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DESCRIPTION |
REASON FOR RECOMMENDATION |
Language Learning &
Technology |
a refereed journal with articles
about applications of technology to language teaching -primarily computers |
This journal publishes excellent
discussions and research articles on a variety of important topics involving
computers and language learning/teaching. |
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TOEFL |
Test of English as a Foreign Language official site |
This site presents updated
information about TOEFL, both the computer-based testing and supplemental
paper testing. Bulletins can be requested on line. |
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| GATESOL |
GATESOL official site |
The site offers information about the association,
conferences, newsletter, and other issues of teachers' interest. |
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TESOL |
the official TESOL webpage |
The site offers information about the
association, gives a list of publications and helps teachers in building
up their careers. |
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| ESL
Teaching Strategies |
A website from Columbia College
for ESL teachers. |
This site is designed to provide
information and strategies for working with ESL students. As the recommendations
are very general, teachers are encouraged to e-mail specific questions
from their classrooms situations. |
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| Ask-A-Linguist |
Ask-A-Linguist is a service
provided by 'The Linguist List', an Internet network for professional linguists. |
The site is designed to be
a place where anyone interested in language or linguistics can ask a question
and get the response of a panel of professional linguists. Submit a question
or review past questions and answers. |
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| Kairos |
An eletronic journal in writing |
It is an electronic journal designed to serve
as a peer-reviewed resource for teachers, researchers, and tutors of writing,
including such areas as composition studies, rhetoric, technical and professional
writing, creative writing, and literary studies. |
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| Onlinenewspapers.com |
listing of newspapers online |
This site provides a comprehensive
listing of over 1,400 online newspapers from all over the world. It's a
good source of authentic materials that can be used in the ESL classroom. |
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Online Books Page |
listing of books online |
The site carries 14,000 titles. It's a very
good source of authentic materials that can be used in the ESL classroom. |
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| Web
Site Design |
Paper on website design |
This is a list of points that should be considered
when designing a web site for ESL students. Many of these are points that
should be considered when developing any web site, some points are directed
at any teacher developing educational web pages, and some points are specifically
aimed at teachers of English as a Second Language.
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DESCRIPTION |
REASON FOR RECOMMENDATION |
English Club |
an ESL resource for teachers |
The site offers links to several activities, games, quizzes in all
learning skills. Learners can take advantage of the seven secrets EFL/ESL
students which are send by e-mail. |
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International
Phonetic Alphabet |
the International Phonetic Association webpage |
There are links to others sites on linguistics and phonetics. A copy
of the IPA updated in 1996 is available. |
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The
Vocal Tract |
a website on phonetics |
This site presents all information about phonetics with pictures of
the vocal tract that can be useful both to teachers and learners. |
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ESL Cyber Listening
Lab |
a collection of listening comprehension lessons |
This site offers listening comprehension lesson in all levels. Students
can listen to the lesson through Real Player. |
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English
Pronunciation |
a website designed on pronunciation |
In this site, teachers and learners have access to the explanation
and illustration of the organs of speech. English sounds are presented
with the choice of listening to examples, and some revision exercises. |
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Vocabulary.com |
a collection of vocabulary activities |
A website with fun activities to practice and develop vocabulary. Some
kinds of activities are puzzles, fill-in-the-blank, and matching. |
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ESL Cafe |
A web resource for teachers and learners |
The site offers ESL web links which are pertinent to teachers and/or
learners' interests. |
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Free ESL Net |
online TOEFL training program |
The site offers free sets of activities which are similar to the structure
section of TOEFL. You can also subscribe for a free newsletter. |
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The
Idiom Connection |
a collection of idioms |
In this site there are idioms organized alphabetically or by topic.
For each set of idioms there are related activities. |
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ESL
Partyland |
a webpage on music |
There are games, activities, and quizzes related to music, besides
a discussion forum on music. The words of some popular songs in English
are given in this site. |
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Dr
Grammar's on-line |
free online English lessons |
ESL learners are offered activities, quizzes, besides a free phrase
verb of the day service in this site. They can also ask questions about
grammar which are answered by e-mail. Teachers can find activities to be
used in the classroom. |
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| Interesting
Things for ESL students |
a general ESL website for students |
This web site is for students studying English
as a Second Language (ESL) or English as a Foreign Language (EFL). There
are quizzes, word games, word puzzles proverbs, slang expressions, anagrams,
a random-sentence generator and other study materials. |
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ESL through
Music |
a collection of lessons based on music |
This site not only offers lessons based on songs, but you can also
listen to the songs through Real Player. Teachers can contribute with lessons
involving music or they can use the lessons samples found in the
site. |
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Dr
Grammar's on-line |
free online English lessons |
ESL learners are offered activities, quizzes, besides a free phrase
verb of the day service in this site. They can also ask questions about
grammar which are answered by e-mail. Teachers can find activities to be
used in the classroom. |
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| Paragraphpunch.com |
writing website |
This web site takes users through the actual steps of writing
a basic paragraph. The web site provides questions that help to guide users
step by step through pre-writing, writing, organizing, editing, rewriting,
and publishing. |
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| Vocabulary
University |
vocabulary website |
In this site visitors can sign up for free vocabulary lessons.
Designed to help teachers and students of all ages to refine vocabulary
mastery. The site presents puzzles, word games, and other activities promoting
vocabulary learning. |
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| Dillon's
Online Vocabulary |
vocabulary website |
The site provides vocabulary tests, which are designed
to increase one's vocabulary through interactive quizzes with definitions
and etymologies. All correct and incorrect answers are taken from the American
Heritage Dictionary or Merriam-Webster Online. A JavaScript-enabled browser
is required to view and correct the tests. |
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| Lexical
FreeNet |
thesaurus |
It's a thesaurus that supplies easy to use database,
and allows learners to search for relationships between words, concepts,
and people. The site presents interesting features lacking in other online
thesauri, such as, anagram, rhyme, and generalization links. |
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| Merriam-Webster
Online |
monolingual dictionary |
This is the Merriam-Webster online dictionary and thesaurus.
The site also presents features such as word of the day, word games, and
crosswords. |
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| Onelook
dictionaries |
bilingual dictionary |
This online dictionary website hosts 740 other online dictionaries.
It also provides word translation from English to several languages, such
as, Spanish, German, and even Czech or Serbo-Croatian. |
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| Your
Dictionary |
dictionary and thesaurus |
The site not only presents an English dictionary and thesaurus,
but also contains dictionaries in several foreign languages, and specialty
dictionaries in English. |
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