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Foreign Language and ESL Resources
Curriculum
www.eslcafe.com/ provides student and teacher forums on a wide variety of topics, listservs and discussion groups, a phrasal verb page and much more.
www.aitech.ac.jp/~iteslj/quizzes/ includes grammar quizzes, idioms, phrasal verbs, slang, vocabulary, and culture. There are also links to many interactive quiz sites and puzzles online. The site also provides templates for teachers to create their own quizzes.
polyglot.lss.wisc.edu/lss/lang/esl.html provides links for both teaching and learning resources with links to grammar, videos and many, many other sites
www.esl.net/eslres.html provides an index of links helpful to the ESL student including a Quote of the Day page, Fluency Through Fables, an Activity Page, magazines and journals, quizzes, and resources for educators.
lc.byuh.edu/CNN_N/CNN-N.html was designed by Brigham Young University and it provides articles to read with multiple choice questions for both grammar and vocabulary drill.
www.nanana.com/esl.html provides links to commercial sites for purchases of these resources plus online sites for more resources.
members.aol.com/eslkathy/esl.htm was created by a teacher to act as a resource page for ESL teachers. There are links to lesson plans, teaching activities, tons of grammar and vocabulary exercises, newspapers and magazines and much more.
www.ncbe.gwu.edu/links/biesl/esl.htm is yet another massive index page with links to bilingual resources for K-12 educators
www.esl-lab.com/ provides an amazing variety of audio files to download and listen to. The files are rated as easy, medium, difficult, and very difficult. There are multimedia tutorials and with the correct plug-ins, hardware and software, students can both listen to and record sound files.
Reference Tools
www.itools.com/research-it/research-it.html Dictionary, Thesaurus, Maps, Translator, Quotation reference and more.
math-www.uni-paderborn.de/HTML/Dictionaries.htm Links to dictionaries online (English and multilingual)
www.edunet.com/english/grammar/index.html by Anthony Hughes
www.hut.fi/~rvilmi/LangHelp/Grammar/
ESL-Related Information
www.edupass.org/english/ The SmartStudent Guide to Studying in the USA.
www.studyusa.com/ Help you choose a university.
www.toefl.org Official TOEFL Website
www.college-scholarships.com/ A collection of financial-aid pages of colleges and universities.
www.clas.ufl.edu/CLAS/american-universities.html An index to home pages of all the American colleges and universities.
www.abracadabraesl.com The easy way to find an Canadian ESL school.
eslcafe.com/help/ where he will attempt to answer any of your questions.
www.mapquest.com Get and print maps world-wide.
www.vtourist.com/ Search for any cities and tourists information.
www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html Learn about any countries in the world.
www.usjournal.com/ For students to request information from universities.
www.new2usa.com/ All the information a newcomer needs in USA.
Other ESL Websites
www.otan.dni.us/webfarm/emailproject/email.htm
www.news-for-you.com/index_h.html
www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/index.shtml
math-www.uni-paderborn.de/HTML/Dictionaries.html
www.lll.hawaii.edu/nflrc/NetWorks/NW3/
www.geocities.com/mirolka/Edlinks.htm
members.tripod.com/~ESL4Kids/index.html
englisheverywhere.homestead.com/
www.globalstudy.com/esl_programs.html
www.eslcareer.com/directory/pages/index.html
gopher://nic.merit.edu:7055/11/celia-gopher/.english
www.zianet.com/jkline/is03000.html
www.wfi.fr/volterre/inetpro.html
www.linguistic-funland.com/tesllist.html
spot.colorado.edu/~youngerg/netmoo.html
darkwing.uoregon.edu/~leslieob/
home.t-online.de/home/kfmaas/homepage.html
www.geocities.com/EnchantedForest/Fountain/2131/
www.geocities.com/Athens/Olympus/4038/
ccat.sas.upenn.edu/plc/larrc/webauthor.html
babel.uoregon.edu/yamada/guides/esl.html
Lesson Plans and Class Activities
www.efl4u.com/ You can download a new lesson here every week.
www.eslflow.com/ An excellent collection of ESL lesson plans for all levels.
www.englishclub.net/handouts/index.htm For listening, speaking, reading, writing, vocabulary, and pronunciation.
www.eslcafe.com/ideas/index.html Delicious ideas from Dave Sperling's ESL Cafe.
