1. English Language Teaching Resources on the Internet for ESL Classes Stephen Perry, IRO* ACCRA, GHANA 202-453-8295 * = Information Resource Officer

2. All THESE SITES ARE ON MY ONLINE WEB SITE AT: http://eslres1.pbworks.com (updated monthlyhttp://eslres1.pbworks.com

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

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

5. ESL SEARCH RESULTS on www.ipl.orgwww.ipl.org

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

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

8. Clicking on the Subject headings achieves more Targeted Results: www.ipl.orgwww.ipl.org

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

10. Can browse by LC Subject Headings (LCSH): http://infomine.ucr.eduhttp://infomine.ucr.edu

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

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 http://owl.english.purdue.edu

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

15. 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. AMERICAN ENGLISH: the new website from the Office of English Language Teaching

19. The American English Website: http://americanenglish.state.gov (note free publications) http://americanenglish.state.gov

20. Example of a free downloadable publication for English teachers in American English Online: http://americanenglish.state.gov

21. Note the GAMES AND GRAMMAR section of AMERICAN ENGLISH ONLINE: http://americanenglish.state.govhttp://americanenglish.state.gov

22. ESL GOLD: www.eslgold.com

23. ESL GOLD CONTINUED

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

25. DOWNLOADABLE BOOKS FROM THE American English Website: http://americanenglish.state.gov http://americanenglish.state.gov

26. Here is an example of a free downloadable publication: In the Loop: http://americanenglish.state.gov ( notice it is free to download ) http://americanenglish.state.gov

27. Notice three very popular English language Idioms in this free downloadable IN THE LOOP publication

28. http://americanenglish.state.gov http://americanenglish.state.gov ENGLISH TEACHING FORUM: http://americanenglish.state.gov http://americanenglish.state.gov

29. Online English Language Center : University of Oregon (OELP): An excellent outline of what is available: http://oelp.uoregon.edu/learn.html http://oelp.uoregon.edu/learn.html

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

31. PART III: EXERCISES, QUIZZES, HANDBOOKS, GAMES ONLINE SPECIFIC ESL EXAMPLES

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

33. http://www.eslcafe.com/quiz http://www.eslcafe.com/quiz Quizzes to make Classroom Activity Fun and Educational: http://www.eslcafe.com/quiz http://www.eslcafe.com/quiz

34. IDIOM PAGE: http://www.readwritethink.org/files/res ources/interactives/idioms/index.html

35. 15 online resources to learn English as a Second language: www.bit.ly/baAceawww.bit.ly/baAcea

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

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

38. Example of Proper Use of Prepositions in this Web Site: www.englishpage.comwww.englishpage.com

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

40. The Blue Book of Grammar: QUIZZES AND EXPLANATIONS OF PUNCTUATION: www.grammarbook.com www.grammarbook.com

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

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

43. Conjugation of English Verbs: http://conjugation.com/

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

45. TEACHING ACCENTS AND PRONUNCIATION

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

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

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

49. http://garbl.home.comcast.net/~garbl/writing/ Garbl’s Writing Resources Online: http://garbl.home.comcast.net/~garbl/writing/

50. http://home.comcast.net/~garbl/writin g/action.htm http://home.comcast.net/~garbl/writin g/action.htm Action Writing from the Garbl Web Site: http://home.comcast.net/~garbl/writin g/action.htm http://home.comcast.net/~garbl/writin g/action.htm

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

52. EMPORIA STATE UNIVERSITY WRITING RESOURCES CENTER: http://www.esc.edu/ESConline/Across_ESC/Writing ResourceCenter.nsf/homepageForm?OpenForm

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

54. http://www.powa.org/index.php/ar gumentative-essays http://www.powa.org/index.php/ar gumentative-essays How to Write Argumentative Essays: http://www.powa.org/index.php/ar gumentative-essays http://www.powa.org/index.php/ar gumentative-essays

