ESL
Information gathered by
Eleanor
Updated 01/08/2001
Interactive Games: http://language.msn.com/games_main.asp Play four different games in Spanish or
French: Scooter Speller, Scrambled
Sentences, Memory Garden, or Word Surfer.
Dave's ESL
Café http://www.eslcafe.com/ Enjoy the quizzes and also
the hint of the day while learning English.
http://www.migrant.org/ESL--These include online
courses in both English and Spanish along with translation guides and
translated school forms. We also have an automated website translation engine
built
into our Spanish language
courses that automatically translates websites from English to Spanish. Teachers working with Spanish speaking
students should find these helpful.
Little
Explorers Picture Dictionary with Links 1,390
illustrated dictionary entries! Each word is used in a meaningful example
sentence. Most entries have links to a related web site. Just click on an
underlined word (or its accompanying picture), and you'll link to a great web
site related to it. It also comes in several languages. This link is the link to the main page which
is in English only but you'll find links there to English/Spanish, French,
German and Portuguese as well.
Free
English Quizzes and Games
http://www.freeENGLISH.com/english/quizzesngames/
"The Free ENGLISH site provides
free instruction in ESL through a free, downloadable, interactive
Internet-based
program called English Pro Web Edition. The
Web site also features interactive quizzes and games."
For more sites like this one, visit:
http://www.surfnetkids.com/wordgames.htm
http://www.aitech.ac.jp/~iteslj/
A monthly resource on the
web, covering lesson plans, teaching techniques, articles, projects, games,
activities—you name it! A great resource, with many useful
links. Archived issues available, as well as handouts
and ESL lessons.
http://www.englishclub.net/teachers/index.htm
Another great resource,
with loads of classroom activities, lesson plans, handouts, workshops—and a job
board!
http://www.nald.ca/province/nb/tesl/guide.htm
A
resource guide of teaching methods for ESL instructors, from New Brunswick,
Canada, Dept. of Education. Tips for approaches to teaching; teaching and
learning methods; etc. Much useful info. here, with appendices for activities at all levels.
http://www.babylon.com/eng/download/download.html A one word translator, called Babylon, to translate Dutch,
French, German, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Spanish, and Portugese
into English. Downloads free to Windows ‘95or ‘98.
....INVESTIGATE! ....
http://www.rice.edu/projects/topics/Electronic/Magazine.html
“Topics” is an online interactive ESL magazine for both students and teachers.
Teacher’s Corner has techniques, projects, & ideas.
http://www.eslcafe.com/ideas/sefer.cgi?For:the:Teacher:
23 categories with well over 400
activities and suggestions in this teacher exchange. Some valuable tips
available for all teachers, not just ESL; such as Discipline, Ice Breakers;
Listening &
Comprehension, etc.
http://www.EnglishListening.com/
Uses real audio to provide a listening
lab for ESL students; all levels of difficulty and skill.
....CURRICULUM & LESSON PLANS....
http://www.otan.dni.us/cgi-bin/webdir.pl?dir=%2FFor%20
Teachers%2F%2FLesson%20Plans%FESL (You will have to copy & paste the very
long URL above) Long list of detailed lessons, in a good variety of topics.
An extensive materials
and lessons list for teaching English.
http://www.aitech.ac.jp/~iteslj/questions/
Over 25 topics listed,
each having lists of good questions to stimulate conversation.
http://www.eslpartyland.com/teach3.htm
Exercises in all aspects of English grammar.
http://www.c3.hu/~ecsomay/nora/projects.htm Using newspapers, cryptic puzzles, & Star Wars to teach
English.
http://www.nald.ca/province/nb/tesl/guide6.htm
Activities to stimulate ESL learning.
http://homepages.tesco.net/~albatraining/index.htm
Called “Monster Business English”, provides free software downloads, English
word games, and quizzes.
....KIDS’ KORNER....
http://www.englishtown.com/English/learningfair/gamehall.asp
Games to improve vocabulary and reading skills, with different levels of
ability.
The TESL Journal
(TESL=Teachers of English as a Second Language)
http://www.aitech.ac.jp/~iteslj/
eflweb: The Gateway for Teaching
and Learning English
ESL Magazine
To find Spanish and
English speaking key-pals:
http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/espanol/keypals.htm