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

2. All THESE SITES ARE ON MY ONLINE WEB SITE AT: http://eslres1. pbworks
All THESE SITES ARE ON MY ONLINE WEB SITE AT: (updated all the time!)

3. PART I: NEW GENERATION SEARCH ENGINES
Better Alternatives to GOOGLE

4. NEW GENERATION SEARCH ENGINES: http://www. ipl
NEW GENERATION SEARCH ENGINES: (THE INTERNET PUBLIC LIBRARY)

5. ESL SEARCH RESULTS on www.ipl.org

6. Can click on the Microscope symbol in www. ipl
Can click on the Microscope symbol in to see the LC Subject headings: assures precision and relevancy.

7. Here is another example of this from IPL: clicking on the magnyfing glass

8. Clicking on the Subject headings achieves more Targeted Results

9. InfoMine: a search engine for Academic Topics: http://infomine.ucr.edu

10. Can browse by LC Subject Headings: http://infomine.ucr.edu

11. LC SUBJECT HEADINGS bring a wealth of resources: http://infomine. ucr

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

13. And, here is the site itself: http://owl.english.purdue.edu

14. Other Examples of InfoMine Subject Headings: http://infomine.ucr.edu

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

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

17. PART II: MEGASITES
Megasites are well maintained collections of links, allowing the researcher to locate almost everything relevant in a single Web Page.

18. Resources for English as a Second Language: http://www. usingenglish

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

21. ESL GOLD: www.eslgold.com

22. ESL GOLD CONTINUED

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

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

25. ENGLISH TEACHING FORUM: http://exchanges. state
ENGLISH TEACHING FORUM: l

26. ESL LINKS FROM THE INTERNET TESL JOURNAL: http://iteslj.org/links

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

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

29. Examples of Idioms: http://www.eslcafe.com/idioms/id-list.html

30. Quizzes to make Classroom Activity Fun and Educational: http://www

31. IDIOM PAGE: http://www. readwritethink

32. 15 online resources to learn English as a Second language: www. bit
15 online resources to learn English as a Second language:

33. A Web Site with Useful Classroom Activities: http://englishpage.com

34. Mini-Grammar Tutorials from www.englishpage.com

35. Example of Proper Use of Prepositions in this Web Site: www
Example of Proper Use of Prepositions in this Web Site:

36. Internet Grammar of English: http://www.ucl.ac.uk/internet-grammar/

37. The Blue Book of Grammar: QUIZZES AND EXPLANATIONS OF PUNCTUATION: www
The Blue Book of Grammar: QUIZZES AND EXPLANATIONS OF PUNCTUATION:

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

39. 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)

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

41. Example of the conjugation of the verb “lie”: difficult even for native English speakers in conjugation.com

42. TEACHING ACCENTS AND PRONUNCIATION

43. Speech Accent : FOR TEACHING ACCENTS: http://accent.gmu.edu/browse.php

44. USING FILMS TO TEACH ENGLISH: http://vladivostok. usconsulate. gov/elf

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

46. Garbl’s Writing Resources Online: http://garbl. home. comcast

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

48. Writing Center Handouts from the University of North Carolina,

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

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

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

52. The Writing Center of the University of Wisconsin at Madison: http://www.wisc.edu/writing/Handbook/

53. Dartmouth College Writing Center:

54. Bibliography of Effective Writing Resources: http://www. au. af

55. More Writing Resources

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

57. MIT : Massachusetts Institute of Technology: http://ocw.mit.edu

58. MIT In Depth: Writing and Humanistic Studies

59. A Course on Culture Shock

60. Student Essays Online available from the MIT Site on Consumer Culture to develop and motivate Writing Skills

61. Examples of Student Essays in an Autobiography Class: MIT Course on Expository Writing and Autobiography.

62. YALE UNIVERSITY NOW OFFERS DISTANCE EDUCATION

63. YALE UNIVERSITY: http://open.yale.edu/courses/

64. Example of a class at YALE UNIVERSITY

65. FREE LECTURE NOTES

66. Actual Class Lecture

67. U CALIFORNIA BERKELEY courses on VIDEO via YOUTUBE: http://youtube

68. Universities around the world participating in the Open Courseware concept:

69. 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:

70. PART VI: Examples of Electronic Journals with Full Text

71. ENGLISH TEACHING FORUM: http://exchanges. state

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

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

74. Here is a link to how Podcasts may be used for English learning: it was done by my colleague, Ms. Jacqueline Gardy
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.

75. THANKS FOR YOUR ATTENTION!
STEPHEN PERRY, IRO for CENTRAL AFRICA
AUGUST 2012 updates
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