humanities.byu.edu/elc/Teacher/TeacherGuideMain Orientation for new ESL teachers and teaching plans by C. Ray Graham & Mark M. Walsh.
www.eslpartyland.com/teach3.htm. Teaching with Internet, music, for various ESL classes.
ericir.syr.edu/Virtual/Lessons Many lesson plans for language arts, useful for advanced ESL classes.
youth.net/cec/ceclang/ceclang-elem.html Designed for elementary (K-5), but good for ESL classroom use.
eslsv001.esl.sakuragaoka.ac.jp/teachers/BR/games/Games.html More than 30 game activities are described in detail by Brett Reynolds, a Japan ESL teacher.
www.english-to-go.com/ Well-known free ESL lessons for downloading. A new lesson is added every week.
www.nwrel.org/sky/mat.asp?ID=3&search=2&m=23&d=6: A large collection of English lesson plans by Library in the Sky project.
www2.gol.com/users/language/games.html Free edutainment games that can be played in ESL classrooms.
eslsv001.esl.sakuragaoka.ac.jp/teachers/BR/index.html An ESL teacher in Japan shares his teaching plans with you.
ESL Magazines
www.eslfocus.com/index.html The Web magazine for ESL professionals and students. .
www.aitech.ac.jp/~iteslj/ Articles, research papers, lessons plans, classroom handouts, teaching Ideas & links.
www.kyoto-su.ac.jp/information/tesl-ej/index.html An internationally recognized source of ESL and EFL information with new books review and new media review.
llt.msu.edu A refereed journal for language educators who are interested in using computers.
www.alr.org A magazine for language teachers. Only past issues are online.
www.tesol.edu/pubs/magz/tmcurrent.html The current issue of the TESOL Matters.
www1.oup.co.uk/elt/magazine/index.html A magazine with sections of Tips for Teachers, Class Activity, Grammar Forum, and News and Views.
www.eslmag.com/ Abstracts of the printed journal with one full article available for each new issue.
www.clec.ritsumei.ac.jp/callejonline/index.html It carries featured articles and software review.
langue.hyper.chubu.ac.jp/jalt/pub/tlt/ The monthly publication of the Japan Association for Language Teaching. Only some articles are made available online.
exchanges.state.gov/forum/ On-line version of the long-standing quarterly journal for teachers of English as a Second Language.
www.tesl-hk.org.hk/default.asp A newsletter for English professionals in Hong Kong. There are five issues online.
deil.lang.uiuc.edu/exchange/ Electronic, Xross Cultural, Hypertextual Academy of Non-native Gatherings in English. It carries articles written by ESL students.
Online Dictionaries
www.pdictionary.com/ A completely free, online multilingual picture dictionary designed especially for ESL students.
www.spanishdict.com/ With over 54,000 entries. You can enter English word to find Spanish word or enter Spanish word to find English word. You can also hear the pronunciation of the word.
humanities.uchicago.edu/forms_unrest/FR-ENG.html The dictionary contains over 75,000 terms. You can search for an English word or a French word.
dict.leo.org/ Nearly 230,000 entries. A service provided by LEO - Link Everything Online.
dictionaries.travlang.com/ Online Translating Dictionaries that can translate many languages exchangeably.
www.ectaco.com/online/ Bilingual dictionaries of 19 different languages. Enter the word you want to know and get its translation right away.
www.cup.cam.ac.uk/elt/dictionary/ Online dictionaries of English, idioms, and phrasal verbs.
www.onelook.com/ This site searches through over 400 dictionaries for the word you type in.
www.ucc.ie/info/net/acronyms/index.html A big acronym database. New acronyms are constantly added by users.
work.ucsd.edu:5141/cgi-bin/http_webster A big dictionary where you can find almost any words.
www.netlingo.com/ It contains hundreds of words and definitions that describe the technology and community world of the Web.
www.yourdictionary.com/ A large collection of dictionaries of different languages and subjects.
humanities.uchicago.edu/forms_unrest/ROGET.html A well-known, and most widely used thesaurus.
www.pantheon.org/mythica/ An encyclopedia on mythology, folklore and legend.
www.shu.ac.uk/web-admin/phrases/search.html Input a word and return a list of phrases.
www.rhymezone.com/ It is a dictionary where you can find rhymes, synonyms, match consonants, and even search for pictures for the word you type in.
vlc.polyu.edu.hk/scripts/concordance/WWWConcappE.htm You can search an online corpus for a word and display all the sentences in which the word occurs .
