Links and Resources

Free Internet Journals

Journal of Intercultural Communication
http://www.immi.se/intercultural/

The Internet TESL Journal
http://iteslj.org/

ASIAN EFL Journal
http://www.asian-efl-journal.com/index.php

The Qualitative Report
http://www.nova.edu/ssss/QR/Editorial/editstm.html

Internet Resources

http://www.cambridgeesol.org
This is the Cambridge ESOL site which contains information about the Cambridge ESOL exams. You may also check for accredited examination centres throughout the world.

http://www.oup.com/elt
This is the Oxford University Press site which has useful information on ESL resources and the Quick Placement Test.

Cambridge University Press’s on-line International dictionaries, including a useful dictionary of idioms:http://dictionary.cambridge.org/

A very useful resource for teachers in particular, which has a large number of links to specific language and literature pages: http://www.english1.org.uk/language.htm

The Learning English homepage of the BBC’s World Service department. This site is updated with new activities regularly and is particularly useful for extended vocabulary:http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/index.shtml

An ESL site for students and teachers containing useful resources and relevant links – THE On-line Writing Lab at: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/esl/eslstudent.html

The following sites are extremely useful for the ESL teacher. They include lesson plans and activities for use in the classroom:
http://www.englishteaching.co.uk
http://www.teachit.co.uk
http://www.englishzone.com

Center for Applied Linguistics
http://www.cal.org
Better known as “CAL,” this site sponsors on-line chats with ESL experts on a variety of topics. It also provides articles on bilingual education, refugee concerns, and reviews of new teaching materials.

Dave’s ESL Cafe
http://www.eslcafe.com
Arguably one of the most user friendly sites online, Dave’s ESL Cafe offers a chat room for students and teachers, a graffiti wall for students, and a message exchange board. The Cafe also includes pages on phrasal verbs, current slang, idioms, and quizzes on a variety of topics. For teachers there are idea pages, job boards, a bookstore, and links to other ESL Web sites.

The ESL Loop
http://www.linguistic-funland.com/esloop
The ESL Loop is a list of sites relevant to English language teaching and learning on the World Wide Web.

ESL/EFL Lessons, Games, Songs
http://www.eslgames.com/
While the makers of this site are intent upon having you purchase their book, they nevertheless offer a few worthwhile ideas on how to incorporate music, songs and games into the classroom.