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English Language Teaching Resources on the Internet 2011rev.ppt
Transcript of English Language Teaching Resources on the Internet 2011rev.ppt
English Language Teaching Resources on the Internet for
ESL Classes
Stephen Perry, IRO*
Washington, D.C202-453-8295
* = Information Resource Officer
All THESE SITES ARE ON MY ONLINE WEB SITE AT: http://eslres1.pbworks.com (updated all the time!)
PART I: NEW GENERATION SEARCH ENGINES
Better Alternatives to GOOGLE
NEW GENERATION SEARCH ENGINES:http://www.ipl.org (THE INTERNET PUBLIC LIBRARY)
ESL SEARCH RESULTS on www.ipl.org
Can click on the Microscope symbol in www.ipl.org to see the LC Subject headings: assures precision and relevancy.
Here is another example of this from IPL: clicking on the magnyfing glass
Clicking on the Subject headings achieves more Targeted Results
InfoMine: a search engine for Academic Topics: http://infomine.ucr.edu
Can browse by LC Subject Headings: http://infomine.ucr.edu
LC SUBJECT HEADINGS bring a wealth of resources: http://infomine.ucr.edu
Under the LCSH “..Composition and Exercises,” there is a reference to an excellent Internet Site and a summary.
And, here is the site itself: http://owl.english.purdue.edu
Other Examples of InfoMine Subject Headings: http://infomine.ucr.edu
Under LCSH: --rhetoric—handbooks, manuals, etc. one of the Web Sites listed
The Site itself: http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/
RDN: RESOURCE DISCOVERY NETWORK: www.rdn.ac.uk
RDN maintains a Virtual Training Suite (VTS): how to use the Internet Effectively in various Subject Areas: www.vts.rdn.ac.uk
Example of a VTS for ESOL: www.vts.rdn.ac.uk/fe/tutorial/esol
PART II:MEGASITES
Megasites are well maintained collections of links, allowing the researcher to locate almost everything relevant in a single Web Page.
Resources for English as a Second Language: http://www.usingenglish.com
MEGASITES: One such site is from the U.S. EMBASSY in MEXICO CITY: http://mexico.usembassy.gov/mexico/library.html
ESL RESOURCES FROM U.S. EMBASSY MEXICO CITY:http://www.usembassy-mexico.gov/bbf/bfingles.htm
ESL GOLD: www.eslgold.com
ESL GOLD CONTINUED
Office of English Language Programs, U.S. Department of State: Using the Internet for English Teachers:
http://exchanges.state.gov/englishteaching/index.htmlhttp://exchanges.state.gov/englishteaching/index.html
Materials for Teaching and Learning English: http://exchanges.state.gov/englishteaching/rhttp://exchanges.state.gov/englishteaching/resources-et.htmlesources-et.html
ENGLISH TEACHING FORUM: http://exchanges.state.gov/englishteaching/forum-http://exchanges.state.gov/englishteaching/forum-journal.htmjournal.html
ESL LINKS FROM THE INTERNET TESL JOURNAL: http://iteslj.org/links
Online English Language Center: University of Oregon (OELP): An excellent outline of what is available: http://oelp.uoregon.edu/learn.html
PART III: EXERCICES, QUIZZES, HANDBOOKS,
GAMES ONLINE
SPECIFIC ESL EXAMPLES
Examples of Idioms: http://www.eslcafe.com/idioms/id-list.html
Quizzes to make Classroom Activity Fun and Educational: http://www.eslcafe.com/quizhttp://www.eslcafe.com/quiz
IDIOM PAGE: http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/idioms/index.html
15 online resources to learn English as a Second language: www.bit.ly/baAcea
A Web Site with Useful Classroom Activities:http://englishpage.com
Mini-Grammar Tutorials from www.englishpage.comwww.englishpage.com
Example of Proper Use of Prepositions in this Web Site: www.englishpage.com
Internet Grammar of English:http://www.ucl.ac.uk/internet-grammar/
The Blue Book of Grammar: QUIZZES AND EXPLANATIONS OF PUNCTUATION: www.grammarbook.com
Guide to Grammar and Writing: Proper Use of Verbs, Prepositions, etc. with examples: http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/
