizzy University Network

http://thecity.sfsu.edu/~funweb/

Resources for improving writing skills, grammar, finding online reference materials, creating web pages.

Grammar Self Study Quizzes for ESL Students

http://www.aitech.ac.jp/~iteslj/quizzes/grammar.html

Grammar (articles, prepositions, sentence structure, etc.) materials/exercises (cloze, questions, dialogues, fill-in-the blanks) ; Beginning to advanced

Grammar for English Language Learners

www.tom.ohiou.edu/OU Language/english/grammar.html

Grammar exercises /activities /problems

Harnessing Technology Web Page-Grammar

www.alri.org/harnessgrammar.html

Grammar info/exercises; easy access, easy to use

Idioms

http://www.rong-chang.com/idioms.htm

Web links to sites teaching American idioms

The Learning Centre

http://www.edufind.com/learning/index.cfm

Online British English Grammar, The Test Centre, English Grammar Clinic, TEFL Teachers Introductory Course, and a Test Your English section.

Linguistic Funland TESL

http://www.linguistic-funland.com/tesl.html

This website for students and teachers of EFL and ESL provides teaching tips, sample activities, job listings, general advice, and links to the other sites.

Literacy Net

http://literacynet.org/vtd/index.html

Lessons in Language and Culture: Visiting the Doctor

Oxford Picture Dictionary Online

http://www.picturedictionary.org/opd/

Based on Oxford Picture Dictionary, periodically changing online.

Randall’s ESL Cyber Listening Lab

http://www.esl-lab.com/

Pronunciation exercises with downloadable audio.

Rebecca’s EZ Page

http://www2.wgbh.org/mbcweis/ltc/ezpage/

Projects created by beginning level ESL learners for beginning level ESL learners.

Sara and John’s TEFL Pitstop

http://lingolex.com/jstefl.htm

Games, feedback forum, book samples, and a virtual staff room.

StudyCom’s EFI-English for the Internet

http://study.com

Newsletter, listening and speaking, grammar and writing, resource page.

TEACHER RESOURCES

Clip-Art for Foreign Language Instruction

http://www.sla.purdue.edu/fll/JapanProj/FLClipart/default.html

Pics4Learning

http://www.pics4learning.com/pics/

Images for educational purposes arranged by topic and available to download or copy for instructional use.

Cloze exercises

http://www.edhelper.com/cloze.htm

Design on-screen cloze exercises.

Ed Kearn’s Language Learning Links

http://www.gateman.com/favorit2.html#languages

Reading, Listening, Speaking exewrcises

Edvista

http://edvista.com/claire/internet-esl.html

Links for ESL teachers – professional organizations, instructional materials, theoretical articles

E.L. Easton Materials for Teaching English

http://eleaston.com/english.html

Links to instructional resources: song lyrics, maps, calendars and clocks, newspapers, and country profiles.

ESL Bilingual, and Foreign Language Teachers-Lesson Plans and Resources

http://www.scun.edu?-hcedy013/eslplans.html

Links for teachers. Lesson plans, materials

ESL Startup Kit

http://cls.coe.utk.edu/lpm/esltoolkit/default.html

Theoretical and practical info for ESL – includes list of helpful questions for designing a program

Everything ESL

www.everythingESL.net

Lesson plans, teaching tips, downloadable classroom activities, discussion topics. Content-based, beginning to intermediate

Family Literacy ESL Curriculum Guide

http://www.nwlincs.org/fmlt/Explain.htm

Outcomes-based lesson plans for family literacy.

Learning Projects Homepage

http://www.otan.dni.us/webfarm/emailproject/email.htm

Collection of field tested learning activities/projects

Literacy Net

http://www.literacynet.org/esl/

Materials / resources for teaching English to adults.

NIFL

www.literacynet.org/esl

ESL Special Collection - Smorgasboard for ESL teachers. Lesson ideas, research, articles

NCLE

www.cal.org/ncle

Articles/materials/resources for ESL teachers.

Pronunciation Skills and Activities

http://www.ohiou.edu/esl/english/speaking.html#PronunciationSkills

Activities and links.

Puzzlemaker

http://puzzlemaker.school.discovery.com/

Create word searches, crossword puzzles, math puzzles, and mazes.

Software resources

http://hub1.worlded.org/docs/cesol/software.htm

Info on selecting software, ESL software publishers, and software reviews.

Spring Institute ELT Website

http://www.springinstitute.com/elt

Information, materials, and technical assistance for ESL teachers working with refugees/ immigrants).

Study Place

http://www.thestudyplace.org/welcome.taf

Creating online lessons and class homepage.

TESOL

www.tesol.edu

Membership page of ‘Teachers English to Speakers of Other Languages’

TOEFL

www.toefl.org/

The Test of English as a Foreign Language admissions requirement for international students .

Web-Based Lesson Plans for Adult ESOL

http://www.palmbeach.k12.fl.us/adultesol/high.html

Lesson plans and activity sheets – can be used without the textbooks listed.

Weber University Resources for Teachers

http://weber.u.washington.edu/~eslinfo/Lists/teachers.html

Writing lab for students; links to teaching resources and professional organizations for teachers.

CONTENT/TOPIC BASED WEBSITES

Barbie

http://www.cnn.com/2004/US/02/12/offbeat.barbie.breakup.ap/

CNN news story: It's splitsville for Barbie and Ken. Couple 'will remain friends,'
says Mattel

http://www.ideafinder.com/history/inventions/story081.htm

Story of the invention of Barbie

Citizenship News

http://users.crocker.com/~lynnew/index.htm

Links to resources and organizations related to citizenship issues and current developments in citizenship/civics education.

