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Teaching and Learning English as a Second Language

Using Online Resources

Some terms you will find here and on these sites:

ELL: English Language Learning

TESL: Teaching English as a Second Language

ESL: English as a Second Language

ELT: English Language Teaching

http://www.busyteacher.org : BusyTeacher is a new website that provides teachers with a large number or worksheets, lesson plans, and teaching advice. Teacher’s must sign up to access this site but registration is free and the materials on the website are worth the trouble. One can easily search for a particular topic or grammar exercise. The website is frequently updated and it is easy to find information for news or pop culture.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/language/ : This website is a great tool for students or teachers to practice learning on their own. It provides a great deal of news articles with accompanying videos, vocabulary words, and exercises. The materials available on this site provide a great way to integrate current events into everyday lesson plans. It also has interactive activities focused on grammar and idioms.

http://www.eslflow.com : This site has great ESL resources for teachers almost every topic imaginable. You can easily search topics and find lessons for different levels of English. Many of these lessons use the communicative technique. This site includes lesson plans, icebreakers, brainstorming ideas, games, surveys, worksheets and more!

http://www.everythingesl.net : An excellent site for lesson plans and teaching tips, as well as resources for English teachers. Many current articles about American culture and events in ESL teaching are presented here. Search “Lesson Plans” for great ideas about a range of topics, including food, weather, and American culture.

http://iteslj.org : The Internet TESL Journal For Teachers. This site includes articles, research papers, lesson plans, classroom handouts, teaching ideas and links to other resources. This site is a monthly web journal, so visit often for new ideas. The “Lessons” section provides articles by topic, including business English, conversation, culture, games, grammar, reading, writing, vocabulary, and more.

http://enchantedlearning.com : A great resource for young learners and for crafts when studying American holidays.

http://www.eflnet.com : Materials for ESL teachers, including grammar, phrasal verbs, vocabulary, advanced listening and reading, and links to other resources.

http://www.teach-nology.com : This site is an online teaching resource. Provides links to lesson plans, printable worksheets, rubrics, teaching tips, games, and more.

http://www.pearsonelt.com/ : Many of us are already familiar with the excellent texts published by Pearson Longman. Their website includes an online dictionary, great teaching resources, readers, teaching tips, and, under “ELT World”, a section of up-to-date articles about the latest news and events in English language teaching.

http://www.breakingnewsenglish.com : This excellent and easy-to-use site has English lessons for current events. With archives you can search, when you’re looking for a specific topic you can find a lesson to go with it. The site includes links to lessons for business English, environment, health, lifestyles, famous people and gossip, technology, and world news.

http://www.esl-lab.com : This website is an interactive cyber listening lab complete with audio files including adult and children’s voices, pre- and post-listening activities, and online scoring for immediate feedback on you or your students’ progress. There are quizzes about a wide range of topics from easy to difficult levels. You can also find 20-minute vocabulary lessons and a listening self-study guide for students and teachers here. An excellent place to practice English on your own!

http://www.johnsesl.com : John’s ESL community provides interactive zones for students and teachers. The teacher’s zone includes lots of worksheet generators, printable worksheets, classroom activities and professional resources. For students, the site includes exercises and strategies for reading, writing, grammar, vocabulary, listening, and even information about idioms!

http://www.mes-english.com : This website is for teachers of young learners and includes many wonderful pictures and printable flashcards, worksheets, and handouts. In the “projects” section you can find an international project exchange program with ready-made lesson plans on superheroes, introducing oneself, writing stories, and restaurants.

http://www.eslmonkeys.com : This website is an online forum for discussing and sharing ideas about TESL. In the “Teaching Materials” section you can find resources for lesson plans, short story texts, reading and writing lessons, and more. Use the search engine to find lessons related to almost any topic.

http://www.eslpartyland.com : On this site, you can find resources for students, including interactive quizzes, lessons, and discussion forums. For teachers, you can find lesson plans, class materials and ideas for communicative practice activities.

http://www.readwritethink.org : On “Read – Write – Think” you will find links to reading lessons, web resources, and student materials to encourage literacy. Sections include interactive reading, word recognition, writing to learn, vocabulary, word study, and more.

http://www.englishpage.com : In addition to dictionaries and links about verbs, teachers can find lesson plans and resources on topics including vocabulary, verb tenses, conditionals, modals, gerunds, and prepositions. The site also includes mini-tutorials, a reading room, a listening lounge, games, and more.

http://www.usingenglish.com : This resource-oriented site has everything from English language reference materials, ESL teacher resources, ESL tests, articles and discussion forums to a neat feature called “Ask a Teacher Now!” You can check your knowledge of English and find great links for your lesson plans here.

http://www.englishbanana.com/downloads.html : English teaching manuals, including printable grammar, activity, and resource materials. These are presented in the form of “big books” with each section labeled. You can use this site as an easy online resource to keep track of your English grammar or for supplementary materials for your lessons.

http://www.tefl.net : This site is an independent resource site that includes links to everything from teacher training, lesson plans, pronunciation software, articles, games and more. Also includes a worksheet maker.

http://www.teachersdesk.com : “Teacher’s Desk” is an online forum for English teachers including lesson plans, links, discussion, news and more. Find advice on rewarding students and other motivational activities here.

http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk : On this site you can find great articles and activity ideas about English teaching, including teaching tips and lesson plans. You can sign up for a weekly newsletter with new tips and teaching ideas or download resources including audio files, quizzes, pronunciation aids, and more.

http://www.teachchildrenesl.com : Including lesson ideas, links to resources, worksheets, flashcards, games, songs, and more, this is an easy-to-navigate site “for the busy teacher!” Find great printable downloads here.

http://bogglesworldesl.com : This site provides links for crosswords, word searches, flash cards, songs, creative writing exercises and more. It also has information about ESL science, business ESL, articles, lesson plans and holidays. You can find links to all kinds of worksheets, exercises, role-plays and workshops as well.

http://www.eslcafe.com : “Dave’s ESL Café” is a meeting place for ESL teachers and students around the world. Find great teaching ideas, view resumes, and learn about teacher training here. For students and continuing learners, the site provides a help center, a “Hint-of-the-Day” link, information about idioms, pronunciation, and slang, and more.

http://www.eslnotes.com : This website has a large selection of “cliff notes” for movies and resources for teaching in the classroom, with detailed synopses of popular movies including plot summaries, lists of major characters, glossaries with vocabularies and cultural references, and questions for class discussion.

WEBSITES FOR ENGLISH ACTIVITIES for Young Learners

Links to many Lesson Plans and Class activities (WONDERFUL SITE – ENTIRE SECTION FOR KIDS ESL)

http://www.rong-chang.com/lsnplan.htm

Primary School ESL Links, Lessons, and References (WONDERFUL SITE)

http://www.primaryschool.com.au/english2results.php

Lesson Plans and Worksheets for all levels (WONDERFUL SITE)

http://www.usingenglish.com/teachers/lesson-plans/

ESL Worksheets (GREAT SITE)

http://www.englishbanana.com/free-elementary-english-worksheets.html

ESL Games (GREAT SITE)

http://genkienglish.net/games.htm

English Resources and Lesson Plans