English Speakers of Other Languages

Language Translations

Websites available for free language translations.
http://babelfish.altavista.com/ and http://www.freetranslation.com/

Activities for ESL/EFL Students (English Study Materials)

This site is a wonderful resource of quizzes, puzzles and language links.  It is a must for all teachers of ESOL students to have bookmarked on their computer.  There is also a great section for vocabulary quizzes from native language to English.
http://a4esl.org/

Interesting Things for ESL/EFL Students (Free & Fun English Language Study)

This site contains reading activities and ideas, quizzes, vocabulary study, sentence puzzles, word activities, grammar games and other links and activities for English study for non-native student speakers.  It is a terrific resource for classroom teachers.
http://www.manythings.org

The Center for Applied Linguistics Homepage

This is a site designed to improve communication through a better understanding of language and culture.  It contains links to conferences, learning/teaching strategies, resources, a resource guide providing links to ERIC digests, books journals, websites, etc., information for teachers, and links to pages regarding Adult ESL, Bilingual Education, Dialects/Ebonics, Foreign Language, Immigrant Education, Integrated Language/Content, K-12 ESL, Literacy (PreK12), Public Policy Issues, Refugee Concerns, Research Studies, School Reform, and Two-Way Immersion.  Another excellent resources recommended by Dr. Janis Antonek.
http://www.cal.org

James Rainville’s ESL Page

This site contains ESL links, games, activities, dictionaries, quizzes, WebQuests, organizations, and a multitude of other resources for teachers in classroom with ESL students.  It is an excellent resource!
http://www.james.rtsq.qc.ca/index2.html

Suggestions and Strategies

This document is a list of 100 suggestions and strategies for teaching LEP students in a classroom setting.

Jim Cummins’ Second Language Learning and Literacy Development Web

This site is primarily the work of Dr. James Cummins, a leader in second language learning and literacy development.  Dr. Cummins' expertise combines with Justin Olmanson and I teach I learn.com to offer an expanding resource for educators the world over in methods, research and issues surrounding ESL education.
http://www.iteachilearn.com/cummins/

Stephen Krashen’s Theory of Second Language Acquisition

This site is devoted to Stephen Krashen’s study of non-English and bilingual language acquisition.  He is an expert in the field of linguistics, specializing in theories of language acquisition and development.  This website offers a brief description of Krashen's widely known and well accepted theory of second language acquisition, which has had a large impact in all areas of second language research and teaching since the 1980s.
http://www.sk.com.br/sk-krash.html

 ESL Magazine

An online magazine for English as a second or foreign language educators.  Topics and articles range from United Nations issues to SES to teaching elementary ESL students.
http://www.eslmag.com/

The Internet TESL Journal

It is a monthly web journal, dedicated to teachers of English as a Second Language students.  Included in the web site are articles, research papers, lesson plans, classroom handouts, teaching ideas & links to other great ESOL web sites and information.
http://iteslj.org/

 “Everything ESL”

“Featuring 50 lesson plans, 34 teaching tips, 167 downloadable classroom activities, 651 discussion topics, and 57 resource picks.”  Recent features include English language learners and the "Hidden Curriculum": teaching second language learners the hidden curriculum; Say Hello to the World: World Hello Day takes place on November 21, 2002, celebrate world language learning with all of your students; Teach to students' learning styles: Teach to English Language Learners' learning style.
http://www.everythingesl.net/

Online Directory of ESL Resources

“A terrific new list of the best online resources for ESL teachers, teacher educators, and administrators has been compiled by the National Clearinghouse for Bilingual Education (NCBE) and the ERIC Clearinghouse on Languages and Linguistics…comprehensive resource list.”
http://www.cal.org/ericcll/ncbe/esldirectory/

“English as a Second Language Net”

Site includes links, information, and a market for lessons/courses, software, and books.
http://www.esl.net/youth.html

 “Dave’s ESL Café”

“The Internet's Meeting Place for ESL/EFL Students and Teachers from Around the World!”
A great site for various information from international/cultural issues to ESL teaching ideas.
http://www.eslcafe.com/

“SchMOOze University”

This is a site where students can converse with other learners of English, as well as refining their own abilities.  It is designed for individual or group discussions and learning.
http://schmooze.hunter.cuny.edu:8888/
 
 


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