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FREE (!) English Language Teaching Resources on the
Internet for ESL Classes: yes, all free!
Stephen Perry, IRO*
Washington, D.C202-453-8295
* - Information Resource Officer
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PART I: NEW GENERATION SEARCH ENGINES
Better Alternatives to GOOGLE
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LII SEARCH RESULTS on www.lii.org
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Can click on the Microscope symbol in www.lii.org to see the LC Subject headings: assures precision and relevancy.
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Clicking on the Subject headings achieves more Targeted Results
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Can browse by LC Subject Headings: http://infomine.ucr.edu
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LC SUBJECT HEADINGS bring a wealth of resources: http://infomine.ucr.edu
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Under the LCSH “..Composition and Exercises,” there is a reference to an excellent Internet Site and a summary.
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Under LCSH: --rhetoric—handbooks, manuals, etc. one of the Web Sites listed
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The Site itself: http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/
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RDN maintains a Virtual Training Suite (VTS): how to use the Internet Effectively in various Subject Areas: www.vts.rdn.ac.uk
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Example of a VTS for ESOL: www.vts.rdn.ac.uk/fe/tutorial/esol
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PART II:MEGASITES
Megasites are well maintained
collections of links, allowing the
researcher to locate almost everything
relevant in a single Web Page.
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Resources for English as a Second Language: http://www.usingenglish.com
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MEGASITES: One such site is from the U.S. EMBASSY in MEXICO CITY:
http://mexico.usembassy.gov/mexico/library.html
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ESL RESOURCES FROM U.S. EMBASSY MEXICO CITY:http://www.usembassy-mexico.gov/bbf/bfingles.htm
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ESL GOLD: www.eslgold.com
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ESL GOLD CONTINUED
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Another MEGASITE is the U.S. EMBASSY in SANTO DOMINGO: http://www.usemb.gov.doc/IRC/English_Teaching.htm
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From the U.S. EMBASSY in ANKARA TURKEY: NOTICE SECTION ON AMERICAN STUDIES: http://ankara.usembassy.gov/english_language_programs.html
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Office of English Language Programs, U.S. Department of State: Using the Internet for English Teachers: http://exchanges.state.gov/education/engteaching/onlineca.htm
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TEFL SITES: Office of English Language Programs: http://exchanges.state.gov/education/engteaching/eal-res.htm#sites
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FORUM ENGLISH TEACHING JOURNALS IN VARIOUS FIELDS
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ESL LINKS FROM THE INTERNET TESL JOURNAL: http://iteslj.org/links
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Online English Language Center: University of Oregon (OELP): An excellent outline of what is available: http://oelp.uoregon.edu/learn.html
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One such link referred to in this MegaSite: http://www.lclark.edu/~krauss/toppicks/toppicks.html
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PART III: EXERCICES, QUIZZES, HANDBOOKS,
GAMES ONLINE
SPECIFIC ESL
EXAMPLES
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Examples of Idioms: http://www.esl.rice.edu/esl/English_Practice_EN.asp?SnID=1278403101
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Quizzes to make Classroom Activity Fun and Educational: http://www.eslcafe.com/quiz
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Example of Proper Use of Prepositions in this Web Site: www.englishpage.com
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Internet Grammar of English:http://www.ucl.ac.uk/internet-grammar/
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The Blue Book of Grammar: QUIZZES AND EXPLANATIONS OF PUNCTUATION: www.grammarbook.com
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Guide to Grammar and Writing: Proper Use of Verbs, Prepositions, etc. with examples: http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/gramamar
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Grammar Girl explains the fine points of the English Language (Lie v. Lay explained) http://grammar.qdnow.com/
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TEACHING ACCENTS AND PRONUNCIATION
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Speech Accent : FOR TEACHING ACCENTS: http://accent.gmu.edu/browse.php
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USING FILMS TO TEACH ENGLISH: http://vladivostok.usconsulate.gov/elf.html
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PART IV: BEST WRITING GUIDES ON THE INTERNET
HOW TO TEACH
YOUR STUDENTS TO
WRITE BETTER
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NUTS AND BOLTS OF COLLEGE WRITING:
http://nutsandbolts.washcoll.edu/
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EMPORIA STATE UNIVERSITY WRITING RESOURCES CENTER:
http://www.esc.edu/ESConline/Across_ESC/WritingResourceCenter.nsf/homepageForm?OpenForm
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How to Write Argumentative Essays: http://www.powa.org/argument/index.html
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The Writing Center of the University of Wisconsin at Madison: http://www.wisc.edu/writing/Handbook/
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Dartmouth College Writing Center:
http://www.dartmouth.edu/~writing/materials/about.
