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Resources For Teachers of English To Speakers of Other Languages (May 29, 2016)
Resources For Teachers of English To Speakers of Other Languages (May 29, 2016)
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Resources for Teachers of English to Speakers
of Other Languages
By Matt Ehlers
Native English Speaking Teacher, Gwangju EPIK (Gwangju, Republic of Korea)
Table of contents (simplified)
● Table of contents (simplified) page 1
● Table of contents (detailed) page 2
● Notes on this file
page 5
● ESL games page 7
● Videos Teachers Could Use in Class page 12
● Other Classroom Resources (including lesson plans, worksheets, quizzes, videos,
and other classroom ideas) page 15
● General Teaching Reference Websites page 25
● Methods of Teaching English as a Second Language page 32
● Inquiry, Problem, and ProjectBased Learning page 34
● Websites with links to research and studies (written) page 37
● Academic journals (ESL) free and openaccess page 40
● Other papers and articles page 47
● Information on how people learn page 50
● Ebooks on education, learning and teaching page 51
● Video and Audio (teacher trainingrelated) page 58
● Online courses/MOOC s page 61
● Teacher training courses (online, and oncampus) page 63
● Koreaspecific Websites page 70
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Table of contents (detailed)
● Table of contents (simplified) page 1
● Table of contents (detailed) page 2
● Notes on this file
page 5
● ESL games page 7
● Videos Teachers Could Use in Class page 12
○ List of videos (link to a separate page)
○ Adblockers
○ Video and movierelated websites
○ Websites that show videos
● Other Classroom Resources (including lesson plans, worksheets, quizzes, videos,
and other classroom ideas) page 15
○ Audio/visual websites
○ Classroom management resources:
○ General sites (advice, worksheets, puzzles, lesson plans, etc.)
○ Ideas for teachers, to use in classes
○ Information sharing
○ Polling/survey websites:
○ Readingrelated resources
○ Resources for students who are learning English as a Second (or Foreign)
Language
○ Short Stories
○ Writingrelated websites
● General Teaching Reference Websites page 25
○ Bloom’s Taxonomy
○ General information on teaching and learning ESL/TESOL/EFL
○ Gifted Students
○ Ideas/blogs
○ Other educational sites
○ Other general references
○ Spotting plagiarism, and dealing with it
● Methods of Teaching English as a Second Language page 32
● Inquiry, Problem, and ProjectBased Learning page 34
○ General Overview
○ InquiryBased Learning
○ ProblemBased Learning
○ ProjectBased Learning
● Websites with links to research and studies (written) page 37
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● Academic journals (ESL) free and openaccess page 40
● Other papers and articles
page 47
○ Research papers and articles (fulllength scientific papers)
■ Approaches to teaching second or foreign languages
● Communicative approach
● Communicative Language Teaching (CLT)
● Ecological Approach to language teaching
● KWL
● Other teaching methodologies
■ Cognition (and thinking)
■ Education (general)
■ Listening
■ Psychology
■ Reading
■ Speaking
■ Testing, assessment, and feedback
■ Writing
■ Other articles
○ Master’s and Doctoral Theses collections
○ Master’s and Doctoral Theses individual authors
● Information on how people learn page 50
○ The Brain
○ Classroom management
○ Coteaching
○ Education
○ Human development
○ Introversion vs. Extroversion
○ Language assessment
○ Learning second languages
○ Memory, studying, and learning
○ Psychology
○ Social networks
○ Testing and tests
○ Women’s rights/gender studies
○ Domestic and sexual violence
○ Other articles
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● Ebooks on education, learning and teaching page 51
○ General summaries
○ Websites with free ebooks (mainly in English)
○ Specific ebooks, organized by author
● Video and Audio (teacher trainingrelated) page 50
● Online courses/MOOC s page 61
● Teacher training courses (online, and oncampus) page 63
○ General introductory information
○ CELTA and DELTA
■ CELTA
■ DELTA
○ TEFL Certification
■ Online TEFL Certification
■ TEFL Certification Programs in the United States
○ Teaching certification
■ General information on how to become a certified/licensed teacher
■ Teaching licensure alternate certification (general information)
■ Teaching certification specific online/distance programs
○ Graduate programs in TESOLrelated fields
● Koreaspecific Websites page 70
○ Learning Korean
○ Living and working in South Korea
○ Traveling abroad
○ Traveling around South Korea
○ Weather in South Korea
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Notes on this file
Note 1: If you know of any other ESL teaching resources (including professional
development resources, games, and the like), please let me know by email at mateojose1
(at) hotmail (dot) com. Thank you!
Note 2: If you find a broken link, please let me know, by emailing me at mateojose1 (at)
hotmail (dot) com. Thank you!
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To Sarah Springsteen: friend, sister, and catalyst.
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ESL games (not exhaustive)
● 6 different ESL games for shy students
○ Website:
http://www.fluentu.com/english/educator/blog/funeslgamesstudentskidsteena
gersclassroom/
○ Note Games featured on the website are as follows:
■ Find a person who…
■ Dictionary (like balderdash)
■ What sweet treat am I?
■ Balloon truth or dare
■ Mayor (a.k.a. Don’t Vote for Me)
■ How’s Yours?
● 8 different games for ESL teachers
○ Website:
http://www.reachtoteachrecruiting.com/blog/top8eslgameseveryteachershoul
dknow/
○ Note games featured on the website are as follows:
■ Teacher says like “Simon Says”
■ Hangman (dice) Uses dice to spice up hangman
■ What’s the time, Mr. Wolf? Practices time by playing “What time is it,
Mr. Wolf?”
