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English as Second Language Web Sites


Prepared by: Rosalind Frank



Instructor Web Resources

These sites contain materials of interest to instructors

Writing

http://www.igb.umontreal.ca/~eon/exam.html
Allow teachers to create interactive tests or exercises.
 

E-Zines

http://www.tesol.org/
Click on Publications.  Scroll to bottom of  the page and click on Tesol Matters On-line, and Wandering the Web.

http://lrs.ed.uiuc.edu/Impact/links.html
An interactive news magazine for intermediate and advanced ESL/EFL students. This Web site features articles about current events, health, sport, and entertainment.

http://www.aitech.ac.jp/~iteslj/
The Internet TESOL journal.

http://esl.miningco.com/homework/esl/cs/ezines/idex.html
This site has links to 12 different e-zines (on-line magazines) with interesting information for instructors.

Articles from ERIC DIGEST http://www.askeric.org
Ask for variance Educational Research.

http://www.ed.gov/databases/ERIC_Digests/ed386962.html
Adult ESL Learner Assessment: Purposes and Tools

http://www.ed.gov/databases/ERIC_Digests/ed383242.html
Teaching Multilevel Adult ESL classes.

http://www.ed.gov/databases/ERIC_Digests/ed379965.html
Teaching low-level Adult ESL Learners.

http://www.ed.gov/databases/ERIC_Digests/ed358749.html
Integrating Reading and Writing into Adult ESL Instruction.
 


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Quizzes

http://www.aitech.ac.jp/~iteslj/quizzes/
Many grammar topics covered. Can be printed and used as quizzes, or given for student self-study.
 

Lesson Plans

http://www.personal.si.umich.edu/~jarmour/etc/etchome.html
ESL Teacher Connection is a web site that provides an open forum in which teachers of ESL can share their own successful class activities and lesson plans with other teachers. An interactive “bulletin board, this web site allows you to post plans and activities that have worked well in your classroom, print, revise and use the lesson plans and activities you find here.

http://www.ohiou.edu/esl/teacher/
Lesson Plans for English language teachers. Click on ESL/EFL for language lesson plans. Also, click on Internet Searches for additional lesson plans.

Web sector

http://ezresearch.com/cgi-bin/odp.pl?search=/Arts/Education/English/English_as_a_Second_Language/Teacher_Resources/
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Tips for Teachers


http://ezresearch.com/cgi-bin/odp.pl?search=/Arts/Education/English/English_as_a_Second_Language/




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Students Web Resources

These sites contain materials that the students can self-access

Listening - Speaking - Pronunciation

http://mason.gmu.edu/~swidmaye/sounds.htm
The Sounds of English -This sight has pronunciation help for learners of English. It has pictures and photographs of the mouth and tongue to help students pronounce English sounds.

www.FreeENGLISH.com
This Site provides free instruction in ESL through a free, downloadable, interactive Internet-based program called ENGLISH PRO WEB Edition. The Web site also features interactive games, quizzes, chat, and bulletin boards. Includes teachers section.

http://www.ouc.bc.ca/esl/pron/index.html
Pronunciation exercises (Okanagan University College).

http://www.utexas.edu/student/lsc/handouts/1501.html
How to get more Practice in English Conversation.

http://focusenglish.com/
FocusEnglish.com is dedicated to helping ESL/EFL learners develop their conversational English skills. At this site, learners can listen to dialogues on various topics, learn useful idioms as well as everyday English, and practice giving oral responses as in a real-life situation.

http://deil.lang.uiuc.edu/LCRA/
Interactive Listening Comprehension Practice

http://www.englishlistening.com/?AID=36418&PID=2537.html
The English Listening Lounge-The student can listen to real people speaking real English.

http://www.esl-lab.com/
Randall’s ESL Cyber Listening Lab
This site is a fantastic way to get listening practice using the World Wide Web. Do the Pre- listening exercises, listen to the audio, take a comprehension quiz, and then review the quiz script. An excellent interactive listening lab containing a vast array of listening material from the beginning to advanced levels. Each listening selection has pre and post-listening exercises.

http://www.npr.org/
Read a short article. Then listen to a related radio report. Real Player audio lets you stop, pause, or rewind just likes an audio tape recorder. (Advanced Level)

http://www.lclark.edu/~krauss/toppicks/toppicks.html
The ESL Independent study Lab has practice exercises in listening, reading, pronunciation, writing, grammar, and vocabulary.
 


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Writing

http://thecity.sfsu.edu/%7Efunweb/Welcome.html
(FUN) Frizzy University Network is a relaxed and comfortable environment in which students learning English as a second Language ESL can improve their writing. FUN students explore, discover and share their ideas, opinions and feelings in written English without the pressure of working for grades or credit.Creating your own home page on the World Wide Web.
 