Grammar Girl explains the fine points of the English Language (Lie v. Lay explained) http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/defaulhttp://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/default.aspxt.aspx
NEW SITE as of 2011: conjugation of English Verbs: http://conjugation.com/
Example of the conjugation of the verb “lie”: difficult even for native English speakers in conjugation.com
TEACHING ACCENTS AND PRONUNCIATION
Speech Accent : FOR TEACHING ACCENTS: http://accent.gmu.edu/browse.php
USING FILMS TO TEACH ENGLISH: http://vladivostok.usconsulate.gov/elf.html
The New American English web site designed by the U.S. Department of State: http://americanenglish.state.gov
http://americanenglish.state.gov
PART IV: BEST WRITING GUIDES ON THE INTERNET
HOW TO TEACH YOUR STUDENTS TO WRITE BETTER
Garbl’s Writing Resources Online: http://garbl.home.comcast.net/~garbl/writing/http://garbl.home.comcast.net/~garbl/writing/
Action Writing from the Garbl Web Site: http://home.comcast.net/~garbl/writinhttp://home.comcast.net/~garbl/writing/action.htmg/action.htm
Writing Center Handouts from the University of North Carolina, 2010http://www.unc.edu/depts/wcweb/handouts/
EMPORIA STATE UNIVERSITY WRITING RESOURCES CENTER: http://www.esc.edu/ESConline/Across_ESC/WritingResourceCenter.nsf/homepageForm?OpenForm
Online Writing Assistant: http://www.powa.org
How to Write Argumentative Essays: http://www.powa.org/index.php/arhttp://www.powa.org/index.php/argumentative-essaysgumentative-essays
The Writing Center of the University of Wisconsin at Madison: http://www.wisc.edu/writing/Handbook/
Dartmouth College Writing Center: http://www.dartmouth.edu/~writing/materials/about.shtml
Bibliography of Effective Writing Resources: http://www.au.af.mil/au/aul/bibs/ewr.htmhttp://www.au.af.mil/au/aul/bibs/ewr.htm
More Writing Resources
PART V: Distance Education Resources
We will show Quality Resources from:
MIT, Massachusetts and Yale UniversityAcademic Earth, among others
MIT : Massachusetts Institute of Technology: http://ocw.mit.edu
MIT In Depth: Writing and Humanistic Studies
A Course on Culture Shock
Student Essays Online available from the MIT Site on Consumer Culture to develop and motivate Writing Skills
Examples of Student Essays in an Autobiography Class: MIT Course on Expository Writing and Autobiography.
YALE UNIVERSITY NOW OFFERS DISTANCE EDUCATION
http://open.yale.edu/courses/
YALE UNIVERSITY: http://open.yale.edu/courses/
Example of a class at YALE UNIVERSITY
FREE LECTURE NOTES
Actual Class Lecture
U CALIFORNIA BERKELEY courses on VIDEO via YOUTUBE: http://youtube.com/ucberkeley
Universities around the world participating in the Open Courseware concept: http://ocwconsortium.org/members/members/country/UShttp://ocwconsortium.org/members/members/country/US
Academic Earth also has full length course videos from leading Universities: voted as one of the best academic web sites of 2011 by Free Technology for Teachers website: http://www.academicearth.org/
PART VI: Examples of Electronic Journals with Full
Text
DYNAMIC ENGLISH E-JOURNAL:http://www.america.gov/publications/ejournalusa/0807.html
English Teaching Forum: http://exchanges.state.gov/englishteaching/forum-journal.html
PART VII: Use of Podcasts in English Language Teaching
How might podcasts be used in English Language Teaching?
We provide one example here
Here is a link to how Podcasts may be used for English learning: it was done by my colleague, Ms. Jacqueline Gardy, at the U.S. Department of State
https://prezi.com/secure/31bdb4423fb2f48bf5b7ee12c0c2174b0d52f585/
Jacqueline was an English Language Fellow in Novi Sad, Serbia and now works at the State Department: in this Power Point shows how English Language Teachers might use Podcasts in their classes.
THANKS FOR YOUR ATTENTION!
STEPHEN PERRY, IRO for CENTRAL AFRICAJULY 2011 [email protected]
Washington, D.C. 20052http://eslres1.pbworks.comhttp://eslres1.pbworks.com