■ Eraser Racer Racing game (that involves erasing blackboard dots) to
practice words, phrases, and the like.
■ Hot Seat Students practice vocabulary without saying the actual
vocabulary word in question.
■ Charades use charades to practice vocabulary (or verbs).
■ Sticky target racing game that enables students to practice what they’ve
been learning.
■ Pictionary Use pictures to guess words.
● 10 good games for ESL teachers (who teach abroad) to use
○ Website: http://www.gooverseas.com/blog/10bestgameseslteachers
○ Note games featured on the website are as follows:
■ Board Race
■ Two Truths and a Lie
■ Simon Says
■ Word Jumble Race
■ Hangman
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■ Pictionary
■ The Mime
■ Hotseat
■ Where Shall I go?
■ What’s My Problem?
● 13 different ESL games
○ Website: http://www.eslinsider.com/blog/the13besteslgames
○ Description: 13 ESL/EFL games, including warmup activities, vocabulary games
and activities, and teaching sentences.
● 100 ESL Games
○ Website: http://www.slideshare.net/anacaona54/100eslgames
○ Note: the games on this page are described on slides. So, to view them, you will
need to click on the arrows at the bottom of the slide
● EFL/ESL Speaking Games
○ Website: http://www.teachenglishinasia.net/efleslgames/efleslspeakinggames
○ Note Games featured on this website are as follows:
■ Assebly line monster review body parts, by drawing a monster (note: this
is what it is called, on the website). ( Note: while I know that “Assembly”
is misspelled, this is the game’s title on the website, so I am using that
spelling here. )
■ Bingo trivia Review lesson material by playing “bingo.”
■ Black Out Review vocabulary and grammar using dice and flashcards.
■ Blow that fish spell vocabulary words, by blowing a paper fish around
the room.
■ Colored Ballons Learn colors by hitting differentlycolored balloons
against each other. ( Note: while I know that “Balloons” is misspelled, this
is the game’s title on the website, so I am using that spelling here. )
■ Dictation Game Students review book material by getting into groups
and dictating to each other.
■ Guess Who aka Guess What Guessing people or things by asking
“yesno” questions.
■ How Many Words Do You Know? Students write down as many words
as they know, in a certain amount of time. Can use special categories, like
“twoletter words,” “foods,” and the like. Can use blackboard for this.
■ I went to the market memory, past tense, and correct use of articles, by
talking about some place you went.
■ In the Mix Learning new vocabulary by slapping flashcards together.
■ Love triangles compare three different things, to practice how to discuss
things, in English.
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■ Minesweep vocabulary review, using flashcards.
■ Nim vocabulary review, using flashcard tictactoe
■ Run and Write Students find words in lists and write them on the
blackboard.
■ Running Dictation Remembering words and phrases, and dictating them
to partners.
■ Sentence Jumbl e Students practice sentence structure and verb tenses by
putting together jumbledup words into sentences.
■ Spin the Coin reviewing vocabulary and grammar using flashcards
■ Three Kingdoms Students review who, what, when, where, why, and
how by playing a game of conquest, using flashcards.
● Fun Games & Puzzle Exercises, for Interactive ESL Practice
○ Website: http://www.englishmedialab.com/games_puzzles.html
○ Description: Has vocabulary and grammar games, as well as other nongame
related activities
● ESL games
○ Website: https://www.englishclub.com/eslgames/
○ Description: different ESL games, including grammar games, pronunciation
games, spelling games, and vocabulary games.
● ESL/EFL games that teachers can use in class (long list):
http://www.teachenglishinasia.net/teflteslgamesandactivitiesdirectory
● ESL Cafe games
○ Website: http://www.eslcafe.com/idea/index.cgi?Games
○ Note: There are hundreds of games here.
● ESLrelated games, grouped by age (from kindergarten to university and beyond):
http://eslplayground.com/games/
● Freddie’s Ville Game Ville
○ Website: http://www.freddiesville.com/gamesville/
○ Description: has games dealing with verbs, farm animals, body parts, classroom
commands, clothing, colors, days of the week, and so on.
● Free ESL games
○ Website: http://www.esolhelp.com/eslgames.html
○ Note: Requires Flash to use.
● Free ESL Games and Quiz Corner
○ Website: http://www.teflgames.com/games.html
○ Notes:
■ This site has both games and quizzes, as well as information for both
teachers and students.
■ Some games listed require teachers to print out materials
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● Free ESL Games, including grammar games, vocabulary games, and phonics programs:
http://www.marksenglishschool.com/games.html
● Free online ESL games
○ Website: http://www.mesgames.com/
○ Description: games and activities cover 50 topics, including adjectives, body
parts, nouns, colors, verb tenses, and weather.
● Fun ESL Classroom games
○ Website: http://www.teachthis.com/eslgames
○ Note: The categories of games are on the right.
● Fun ESL Games (from reallylearnenglish.com)
○ Website: http://www.reallylearnenglish.com/funeslgames.html
○ Description: describes five different ESLrelated games that teachers can use in
their classrooms
● Fun ESL Grammar Games & Quizzes
○ Website: http://www.esltower.com/games.html
○ Description: Has games that teach various aspects of English grammar
● Games and activities for the ESL/EFL classroom
○ Website: http://iteslj.org/games/
○ Note: so far, there are 132 of them
● Games and Puzzles
○ Website: http://www.shelsilverstein.com/fun/games/
○ Contents: includes matching, cryptograms, and finishing poems.
