ESL Links
Sponosred by The Department of Teacher
Education & Professional Development at
Central Michigan University
Sponosred by The Department of Teacher
Education & Professional Development at
Central Michigan University
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ESL Links
Sponosred by The Department of Teacher Education & Professional Development at Central Michigan University |
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ESL Resources -
 indicates a "must visit" site |
| Journal of Second Language Writing Online - refereed quarterly journal of second language and foreign language writing theory, research, and instruction. |
| Center for Applied Linguistics: ESL Standards for pre-K-12 Students |
| EFL Playhouse - offers resources for ESL/EFL teachers of young learners. |
| everythingESL.net - includes information, lesson plans, and more for teachers working with K-12 language minority students. |
| Frankie's ESL Worksheets - worksheets for grades 6-8 and 11-12. |
| Teaching Children English - activities, games, and ideas. |
| Tiddlywinks - lists ESL teaching ideas and activities for grades K-8. |
| Yuki's EFL/ESL Bulletin Board - links for teachers at secondary schools around the world. |
| English as a Second Language in the USA - information, resources, and links for teaching and learning English. |
| EnglishCLUB.net - articles, resources, and information for ESL students and teachers. |
| ESL in Canada Directory - listings of language schools, university courses, co-operative programs, TESL training, and more. Features articles on studying, volunteering, and working in Canada. |
| ESL Quest - offers study aids, news, message boards, and job postings and listings. |
| Impact! Online - news articles with vocabulary and pronunciation help. |
| Interesting Things for ESL Students - offers slang dictionary, quizzes, games, and more. |
| NCBE ERIC/CLL Online Directory of ESL Resources - guide to ESL references for teachers and students. |
| Taiwan Teacher - EFL and ESL resources and information about teaching in Taiwan. |
| Welcome to OPPortunities in ESL - resource pages for students and teachers of English as a Second Language. |
| The Internet TESL Journal A comprehensive site for Teachers of English as a Second Language, this monthly web magazine includes articles, research papers, lesson plans, classroom handouts, teaching ideas, and more. |
| Online Directory of ESL Resources ERIC and the National Clearinghouse for Bilingual Education have put together this resource listing websites for bilingual education. Easy to navigate, resources are searchable, or browsable by Most Popular, Curriculum and Instruction, and Resource Type. |
| CNN Interactive Learning Resources A major purpose of this Web site is to provide current news stories to students with reading levels that are not high enough to read and understand standard newspaper articles. A variety of interactive learning activities help reinforce and provide greater understanding of what is presented on the screen. Teachers can use the lessons for group activities and students can work at their own pace for individualized learning. |
| Aardvark's English Forum Created for teaching English in the UK, this site has a variety of online resources for the English language learner. The student section has good links to many interactive exercises. |
| BBC's Learning English Area Combine language skills with current events. Polish your knowledge of Metaphors. Listen to broadcast stories and learn the definitions of Words in the News. Interactive quizzes are also available. |
| ESLHome: Online Passages and Reading Exercises This hotlist links to good resources created for older students to test reading comprehension. You can find quizzes, online activities and other helpful materials that are well-organized and easy to navigate. |
| Internet Picture Dictionary The Internet Picture Dictionary is a free, online multilingual picture dictionary designed especially for ESL students and beginning English, French, German, Spanish and Italian language learners of all ages. Activities for students allow them to correct the stinky spelling (misspelled words with the picture right above) and unscramble letters to form the correct word. |
| Englishtown Improve your English with online English courses, chat rooms, games, international Pen Pal Club, meeting areas, and ESL/EFL lesson plans. There is a fee for English School, but other resources and activities are free. |
| Sound Island This is one of those great little websites where students can learn to click and read and listen. A great site for the youngest folks on the web, or older students who are figuring out how sound files work. |
| HomophoneZone You're sure you're having trouble with your homophones? Homophones are the plague of spellcheckers and shaky spellers, so use this site to brush up. Lists of homophones are available alphabetically, grouped by the number of homophones for a sound, and quizzes are available to test your knowledge of definitions of homophones. |