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

56. Dartmouth College Writing Center: http://www.dartmouth.edu/~writing/materials/about. shtml

57. http://www.au.af.mil/au/aul/bibs/ewr.htm http://www.au.af.mil/au/aul/bibs/ewr.htm Bibliography of Effective Writing Resources: http://www.au.af.mil/au/aul/bibs/ewr.htm http://www.au.af.mil/au/aul/bibs/ewr.htm

58. More Writing Resources

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

60. MIT : Massachusetts Institute of Technology: http://ocw.mit.edu (2100 courses now available) http://ocw.mit.edu

61. MIT In Depth: Writing and Humanistic Studies

62. A Course on Culture Shock

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

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

65. YALE UNIVERSITY NOW OFFERS DISTANCE EDUCATION http://open.yale.edu/courses/

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

67. Example of a class at YALE UNIVERSITY

68. FREE LECTURE NOTES

69. Actual Class Lecture

70. U CALIFORNIA BERKELEY courses on VIDEO via YOUTUBE: http://youtube.com/ucberkeley http://youtube.com/ucberkeley

71. http://ocwconsortium.org/members/members/country/US http://ocwconsortium.org/members/members/country/US Universities around the world participating in the Open Courseware concept: http://ocwconsortium.org/members/members/country/US http://ocwconsortium.org/members/members/country/US

72. 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/

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

74. ENGLISH TEACHING FORUM: http://americanenglish.state.gov (free downloadable articles) http://americanenglish.state.gov

75. Example of a free article in FORUM MAGAZINE

76. DYNAMIC ENGLISH E-JOURNAL: http://photos.state.gov/libraries/amgov/30145/publications -english/EJ-english-0807.pdf http://photos.state.gov/libraries/amgov/30145/publications -english/EJ-english-0807.pdf

77. FUTURE RESOURCES FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHERS Trace Effects Webinar Series The Office of English Language Programs is pleased to offer the Trace Effects Webinar Series. The 8 online seminars will cover a variety of topics related to teaching with Trace Effects, a 3D multimedia video game for learners of English. The webinar series is intended for teachers of English or future teachers of English around the world. Participants are encouraged to join the associated Ning (http://traceeffects.ning.com) to participate in discussions, view or download video and other materials from the sessions, and access recordings of the webinars.http://traceeffects.ning.com

78. Future Resources for English Language Teachers The series will run from November 20, 2012 to March 12, 2013. Each 45-minute webinar will take place every other Tuesday at 10:00 a.m. and 4:0o p.m. EST (check http://timeanddate.com for the time in your region).http://timeanddate.com You do not need to register for the Trace Effects Webinar Series. To participate free of charge, log in here as a guest: http://dos-materialsdevelopment.adobeconnect.com/trace/ (or http://goo.gl/zhr8B http://dos-materialsdevelopment.adobeconnect.com/trace/ (or http://goo.gl/zhr8B) Your computer must have Adobe Flash Player, which comes pre- installed on most computers worldwide. If prompted to do so, you may download the free player at http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/

79. Trace Word Soup Trace Word Soup is a standalone game created as part of the Trace Effects suite. In this game, players use a set of 10 random letters to create as many words as possible to add to the chef’s soup pot. Points are assigned for each word; longer words and less common letters earn players more points. Trace Word Soup is the Office of English Language Program’s first- ever mobile app. A large-screen, desktop version of Trace Word Soup and two other supplemental games are also available with online and DVD editions of Trace Effects.

80. How to download Trace Word Soup Trace Word Soup is located in biNu’s ‘Games’ section To download biNu, visit: http://m.binu.com/ http://m.binu.com/ Preview the game using the biNu emulator: http://www.binu.com/apps- cloud/emulator/ (java must be enabled) http://www.binu.com/apps- cloud/emulator/ Help is available at: http://www.binu.com/faq/ http://www.binu.com/faq/

81. THANKS FOR YOUR ATTENTION! STEPHEN PERRY, IRO for WEST AFRICA, based in Accra, Ghana DECMBER 2012 updates PERRYSX2@STATE.GOV IRO PERRY, ACCRA, GHANA http://eslres1.pbworks.com