○ Note: this is Shel Silverstein’s website.
● Games for Learning and Teaching English
○ Website: http://www.english4kids.com/games.html
○ Description: game formats include printable worksheets and powerpoint, as well
as on topics like communication skills, reading, writing, and spelling
● Interactive online games for learning English: http://www.eslgamesplus.com/
● Learning Games for Kids
○ Website: http://www.learninggamesforkids.com/
○ Description: has numerous games in different categories, including both
TESOLrelated ones (e.g. spelling and syllables) and others that are not directly
related to it (including science and geography).
● Middle School EFL/ESL Games
○ Website:
http://www.teachenglishinasia.net/efleslgames/middleschoolefleslgames
○ Description: has 34 different games
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○ Note many of the games on this page are identical to the ones found at
http://www.teachenglishinasia.net/efleslgames/efleslspeakinggames , which
you can see above, under the label “EFL/ESL Speaking Games”
● Printable games to practice English vocabulary, grammar and English conversation
○ Website: http://www.mesenglish.com/games.php
○ Note: To view each game, click on the link for them. They list directions, as well
as other things to bear in mind when playing them
● Teaching English Games
○ Website: http://www.teachingenglishgames.com/
○ Contents: games, songs, stories, plays, etc. for teaching English as a Second
Language (includes games and other resources, so it’s listed here and also in
“other resources”)
● What you can do with a ball
○ Website:
http://busyteacher.org/6824whatyoucandowithaball7funeslgames.html
○ Description: Describes seven different games that teachers can play in class, with
a ball
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Videos Teachers Could Use in Class
Contents:
● List of videos (link to a separate page)
● Adblockers
● Video and movierelated websites
● Websites that show videos
List of videos (long, so it’s on a separate page). Types of videos:
● Cartoons/animated features
● Educational
● Lego / stopmotion
● Live action film (trailers, summaries of different films and series, and liveaction shorts)
● Live action other
● Movie clips (scenes from different movies)
● Playlists / channels with multiple types of videos / websites with links to videos
● Songs
If the link doesn’t work, type in this address:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1bvH5LinA46CEv13716VGvFPCd4DtGgr5Xz8JajlJCs/
(anyone with the link can view it)
Adblockers :
● AdBlock Plus extension/addon free good, but it does still show some ads, plus it’s a
memory hog
● Ublock extension/addon free, plus it’s more effective than AdBlock Plus
Video and movierelated websites :
● Common Sense Media
○ Website: https://www.commonsensemedia.org/
○ Description: reviews different movies, games, books, TV shows, and the like, and
which offers recommendations as to how old children should be to watch, read,
listen to, or visit them.
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● IMDb (the Internet Movie Database)
○ Website: http://www.imdb.com/
○ Description: has information on different movies, including plot details,
characters, and quotes. It also features movie trailers, as well as images from
them, along with individuals’ reviews of movies (though some may be rather
biased, one way or the other).
○ Note: though it also offers ratings of different movies and television shows, they
tend to skew rather high. So, if you’re interested in seeing movie ratings, you
should visit other sites like Metacritic and Rotten Tomatoes
● Movie rating websites:
○ Metacritic
■ Website: http://www.metacritic.com/
■ Description: Offers movie ratings, based on what reviewers thought of
them. (It isn’t just “positive” vs. “negative” reviews, but, rather, how
positive or how negative it was.)
As well, it offers links to different reviews.
○ Rotten Tomatoes
■ Website: http://www.rottentomatoes.com/
■ Description: Offers composite movie ratings, based on the percentage of
positive reviews vs. negative ones. As well, it offers links to different
reviews.
Websites that show videos:
○ Blinkx
■ Website: http://www.blinkx.com/
■ Description: video search engine (with results from other video sites)
○ Break
■ Website: http://www.break.com/
■ Description: funny videos, clips, and funny pictures. Content may not be
suitable for children (or may be NSFW), so be advised.
○ Daily Motion (like Youtube): http://www.dailymotion.com/
○ Flickr
■ Website: https://www.flickr.com/
■ Note: while known for being a site with pictures, there are also videos
here. To see them, click on the “Explore” tab.
○ LiveLeak (like Youtube): http://www.liveleak.com/
○ Maker TV (formerly Blip TV): http://www.maker.tv/
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○ Metacafe (like Youtube): http://www.metacafe.com/
○ Twitch
■ Website: https://www.twitch.tv/
■ Description: video site for gamers
○ Veoh
■ Website: http://www.veoh.com/
■ Description: nternet television, plus useruploaded videos. Requires
Flash.
○ Vimeo (like Youtube): https://vimeo.com/
○ Youtube:
https://www.youtube.com/
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Other Classroom Resources (including lesson plans,
worksheets, quizzes, and other classroom ideas)
Types of resources listed:
● Audio/visual websites
● Classroom management resources:
● General sites (advice, worksheets, puzzles, lesson plans, etc.)
● Ideas for teachers, to use in classes
● Information sharing
● Polling/survey websites:
● Readingrelated resources
● Resources for students who are learning English as a Second (or Foreign) Language
● Writingrelated websites
Audio/visual websites
● Aegisub
○ Website: http://www.aegisub.org/
○ Description: free, open source program that enables users to both create and
modify subtitles.
○ Notes:
■ This is a program you have to download.
■ The website http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/subtitlestexteditoraegisub/
offers explanations for making subtitles using any text editing program
(such as Notepad)
● Aurasma
○ Website: https://www.aurasma.com/
○ Description: website/app that enables users to add video overlays to images.
Available on iOS, Windows, and the internet.
● Barry Fun English
○ Website: http://barryfunenglish.com/
○ Description: website with flashcards, interactive games, worksheets, and teaching
tools
● ESL video
○ Website: http://www.eslvideo.com/
○ Description: website with video resources for ESL classrooms.
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● LearnEnglish Kids
○ Website: http://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/en/
○ Description: has online games, songs, videos, etc. for learning English
● Shadow Puppet
○ Website: http://getpuppet.co/
○ Description: app/video maker that lets users add narration, music, or text to
photos. It will even let users do this with several photos, so as to tell a story.
○ Note: It appears to only be available on iOS.
● Vocaroo
○ Website: http://vocaroo.com/
○ Description: program/app that enables people to make voice recordings.
● We Video
○ Website: https://www.wevideo.com/
○ Description: app/website that enables users to create videos, and to also add both
voice overs and music. Available on iOS, Windows, and the internet.
● YAKiT
○ Website: http://www.freakngenius.com/
○ Description: program made by Freak’n Genius that enables users to make photos
move and talk.
○ Note: Available on both iOS and Windows.
Classroom management resources:
● ClassDojo
○ Website: https://www.classdojo.com/
○ Description: classroom management tool/app that enables communication and
feedback between teachers, students, parents, and other interested parties. It
requires signing up, but it’s free.
● The Honor Level System
○ Website: http://www.honorlevel.com/
○ Description: website with information on classroom management which teachers
can use. Parts of the website are free to access, while other parts require payment.
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General sites (advice, worksheets, puzzles, lesson plans, etc.)
● Aardvark’s English Forum
○ Website: http://www.englishforum.com/00/
○ Description: has information for students and teachers, as well as interactive
programs
● American English resources
○ Website: http://americanenglish.state.gov/resources0
○ Description: has resources for teaching American English, including teaching the
four skills (listening, reading, speaking, and writing), using world affairs to teach
English grammar, resources about U.S. culture, and online teacher training
seminars (webinars).
○ Note: this is run by the U.S. State Department
● Blagonwights
○ Website: http://www.blagonwights.com/
○ Description: website aimed at preschool and elementary schoolaged children (as
well as younger EFL learners) with books, writing activites, mazes, and
wordsearches, among other things.
● Busy Teacher
○ Website: http://busyteacher.org/
○ Description: website with teaching resources (including worksheets), as well as
advice for ESL instructors.
● Education World
○ Website: http://www.educationworld.com/
○ Description: website for teachers, with things like lesson plans and professional
development resources and articles.
● Educator Resources (Dakota TESL): http://dakotatesl.com/educator_resources
● Edutopia
○ Website: http://www.edutopia.org/
○ Description: has resources for teachers, including classroom management tools,
information on inquirybased learning, and assessment (among many others)
● English 4 Kids
○ Website: http://english4kids.com/
○ Description: has lessons, worksheets, and games, as well as tutorials, powerpoints
presentations, and flashcards.
● English Language Teachers of India (ELTAI) resources
○ Website: http://www.eltai.in/Resource.html
○ Description: Has links to different resources teachers can use, including literature,
writing sites, student activities, and teacher development
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● EnglishClub
○ Website: https://www.englishclub.com/
○ Description: has resources for EFL/ESL teachers and learners, including games,
videos, and the like
● EnglishMediaLab
○ Website: http://www.englishmedialab.com/
○ Description: Free ESL online exercises, including puzzles, games, grammar,
vocabulary, and pronunciation
● ESL Galaxy
○ Website: http://www.eslgalaxy.com/
○ Description: has free ESL lesson plans, materials, and activities (page has a search
function)
● ESL Kid Stuff
○ Website: http://www.eslkidstuff.com/
○ Description: has lesson plans, worksheets, flashcards, songs, and the like
○ Note: there is no search function on page)
● ESL Lounge
○ Website: http://www.esllounge.com/
○ Description: free access to materials for teaching communicative English (i.e.
talking) in the classroom, including worksheets, surveys, flashcards, board games,
song lyrics, and so on.
○ Note: there are no search function on page
● ESL Tower
○ Website: http://www.esltower.com/
○ Description: has printable and interactive English grammar, vocabulary &
pronunciation exercises for teachers and students
● Everything ESL
○ Website: http://www.everythingesl.net/
○ Description: has resources like lesson plans and teaching tips.
● Freddie’sVille
○ Website: http://www.freddiesville.com/
○ Description: has lessons, games, worksheets, and apps for learning English
○ Note: aimed at young children (Kindergarten to 3rd grade)
● LanternFish
○ Website: http://bogglesworldesl.com/
○ Description: has crossword puzzles, word searches, songs, worksheets, phonics,
ESL for adults, and lesson plans, among others
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● Links, ATECR (Association of Teachers of English of the Czech Republic)
○ Website: http://atecr.weebly.com/links.html
○ Description: Links include miscellaneous resources (including printing cards and
certificates), publishers, exams, magazines, and dictionaries.
