Websites for ESL/EFL Learners & Teachers Collected by Carolyn Trachtova AL 8660 Materials Design, Development, & Publication Fall Semester, 2001
	Name of Website		Description		Reasons for Recommendation
	Links for Teachers - Sites related to teaching
	Center For Applied Linguistics		A  resource for articles on ESL education, especially for those working with refugees		Check out the fact booklets on refugee populations including Somalis, Bosnians, and Iraqis.
	Linguistic Funland		A resource for all things having to do with linguistics		Extremely thorough.  Great for research.
	English Teaching Forum		Electronic version of the EFL journal.		Articles espcially for those planning to work overseas in an EFL setting.
	SIL International		General lingustics resource page		The Lingualinks are great for research.
	EFL web		An online magazine for teachers and students		Most of this site is oriented towards the teachers but they have a chat room for students to practice English.
	The Internet TESL Journal		A monthly internet journal		Has lessons, techniques, projects available on line.  Changes monthly and requests submissions.
	The ELT Newsletter		Teacher resource and discussion forum on EFL		This site has anew article every Friday.  Not to be confused with the ELT journal.
	ELT Spectrum		An activities page for EFL		Activities and ideas galore!    Has some tests available on-line from different British textbooks.  Is somehow connected to Oxford Univeristy Press so it definitely has a bias.
	Links for Teachers - Professional organizations
	Language Conferences by Roy		A comprehensive listing of conferences through 2004		Want to attend a conference?  Just choose.  Site lists conferences of interest to language teachers, linguists, translators and interpretors. Fun!
	Georgia TESOL		Homepage for Georgia TESOL		Provides up to date information on conferences, how to join, etc.
	TESOL		Homepage for the vast professional organization TESOL		Provides links to journals, TESOL quarterly and information on conferences around the world
	GA State ALESL		Homepage for Georgia State's master's program in Applied Linguistics		Everything you need to know about applying to the program, information for present students and best of all - JOBS galore.
	IATEFL		Homepage for International Association of Teachers of English as a Foreign Language		This group is essential to connect with if you teach overseas.  Their journal is outstanding - a good resource for classroom activities and for keeping up with what's going in in EFL today.
	Links for Teachers - Classroom resources
	Interfaith Calendar		Calendar for all major world religions		Great for keeping in touch with your student's religious needs and holidays.  Useful for intercultural education.
	Webshots		Freebie pix from around the globe		Teachers can use pictures for inciting discussion, encouraging sharing between students.
	The Storyteller		Fairytales and stories on the web		These can be used in an EFL/ESL classroom, though they are very fantasy oriented.
	Spring Institute		A training center in Colorado - you have to pay for it but not the info on the site.		This group provides trainings for teachers who work with adult refugees, among other services. They are well published and have some wonderful teaching activities.  They are well-known on the TESOL conference circuit.
	Links for Students
	Dave Sperling's ESL Cafe		THE website for ESL students		It doesn't get more comprehensive than this.  Great links.
	Foreign language resources on the net		An exploration of foreign languages on the web		Students can take a look at language learning for other languages besides English.
	Phonetic resources		Help with pronunciation from a kind of technical side		Students ususally can't get enough pronunciation practice. Good links.
	New to the USA		Cultural information for newcomers		Very thorough - deals with all aspects of American life including holidays and university life.
	ESL Cyber Listening Lab		Listening exercises on the web		Wonderful activities for students to practice listening comprehension.
	Activities for ESL Students		A project of the Internet TESL Journal		All kinds of activities online.  Check out the bilingual vocab quizes.
	Links for Information on Refugees
	UNHCR		United Nations High Commission for Refugees Homepage		Everything about UNHCR activities and the refugees they bring into the country
	US AID		Website for the U.S. Agency for International Development		Slanted towards U.S bliefs but nonetheless a source of info about places where the US is providing assistance, such as Sudan, Sierre Leone, Ukraine, etc.
	INS		Immigration and Naturalization service Homepage		Invaluable resource on all kinds of visas and regulations regarding immigration
	Refugees.org		U.S. Committee for Refugees homepage		This is an excellent informational website for teachers who work with refugees. Recordings of refugee voices, country by country info, search by issues affecting refugees.
	Refugee Camp		Site operated by Medicins Sans Frontiers		I've been waiting for this to work with the promised virtual tour of a refugee camp to no avail. However there are teacherresources for middle and high school students and general info on refugee camp life.
	Refugee health/immigrant health		Site devoted to refugee mental and physical health		As most teachers will find, the health of their refugee students is an issue in class.  Teacher should be aware of the issues and learn how to deal with them.
	Refugee Studies Centre		British based organisation		This cite is Euro-centric and academic oriented but nonetheless helpful for those doing research on refugees.
	Refugee News		General site with info on refugees		O.K., so this one hasn't been updated since 1997.  Visit for the links. They have a not too bad list of organizations working with refugees including the Red Cross, Medicins Sans Frontiers.
	Kakuma Refugee Camp		A resource for teachers on Kakuma		Most of the refugees coming to the US from Africa pass through Kakuma. This is a resource for teaching 9-11 year olds  but the background is good for anyone who works with students out of Kakuma.
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