TESL - part 3

Resources for English Language & Culture

http://www.tcom.ohiou.edu/OU_Language/lang-english.html

For more information, or to have a brochure mailed to you, fill out our on-line request form for information.

Rivendel Resources

http://www.word2word.com/course.html one of the best websites for learning different languages has info on esl, scroll down on the left side of the page free online language learning

The Rosetta Stone Language Program

Word from the rock... The rosetta stone still speaks -- The Rosetta Stone Language Program continues to develop CD-ROM conversational courses in languages important to missionaries. And guess what... to Brigada participants, Rosetta Stone's creators will make the CDs available at 1/4 of the price charged to the educational and business markets! Believe it or not, this is the very program selected by NASA for use by the US and Russian astronauts! Languages currently available include Arabic, Mandarin Chinese, Dutch, English (for ESL), French, German, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Thai and Vietnamese. Additional languages are being released each month. For ordering info contact Ray Howard at Mission Training Int'l - <MIntern@aol.com>. In the U.S. you can call us at 800 896-3710. Make sure you tell them you heard about it on Brigada and they'll make the CDs available at 25% of the list price. (Actually, you =do= have to be using them for missions purposes... so if we have any astronauts reading this item, just dream on! :-)

Vicky and David Scott

<vscott@kona.net>

Sojourners Ministries

Teach English Over The Internet -- If I understand it correctly, the opportunity to do ESL (English as a Second Language) ministry via the Net is kind of unique, with both local and global implications. Check it out at... http://www.CyberESL.org/messages/cybereslltr.html or send a blank email to initial_inquiry@CyberESL.org and receive an auto responder within minutes. Sojourners Ministries, Inc. is the sponsor.

http://www.cyberesl.org <director@cyberesl.org> TEACH TESL FROM YOUR HOME COMPUTER -- Sojourners Ministries wishes to announce its new opportunity for the English-speaking Church to teach English as a Second Language (ESL) from the security of their home computer. Sojourners is now seeking Institutions (churches, colleges or community groups) who desire to make their faith real and practical. Please visit http://www.cyberesl.org for more details. The password "general" (without the quote marks of course) will provide access to the Professors' Menu. There are 10 levels of instructions for students and teachers, ranging from the very beginner to the advanced. ESL curriculum, training and support will be provided. Now the Church can touch the world for Jesus by using their home computer as a ministry center! Contact the director by email at <director@cyberesl.org>.

SOON

Easy-English evangelistic paper 'SOON' is an evangelistic site in a restricted English vocabulary. http://www.soon.org.uk/ Learning English Easy-English Bibles There are several Bible translations with different levels of simplified language. The CEV is relatively simple and has great clarity. Even simpler are the Easy-to-Read version (World Bible Translation Center, PO Box 820648, Fort Worth, Texas 76182, USA) - an excellent translation for English learners, and the New International reader's Version aimed at third-grade children and 2nd-language English learners. SOON Gospel Literature have an easy-English New Testament online at the Bible Gateway [ http://bible.gospelcom.net ] and although it is not distributed commercially, they will supply at cost to Christians who wish to use it for English teaching or evangelism.

Study in the USA

http://www.studyusa.com/ contact: studyusa@studyusa.com Study in the USA is the education guide for international students. Here you can access information about universities and colleges in the USA or choose an intensive English program.

Taiwan Teacher

http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Delphi/1979/links.html

One of the best starting places for all kinds of ESL links.

Looking for interesting and informative EFL, ESL pages? Tired of looking at the unorganised mess that most EFL, ESL sites call a links page? Well then, have we got a treat for you! This page has a great set of EFL, ESL teaching and learning links all neatly organised and categorised to make the choosing easy. The only trouble is that we have so many great EFL, ESL links for you here that the problem now is where to start. If you are trapped in someone else's web, here is where you can fly free . Home Page Grammatics Child's Play Taiwan FAQ Impressions EFL Ideas EFL Forum Maps

If you know of any other great EFL / ESL sites let me know and I'll check it out. Or if you run an EFL site and would like to have a reciprocal link drop me a line and we'll work it out. You can email me at dougal@ms15.hinet.net. Online English Courses Monster English (Business English email 'word of the Day', quizzes, etc.) Tutor 2000 Advanced English Composition Online Cyber School American English Language Foundation EdUSA online NetLean Languages Inventive ESL Practice (Knowledge Brokers International} EnglishTown Online English Course (they're free) EnglishConnection Online English Course English 101 Online The Virtual English Language Center EFI's Online Study Courses (they're free) (download software to speak and listen) Ruth Vilmi's Online Course at HUT ABC Checkers Online course (They're free) Owl Online English Course Ron's Online ESOL Classroom Intensive ESL practice by email Okanagan University College's Online ESL Study English Online for Free Paolo Rossetti

