TESL Resources - continued

An online learning environment for EFL/ESL students worldwide. Focusing on the development of writing skills, it offers ESL composition courses (FUN101 and 202), online tutoring, grammar workshops, and links to other EFL/ESL resources on the Internet. FUN was created by Educational Technology Consultant Karla Frizler as part of her Master's Thesis "The Internet as an Educational Tool in ESOL Writing Instruction."

Many ESL/EFL Links http://www.aitech.ac.jp/~iteslj/links/

International Training Network, based in Bournemouth, England is Europe's only Christian TEFL/TESOL training centre working with on of the two internationally recognized examining boards, Trinity College London. The course lasts for five weeks and is very intensive. There are seven courses each year in the UK. Over 800 Christians have been through this training and many are now serving all around the world. Over 25% have come to the UK from other nations to get this training. Teaching English is the greatest mission opportunity that exists. This qualification opens up the world for service. For more information contact or visit www.internationaltraining.net
Tel: +44 (0)1202 789089

There is a maximum of 15 on each course. Accommodation can be arranged with Christian families at a very reasonable rate. Apply a.s.a.p. at http://www.internationaltraining.net/

Welcome to the Linguistic Funland's TESL page. This site is intended to be a stepping off point for TESL/TEFL people into the wonderful chaos available on the Internet. If you have questions on what to do here, an introductory file is available. I have included links to other search mechanisms (such as the Applied Linguistics Virtual Library) which contain an enormous amount of useful information, and many of the other sites I have listed will connect you to still more. I hope that this page will continue to be a good demonstration of the resources available on the Net.

If you know of a site or other information that should go here, or if you have comments on how I can make these pages better, please e-mail me. Sites on this page can be telnet, web, gopher, e-mail, or FTP: if your browser does not support one or more of these, let me know and I'll try to help. Special thanks to Tom Robb and Cindy Chou who sent in their lists of favorite sites and inspired the beginning of these pages.

Job Opportunities in TESL, Including Japan, Turkey, and other Countries Exercises/Activities for Students

Articles & Essays of Interest

Electronic Discussion Groups: Mailing lists and Newsgroups for Teachers

E-mail Pen-Pal Assistance: Get info on how you can set your class up with "keypals"

ESL/EFL Organizations & Journals such as TESL-EJ

Study Programs for students of English and for Teachers wishing to enhance their own education

Fun, Interesting, & Cultural Sites: News, Museums, Holidays, Arts, and More

Miscellaneous ESL/EFL Resources, Homepages of other ESL Professionals, and things which didn't seem to fit in another category.

Search Engines & More Information Resources: Find other sources of information by keyword searches and other mechanisms.

Teaching Materials, Publishers, & Software (Freeware & Shareware)

Projects by ESL Students
Grant information on the Net
Information on TOEFL and Testing
Send E-mail to the Linguistic Funland Maintainer
The Linguistic Funland TESL is Clearinghouse approved.

Some links and web resources to help you learn another language with LSI.

Web Resources and Links Here are some links on the world wide web that may help you on your search for tutorial, penpals, contacts, local information, etc..

Multi-Language Media has some good TESL materials. They have a catalog they can send to you for free

books, pamphlets, audio cassettes (teaching and music), Bibles, the Bible on CD, Bible studies and language learning in most Eastern European and CIS languages

see the complete PACKAGE that will create IMPACT FOR CHRIST in any city of the world because the ESL CLASSROOMS MODEL produces the CRITICAL MASS SCIENCE that causes large numbers to hear and respond to the GOSPEL and come to Jesus Christ.

After you view the three pages email me please with your questions

Dr. Leon Smith
6245 Arbor Grove Dr. SW
Corvallis, Oregon 97333
1 541 929 7249
 

Dear friends in Christ
Just received word that the $300.00 computers ( including everything including FREE QUALITY PHONE COMMUNICATION) are ready. This is the total cost including all the esl curriculum and daily personal instruction on any field of the world

Here's an email I sent to a couple missions leaders in India and Spain If you know other leaders with a strong interest in ESL worldwide please pass this on freely. I will answer any questions and respond quickly for the cause of Christ Tony, I have tested this MODEL SUCCESSFULLY I'm an R & D person for long years but need to touch the life of someone who is a people and contact missions person. THIS NEW internet computer is very easy to use. I was personally involved in the free internet phone aspect and used it to talk to several around the world for testing... the quality is equal to a standard POTS phone line So read the email... view the sketchy site and any comments will be appreciated.

Sincerely on our Lord
Dr. Leon Smith

ESL-Related Resources

This section provides a set of resources for ESL teachers and students. Teachers

This document contains links to various pedagogical resources for teachers, including online journals, lists of other online resources, and an annotated bibliography for ESL instructors. These resources should be especially useful for educators new to ESL settings.

Students

This page contains links to resources that assist ESL students by answering general questions about the English language and helping with grammar problems, idioms, and academic conventions. It also has pointers to several listservs and MOOs, as well as some online English courses.

ESL Resources for Students

From the Purdue OWL:

• Using Articles (A/An/The)
• A vs. An
• Adjectives with Count and Non-Count Nouns
• Count and Non-Count Nouns
• Count and Non-Count Nouns: Exercise
• Count and Non-Count Nouns: Exercise Answers
• Countable and Uncountable Nouns
• Appositives
• Verbals: Gerunds, Participles, and Infinitives
• Prepositions of Direction: To, On(to), In(to)
• Prepositions of Location: At, In, On
• Verb Endings
• Verb Chart

  General Questions

• Dave Sperling's ESL Cafe is a great place for getting started; with lots of things to do and places to explore.
• The ESL Study Hall, maintained by the George Washington University, offers an excellent set of resources for anyone involved in ESL, including annotations and background.
• The Frizzy University Network provides courses, tutorial help, handouts, and more links.
• Karin's ESL Partyland offers help for both teachers and students.

