English for Speakers of Other Languages

Important Links

• English As A Second Language Special Collection
• Virginia Department of Education: Foreign Language And English as a Second Language (ESL)

Articles, Journals, and Research

• 40 helpful hints & tips, for making your ESL teaching easier and more fun!
• Change Agent
• Considering Culture in the Selection of Teaching Approaches for Adults
• Electronic Magazine of Multicultural Education
• First Level Learners (Focus on Basics Vol. 5 Issue A)
• Language Learning and Technology
• The Relationship Between Reading and Speaking Skills (Focus on Basics)
• The Internet TESL Journal

Civics/Government

• American Immigration Resources on the Internet
• Change Agent-Immigrant Issues
• English Literacy/Civics Internet Resources (The Resource Center)
• Welcome to the White House
• Your Government

Facts and Statistics

• NIFL Literacy Facts Sheet

Grants

• Adult Education State Administered English Literacy Grants
• ESL Grants
• Hands-On English Mini-grant Program
• TESOL Awards and Grants

Teacher/Learner Resources

• Activities for ESL Students
• Allwords.com: English Dictionary with Multi-Lingual Search
• American Idioms
• Arts and Letters Daily: Resource for current events
• Change Agent
• Crash Course in Spanish
• Culture, Health, and Literacy
• Drawing Shapes to aid Basic ESL Listening (click on resources)
• Education World: ESL/EFL
• English Club Teacher Training
• ESL Study Hall
• ESLoop
• ESL Starter Kit (Virginia)
• ESOL Main Street
• ESL: Idiom and Slang
• ESL Newsletters & Magazines
• ESL Resources from About.com
• Everything ESL.net
• Free Translation
• Grammar Quizzes
• Health and Safety ESL lessons from the Pioneer Living Series
• Immigration Law Resources from the Pioneer Living Series
• Instructional Materials in ESL
• Internet Resources for ESL Teachers
• Karin's ESL Partyland
• Lesson Plans
• Linguistic Funland: Activities and Exercises for ESL Students
• Literacy List: ESL and ESOL Websites
• Multi-cultural Educational Services
• Multi-lingual Dictionaries
• News Index
• Newspapers of the World on the Internet
• Newspapers on the Net
• Non-English Math Resources
• Online Newspapers.com
• Paso Partners - Integrating Mathematics, Science and Language
• Peak English
• Project Based Learning Place for ESOL Students
• Randall's ESL Listening Lab
• Resources for Teachers
• Self-Study Quizzes for ESL Students
• Spanish Language Health Publications
• Study Place
• TESL Lessons
• TESL Journal's Links for Students
• TESL Journal's Links for Teachers
• The Idiom Sisters: Includes Idiom Links
• The Online English Grammar
• The Study Place: Online learning activities for Adult Students
• TOEFL Online
• Tower of English
• Translation Service
• U.S. Culture lessons from the Pioneer Living Series
• Webliography (Union University, Tennessee)
• Websites for ESL Discovery and Learning
• Writer's Workshop: Resources for Students and Teachers of English as a Second Language

Technology

• Computers in Action: Integrating Computer Technology into the ESOL Curriculum
• Teaching and Learning With Internet-Based Resources
• Webpower: Enhance Your Lessons With the Internet