Grammar Quizzes and Other Activities Business English Vocabulary Exercises Business English Grammar Quizzes Superteach grammar lessons TESL Journal Self Study Quizzes Internet Aided Language Learning (INTALL) International House Language Exercises Jim Schweizer's Online Quizzes OWL's Grammar and General writing Handouts Learning Oral English Online Sakuragaoka Jr. and Sr. High School Online Exercises and Tests for the EFL Learner

Online English Learning Games for Students Caroline's EFL Web Site English Word Games Business English Hangman

Articles on Teaching English in Taiwan Foreigners and Taiwan's Academia by Stephen G. Craft A Teacher's life in Taiwan by Tim Nall Teaching English in Taiwan by Hall Houston Teaching in Taiwan by Chris Murphy Teaching English in Taiwan FAQ by Chris Murphy Advice about Taiwan by Neill Teach English in Taiwan by Keith Banerjee Life and Living in Taiwan ELSI Taiwan Language School

Games for the Classroom TFCI Resources (Teachers for Christ International) Games (The Internet TESL Journal) Games (Chris Murphy) Word Games (Longman Dictionaries) John and Sarah's TEFL Pitstop One World, One People John Korber Sakuragaoka Jr. and Sr. High School Ernie's Activity page Marmo's Phonetic Cards

Online Lesson Plans, etc., The English Teacher's Assistant Newsletter PIZZAZ!...Wordless Books Hands-on English

Studying ESL Abroad GlobalStudy's "English Programs Around the World" The EFL Directory 1998 ELSI Taiwan Language Schools London Meridian College Studyabroad's ESL List

Other EFL Sites of Interest Globalstudy - The ESL Corner (Reviews of Websites for Learning and Teaching ESL/EFL) The Far East EFL Teachers' Co-op Volterre-Fr Tha Grey List Englishclub.net Tefl.net Dave Sperling's ESL Cafe Linguistic Funland Young Learners Web Site - an IATEFL Special Interest Group Frizzy University Network (FUN)

Teacher Home Pages Taiwan

Chinese Culture University Language Center Kenneth Dickson The ELT Two-Cents Cafe Tim Nall Hall Houston's Home Page Hall Houston EFL in Asia Hall Houton Jonathan Benda's Home Page Jonathan Benda Horizon Chris Murphy Trent Widdup's Home Page Trent Widdup The World The Holiday Zone Julie Vickery Vera Mello's Home Page. Vera Mello John's ESL Resources John Erskin One World, One People John Korber Doug's Korean Konnection Doug Thompson

Jobs

Formosa English Teacher's Agency FETA. (A recruitment service) Chat for Job Tower of English - Job Center ESL Jobs ( jobs links from Kidsnet Connect) Linguistic Funland (Links and articles about jobs) Linguistic Funland Jobs Page Dave Sperling's ESLcafe - Job Center Dave's ESLcafe - Jobs Discussion Forum Dave Sperling's ESLcafe - Search - Jobs (jobs for Taiwan) TEFL Professional Network Digital Education Network (DEN) - ELT Job Center Agora Language Marketplace Online Journals and Other Articles Studio Classroom (A Taiwanese magazine for students) ESL Magazine The Language Teacher Online (JALT) The Internet TESL Journal U-Net's EFL Magazine English Teaching professional TESL-EJ

Other Great Links Pages Sites Neteachers Thought were Cool! ESL Study Hall Christine Meloni ESLoop (list of member pages) Linguistic Funland (Search the funland) Dave Sperling's ESLcafe Web Guide The Internet TESL Journal (links for students) The Internet TESL Journal (links for teachers) The Internet TESL Journal (search all links)

References on the web General Reference

My Virtual Reference Desk (Great place - It's got the lot) The WWW Virtual Library Dictionary and Thesaurus Newbury House Dictionary (40,000 words - small but interesting student dictionary) Oxford English Dictionary (Pay subscription service - but what a great dictionary) Brewers Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (from the new enlarged edition of 1894) One Look Dictionaries (503 Dictionaries in one database) Websters Dictionary Websters Thesaurus Roget's Thesaurus A Rhyming Dictionary (Great for writing poetry) Larry's Aussie Slang and Phrase Dictionary Aussie Slang Dictionary The Acronym Expander (Type in the acronym and hit 'enter') The Acronym Finder (over 61,00 acronyms/abbreviations and their meanings) Dictionary.com Synonym Dictionary (What's another word for.......?) Wordsmyth English Dictionary - Thesaurus

Grammar The English Grammar Clinic From DEN Darling's Guide to Grammar The King's English - H. W. Fowler Grammar Queen (your grammar questions answered) On-Line English Grammar DEN.