CNN Newsroom for ESL

http://lc.byuh.edu/CNN N/CNN-N.html

Real reports aired on CNN formatted as cloze exercises that can be done on line and will be graded for immediate feedback. Intermediate to advanced level.

Colorful Clothesline

http://easternlincs.worlded.org/docs/clothing/index.html

Clothing, colors, and color patterns. Tests and vocabulary practice. Includes a quiz to test what was learned. Beginning level.

Community Corner

www.communitycorner.org

[English version]

www.communitycorner.org/index Sp.htm

[Spanish version]

Bilingual site with links and information to community, education and employment-related resources for low income, ethnically diverse populations. Each section of the site has a related featured interview.

Dr. Seuss

http://www.seussville.com/

Requires Flash 4 plugin ; games based on Dr. Seuss's books, extensive biographical information

Easter

http://www.jeannepasero.com/easter5.html

Easter around the World

Food Pyramids

http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/etext/000023.html

Food pyramids from different countries/cultures. Check link Comparison of International Food Guide Pictorial Representations for visuals of food charts from around the world.

http://www.semda.org/info/

food pyramids from many cultures. Uses the American pyramid and simply substitutes foods from the particular culture into the American format. The previous site shows different pyramids based on the eating behaviors of the particular culture. For instance, the Asian pyramid shows meat only monthly, reflecting the "traditional plant-based rural diets of Asia."

First Find Info

http://www.firstfind.info

Website offered by many libraries to search for information on just about anything.

Holiday Celebrations

http://www.holidays.net

Holiday Celebrations, calendars, crafts & Recipes, music, graphics, historical information, suggested activities, kids pages, links, and other...

Idioms

http://www.englishdaily626.com/

Includes American slang expressions, proverbs, grammar, common mistakes, song lyrics and other topics.

Key Newspaper Online

http://www.keynews.org/

Online newspaper; intermediate to beginner.

Murphy’s Law

http://www.murphys-laws.com

The history and true story of Murphy law; Many links and related laws.

U.S. Citizenship Study Pages

http://www.uscitizenship.org

Preparation for the U.S. citizenship test. Free for residents of Minnesota; small charge for others.

The White House

http://www.whitehouse.gov/

Official web site for the White House and President George W. Bush, Features a virtual historical tour, history of American presidents and their families, links to a kids website

CHRISTIAN WEBSITES

All About God

www.allaboutgod.com

www.allabouthow.com.

Ever-expanding list of apologetic and discipleship materias online

Bible Info

http://christiananswers.net/bible/about.html

Basic information about the Bible

Bibles @ Ethnic Harvest

http://www.ethnicharvest.org/bibles/

Bibles – printed and audio in many languages

Bible Links

http://www.winternationalstudent.com/biblelinks.htm

PDF/ ONLINE BIBLES in Chinese, French, Hindi, Japanese, Persian/Farsi, Korean, Spanish, Other languages

Bible on-line

www.WebBible.net

On-line Bible in 37 different languages including

tools for understanding the Bible.

The Bible Gateway

http://bible.gospelcom.net/bible?

An excellent page for searching from various modern English

Translations (NIV,NASB,NLT,NKJV) and European and Asian languages.

Bible Study Helps

http://www.unboundbible.org/

The Unbound Bible (Biola University) is a collection of searchable Bibles consisting of:

    - 10 English versions including the NASB

    - Greek and Hebrew Versions (the original Bible languages)

    - 4 ancient versions

    - 42 versions in other languages

Bible Tools

     Easton's Bible Dictionary                   Paul's Missionary Journey

     Matthew Henry's Commentary          Read the Bible in a Year

     Naves Topical Bible                          Parallel View Search

     Greek & Hebrew Lexicon                 Greek Lexical Parser

Crosswalk.com- Bible Study Tools

http://bible.gospelcom.net/bible

Bible study resource page, Bible Commentaries, Concordances, Bible Dictionaries & Encyclopedias,Interlinear Bible, Parallel Bible and MORE!

Excellent page for searching from various modern English

Translations- (TEV, NRSV, NASB, NLT, NKJV).

Every Tongue

http://www.everytongue.com/

God’s Story – excellent – playable or downloadable in a zillion languages

God's Story: From Creation to Eternity

http://christiananswers.net/godstory/home.html

Video presenting a summary of the Bible using original art and

excellent narration.  Audio available in many different languages

Gospelcom

http://www.gospelcom.net/content/realmedia/

Real Audio and Internet Media – great for listening exercises

The Hope Video

www.thehopevideo.com

dramatic overview of the ‘greatest story ever told’

Jesus Institute

www.jesus-institute.org

Helping people of all cultural and spiritual backgrounds learn about the person of Jesus.

Study guides designed for 2 min, 10 min, 30 min, and 60 min

Studies, answers to common questions.

Chinese version of the same website:

www.cn.jesus-institute.org

Questions Answers

http://questionsanswers.org./index.htm
Who is Jesus in many languages

Unshackled

http://www.unshackled.org/listen_03.html

Faithbased stories to listen to online in English

‘TECHNICAL’ SITES

Computer literacy

http://www.instruction.greenriver.edu/avery/activities/mouse/MouseSkills.htm

http://www.instruction.greenriver.edu/avery/activities/tech/computer1a.htm

Student activity page link: