Online Resources
 

Authentic Language Sources: Listening

Mass Media

New York Times

Voice of America

 BBC

NPR

Newsweek

Time Magazine (for kids)

 ESL/EFL Sites

Randall’s ESL Cyber Listening – Listening activities organized by length (short/long) or topic (general/academic). Students listen to a sound file(with or without caption) and then answer questions about the dialogue they've heard.

Arlyn Freed's ESL/EFL Listening Resources - Includes reviews of the web sites listed, noting the forms of technology used, pros and cons about the site/material, and suggestions for listening.

Listening Practice from esl.about.com – Listening practices for learners of different proficiency levels with accent listening gallery and listening lesson plans.

English Listening Room – Listen to songs and fill in the blanks.

Authentic Language Sources: Pronunciation

 English Pronunciation – Demo pronunciation lessons with instructions and QuickTime movie on how to pronounce individual sound, and activities such as tongue twisters, minimal pair distinction and dictation.

Sounds of English – Online resources on the pronunciation of pairs of sounds in text, audio and graphic formats.

BBC Education – Varieties of games with animation and audio on the basic phonics such as consonant cluster, CVC words and long vowels.

Grammar Guides & Practice

Grammar Guide – Comprehensive online resource for grammar usage with explanations and examples.

Internet Grammar of English – Online resources on word classes and structural rules of English with explanations and examples. Each section provides a list of exercises after explanation.

Grammar Reference – An extensive site that contains grammar references at different levels (e.g. word & sentence level, paragraph level) as well as a collection of interactive grammar quizzes.

Grammar Quizzes – A collection of grammar quizzes organized according to level of difficulty. Quizzes are in the form of multiple choice and fill-in-the-blank

Writing 

 Writing Guidelines – Online resources of guidelines on different genres of writing (tips, sample writings, etc.).

Paragraph Punch – An educational software that guide learners step by step through the whole process of writing a passage.

Writing Den – Writing tips and quizzes at word, sentence, and paragraph levels to help learners to improve their writing skills.

Reading & Vocabulary 

Vocabulary for ELLs-  a collection of links for learners from Ohio ESL.

Online Books- from the University of Pennsylvania.

Reading Activities-

For Teachers

Technology for language teaching- Ohio ESL.

OneStopEnglish-  From MacMillan. Lesson plans and ideas for activities.

BBC Teaching English- Ideas on teaching, tips, lesson plans, and more.

The Internet TESL Journal- Lesson plans, activities, discussion questions, etc.

Discovery Puzzlemaker- Create your own puzzles.

Make Beliefs Comix- Create comic strips.