English for Specific Purposes
www.hut.fi/~rvilmi/EST/ Ruth Vilmi's comprehensive links for ESP.
www.onelook.com/browse.shtml A long list of dictionaries of various subjects.
www.eslcafe.com/discussion/dv/ Dave's ESL Cafe ESP message board with new messages posted every day.
www.u-aizu.ac.jp/~t-orr/international-esp-menu.html It lists names and contact information of ESP specialists throughout the world.
www.ddc.com/cheferic/gloss.htm Hundreds of terms are listed in alphabetical order.
www.jaist.ac.jp/~mark/ScientificPresentation.html On-line guide to scientific presentation with links to relevant sites.
wombat.doc.ic.ac.uk/foldoc/index.html It contains 13,000 terms with hypertext linking to different terms.
www.unav.es/emp/emp.html It covers eight medical topics, including dealing with literature, and patient-doctor interaction.
Major USA Newspapers
Business English
www.geocities.com/athens/sparta/9487/index.html The site provides an Instructor's Guide and Lesson Modules that include plans, exercises, and ideas.
www.wfi.fr/volterre/businessenglish.html This is a page maintained by Linda Thalman, with a big collection of links to business English sites.
www.better-english.com/exerciselist.html There are over 140 exercises of different types, crosswords and hangman games.
www.usca.sc.edu/folsom/bjquotes.html Hundreds of business terms and idioms are in alphabetical order with definitions and example sentences to show how to use them.
www.bizweb.com/ A Web business guide to 44,138 companies in 202 categories.
eleaston.com/biz/bizhome.html A large collection of English reading materials under different topics.
www.englishclub.net/business/ Business English basics for several topics.
www.geocities.com/kurtracy/ Including Mock Job interview, Business Meeting Quiz, Business Writing Links, and Professional Organizations.
homepages.tesco.net/~albatraining/index.htm Free business English software, business word of the day mailing list, business word games and quizzes.
Pronunciation
www.manythings.org/pp/ Minimal pair practice and quizzes by Charles Kelly.
eleaston.com/pronunciation/ Exercises for every sound with audio available.
www.arts.gla.ac.uk/IPA/ipa.html Home Page.
www.americanspokenenglish.com/ Learn how to speak naturally.
www.elfs.com/MMz.html A fun site with audio and let you repeat many times.
sorak.kaist.ac.kr/~aizen/pron.html Categorized exercises for both segmentals and supersegmentals.
www.englishclub.net/pronunciation/sentence-stress.htm What sentence stress is, why it is important.
www.soundsofenglish.org Detailed instruction on how to pronounce each sound.
faculty.washington.edu/dillon/PhonResources/PhonResources.html Vowel charts and database
www.englishclub.net/pronunciation/word-stress.htm Learn where to put a stress in a word.
www.faceweb.okanagan.bc.ca/pron/ from Okanagan University College.
Listening
www.esl-lab.com/ One of the largest ESL listening training resource on the Web with various interesting topics for three different levels.
www.focusenglish.com/ A conversation site created by John Liang, University of California, Riverside, with contents added frequently.
www.travlang.com/languages/ An excellent site for people who want to quickly learn some useful English or other foreign language phrases.
www.efl.net/ A program you can download and set up to listen to news, stories, and songs with text displayed.
www.comenius.com/idioms/ Listening to a dialogue in which an idiom is used.
www.voa.gov/voahome/stremlst.html Listening to VOA English programs including Dateline, Issues in the News, Music Mix, and Special English.
www.cnn.com/videoselect/ Watching CNN headline news online with your real player.
Grammar
www.kohap.co.kr/~osc/English/intro.html A complete English grammar handbook with 22 chapters.
www.edunet.com/english/grammar/toc.html An online grammar book with a lot of example sentences.
www.grammar.english-at-home.com This site concentrates on those aspects of grammar that are difficult to ESL learners such as tenses, prepositions, and modal verbs. It has an interesting Test Yourself section.
www.english.uiuc.edu/cws/wworkshop/grammarmenu.htm An excellent online grammar handbook which explains and illustrates the basic grammatical rules concerning parts of speech, phrases, clauses, sentences and sentence elements, and common problems of usage.
www.ergo-ling.com An excellent grammar parser, which lets you type in a sentence and then tells you its sentence type, tense, and part of speech of each word.