● MES English
○ Website: http://www.mesenglish.com/
○ Description: Has printable documents teachers can use, including flashcards,
worksheets, games, phonics, and lesson plans
● Puzzlemaker
○ Website:
http://www.discoveryeducation.com/freepuzzlemaker/?CFID=355277&CFTOK
EN=12766806
○ Description: lets user make free puzzles, including crossword puzzles and word
searches
● Really Learn English
○ Website: http://www.reallylearnenglish.com/
○ Description: has ebooks and videos, as well as resources involving teaching and
learning speaking, reading, writing, vocabulary, and grammar
● Resources, Panama TESOL
○ Website: http://www.panamatesol.org/resources
○ Description: includes links to pages that cover topics such as classroom
management and tiered performance.
● School and teacher resources (British Council)
○ Website: https://www.britishcouncil.org/schoolresources
○ Description: includes both curriculum resources and professional development
resources
● TEFL.net
○ Website: http://www.tefl.net/
○ Description: has resources for ESL and EFL teachers, including lesson plans,
worksheets, and the like.
● Resources toolkit for new teachers, from Edutopia
○ Website: http://www.edutopia.org/article/newteacherresourcestoolkit
○ Description: includes many different resources that new teachers can use,
including the following:
■ Classroom management fundamentals:
http://www.edutopia.org/article/newteachersclassroommanagementreso
urces
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■ Designing learning environments:
http://www.edutopia.org/article/newteachersdesigningclassroomlearnin
genvironmentresources
■ Lesson and curriculum planning:
http://www.edutopia.org/article/newteacherslessoncurriculumplanning
resources
■ Preparing, planning, and building support systems:
http://www.edutopia.org/article/newteacherspreparingplanningsupport
resources
■ http://www.edutopia.org/article/newteachersassessmentprimerresource
s Primer on assessment:
■ Technology integration basics:
http://www.edutopia.org/article/newteacherstechnologyintegrationreso
urces
■ Working with parents:
http://www.edutopia.org/article/newteachersworkingwithparentsresour
ces
It has many other resources, too.
● TeachThis.com
○ Website: http://www.teachthis.com/
○ Description: Has ESL EFL Teaching Activities, Worksheets, Lessons, & Games.
(There are hundreds of them here.)
● The Teacher’s Corner
○ Website: https://www.theteacherscorner.net/teacherresources/
○ Description: has teacher resources and classroom management tools, including
classroom management, printable worksheets, and tips for teachers.
● Teaching English Games
○ Website: http://www.teachingenglishgames.com/
○ Description: has games, songs, stories, plays, etc. for teaching English as a
Second Language (includes games and other resources, so it’s listed here and also
in “games”)
● TESLNew Brunswick resources webpage
○ Website: http://teslnb.wikispaces.com/Resources
○ Description: has links to many different resources, like idioms, verbs, vocabulary,
and games
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● The Joy of ESL, with Teacher Kelly
○ Website: http://www.kellymorrissey.com/
○ Description: website with worksheets dealing with grammar and literacy, as well
as computer activities (related to literacy), and an ESL teaching blog
● Using English
○ Website: http://www.usingenglish.com/
○ Description: website with resources for ESL teachers, including tests, handouts,
idioms, and grammar, among others.
Ideas for teachers, to use in classes
● FluentU English Educator Blog
○ Website: http://www.fluentu.com/english/educator/blog/
○ Description: website/blog with entries on ESLrelated topics, like shopping, using
art, and teaching adult learners.
● Idea Cookbook, from Dave’s ESL Cafe: http://www.eslcafe.com/ideas/
● Imagination Soup
○ Website: http://imaginationsoup.net/
○ Description: website whose focus is on reading, writing, and literacy, and which
includes a number of different ideas for helping develop a love of learning,
including discussing how superhero movies can be used to encourage children to
read comic books (which, in turn, encourages them to read), reviews of children’s
books, and writing ideas for children.
Information sharing
● Glogster
○ Website: http://edu.glogster.com/?ref=personal
○ Description: program that enables teachers to create online scrapbooks for their
classes.
○ Note: Requires signup; may require payment.
● Google Drive
○ Website: http://drive.google.com
○ Description: cloudbased way of storing and accessing data. With it, teachers can
do things like create online assignments and quizzes, surveys, polls, and so on,
plus they can also decide who gets to access different files.
(As an aside, this document is saved on Google Drive.)
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● Padlet
○ Website: https://padlet.com/
○ Description: program/app that enables sharing of ideas, via online “stickynotes.”
○ Note: Requires signup.
● QR Stuff
○ Website: http://www.qrstuff.com/
○ Description: program/app that enables teachers to create QR codes for students, so
as to hide things like secret messages.
○ Note: No signup is required, plus it’s free.
● TodaysMeet
○ Website: https://todaysmeet.com/
○ Description: program/app that, among other things, enables teachers to host
digital/online classrooms, while also encouraging students to practice grammar
and writing.
○ Note: Requires signing up, but it’s free.
Polling/survey websites:
● SurveyMonkey
○ Website: https://www.surveymonkey.com/
○ Description: website that enables users to create surveys and questionnaires. Note:
Signup required, but it’s free.
○ Languages: Chinese, Danish, Dutch, English (American and British), Finnish,
French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Portuguese, Russian,
Spanish, Swedish, and Turkish
● Socrative
○ Website: http://socrative.com/
○ Description: program/app that enables teachers to do things like instant checks on
student understanding and polls. It also allows instructors to view results, in
realtime.
