English Teaching and Learning

English Teaching and Learning
An Internet Hotlist on English Teaching

created by suntianyun

Introduction
In addition to using books and magazines to find out about how to learn and teach English well, why not also use the power of the Internet? The links below will get you started.

The Internet Resources

English Teaching

Cambridege University Press Englsih Language Teaching - On this site, you can browse and buy Cambridge products and download free teaching resources to accompany your Cambridge books.
English reform in China - how English teaching reform is going on in China.
English teaching - ESLgold.com provides over a thousand pages of free information and resources for both teachers and students. All materials are organized by skill and level for quick and easy access.
English teaching abroad - new methodology and theories about English teaching abroad can be found on this website
Resource for English teaching - various useful teaching resource are available here!

Learning Strategies

Aardvark's English Forum - Created for teaching English in the UK, this site has a variety of online resources for the English language learner. The student section has good links to many interactive exercises
Dave's ESL Cafe - Dave's ESL Cafe is for ESL/EFL students and teachers from around the world. Includes a Search Page, Quiz Center, Help Center, Idea Page, Graffiti Wall, Question Page, and more!
Helpful strategies - The following pages provide a variety of suggestions and resources for maximizing your academic experience
Learning strategies - In this area of the website you will find information on some of the best researched and the most widely implemented methods of helping all students to learn more successfully.
The Center for Adult English Language Acquisition (CAELA) - The purpose of the Center for Adult English Language Acquisition is to 'assist states with emerging populations who are learning English as a second language (ESL).' The site contains ESL FAQs, articles, reports, bibliographies, fact sheets on current ESL issues, information on health literacy, annotated links to related sites, and more.

Listening

BBC's Learning English Area - Access a database of more than 3000 recommended books in Spanish for children and adolescents. This site also provides librarians, teachers, and parents information about workshops, publications, and special activities.
CNN Interactive Learning Resources - A major purpose of this Web site is to provide current news stories to students with reading levels that are not high enough to read and understand standard newspaper articles.
ESL Cyber Listening Lab - This website provides a multimedia experience for those seeking to learn the English language. The focus on the site is most definitely on developing users' listening skills, and it provides dozens of helpful audio features that quizzes students on topics such as renting an apartment.
Exploring the English Language - A 'British viewpoint' to the uses of English and American slang. ' World Wide Words is devoted to the English language - its history, quirks, curiosities and evolution.
Listening - Listening page of The Centre for Independent Language Learning of Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Speaking

Do You Speak American? - Companion to a Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) program that 'examine[s] the dynamic state of American English бк a language rich with regional variety, strong global impact and cultural controversy.'
English language training for individuals and groups - Conversational English (Listening & Speaking) Conversational English classes ... and enable them to integrate more closely into an English-speaking community. ...
Pronunciation and Conversation Skills - English pronunciation and speaking help including exercises, IPA help, lesson plans, conversation tips and strategies for ESL EFL classes and teachers.
Speaking Up - public speaking workshops learn the art of public speaking, essentials of public ... Public Speaking workshops: (corporate and public) Develop your confidence.
Special English - Resources in 'Special English,' which originated in 1959 when 'the Voice of America broadcast the first Special English program.

Reading

An International Online Journal - An International Online Journal is a peer-reviewed professional journal with an editorial board of scholars in the fields of second language acquisition and applied linguistics.
English exercises online - This site, developed by a teacher from Belgium, offers online and worksheet activities for English language learners. Lessons incorporate activities with teaching tips.
Online passages and reading exercises - good resources created for older students to test reading comprehension. You can find quizzes, online activities and other helpful materials that are well-organized and easy to navigate
Reading - This resource is intended to help students develop skills to get the most out of their reading. ... Detailed reading. Predicting and questioning the text ...
Reading 2009 Festival - The official website for the festival. Find Festival tickets, information, merchandise and more. ... to this summer's Reading Festival. ALL WEEKEND AND

Writing

About Online Writing Materials - A collection of resources and links to sites with information about writing papers at the university level.
Avoiding Plagiarism - This webpage offers this page on how students can avoid plagiarism. Provides a brief overview of contradictions in academic writing, actions that might be seen as plagiarism.
Garbl's Writing Center: Long Words - A word substitution list. 'Consider using these shorter, simpler alternatives to bureaucratic, overstated and pompous words. Note that several simple words may be clearer than a single long word.' Also links to wordy phrases and redundancies, with more suggested substitutions.
Omniglot: A Guide To Writing Systems - This site is 'a guide to over 200 different alphabets, syllabaries and other writing systems.' Essays discuss what writing is and alphabetic, syllabic, logographic, and alternative writing systems. .
Research and Writing for High School and College Students - A step-by-step guide to writing research papers. Features tips for getting started, and finding information in cyberspace and in the library.

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Last revised Thu May 14 19:40:04 US/Pacific 2009