shtml
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Bibliography of Effective Writing Resources: http://www.au.af.mil/au/aul/bibs/ewr/ewr.htm
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PART V: Distance Education Resources
Quality Resources from
MIT, Massachusetts and
The University of Texas at Austin
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MIT In Depth: Writing and Humanistic Studies
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A Course on Culture Shock
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MIT: Another Online Course on Consumer Culture
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Student Essays Online available from the MIT Site on Consumer Culture to develop and motivate Writing Skills
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Examples of Student Essays in an Autobiography Class: MIT Course on Expository Writing and Autobiography.
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World Lecture Hall: The University of Texas at Austinhttp://web.austin.utexas.edu/wlh/browse.cfmNotice Online Courses for ENGLISH/WRITING/RHETORIC
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Courses in English, Writing, Rhetoric
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YALE UNIVERSITY NOW OFFERS DISTANCE EDUCATION
http://open.yale.edu/courses/
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Example of a class at YALE UNIVERSITY
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FREE LECTURE NOTES
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Actual Class Lecture
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U CALIFORNIA BERKELEY courses on VIDEO via YOUTUBE: http://youtube.com/ucberkeley
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Academic Earth also has full length course videos from leading Universities: voted as one of the best academic web sites of 2009 by Free Technology for Teachers website: http://www.academicearth.org/
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Universities around the world participating in the Open Courseware concept
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More Universities participating in the Open Courseware concept
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PART VI: Examples of Electronic Journals with Full
Text
America.gov, TESL-J,
Forum,
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E-Journals from America.gov: http://www.america.gov/publications/ejournalusa.html
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DYNAMIC ENGLISH E-JOURNAL:http://www.america.gov/publications/ejournalusa/0807.html
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English Journals from the U.S. Department of State: English Teaching Forum: http://exchanges.state.gov/forum/journal/
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FORUM INCLUDES TEACHING PLANS: http://exchanges.state.gov/forum/vols/vol43/index.htm#top
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TESL JOURNAL: http://iteslj.org
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America.gov website has videos and publications in all subject areas
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VIDEOS ON AMERICA.GOV
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WEBCHATS ON VARIOUS TOPICS: YOUR CHANCE TO ASK QUESTIONS and practice your written English!: http://www.america.gov/multimedia/askamerica.html
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WEBCHATS ON ESL TOPICS
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THE CAIRO WIKI also has in-depth bibliographies on many topics, including ESL: the Web site is:
http://tinyurl.com/chn36u: updted with new web resources monthly
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Continuation of the CAIRO IRC WIKI: http://tinyurl.com/chn36uNOTE updated ESL BIB
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GOOGLE READER: www.google.com/reader
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Note the “Browse for Stuff” on top right side: use this to find “Bundles”
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Discover and search for Feeds using embedded Search Engine: I searched for English
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Can subscribe to all these feeds and will show up automatically in your alerts every day: just sign in to Google Reader to see them
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More Google Reader Feeds on ESL topics: note feeds matching English
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Even More Google Reader Feeds on English
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THE END:THANKS FOR YOUR
ATTENTIONIRO STEPHEN PERRY for Central and Eastern Africa
202-632-2747
U.S. Department of State
Washington, D.C. 20052