○ Note: It requires users to sign up, but accounts are free.
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Readingrelated resources
● Breaking News English
○ Website: http://breakingnewsenglish.com/
○ Description: ESL (and EFL) website that teaches English by using real news
stories that are written for students who are learning English
● Pink Monkey
○ Website: http://pinkmonkey.com/index2.asp
○ Description: website with information on English literature (for use in ESL
classrooms), including book summaries, study guides, discussion questions, and
the like.
● Readlist
○ Website: http://readlists.com/
○ Description: program/app that enables teachers to bundle course materials/notes
into an ebook, which students can read on an ereader (such as a Kindle or a
Nook) or a smartphone.
● Riddles and Jokes
○ Website: http://www.riddlesandjokes.com/
○ Description: contains a lot of riddles and jokes, which you can use in class
Resources for students who are learning English as a Second (or Foreign) Language
● 5 Minute English
○ Website: http://5minuteenglish.com/
○ Description: website with short and simple explanations about English
● 50 Essential Resources for ESL Students
○ Website: http://oedb.org/ilibrarian/50_essential_resources_for_esl_students/
○ Description: includes links to a number of websites with information and
resources related to learning English as a Second Language.
● Activities for ESL Students
○ Website: http://a4esl.org/
○ Description: has exercises, puzzles, quizzes, and tests for ESL learners
● Conversation questions (on many different topics) for ESL questions (from ITESLJ):
http://iteslj.org/questions/
● Wyz Ant
○ Website: https://www.wyzant.com/resources/lessons/english/esl
○ Description: website with resources for students who are learning English.
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Short Stories
● 1001 Nights (a few of those stories), written for children:
http://www.storynory.com/category/fairytales/1001nights/
● African Folktales: http://www.worldoftales.com/African_folktales.html
● Andersen’s Fairy Tales , by H.C. Andersen: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1597
● Children’s Stories: http://www.his.com/~pshapiro/stories.menu.html
● http://www.rongchang.com/qa2/ English for Intermediate Learners (2) collection of
stories for ESL learners, with activities for each of them
● Fables , by Aesop: http://literature.org/authors/aesop/fables/
● Fables and Fairy Tales (for kids):
http://www.kidsgen.com/fables_and_fairytales/
● Grimms’ Fairy Tales , by Jacob Grimm and Wilhelm Grimm:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/2591
● Stories & Poems (for intermediate and advanced learners), from the British Council:
http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/storiespoems
● The Story of Goldilocks and the Three Bears :
http://www.dltkteach.com/rhymes/goldilocks_story.htm
● The Three Little Pigs
○ Website: http://homepages.unipaderborn.de/odenbach/wwwmath/pigs/pig2.html
○ Notes:
■ No author listed
■ Work has pictures and large text
Writingrelated websites:
● Purdue Online Writing Lab
○ Website: https://owl.english.purdue.edu/
○ Description: has resources on such topics as grammar, writing, and ESL.
● Teach 2 Write
○ Website: http://write.oid.ucla.edu/
○ Description: has information for instructors on how to teach writing to students
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General Teaching Reference Websites
Types of general teaching reference sites :
● Bloom’s Taxonomy
● General information on teaching and learning ESL/TESOL/EFL
● Gifted Students
● Ideas/blogs
● Other educational sites
● Other general references
● Spotting plagiarism, and dealing with it
Bloom’s Taxonomy
● Bloom et al.’s Taxonomy of the Cognitive Domain:
http://www.edpsycinteractive.org/topics/cognition/bloom.html
● Bloom’s Taxonomy: http://www.learningandteaching.info/learning/bloomtax.htm
● Bloom’s Taxonomy (Center for Teaching, Vanderbilt University):
https://cft.vanderbilt.edu/guidessubpages/bloomstaxonomy/
● Bloom’s Taxonomy Cheat Sheet:
http://www.bloomstaxonomy.org/Blooms%20Taxonomy%20questions.pdf
● Bloom’s Taxonomy of Educational Objectives:
http://teaching.uncc.edu/learningresources/articlesbooks/bestpractice/goalsobjectives/
bloomseducationalobjectives
● Bloom’s Taxonomy of Learning Domains:
http://www.nwlink.com/~donclark/hrd/bloom.html
● Revised Bloom’s Taxonomy:
http://www.celt.iastate.edu/teaching/effectiveteachingpractices/revisedbloomstaxono
my
General information on teaching and learning ESL/TESOL/EFL
● 50 different websites with information for ESL (and EFL) teachers:
http://www.teachthought.com/pedagogy/50incrediblyusefullinksforelleducators/
● A guide to learning English (published by the Frankfurt International School):
http://esl.fis.edu/index.htm
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● Aardvark’s English Forum:
○ Website: http://www.englishforum.com/00/
○ Description: information for students and teachers, as well as interactive programs
● About.com’s website on ESL (including teaching and learning it): http://esl.about.com/
● Azar Grammar:
○ Website: http://www.azargrammar.com/
○ Description: a website with information for English teachers
● Best TESOL/ESL Websites Index
○ Website: http://www.uni.edu/becker/TESOL_ESL2.html
○ Description: index to different websites with information and resources for ESL
teachers
● Colorin Colorado!
