Web sites
You can find links on this page for the following:
Teachers' resources
Very informative web sites for ESL, bilingual and classroom teachers working with K-12 language minority students. Resources include in-service ideas and strategies, content-based lesson plans, downloadable activities, tips on classroom resources, interactive discussion boards, and more!
www.everythingESL.net
http://www.everythingesl.net/inservices/language_stages.php
Web English Teacher
http://www.webenglishteacher.com/esl.html
Foreign Language Teaching Forum
An exhaustive compilation of links and resources to foreign language organizations, documents, publications and journals, this web site also offers wonderful teaching resources in most foreign languages, such as French, Spanish, German, Japanese, Chinese and even Arabic!
http://www.cortland.edu/flteach/flteach-res.html
Word Frequency Lists
Searching for lists of the most common words in English? You can download sets of high-frequency words here.
http://www1.harenet.ne.jp/~waring/vocab/wordlists/vocfreq.html
Extensive Reading Activities for Teaching Language (PDF file, size 100KB)
previews the table of contents and introduction of this new book edited by Julian Bamford and Richard Day. The actual book outlines several teacher-tested activities for implementing extensive reading in the language classroom.
http://assets.cambridge.org/0521016517/sample/0521016517WS.pdf
Improving Reading Speed: Activities for the Classroom
discusses classroom activities to help language learners increase their reading rates and achieve fluency in the target language.
http://exchanges.state.gov/forum/vols/vol37/no2/p2.htm
Hot Potatoes
Download this software (free under certain conditions) to design interactive web-based exercises for your students to practice target vocabulary.
http://web.uvic.ca/hrd/halfbaked/
Language Teaching Clipart Library
Created by the authors of Hot Potatoes at the University of Victoria, this clipart gallery organizes its collection by topic or keyword. An asset to teachers of beginning language learners!
http://web.uvic.ca/hcmc/clipart/
Royalty-Free Clip Art Collection for Foreign/Second Language Instruction
http://www.sla.purdue.edu/fll/JapanProj/FLClipart/
Vocabulary-related articles
Computer Assisted Second Language Vocabulary Acquisition
describes a computer assisted word acquisition program called CAVOCA that operates based on the current theories on lexical knowledge and its relevancy to the target word groups.
http://llt.msu.edu/vol4num1/groot/default.html
Automating Repeated Exposure to Target Vocabulary for Second Language Learners
(PDF version, size 84 KB)
This link describes a research article that discusses the role of an SRP (Supplementary Reading Provider) in relation with exposure and acquisition of target vocabulary.
http://216.239.37.104/search?q=cache:RnQM7peKxYAJ:csdl.computer.org/comp/proceedings/icalt/2001/
1013/00/10130127.pdf+vocabulary+in+second+language+acquisition&hl=en&ie=UTF-8
Second Language Vocabulary Acquisition and Learning Strategies in ICALL Environments
(PDF version, size 56 KB)
The above link directs you to yet another research article that examines the role of VLS (Vocabulary Learning Strategies) in ICALL environments. This online article also discusses the further development and evaluation of the VLS.
http://216.239.37.104/search?q=cache:dWqoaSxI0WMJ:homepages.inf.ed.ac.uk/s9808690/finalpaper2.
pdf+vocabulary+in+second+language+acquisition&hl=en&ie=UTF-8
Vocabulary Acquisition in Basic Language Courses: Teaching Strategies or Teaching Words?
The aforementioned link entails a research article, the rationale of which is to compare two learning strategies aimed at building vocabulary in novice language learners by speaking and listening rather than reading.
http://data.georgetown.edu/departments/spanport/conferences/abstract.cfm?ID=55
Lexical Approach to Second Language Teaching
This paper provides an overview of the methodological foundations underlying the lexical approach and the pedagogical implications suggested by them.
http://www.ericfacility.net/databases/ERIC_Digests/ed455698.html
Vocabulary & SLA theories
The following two links are a part of Vivian Cook's web site that discuss lexical models for L2 learners, semantic fields and vocabulary acquisition examples and processes.
L2 Vocabulary
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/vivian.c/SLA/L2_vocabulary.htm
Vocabulary Learning Strategies
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/vivian.c/SLA/L2%20vocab%20learning%20strats.htm
Both links below provide useful information about the stages of L2 acquisition on the learning continuum.
Overview of Second Language Acquisition Theory
http://www.nwrel.org/request/2003may/overview.html
Stages of Second Language Acquisition
http://www.seattleschools.org/schools/JohnStanfordIntlSchool/Teaching/kand1/
immersion_stages.htm
Stephen Krashen's Theory of Second Language Acquisition
This web site can be considered as a succinct description of Krashen's contributions to the field of SLA. It discusses his definition of 'acquisition', input hypothesis, monitor hypothesis, affective filter and natural order among other areas of SLA.
http://www.sk.com.br/sk-krash.html
Theories
An excellent supplement to the above web site, this link offers a good overview on the various theories in the field of SLA, such as, the Behaviorist theory, Cognitivist theory, Critical period hypothesis and the natural order hypothesis.
http://members.tripod.com/~chris1066/theories.html
Vocabulary Learning Strategies
lists and describes several types of vocabulary learning strategies.
http://www.public.asu.edu/~ickpl/learningvocab.htm
Researchers' resources:
Bibliographies, journals, conferences, books, and related links
References or Bibliography
This is an exhaustive list of references and bibliographies in the field of vocabulary acquisition in Second Language Acquisition (SLA). Additionally, this web site also provides links to vocabulary frequency lists and a main vocabulary index.
http://www1.harenet.ne.jp/~waring/vocab/vocrefs/vocref.html
National Center for ESL Literacy Education (NCLE)
This web site is a researcher's key to treasures as it provides links to ERIC documents and annotated bibliographies in SLA.
http://www.cal.org/ncle/sla.htm
Glossary of Frequent SLA Terms
This web site provides a detailed and much needed glossary related to vocabulary acquisition in the field of SLA. Furthermore, this web site also has links to SLA bibliographies and other research articles.
http://www.hw.ac.uk/langWWW/icsla/ICSLAGLO.htm
Web Sites
A researcher's friend, the above link opens doors to a variety of ERIC/Clearinghouse on Languages and Linguistics (CLL) guides online in the field of SLA, such as, ERIC digests, journals, books, videos and ERIC documents.
http://www.cal.org/resources/faqs/RGOs/index.html
Vocabulary- UK, Ireland, NZ, Australia
Yet another useful resource, this web site lists books specifically in the area of vocabulary acquisition and development in the field of SLA.
http://www.englishjobmaze.com/bookstore/b-vocabuk-tsp.htm
Created by Elizabeth de Sousa and Radhika Lothe
December 2003