ESL Teaching and Learning Tips
I thought that with the start of the New Year, I would begin by providing teachers and students with a host of different web sites which they can use in their studies and with their students. These web sites have a variety of information and numerous strategies and activities to use in the classroom:
Web Sites to Explore
Here are some Websites to use with your Students:
1. www.loc.gov: U.S. Library of Congress- Contains U.S. History, Online Exhibitions and Audio files, i.e. “Slaves tell their Story”
2. www.toread.com: Resources for Language Arts and Reading Research
3. www.canteach.ca: Lesson Plans and Resources for Teachers
4. www.nytimes.com: The New York Times Newspaper on the Web
5. www.washingtonpost.com: The Washington Post Newspaper on the Web
6. www.english-zone.com: Strategies to use for Paragraph Writing
7. www.iht.com: The International Herald Tribune (England) Newspaper on the
Web.
8. www.jpl.nasa.gov: Great Site for Science!
9. www.readinga-z.com: Mini-Readers for students to use.
10. www.1-language.com: ESL resource with lesson plans and activities
11. www.thefreedictionary.com: Online Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus
12. www.thefreelibrary.com: Free Online Library: Classic Books by famous authors
online
13. www.englishclub.com: English for ESL learners and Teachers
14. www.tefl.net: Resources for Teachers
15. www.englishdaily626.com: ESL Resources
16. www.tesol.net: Linguistic Funland
17. www.eltweb.com: Index of English Language Resources
18. www.eslteachersboard.com: ESL Resources
19. www.onelang.com: Learn English Online: Comprehensive resources for studying
English
20. www.esl-storybooks.com: ESL for Kids
21. www.esl-images.com: ESL Lesson Plans and Flashcards
22. http://english.specialist.hu: A site for students and teachers of English as a
Foreign Language
23. www.efl-esl.com: Activities and Custom Curriculum for ESL Teachers
Here are some recent web sites I have found that you can incorporate into your Technology Lesson:
1. www.todayinliterature.com: allows students the opportunity to read about the
major books, writers and events in literary history.
2. www.cowboypal.com: a website dedicated to the cowboy stars of the 30’s, 40’s
and 50’s.
3. www.classicmoviemusicals.com: Guide to classic screen musicals, with
information about the film, actor, song or composer.
4. www.stormtrack.org/index.php: provides firsthand accounts and video footage
from storm chasers across the U.S.
5. www.AmericanRhetoric.com: Has the audio and text of over 200 famous
speeches, as well as an index of over 5,000 more. Also, there are 200
short audio clips that illustrate rhetorical devices, such as Similes and Metaphors.
6. www.HistoryChannel.com/speeches: you can read or hear a variety of famous
speeches.
7. www.gos.sbc.edu: Gifts of Speech features speeches by Women Only.
ENJOY!!!!
Dr. Yanni Zack