○ Website: http://www.colorincolorado.org/
○ Description: a website with information for ELLs, their families, and their
teachers. Content includes ELL basics, tips for teaching ELLs, videos on ELLs,
and webcasts
● EFL/ESL Teaching Techniques, from ITESLJ: http://iteslj.org/Techniques/
● Everything ESL:
○ Website: http://www.everythingesl.net/
○ Description: website with resources like lesson plans and teaching tips.
● Language Teaching Methods, from the Alaska Association for Bilingual Education:
○ http://akabe.wikispaces.com/Language+Teaching+Methods
○ Description: This page has links to different methods for teaching second
languages, including scaffolding literacy, accelerated second language
acquisition, and TPRstorytelling
● National Council of Teachers of English (U.S.A.)
○ Website: http://www.ncte.org/
○ Description: includes information on ESL and ELL
● National Foreign Language Resource Center, at the University of Hawai’i at Manoa
○ Website: http://nflrc.hawaii.edu/
○ Description: includes information on projectbased learning, language learning
and technology, language resource centers, and reading in a foreign language,
among many other resources.
● School and teacher resources, from the British Council
○ Website: https://www.britishcouncil.org/schoolresources
○ Description: includes both curriculum resources and professional development
resources
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● Teaching English with Technology
○ Website: http://tewt.org/
○ Description: ahs information, articles, and resources (including lessons, activities,
and multimedia) on using technology to teach English
● Teaching guide, from About (dot) com:
http://teaching.about.com/
The Guardian
● TEFLrelated articles from :
http://www.theguardian.com/education/tefl
Gifted Students
● Differentiating Learning for Gifted Students:
http://www.nsgt.org/differentiatinglearningforgiftedstudents/
● Gifted Students Recommendations for Teachers:
http://www.education.udel.edu/wpcontent/uploads/2013/01/GiftedStudents.pdf
● Serving Gifted Students in General Ed. Classrooms:
http://www.edutopia.org/blog/giftedstudentsgeneraledclassroomselissabrown
● Teaching Strategies to Aid Your Gifted Students:
http://www.teachhub.com/teachingstrategiesaidyourgiftedstudents
● Teaching Young Gifted Children in the Regular Classroom:
http://www.hoagiesgifted.org/eric/e595.html
● Ten Things Teachers Need to Know About Gifted Students:
http://www.cbv.ns.ca/giftededucation/modules/mastop_publish/?tac=Ten_Things_to_Kn
ow_About_Gifted_Students
● Tips for Teachers Successful Strategies for Teaching Gifted Learners:
http://www.davidsongifted.org/db/Articles_id_10075.aspx
● What it Means to Teach Gifted Learners Well:
https://www.nagc.org/resourcespublications/giftededucationpractices/whatitmeanste
achgiftedlearnerswell
● Working with Gifted and Talented Students: http://www.teachersfirst.com/gifted.cfm
Ideas/blogs
● Alfie Kohn’s website:
○ Website: http://www.alfiekohn.org/
○ Note: he’s a writer/thinker who writes on topics like education and human
behavior
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● Quiet Revolution
○ Website: http://www.quietrev.com/
○ Description: website (written by Susan Cain) that focuses on introversion, as well
as how people who are introverted can thrive in an extroverted world (including
in school, or as teachers).
● Stephen Krashen’s website
○ Website: http://www.sdkrashen.com/
○ Description: has articles and books written by Krashen
Other educational sites
● Assigning homework:
https://www.google.com/search?q=assigning+homework&oq=assigning+homework&gs_
l=serp.3..0l4j0i22i30l6.200700.202725.0.202973.18.11.0.1.1.0.268.1626.0j4j4.8.0....0...1
c.1.64.serp..9.9.1627...0i67.RGvSOvW_X0
● Disabilities
○ Teaching students with autism:
https://www.google.com/search?q=teaching+students+with+autism&oq=teaching
+students+with+autism&gs_l=serp.3..0l10.24185.32538.0.32761.43.22.9.5.5.0.38
3.3311.0j10j5j1.16.0....0...1c.1.64.serp..13.30.3424...0i67.W5fVbUGvrc
○ Teaching students with cognitive disabilities:
https://www.google.com/search?q=teaching+cognitively+disabled+students&oq=
teaching+cognitively+disabled+students&gs_l=serp.3..0i7i30.12835.25852.0.260
38.22.15.5.0.0.0.335.1435.0j4j2j1.7.0....0...1c.1.64.serp..13.9.844...0i13j0i8i7i30j
0i13i30.xD5nyW3xsEE
○ Teaching students with disabilities:
https://www.google.com/search?site=&source=hp&q=teaching+disabled+student
s&oq=teaching+disabled+students&gs_l=hp.3..0l5j0i22i30l5.4028.6617.0.6904.2
7.16.0.1.1.0.284.2564.0j9j4.13.0....0...1c.1.64.hp..13.13.2377.0..0i131.fsmAjOgB
MvQ
○ Teaching students with physical disabilities:
https://www.google.com/search?q=teaching+physically+disabled+students&oq=t
eaching+physically+disabled+students&gs_l=serp.3..0j0i5i30.19912.22115.0.226
04.15.11.1.0.0.0.258.1535.0j5j3.8.0....0...1c.1.64.serp..10.4.575...0i7i30j0i7i5i30.
nkxuQ_ayus
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● Grading and assessment:
https://www.google.com/search?q=grading+and+assessment&oq=grading+and+assessme
nt&gs_l=serp.3..0l2j0i22i30l6j0i22i10i30j0i22i30.39894.62838.0.63053.40.27.0.1.1.0.33
0.4769.0j8j11j2.21.0....0...1c.1.64.serp..19.21.4505...0i67j0i131j0i3.uiVTHvYA07Q
● Introversion
○ Students who are introverted:
https://www.google.com/search?q=students+who+are+introverted&oq=students+
who+are+introverted&gs_l=serp.3..33i21.7586.11198.0.11341.28.20.0.1.1.0.372.
