Computer Basics	Making Web Pages	Word Links
Grammar	Listening	Examinations
Teacher Training and Development Programs	Professional Associations for Language Teachers	Publications for Language Teachers
Software	Searches	News Links
Other Useful Call Sites	Miscellaneous

Computer Basics

1. From Mouse to Web Navigation: This tutorial created by Bill Pellowe will show you and your students how to do everything from clicking on the mouse to navigating the WWW on either a Windows-based or Mac-based system.Click on here!
   
2. E-mail with Hotmail or Yahoo: Teachers and students alike can open up a free e-mail account which can be accessed from any computer in the world connected to the Internet. Click here for HotMail! or Click here for Yahoo!
3. Chat in English on Dave's ESL Chat Central:You will be able to chat with and make friends in English with people all over the world. You will need an e-mail address to register. Use Hotmail and check your mail for the registration information.Dave's ESL Chat Central!
4. Key Pals (Internet Pen pals): Go here and register a message in order to find Key Pals or Internet Pen Pals. Click here for key pals!
5. Self-study Quizzes: This link takes you to a multitude of Quizzes for students. Click here for Quizzes!
6. Selected ESL/EFL Links For Students: Here is a hodpodge of links and activities that can be of use to students. Click here for links!
7. The Place Where Everybody Ends up Eventually. This is the place to study EFL/ESL on the web. Dave's ESL Cafe!

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Making Web Pages

It is quite easy to make a home page and put it on the web. The following links go to places that show you and your students how to do it.

• Helping Your Students Create an English Home Page: This tutorial by Christina Gitsaki and Richard P. Taylor will give you and your students the basics necessary to create an English home page. It is easy! Easy Homepages!
• Web Pages for Teachers of English: Charles Kelly has created the following tutorial that lets you know what you need to make an EFL/ESL teacher's home page. Teachers Web Pages!
• Free Web Pages at Geocities, Homestead, or MSN: You can create free and easy Web Pages at Homestead, MSN or You can create Free Web Pages at Geocities using their various Web Page editors. Geocities! OR Geocities Japan! or Homestead or MSN
• Cool Graphics: Everything you will need in the line of Graphics.*@
• Colors Choose a bacground color for your Home Page. Colors
• HTML Help Page: HTML or Hypertext Markup Language is what commands your home page to do different things. Click here to learn more!
• HTML Tips for Non-Beginners: Bill Pellowe has created this page to move people who know the basics and want to know more. Take Me Away!

Word Links

The following are links to Words :

• WorldWide Words: Everything you always wanted to know about words. Words
• WWWebster Dictionary WWDefine
• Britannica On-line: Another place to look for words, but you'll have to pay for it. WWBritDefine
• ÷açÑ*^çÑ÷a*ÇÒT - Japanese*ù¦nglish Dictionary Wonderful! çÑŽÎÀãŽÈää¢âêÒØÒ{ŽÎŽ¿Ù href="http://enterprise.ic.gc.ca/cgi-bin/j-e"> ÷açÑ*^çÑ÷a*ÇÒT
• Quotations: Wonderful Quotes to dazzle your mind. Quotes

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Grammar

• An Online English Grammar: A very basic tutorial which also has sound files to practice the alphabet. Online Grammar
• The LinguaCenter Grammar Safari Grammar Safari
• Guide to Grammar and Style By Jack Lynch Grammar & Style
• Guide to Grammar and Writing Grammar & Writing
• HyperGrammar Hyper
• Elements of Style by William Strunk Elements
• LIS Linguistic Glossary Frame Version or Non-Frame Version

Listening

• Randall's ESL Cyber Listening Lab Cyber Listening

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Examinations

• Test of English as a Foreign Language TOEFL
• Test of English for International Communication TOEIC
• The Educational Testing Service Network ets.com

News Links

Read the News in English!

• CNN CNN
• USA Today USA
• Time Magazine Read the latest in-depth articles at Time.com
• The San Francisco Chronicle SF: And it could also stand for Science Fiction. SFGate.com

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Professional Associations for Language Teachers

• The Japan Association for Language Teaching (JALT) JALT
• The Japan Association of College English Teachers JACET
• Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages TESOL
• The International Association of Teachers of English as a Foreign Language IATEFL
• Korea Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages KOTESOL

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Publications for Language Teachers

• The Language Teacher (JALT) Language Teacher
• Jalt Journal Online JALT JOURNAL
• On Cue On Cue
• TESOL Publications TESOLPUBS
• TESL-EJ TESL-EJ
• The Internet TESOL Journal The ITJ
• ELTNEWS It's an interesting Website for English Teachers in Japan ELTNEWS

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Teacher Training and Development Programs

TRAINING PROGRAMS



• CALL Teacher Training at ELI CALL Training

  CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS

  

• The School for International Training (SIT) TESOL Certificate Program SIT-TESOL

  MA PROGRAMS

  

• The School for International Training (SIT) offers an MAT in ESOL through both an academic year and summer program. SIT-MAT

  

• Temple University Japan offers an M.Ed in TESOL in Tokyo, Osaka, and Fukuoka Temple M.Ed

  

• The University of Surrey offers a Postgraduate Certificate/Diploma/MA in Linguistics (TESOL) via Distance Learning Surrey

  

• The University of Leicester offers a number of distance learning options for the TESOL professional. Leicester

  

• Aston University offers a distance learning MSc in TESOL/TESP. Aston

  

• The University of Birmingham offers a distance learning MA in TEFL/TESL. Birmingham

  

• The University of Hawai's Department of ESL offers an MA in ESL MA-ESL

  PhD/EdD PROGRAMS

  

• Temple University Japan offers an EdD in TESOL in both Tokyo and Osaka Temple EdD

  

• The University of Hawai's Department of ESL offers a PhD in Second Language Acquisition PhD-SLA

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Searches

Search for Anything: Information, Places, People, You name it

• Hotbot.com HotBot.com
• Search.com Search.com
• Yahoo Yahoo
• Four-Eleven Internet e-mail White Pages 4-11
• Lycos Lycos

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Software

Freeware, Shareware, and Moneyware*@

• Letter Chase Typing Tutor Download this Shareware and learn how to type. Letter Chase
• TESOL CALL Software from A-Z: A list of software and software publishers. SoftList
• Computer Enhanced Language Instruction Archive Software can be downloaded from La Trobe University in Melbourne, Australia. CELIA She's breaking my heart!*@
• New Dynamic English by DynEd
• Half-Baked Software From the University of Victoria Language Centre by Half-Baked
• ChatPro The Ultimate in Chatting Software ChatPro

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Other Useful Call Sites

• Brent Cook's English Neigborhood Various links and activities for students. Brent's Place
• Interactive Internet Chatrooms: All about the use of chatrooms for teaching English on the Web, by Brent Cook and David Agnew Internet Chat *@

Miscellaneous

• ARIADNE A Web Page of links of interest to Japanese students and teachers, though I am unsure of what it stands for. ARIADNE
• The White House Email the President of the United States of America The White House.com
• Amazon.com Buy books for a fraction of the cost you would pay in Japan amazon.com
• World Alumni Net Find your long lost friends from high school or university*Aor let them find you at alumni.net
• Landsend.com: Order clothes on the Net at Landsend.com
• Expedia Maps: Find a map of any place in the world or zoom in on an address in the United States. MapsExpedia

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