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TEFL Links 

Over 100 links of varying degrees of interest and usefulness.  If you have a website or homepage, or simply want to add a good one to this list, please send me your URL
 

AAA EFL  Links  - Links pages from Pilgrims. 

1-language.com - Your on-line ESL center

Aardvark's  EFL Resources  - Resources & Contacts...on and off the Internet for  students and teachers of English as a foreign language.

About.com -  Valuable ESL section from those well organised folks at the About.com directory. Lots of  links and info

Adult Education ESL Teachers  Guide -Lessons for beginning level ESL students, with accompanying teacher training  modules. 

A&E: ESCAPE  THE ORDINARY : A&E Classroom --Another native speaker classroom resource.    Printable materials to accompany programs aired on the Arts and Entertainment Network.

Bogglesworld - Loads of free activities, worksheets for kids.  Well worth a look if you've run out of ideas about how to keep the young 'uns amused in a educational, fun manner. 

  CNN  NEWSROOM Guide --CNN NEWSROOM & WorldView is a free instructional program for  teachers to bring the world into their classroom.

CNN  Newsroom for ESL --This site provides worksheets to accompany CNN Worldview broadcasts  -available on CNN in Thailand

Using CNN News Video  in the EFL Classroom (I-TESL-J) --Alan Mackenzie provides ideas on using CNN video  segments.

Lesson for CNN  Interactive: Reading, Discussion, and Writing - Students use the Internet to help  develop critical reading and writing skills.

CONTACT  Centre Message Board  - Global message exchange for teachers and students.

Conversation  Questions for the ESL/EFL Classroom   -A project of the Internet TESL Journal,  conversation questions on a variety of topics.

Counihan - Headline  Completion (I-TESL-J) --Use newspaper headlines in low intermediate and above classes.

Current Business News for  EFL and ESL Learners -Weekly business stories from the Bangkok Post.

Current  Events --This discussion activity from Hands-on English is updated monthly.    Scroll all the way down to the bottom of the page to access old lessons.

Discovery  Channel School --Lesson plans and classroom resource material to use with a wide  variety of programs aired on the Discovery Channel.

Ed Tech Pages -  Video Articles, reviews, papers and useful links  dealing with the use of video in the EFL classroom.

Edutainment!
"How to Teach English with Fun and Games" is very popular with ESL teachers

EFL Games --ESL/EFL  classroom games from Brett Reynolds at Sakuragaoka Junior and Senior High..

EFL World
The Training Resources Store

EFL  Playhouse  - Language-rich games, songs, fingerplays, crafts and other  resources for teachers of young language learners.

EL Easton's Listening Links --A comprehensive set of listening and  speaking links

EL Gazette -  online  - The EL Gazette is the international trade newspaper of the English  Language Industry. News and great resources for ELTeachers.

ELT Job Source 400+ jobs weekly! The leading guide to EFL/ESL jobs worldwide!

ELT News - For English Teachers in Japan  - This site features news, views and jobs. It's  updated daily. Essential for anyone teaching in Japan or thinking about doing so.

EnglishCLUB.net  - Excellent  online EFL/ESL club for students and teachers. Study, Leisure, Reference, Business, Forums  and Teachers' Room.

Englishonline   - Another Dave's ESL cafe wannabe

English Lessons - Resources for teachers/students, free interactive tests for students

English  lessons - Free online English lessons

English  Practice - Good site for students

EnglishSpace  - A  free, online, collaborative Internet resource for EFL students and teachers.

English  Teaching/Learning Materials by S. Kathleen Kitao and Kenji Kitao -Topics include  American holidays, colonial days, communicating with Americans, and developing reading  strategies.

English  Teacher's Assistant  - A periodical designed for ESL/EFL teachers who need  fresh ideas and activities for teaching conversation, reading, writing, grammar,  vocabulary and pronunciation.

English  Times Of Katerini
A Newspaper written in English by Native Greek speaking children from Primary and  Secondary schools in Katerini in Greece.

EnglishXL Job Placement Services - Canadian owned professional job
placement company for ESL instructors in Korea.

Ernie's  Activity Page --Classroom activities from Ernie Barteldes

Ernie's ESL Song Activities --Activities  to use in class with beginner, intermediate, and advanced level students.

Ervin's  ESL Net
 Share useful materials, ideas and information about sources of free materials and  courses with anyone who learns or teaches English as a Second Language.

ESL Cafe  -If you don't know this one, a career change is in order.

ESLcareer  - A new innovative ESL/EFL job and resource searching,
resume posting, employment information site.  Covering the world but based in Korea.  

