English Language Teaching Resources on the Internet for ESL Classes Stephen Perry, IRO* September 2010 Washington, D.C * = Information Resource Officer

All THESE SITES ARE ON MY ONLINE BIBLIOGRAPHY AT: (updated all the time!)

PART I: NEW GENERATION SEARCH ENGINES Better Alternatives to GOOGLE

NEW GENERATION SEARCH ENGINES:

ESL SEARCH RESULTS on

Can click on the Microscope symbol in 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:

Can browse by LC Subject Headings:

LC SUBJECT HEADINGS bring a wealth of resources:

Under the LCSH “..Composition and Exercises,” there is a reference to an excellent Internet Site and a summary.

And, here is the site itself:

Other Examples of InfoMine Subject Headings:

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

The Site itself:

RDN: RESOURCE DISCOVERY NETWORK:

RDN maintains a Virtual Training Suite (VTS): how to use the Internet Effectively in various Subject Areas:

Example of a VTS for 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:

MEGASITES: One such site is from the U.S. EMBASSY in MEXICO CITY:

ESL RESOURCES FROM U.S. EMBASSY MEXICO CITY:

ESL GOLD:

ESL GOLD CONTINUED

Office of English Language Programs, U.S. Department of State: Using the Internet for English Teachers:

TEFL SITES : Office of English Language Programs: al-res.htm#sites

FORUM ENGLISH TEACHING JOURNALS IN VARIOUS FIELDS

ESL LINKS FROM THE INTERNET TESL JOURNAL:

Online English Language Center : University of Oregon (OELP): An excellent outline of what is available:

PART III: EXERCICES, QUIZZES, HANDBOOKS, GAMES ONLINE SPECIFIC ESL EXAMPLES

Examples of Idioms: ?SnID=

Quizzes to make Classroom Activity Fun and Educational:

IDIOM PAGE: ources/interactives/idioms/index.html

15 online resources to learn English as a Second language:

A Web Site with Useful Classroom Activities:

Example of Proper Use of Prepositions in this Web Site:

Internet Grammar of English:

The Blue Book of Grammar: QUIZZES AND EXPLANATIONS OF PUNCTUATION:

Guide to Grammar and Writing: Proper Use of Verbs, Prepositions, etc. with examples:

Grammar Girl explains the fine points of the English Language (Lie v. Lay explained)

NEW SITE as of 2010: conjugation of English Verbs:

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:

USING FILMS TO TEACH ENGLISH :

PART IV: BEST WRITING GUIDES ON THE INTERNET HOW TO TEACH YOUR STUDENTS TO WRITE BETTER

NUTS AND BOLTS OF COLLEGE WRITING:

EMPORIA STATE UNIVERSITY WRITING RESOURCES CENTER: ResourceCenter.nsf/homepageForm?OpenForm

Online Writing Assistant:

How to Write Argumentative Essays:

The Writing Center of the University of Wisconsin at Madison:

Dartmouth College Writing Center: shtml

Bibliography of Effective Writing Resources:

PART V: Distance Education Resources Quality Resources from MIT, Massachusetts and The University of Texas at Austin

MIT : Massachusetts Institute of Technology:

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 Austin Notice Online Courses for ENGLISH/WRITING/RHETORIC

Courses in English, Writing, Rhetoric

YALE UNIVERSITY NOW OFFERS DISTANCE EDUCATION

YALE UNIVERSITY:

Example of a class at YALE UNIVERSITY

FREE LECTURE NOTES

Actual Class Lecture

U CALIFORNIA BERKELEY courses on VIDEO via YOUTUBE:

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:

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: a.htm l a.htm l

DYNAMIC ENGLISH E-JOURNAL: 07.html 07.html

English Journals from the U.S. Department of State: English Teaching Forum:

FORUM INCLUDES TEACHING PLANS: ndex.htm#top ndex.htm#top

TESL JOURNAL:

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!:

WEBCHATS ON ESL TOPICS

My WIKI also has in-depth bibliographies on many topics, including ESL: the Web site is:

THE END: THANKS FOR YOUR ATTENTION STEPHEN PERRY SEPTEMBER 2010 updates Washington, D.C