| Tracking Creativity This ThinkQuest Junior Award-Winning website was created by a sixth grade team and is an example of a creative, easy to use website. Teachers and students will enjoy the language arts activities, such as On Your Toes with Odes. In Step with Idioms includes a quiz for colorful idioms of the English language that could benefit Elementary or ESL students. Links to other websites show how creativity can sneak into our lives in many ways. |
| Paso Partners Paso Partners, a division of Southwest Educational Development Laboratory, has created a two-volume curriculum and resources guide designed to help K-3 teachers increase achievement of Hispanic children whose first language is not English. Preceding each complete unit in English is a Spanish version of background information for the teacher, as well as a Spanish version of the lesson itself. |
| Literacy Volunteer Connection This site has great resources for any type of literacy program you may be involved in, whether for adults or children. Find materials to present to parents about the importance of reading. Articles include All about Reading, Literacy at Home, and a host of other articles with tips for literacy tutors. Second Lanugage Literacy focuses on resources for naitve Spanish speakers. |
| English Exercises Online This site, developed by a teacher from Belgium, offers online and worksheet activities for English language learners. Lessons incorporate activities with teaching tips. When activities have Dutch/English next to them in parentheses,that means it is in Dutch,to be translated into English. However, most exercises are in English and help to prepare students for the general work force. |
| Language Policy Web Site and Emporium James Crawford, former Washington editor of Education Week, has written books, papers, and articles on language learning and policy. This site offers a research-oriented look at the issues surrounding bilingual education. |
| National Clearinghouse for Bilingual Education The purpose of the National Clearinghouse for Bilingual Education (NCBE) is to collect, analyze, and disseminate information relating to the effective education of linguistically and culturally diverse learners in the U.S. |
| Dave's ESL Cafe Dave's ESL Cafe is for ESL/EFL students and teachers from around the world. Includes a Search Page, Quiz Center, Help Center, Idea Page, Graffiti Wall, Question Page, and more! |
| Algunos Lugares Espanoles This Spanish language resource list (also available in English) links Spanish speakers to online resources. A great ESL resource! |
| Karin's ESL PartyLand This site for ESL students and teachers has 25 discussion forums, an interactive quiz center, lots of lesson plans and printable materials to use in class, and more. |
| Center for the Study of Books in Spanish for Children Access a database of more than 3000 recommended books in Spanish for children and adolescents. This site also provides librarians, teachers, and parents information about workshops, publications, and special activities, as well as links to other related sites. |
| PEAK English This site teaches English as a second language in an interactive format. Visitors can track their progress after they take a placement test to identify strengths and weaknesses. Core lessons are free. |
| The California Technology Information Project (CalTIP) The California Technology Information Project (CalTIP) provides educational technology information for the California K-12 community. Technology Planning, Grants and Funding, and English Language Learners (ELL) resources are the three major focus areas for the evolving project. |
| Fluency Through Fables Each month, The Comenius Group provides a fable ("The Donkey and the Grasshopper," "The Tortoise and the Hare") and a variety of exercises (Vocabulary Matching Exercises, True or False Comprehension Exercises, Vocabulary Completion Exercises, Written Discussion Exercises) to assist students of English. |
| Exchange The goals of EXCHANGE are to provide an opportunity for non-native English speakers to express themselves through the use of English, to provide resources to enhance English learning, and to create a unique source of knowledge and insight about different cultures. To accomplish these goals, EXCHANGE publishes writings of non-native English speakers from all over the world and provides English self-study materials. Submitting writings to this site could be a rewarding culminating activity for ESL students. |
| Frizzy University Network (FUN) Frizzy University Network (FUN) is a relaxed and comfortable environment in which students learning English as a foreign or second language (EFL/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. Here, students are motivated from within to learn and have FUN in the process! |