TESOL:
Library Research Guide
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There are lots of great web sites on the Internet relating to TESOL: sites of professional organizations, sites of ESL resources, etc. Below is a list of some useful/popular TESOL/ESL sites. This list is by no means comprehensive, so If you have additional sites you would like to add to this list, submit them: --> jhickok@fullerton.edu
TESOL- The Web site to TESOL, the national
professional organization for TESOL. CATESOL- The Web site to the state chapter
of TESOL. CALICO - The
Computer Assisted Language Instruction Consortium. IATEFL - International Association of
Teachers of English as a Foreign Language. NCBE
- National Clearinghouse for Bilingual Education. Supported by the Dept.
of Education to provide resources for bilingual ed. NCESLL
- National clearinghouse for ESL Literacy Education
TESL-EJ (TESL Electronic Journal) -
free-access peer-reviewed e-journal of articles on TESOL research/ practice.
Hosted by UC Berkeley Writing Program. Bilingual Research Journal - free-access
peer-reviewed e-journal; equivalent of paper journal co-produced by the National
Clearinghouse for Bilingual Education. Language, Learning, & Technology -
free-access peer-reviewed e-journal on technology issues in language learning.
Hosted by Michigan State University. Internet TESL Journal - submitted articles
by/for ESL teachers; some
research articles, but more classroom/application topics: lessons,
activities, etc. (Note: despite the title "journal", not a peer-reviewed
journal). CALL EJ Online - free-access peer-reviewed
e-journal on topics of Computer Assisted Language Learning. Hosted by
Japanese & Australian universities. Asian EFL journal - free-access
peer-reviewed e-journal on issues of teaching EFL in Asian / to Asian students. Journal of Language & Linguistics;
Journal of Language & Learning - two free-access peer-reviewed e-journals on
linguistics topics. Web Journal of Modern Language Linguistics (WJMLL)
- free-access peer-reviewed e-journal on linguistics topics. Hosted by U.
of Newcastle on Tyne (UK). Second Language Studies - submitted
articles by PhD students & faculty at U. of Hawaii Dept. of Second Language
Studies (Note: not a peer-reviewed journal). ESL Magazine - free-access to selected
articles from this magazine (not all articles). Note: not a
peer-reviewed journal.
Dave's ESL Cafe -
Popular ESL resource site for both students and teachers. Aardvark's English Forum -
compilation of wide variety of ESL resources for teachers. ESL Gold - a resource
site offering activities, exercises, lesson plans, links, etc. for both students
and teachers. Has a wide variety. ESL Flow - resource site
for teachers on creating ESL/EFL lesson plans...including grammar,
pronunciation, role plays, listening activities, etc. English
Club - large site of resources...activities, lessons, etc. English Maze - large
site with lesson, resources, etc. for teachers, and activities, quizzes, etc.
for students. ESL Monkeys - a
multipurpose site for both students (activities, quizzes, etc.) and teachers
(lessons, job board, etc.). Created by two current ESL teachers. Interesting Things for ESL
Students - large site of resources...activities, lessons, etc.
Hosted/compiled by EFL Instructors at Aichi Inst. of Tech., Japan. Lesson
Plans & Resources for ESL Teachers - a good compilation of ESL links
created by emeriti ESL teacher at Cal State Northridge. The
Linguist List - site maintained by Eastern Michigan U. & Wayne State U.;
impressive amount of links to ESL resources TEFL.Net
- Site especially dedicated to links & resources for teaching English as a
Foreign language. 1-Language.com -
Multiple resource site. For students: quizzes, chat, activities, etc.; For
teachers: job bank, lesson ideas, etc. Slangcity.com -
Informative for ESL students on American slang words, expressions, and song
lyrics, including gradations of offensiveness.
Real English - Interactive
Online Video - allows students to see streaming video clips of conversations
and take accompanying comprehension quizzes. (email request for password
is required, but free). The Listening Lounge -
similar. Kent
Trickel's Activities for ESL Students - similar
ESL Employment.com -
Large, free database of jobs (over 4500) for ESL instructors, posted by employers from all around the
world. English Job Maze - A
site of job postings for ESL & TESOL instructors, searchable by country. Edufind -
Another site of worldwide job postings, searchable by country (maintained by a
British educational service). TeachingEnglish.ca -
Another site of worldwide job postings, searchable by country (maintained by Canadian ESL instructors). Tesall - A search engine
of worldwide ESL job postings on the Internet. It searches job postings at
many websites (based on your keywords), and then displays the links. ESLZ - Another search
engine of worldwide ESL jobs. Offers extra features, such as email
job-match service, job tracker, resume posting, etc.
Brokers (offer various
products from multiple publishers) Delta Systems Miller Educational Materials Saddelback Educational Multi-Cultural Books & Videos Publishers (publish
various products: textbooks, dictionaries, resources, etc.) Heinle & Heinle Oxford University Press Cambridge ESL TESOL McGraw-Hill/Contemporary Dominie Press University of Michigan Press Ballard & Tighe Steck-Vaughn New Readers Press Pro Lingua Associates Barrons Multimedia Publishers
(includes videos, cassettes, software, etc.) Educational Testing Service (ETS) Sunburst Media Video Language Products Crossroads Video Transparent Language Rosetta Stone Audio Forum
Online Yellow Pages exist for several language communities in the USA. By going to these and doing a search for "bookstores," you can find local, retail bookstores that carry ESL books in native languages. Japanese Thai Vietnamese Filipino All Asian Latino/Chicano/Hispanic
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