ESL/EFL Lessons  Using Movies (I-TESL-J) --Lessons and ideas on using movies in the ESL/EFL classroom.

ESL Magazine  - News,  views, articles - serious stuff.

ESL/EFL Online Resource Center   -Loads of classroom activities and games from Teachers for Christ International.    Thankfully, not religious - praise the Lord.

ESL The Easy Way     The name says it all

E.Span
Online employment connection

ESP-EFL  British Civilisation Home Page  - Free dip-in exercises for learners of  English.

ETC Lesson Plans and  Activities --This site has been around for a long time - rarely updated but some good  stuff.

Executive Seminar  - Seminars concerning business English areas  such as Giving Presentations, Meetings and Negotiating.

Filamentality  2.0 - There are web activities on over 2,000 topics here.  These activities  include treasure hunts, webquests, and hotlists.  Highly recommended.

FLTEACH
Foreign Language Teaching Forum

Funny Newspaper Headlines --from  Ciaran P. McCarthy, a handout for classroom use.

Games  Room  - Can you beat the Hangman? Interactive typing test and other games.

Global  Learn Day  - A virtual voyage of discovery on the Franklin Clipper with  acquisition and distribution of knowledge as her destination.

The Global Education Network  - An  online recruiting and employment opportunities service that works for teachers and  institutions.

Hands-on  English: Activity Page --Reading and discussion lessons centering on current events.

History Channel Classroom --Click  on "Study Guides" for lesson plans and materials to use with a variety of the  History Channel's programming.

The  Holiday Zone  - Seasonal resources suitable for use with  ESL/EFL students of  all ages.

The  Homework Page  - Useful homework exercises with answers.

How  Newspapers on the Internet Can Be Used for Language Teaching

Instant  Lessons? English --Very complete no-prep reading lessons from Reuters.  Highly  recommended.

InternetESL - resource for those interested in teaching in S.E.Asia, nice photo's and some useful links.

Internet  TESL Journal Hundreds of lesson ideas here - look in the Highlights section.

The  Internet TESL Journal  - Resource site for Teachers of ESL.  A monthly  web journal.

Interesting  Things for ESL Students  - "A Free Online Textbook and Fun Study Site  for Students of English as a Second Language." Includes proverbs, quizzes, slang and  anagrams - a fascinating site.

Isabel Perez Torres' site - Teaching English through songs , classroom activities etc from a Spanish EFL teacher ( Site formerly listed as IES Sierra Magina - new URL )

Jigsaw Activities  Using Newspapers --David Dycus provides a nicely structured lesson plan for using  newspaper articles.

John's ESL/EFL Resources --John  Erskin provides ESL/EFL classroom activities.  You'll also find a job board and some  interactive quizzes for students at this site.

John  Korber: One World One People - Some good ESL lessons, games, and resources here from a  Yank.

Jons ESL site - Website form an American teacher in Japan.  Info and rated links to sites from around the world - concentrating on Japan and korea

Karin's ESL  PartyLand  - PartyLand has discussion forums, an interactive quiz center,  lesson plans and printable materials to use in class, links and more.

Land That Dream  Job! The Internet Job Search - All the links you need to complete your  TEFL/TESL job  search.  No matter what stage of the job search you are in, there are links and loads  of information for you.

LEISURE  Time  - Games, jokes, quizzes and travel. Well worth a visit for student or  teacher.

Le Rosey  ESLSheets --Original worksheets for ESL students and teachers.  Includes grammar,  literature, and Internet based activities. 

Leslie Barclay's homepage - An experienced Canadian teacher tells us about his life both teaching English and studying Buddhism in Thailand

Lesson Plans 1

Lesson Plans  2

Lesson Plans 3 - Short lesson plans

Life (ITESLJ) --Five  activity ideas on the topic life from Gerard Counihan at the Internet TESL Journal.

Lingolex  presenta...  - Site especially for Spanish speaking learners of English.          " Hasta la vista baby ! "

LinguaSy  - CALL  Software and growing database of language software reviews & links.

Listening Games for the ESL/EFL  Classroom -More from the Christ Internartional god squad.

Lively Vocabulary  Game --a classroom vocabulary game in the spirit of the $20,000 Pyramid.

Lots of  stories, warnings, and information from ESL professionals who teach around the globe, and  related links.   Similar to the stuff on Dave's  discussion boards.

Luka's EFL Cuisine   Weekly lesson plans.

Materials for  Teaching English:Songs and Lyrics -Everything you want to know about music

Movie Men in Black to ESL  Students (I-TESL-J)   Comprehension questions and vocabulary for each scene - some  teachers must have a lot of free time on their hands.