Grammar

http://www.pacificnet.net/~sperling/idioms.cgi
Dave’s ESL Quiz Center short quizzes for ESL/EFL students.

http://userpages.umbc.edu/~kpokoy1/grammar1.htm
Exercises for students.

http://www.pacificnet.net/~sperling/quiz/
ESL quiz center has some quizzes for students self study.

http://www.hut.fi/~rvilmi/help/grammar_help/
Grammar Help from Ruth Vilmi’s web world contains interactive grammar exercises, quizzes, etc, a vast amount of other language developing material, and many links to other sites.

www.elfd.com
Contains grammar, idioms, vocabulary, pronunciation, accent reduction, listening and reading comprehension activities for the student.

http://www.yes-site.com/
Provides interactive grammar exercises with business vocabulary. The student receives immediate feedback.
 


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Reading

http://deil.lang.uiuc.edu/web.pages/readinglist.html
Interesting things to read Books, Magazines, Newspapers, and Encyclopedia.

http://artsci.wustl.edu/limc/depts/esl/
Reference materials for students include thesaurus and Encyclopaedia.

http://www.keynews.org/
The Key provides reading material for adults with limited reading skills. These include adults who have not completed their high school education.



Web Sites for both Instructors and Students

These sites contain material that covers all English language skills of interest to both students and instructors.

Comprehensive Sites with Additional Links

http://www.rong-chang.com/
This is a starting point for ESL students who want to learn English through the World Wide Web.  This Web site links you to many other ESL sites that cover listening, reading, writing, and grammar.  This site also links you to lesson plans, e-Zines and quizzes for use by the instructor.

TESL/TEFL/TESOL/ESL/EFL/ESOL
Links-part of the most comprehensive and best-maintained list of links for students of English as a second Language. This site links to other sites with ideas on using the web for language teaching.

The ESL Study Hall
The ESL Study Hall has material to practice all language skills including reading, writing, vocabulary, grammar, conversation, and listening.

http://eleaston.com/
A site with excellent speaking, pronunciation and listening exercises, business English, reading, grammar, writing information, quizzes and tests. This site also contains many resources for instructors.

http://www.englishclub.net/newsletter
This site is for students who want grammar explanations. Students can also receive a newsletter on their E-mail. Instructors can click on Homepages and create a homepage their class where they can put students’ writing on the Internet. Click on Teachers’ room for some lesson plans and teaching activities.

http://www.academicinfo.net/englang.html
This site is a Directory of Internet Resources on English Grammar, grammar citation guides, and ESL. Step by step guide for writing a research paper.

http://cscwww.cats.ohiou.edu/esl/ Click on ENGLISH
This is a comprehensive site for instructors and students. Click on the many links and find listening, speaking, reading, and writing information, and exercises for ESL students. There are also additional links in each skill.

http://esl.about.com/index.htm?COB=home&PID=2728
This is a comprehensive site for all aspects of English as a Second Language.
 


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Writing


http://owl.English.purdue.edu/handouts/index.html
This site has excellent handouts for students and teachers of all levels of English grammar and writing courses.

http://www.troyst.edu/studserv/html/writingcenter/handouts.html
Writing Center Handouts for College Writing Courses.

http://www.brownlee.org/durk/grammar/
Click on Quizzes(on the top page) Excellent quizzes. Not Printable.

http://eslcafe.com/
One of the largest ESL Web sites with many activities including grammar, student and teacher free E-mail, and many Web links.

http://www.paragraphpunch.com/
This site gives you guided writing practice. It takes you step-by-step through the process of writing a well-organized paragraph.

http://www.academicinfo.net/englang.html
This is a Directory of Internet Resources on English Grammar, citation guides, ESL, and a step by step guide for writing a research paper.


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Reading

http://literacynet.org/cnnsf
This site offers web-delivered reading instruction using current and past CNN news stories. Each module includes an outline of the text, an abridged version of the text, and the full text. Each module contains interactive vocabulary exercises, comprehension questions, and a writing exercise. The learner can choose to read, listen to or view a short video clip of the story. All materials are printable.

http://www.keynews.org/
The Key provides reading material for adults with limited reading skills, which  include ESL students and adults who have not completed their high school education.

Grammar

http://englishgrammar101.com/
English grammar tutorial.

www.eslpartyland.com
ESL party land has over 75 integrative quizzes, 15 discussion forums; interactive lessons on a variety of topics, a chat room, and many other links for the student. It has lesson plans, reproducible materials, ideas for ESL communicative practice, etc. for the instructor.
 

http://writesite.cuny.edu/grammar/
Grammar explanations and quizzes. ERROR ANALYZER – A program for evaluating student error patterns.

http://www.comenius.com/idioms/
Comenius English Center’s Idiom Page

http://gabiscott.com/bigdog/
Big dog’s down & Dirty Grammar.

http://www.yes-site.com/
Provides interactive grammar exercises with business vocabulary. The student receives immediate feedback.

http://www.emich.edu/~linguist/ -scroll down to Pedagogy. Click on ESL +EFL
This site has a large amount of links.

http://webster.commnet.edu/grammar/index.htm
A Guide to Grammar and Writing- This site contains advanced grammar, sentence and paragraph structure, and essay level instruction with many exercises.  It also contains Sentence Sense, a writing book with many exercises prepared for the Internet.
 

Free E-mail accounts

http://www.edunet.com/

http://Email.37.com/

http://hotmail.com/
 
 


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