Discussion Forums

Email lists ELTASIA-L (In the body - subscribe ELTASIA-L) The ELTASIA-L Web Page The ELTASIA-L archive Subscribe to TESL-L (In the body - subscribe TESL-L firstname lastname) TESLK-12 (In the body - subscribe TESLK-12 firstname lastname) SLART-L (In the body - subscribe SLART-L firstname lastname) Subscribe to NETEACH-L (In the body - subscribe NETEACH-L firstname lastname) The NETEACH-L Web Page Assembly for Teaching English Grammar List (ATEG-L) (In the body - subscribe ATEG-L firstname lastname) Archives of ATEG (you can also join the list from here) Subscribe to FLTEACH-L (In the body - subscribe FLTEACH firstname lastname) FLTEACH-L Web Page TEFL-China (In the body - subscribe TEFL-CHINA firstname lastname) TEFL-China Web page Web-boards

Dave Sperling's ESLcafe Discussion Center Dave Sperling's ESL cafe Message Exchange ESL/Language Chatboard Teachers.net Englishclub.net Message board TEFL Discussion Center (John and Sarah's TEFL Pitstop) eslgames.com (games and ideas) John's EFLCafe - ESL Forum EFLWEB Notice Board (mostly talking about jobs) Web Chat CALICO (Second Language Acquisition and Technology) Liberatory Education Discussion Group (Discussing the politics of EFL/ESL teaching) English Language Newsgroups misc.education.language.english misc.education.language.english FAQ Meg Gam alt.usage.english alt.usage.english FAQ Mark Israel bit.listserve.tesl-l

The Teaching English as a Second/Foreign Language (TES/FL) Gopher

The Teaching English as a Second/Foreign Language (TES/FL) Gopher provides access to a variety of English as a Second/Foreign language resources, including information concerning grants, pedagogy issues, testing tips, classroom activities and techniques, and ideas for utilizing the Internet for ESL instruction. This site also contains information on how to participate in TESL-L, an electronic mail forum for teachers, which features archived files regarding every aspect of teaching, as well as help in learning more about the Internet. The two most recent weeks of discussion are also included in the archives.

Teaching English as a Second Language: An Electronic Journal

Teaching English as a Second Language is a biannual professional journal containing a variety of in-depth articles, abstracts, and reviews of ESL-related books and media. Visitors can request to receive email notification of new issues. This well-written site is maintained by Maggie Sokolik and Thomas Robb.

Teaching More Than English

http://www.aboutmissions.com/products/teachRes.htm
Using TESL/TEFL on the Mission Field: At Home and Abroad One of the most popular TEFL Titles. 20+ Chapters, most first-person stories. Organized in 4 Main Sections: #1-Subject Overview; #2-Lessons Learned; #3-Tools for Training; and, #4-Embrace the Call. Plus, a Resource Directory listing teacher training opportunities, and domestic and overseas teaching opportunities. $8 per copy. $7 for 5+.140 pages. Paperback. (TMTE)

Tool Time For English Teachers

Speaking of the influence of the Internet, an industry pundit recently wrote, "Driven by the realities of global commerce, and supported by the ever-widening reach of the Internet, it is inconceivable that our grandchildren will live in a world where the citizens of all developed nations won' be able to speak with one another....as much as some die-hard cultural chauvinists despise the idea, it's obvious the language we'll all share will be English." Whether fueled by the Internet or not, the ever increasing demand for English language skills create a wonderful opportunity for ministry. Want to find out how you can leverage the interest in conversational English for your ministry? Check out the Adventures in English materials the EFCM International Network has put together. With a focus on developing conversational English in a small group setting, these newly revised materials have been developed through 7 years of actual cross-cultural use by short-term teams of non-professional ESL teachers. For more information or a sample of the 1998 material visit the EFCM web site at <<http://www.efcm.org/adventur.html>http://www.efcm.org/adventur.html> or contact Don Erickson at <72066.2020@compuserve.com>.

Web-evangelism.com

To find out more about Christian TEFL ministries, check: http://www.web-evangelism.com/webmission.html#english

YWAM

YWAM 870 Jay St Lebanon, PA 17046 USA Phone: 717-272-3153 < 103074.3726@compuserve.com >

LEARN TO TEACH ENGLISH! -- YWAM Lebanon, PA, (formerly YWAM Roaring Branch) is conducting a TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) course May 1 to May 26, 2000. This four week school will be held in the beautiful Pocono Mountains of Pennsylvania, USA. The cost: $900.00 USD includes all costs of the course. Immediately following the school an optional outreach to Crimea, Ukraine is planned till June 15. The cost of the outreach is additional. For further information and applications e-mail YWAM at < 103074.3726@compuserve.com > or write to YWAM, 870 Jay St, Lebanon, PA 17046 USA. Phone: 717-272-3153.

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