* = Information Resource Officer English Language Teaching Resources on the Internet for ESL Classes Stephen Perry, IRO* PERRYSX2@STATE.GOV Washington, D.C 202-453-8295 * = Information Resource Officer

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PART I: NEW GENERATION SEARCH ENGINES Better Alternatives to GOOGLE

NEW GENERATION SEARCH ENGINES: http://www. ipl 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 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

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 Under LCSH: --rhetoric—handbooks, manuals, etc. one of the Web Sites listed

The Site itself: http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/

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

http://www.usembassy-mexico.gov/bbf/bfingles.htm

ESL RESOURCES FROM U. S. EMBASSY MEXICO CITY: http://www

ESL GOLD: www.eslgold.com

ESL GOLD CONTINUED

Office of English Language Programs, U. S Office of English Language Programs, U.S. Department of State: Using the Internet for English Teachers: http://exchanges.state.gov/englishteaching/index.html

Materials for Teaching and Learning English: http://exchanges. state

ENGLISH TEACHING FORUM: http://exchanges. state ENGLISH TEACHING FORUM: http://exchanges.state.gov/englishteaching/forum-journal.htm l

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

IDIOM PAGE: http://www. readwritethink

15 online resources to learn English as a Second language: www. bit 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.com

Example of Proper Use of Prepositions in this Web Site: www 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 The Blue Book of Grammar: QUIZZES AND EXPLANATIONS OF PUNCTUATION: www.grammarbook.com

Guide to Grammar and Writing: Proper Use of Verbs, Prepositions, etc Guide to Grammar and Writing: Proper Use of Verbs, Prepositions, etc. with examples: http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/

Grammar Girl explains the fine points of the English Language (Lie v Grammar Girl explains the fine points of the English Language (Lie v. Lay explained) http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/default.aspx

NEW SITE as of 2011: conjugation of English Verbs: http://conjugation

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

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

Action Writing from the Garbl Web Site: http://home. comcast

Writing Center Handouts from the University of North Carolina, 2010 http://www.unc.edu/depts/wcweb/handouts/

EMPORIA STATE UNIVERSITY WRITING RESOURCES CENTER: http://www. esc

Online Writing Assistant: http://www.powa.org

How to Write Argumentative Essays: http://www. powa. org/index

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

More Writing Resources

PART V: Distance Education Resources Quality Resources from MIT, Massachusetts and Yale University, and other prestigious universities

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

Universities around the world participating in the Open Courseware concept: http://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

ENGLISH TEACHING FORUM: http://exchanges. state

One of the free articles available in the English Teaching FORUM (2012, Issue #1)

DYNAMIC ENGLISH E-JOURNAL: http://www. america

Here is a link to how Podcasts may be used for English learning: it was done by my colleague, Ms. Jacqueline Gardy https://prezi.com/secure/31bdb4423fb2f48bf5b7ee12c0c2174b0d52f585/ Jacqueline was an English Language Fellow in Novi Sad, Serbia and in this Power Point shows how English Language Teachers might use Podcasts in their classes.

THANKS FOR YOUR ATTENTION! STEPHEN PERRY, IRO for CENTRAL AFRICA AUGUST 2012 updates PERRYSX2@STATE.GOV IRO PERRY, ACCRA, GHANA http://eslres1.pbworks.com