deil.lang.uiuc.edu/web.pages/grammarsafari.html A project that requires students to hunt for sentence structures on the Web by using SEARCH and FIND functions.
andromeda.rutgers.edu/~jlynch/Writing/ This site explains grammar rules, comments on styles, and suggest usage. A lot of advice on how to write better English.
sorak.kaist.ac.kr/~aizen/Grammar/gram.html The site has sections of Articles, Comparative, Superlative, and Prepositions.
www.brownlee.org/durk/grammar/quizpage.html A grammar quizzes site where you test your grammar. Exercises are offered with tips and instructions.
englishplus.com/grammar/ It has an easy-to-use format to help you find what you're looking for, and provide rules and tips about writing clear English.
Webnz.com/checkers/grammar2.html This site tries to explain English grammar rules in an interesting way.
www.edunet.com/english/grammar/alpha.html by Anthony Hughes. A good, brief explanation of grammar rules.
Exercises and Quizzes
perso.wanadoo.es/autoenglish/freeexercises.htm by Robert Wilson.
www.vocabavenue.com/Exercises.asp A limitless number of exercises to test your knowledge of slang and individual words.
www.english-forum.com/interactive/ Eight set of exercises for grammar, vocabulary, and idioms.
www.better-english.com/exerciselist.html Business English vocabulary, grammar, crosswords, hangman, and spelling exercises.
www.aitech.ac.jp/~iteslj/quizzes/ Over 900 quizzes from the Internet TESL Journal.
www.ling.lancs.ac.uk/staff/visitors/kenji/test.htm Information about various language tests given by testing agencies.
www.aitech.ac.jp/~itesls/vq/ You choose one of the pictures to match the word.
www.collegeem.qc.ca/cemdept/anglais/trouindx.htm Various quizzes on English grammar.
www.pacificnet.net/~sperling/quiz/ Quizzes for geography, grammar, history, and people.
www.englishlearner.com/tests/test.html A lot of tests in the order of difficulty levels.
www.geocities.com/Athens/Delphi/1979/grammar.html An EFL site created by a Taiwan teacher, with grammar and comprehension quizzes.
www.englishclub.net/quizzes/index.htm Test your English and have fun at the same time.
www.edunet.com/english/practice/cesc/test.html You will receive your test results by email.
www.geocities.com/RainForest/Vines/8255/index.html There are 100 quizzes for three levels and also some students' stories.
www.geocities.com/CollegePark/Square/8901/index10.htm Match an animal or a fruit with its English name.
www.aitech.ac.jp/~itesls/fq/fq001.html A multiple-choice quiz created with Flashcard software.
lc.byuh.edu/CNN_N/CNN-N.html A CNN program made available for classroom use with grammar and vocabulary exercises.
webhome.idirect.com/~cclcs/eslquiz.html Seven quizzes of different forms by CCLCS Newsletter.
www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/quiznet/ A new test is given each week from BBC.
www.zianet.com/jkline/phoenix.htm A lot of quizzes to help you review grammar.
English Games
www.aitech.ac.jp/~itesls/ A site maintained by Charles I Kelly & Lawrence E Kelly, including some games such as hangman and anagram.
www.worddragon.org/ Drag'n'drop puzzles for language learners including word scramble, sentence scramble, and word match.
www.mootgame.com/ Tough moot questions about etymology, usage, and grammar of the English language.
americanpresident.com/xword.html An interesting site where you explore different rooms of a private office.
www.animalgame.com/animal/animal.html Guess the animal by asking yes or no questions.
www.englishclub.net/games/index.htm A Hangman game with three levels.
members.aol.com/Ccochran50/games.htm Family word scramble, and clothing word scramble.
titania.cobuild.collins.co.uk/defsgame.html A definition is given, you must guess which word has been defined.
www.aitech.ac.jp/~itesls/anagrams/ A word made by using letters of another word in a different order.
www.funbrain.com/ The world's largest database of assessment quizzes over the Internet.
www.nanana.com/splrot.html Find correct spelling and click on it.
www.nanana.com/picturefind.html Search the picture for items.
www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/China/ChinaQuest.html A full-length WebQuest: An inquiry-oriented, Web-based activity.
members.tripod.com/~ESL4Kids/index2.html A good resource for teachers of young ESL learners.
www.eduplace.com/tales/index.html To create your own funny story.
www.nanana.com/christmasgames.html Christmas hangman, word generator, and word search.