Music  in the EFL Classroom --This section of Ernie's Song Page gives teachers some

My Teaching Ideas --Ideas  from Joan M. Diez Clivill

NetLearn Languages  - NetLearn  Languages is an Internet-based language school.

Netting  the Net --This well-developed innovative lesson centers on the movie ' The Net '.    It contains interactive web-based activities etc.

New Teachers Guide for ESL Instructors - teaching material and other
information that is useful for new ESL teachers when preparing for their
teaching job in Korea. (http://eslguide.bizland.com/)

Newspapers -  Useful for source material, newspapers from around the world.

One  World, One People    Not a Coke commercial, an ESL site

O-hayo Sensei - Interested in teaching in Japan?  Check out their newsletter for over 100 jobs offered.

OTAN  Forum --A collection of very thorough lesson plans from the Outreach and Technical  Assistance Network.  Topics include: auto vocabulary, buying a car, going to the  doctor, and many more.

Outta Ray's Head Lessons   A collection of  lesson plans with handouts by Ray

Practise Your  Business English (PYBE)   The business ESL program

Progress!  - Online  study tips and quizzes for students. Progress! is a monthly English learning newsletter.  "Subscribe today -- it's absolutely free!"

Quiz  Corner  - Categorised set of quizzes covering vocabulary and grammar.

The  Reading Page  - Excellent selection of classic texts with hyperlinked notes  and definitions. From Shakespeare to Kipling.

The Red Dragon Inn - Discussion group for teachers in East Asia - mainly China

REFERENCE Library  - Rules of English, Irregular English, Jargon Buster, Test Your  Level, Examinations. A mine of information.

SARAH  AND JOHN'S TEFL PITSTOP --These classroom games and activities are sure to add some  excitement to your ESL class.  There's a nice list of 177 trivia questions.

Schackne Online  - Lots  of interesting links to EFL, Media, Finance, Travel, Net Teaching, Net Shopping,  Employment and Technology sites.

Short  Cuts
A large new ESOL web site. There is an interactive tour of the new McGraw-Hill series  Short Cuts as well as information about ESL teaching and language acquisition.

Steve's ESL Homepage -Printable  worksheets for elementary/intermediate level students.   Students use the  worksheets to visit  web sites and find answers to certain questions.  Useful  for students wanting to study in Oz.

STUDY Zone  - Great  site for students and teachers with grammar (excellent present perfect tutorial),  vocabulary, reading and homework.

Teaching English with Songs  and Music --Ian Hewitt brings you more ideas on how to use songs in ESL/EFL classes, an Edutainment site.

Teach-in-Thailand - Job ads from schools/colleges etc in Thailand.  

Teaching the English  Newspaper Effectively --This lesson plan and student worksheet from Kenji Kitao  introduces students to the format of English language newspapers.

Teacher Lesson Plan Main Menu --Vocabulary,  grammar, and pronunciation lessons.

Teaching Tips from the Bangkok  Post --The Bangkok Post is a wonderful ESL site.

Techniques  for Teaching with Video --Brought to you by Prentice-Hall, this page demonstrates five  techniques for teaching using videos

TEFL-China  Teahouse - ** E-mail list ** and web  site discussing living and teaching English in China.

TEFL.com  - Professional looking for TEFL teachers, with lots of job resources.

TEFL.net - Similar to the above but personally I find this one of more use - more content. Tips / advice / jobs / resources for teachers

TEFL Farm  - Highly  amusing and well thought-out site for English-language teachers (and learners).

TEFL Jobs  - Jobs  worldwide for EFL/ESL teachers. Drop by and post your own Job Wanted notice.

TEFL  Pitstop  - Original looking site with free materials for language teachers.

TESOL Online  - Site  for TESOL teachers. "TESOL's mission is to develop the expertise of its members and  others involved in teaching English to speakers of other languages to help them foster  effective communication in diverse settings while respecting individuals' language  rights."

Test  Your Level  - Interactive test for written comprehension with instant results  on scale from 0-5.

Tower of English  - Now  you can live at the Tower of English! Imaginative and interactive online site for  ESL/EFL  students and teachers, with lots of reading, writing and other activities.

The  Weather Channel - Education Index --Teachers guides and classroom resource material for  The Weather Channel.  ( Not much use for Bangkok, 1 years weather =  ' It's hot  today ' x 270 + ' It's hot and rainy today ' x 95 )

WWW Activities for ESL Students --A  collection of Internet scavenger hunts.

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