  Online Courses

  Note: the following links MAY contain information on learning English online, but they don't all necessarily offer such courses.

• Writing On, a US-Brazilian center's online writing program. For more information, contact the course director.
• PeakEnglish provides customized online English lessons.
• Studycom provides a free course in ESL.
• ESL Online Distance Learning Centre offers RealAudio grammar and courses.
• The Globewide Network Academy has a catalog of distance education courses--search for one that suits you.
• Spectrum Virtual University has a variety of classes for a small fee.
• Peterson's Distance Learning Guide catalogs programs at 75 universities.
• English Practice offers you a chance to practice your English skills and learn new ones.
• EdUSA language school.
• Surf 2 School offers online instruction.
• Wordskills offers EFL help.
• Aspera Private Teacher offers online English classes.
• English School Online offers classes for kids, teens, adults, and business people.
• The Comenius Group offers an online ESL class.
• Englishtown has online courses.

  Grammar

• The Grammar Safari
• The English Institute's Elementary Grammar
• English Consulting and Language Reference Service
• Dave Sperling's Phrasal Verb page
• The University of Aizu, Japan's Working with the future tense page
• The Hampstead School of English's Online English Grammar
• Jack Lynch's Grammar and Style Notes

  Idioms

• The Comenius Group's Weekly Idiom
• Dave Sperling's Idiom page

  Vocabulary and Games

• A Word a Day has audio files so that you can hear the way the word is pronounced.
• The Daily Word defines new words that have recently come into English.
• Cool Word of the Day
• Longman Dictionary's Word Games and Vocabulary Workouts
• Internet TESL Journal's Crossword Puzzles

  Academic Conventions

  From the University of Washington ESL Center

• Naming your paper

  From the University of Aizu

• Capitalization Exercises
• Using Numbers in Academic Papers
• Punctuation Rules and Exercises

  Quizzes

• Dave Sperling's ESL Quiz Center
• Internet TESL Journal's Self-Study Quizzes for ESL Students
• More ESL quizzes at the Quiz-Zone.
• If your computer can handles it, check out the Cutting Edge CALL page with interactive quizzes using Shockwave, etc.

  Conversations, E-mail Lists, MOOs, and MUDs to join

• Dave Sperling's ESL Discussion Center and Graffiti Wall
• SL Lists International's List of ESL/EFL Student Listservs
• MOOESL--a MOO for ESL learners and teachers.

  Other interesting sites

• World Language Resources for teaching and learning in hundreds of languages. Includes a catalog of movies to purchase.
• Tsing Hua University (Taiwan) Online Writing Lab--The Chinese OWL

  ESL Resources for Teachers

  http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/esl/eslstudent.html

  Online Journals

• Internet TESL Journal
• Language Learning and Technology
• EFL Web Journal
• ESL Magazine Online

  Syllabi and Assignments

• The ESL Electronic Workbook.
• ESL Resources for Adult Educators contains articles on special needs, technology, and writing instruction as well as some general resources.
• The University of Illinois' Writer's Workshop Resources for Teachers of ESL provides a place for teachers to share lesson plans and classroom activities.
• The ESLoop is a circuit of sites linked to one another that offer all kinds of suggestions related to the teaching and learning of ESL.
• The ESL teachers at this University of Washington site have compiled an index of online resources and assignments they have created.
• Bill Pellowe offers lesson plans for EFL teachers. General Reference

• Claire Bradin's resources on using the Internet for ESL teachers.
• Dene Scoggins' Annotated Bibliography for ESL Instructors
• The ESL Study Hall, maintained by the George Washington University, offers an excellent set of resources for anyone involved in ESL, including annotations and background.
• Karla Frizzler's (the creater of Frizzy's University Network page) has her MA thesis online: THE INTERNET AS AN EDUCATIONAL TOOL IN ESOL WRITING INSTRUCTION.
• MOOESL--a study of the uses of MOOs in ESL
• EverythingESL.net is a great resource for K-12 ESL teachers.
• A resource directory for ESL/EFL teachers.
• World Language includes resources for teaching and learning in hundreds of languages and a catalog of movies to purchase.
• Karin's ESL Partyland offers help for both teachers and students.
• Wordskills offers EFL help for teachers and students. Help with Specific Teaching Tasks

• Ann Cook's American Accent Training contains some useful exercises on the rhythms and speech patterns of American English, as well as the exact pronunciation of fluent spoken English.
• More on MOOs and distance learning.
• If your computer can handles it, check out the Cutting Edge CALL page with interactive quizzes using Shockwave, etc.
• Michael Krauss's Integrating Technology Across the Curriculum site.
• Johan Graus' An Evaluation of the Usefulness of the Internet in the EFL Classroom is a good starting point for those interested in integrating the Internet in the foreign language classroom as it offers both a theoretical framework and practical suggestions.

This document is part of a collection of instructional materials used in the Purdue University Writing Lab. The on-line version is part of OWL (On-line Writing Lab), a project of the Purdue University Writing Lab, funded by the School of Liberal Arts at Purdue.

Purdue University http://owl.english.purdue.edu/esl/ESL-student.html