2954.0j8j2j3.13.0....0...1c.1.64.serp..14.14.2949...0j0i67j0i131j0i22i30j0i22i10i30
.FyGLnLCkOZE
○ Teachers who are introverted:
https://www.google.com/search?q=teachers+who+are+introverted&oq=teachers+
who+are+introverted&gs_l=serp.3...32643.33571.0.33846.9.7.0.0.0.0.204.755.0j3
j1.4.0....0...1c.1.64.serp..7.1.203...30i10.c9LTfVLmmFE
● Maslow’s hierarchy of needs:
https://www.google.com/search?q=maslow%27s+hierarchy+of+needs&oq=maslow%27s
+hierarchy+of+needs&gs_l=serp.3..0i67l3j0l7.16524.20290.0.21618.27.11.0.12.12.0.228
.1510.0j6j2.8.0....0...1c.1.64.serp..7.20.1593...0i131j0i3.I6qKrRRbnCM
● Multiple intelligences:
https://www.google.com/search?q=multiple+intelligences&oq=multiple+intelligences&g
s_l=serp.3..0i67j0j0i67j0l7.23042.26035.0.26143.22.12.0.6.6.0.302.1591.0j5j2j1.8.0....0..
.1c.1.64.serp..9.13.1318...0i131j0i3j0i46i67j46i67.GE_Hz7ml_bs
Other general references
● Dictionary.com
○ Website: http://www.dictionary.com/
○ Description: online Englishlanguage dictionary.
● English Grammar
○ Website: http://www.englishgrammar.org/
○ Description: website that offers information on all aspects of English language
grammar.
● Homophone (dot) com
○ Website: http://www.homophone.com/
○ Description: a list of different Englishlanguage homophones (e.g. “meat” and
“meet,” or “wet” and “whet”).
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● Idiom Site
○ Website: http://idiomsite.com/
○ Description: list of Englishlanguage idioms
● Internet Anagram Server
○ Website: http://wordsmith.org/anagram/index.html
○ Description: allows user to type in words or phrases, and to come up with
anagrams for them
● KoreanEnglish dictionaries
○ Naver (the best one I’ve found): http://endic.naver.com/?sLn=en
○ ZKorean: https://zkorean.com/englishkoreandictionary
● Same Word
○ Website: http://sameword.com/
○ Description: website with synonyms for different words. (It sounds like it’s
similar to thesaurus.com.)
● Thesaurus.com
○ Website: http://www.thesaurus.com/
○ Description: online Englishlanguage thesaurus.
Spotting plagiarism, and dealing with it
● 7 Resources for Detecting and Preventing Plagiarism:
http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2010/08/7resourcesfordetectingand.html#.Vybr7jE
XETY
● How to Find Plagiarism
○ Website:
https://www.plagiarismtoday.com/stoppinginternetplagiarism/1howtofindpla
giarism/
○ Description: offers online tools for spotting different kinds of plagiarism,
including text and photos/images
● How to spot plagiarism
○ Website: http://write.oid.ucla.edu/6plagiarism/spottingplagiarism
○ Description: signs that a writer has engaged in plagiarism
● Indiana University information and tutorials on plagiarism:
○ New tutorial:
■ Website: https://www.indiana.edu/~academy/firstPrinciples/choice.html
■ Description: How to Recognize Plagiarism: Tutorials and Tests offers
information on spotting plagiarism in papers.
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○ Old tutorial:
■ Website: https://www.indiana.edu/~istd/definition.html
■ Description: defines plagiarism, gives an overview of what it is, what
writers should do to avoid plagiarism, warnings to writers that it’s
becoming increasingly difficult to avoid getting caught for plagiarism,
warnings that committing plagiarism impairs development of critical
thinking skills (as well as understanding of complex ideas), as well as
cases of plagiarism
● Resources for Teachers: How to Detect Plagiarism
○ Website:
http://cmsw.mit.edu/writingandcommunicationcenter/resources/teachers/detect
plagiarism/
○ Description: includes warning signs, as well as five different online detection
tools
● Signs denoting possible plagiarism
○ Website:
http://www.wsulibs.wsu.edu/libraryinstruction/plagiarism/howspotit/signs
○ Description: Signs that a student may be engaged in plagiarism
● Top 10 Free Plagiarism Detection Tools for Teachers
○ Website:
http://elearningindustry.com/top10freeplagiarismdetectiontoolsforteachers
○ Description: offers links to ten different free online resources for teachers to use,
to detect plagiarism
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Methods of Teaching English as a Second Language
● Five Stages of Second Language Acquisition:
http://education.cuportland.edu/blog/news/fivestagesofsecondlanguageacquisition/
● History and development of ESL teaching methods
○ A Brief History of ESL Instruction: Theories, Methodologies, and Upheavals
■ Website:
http://seattlecentral.edu/faculty/jgeorg/TESLSCCC/ABriefHistory.htm
■ Description: work summarizing growth and development of teaching
English as a Second Language, with information on different theories of
second language acquisition.
○ The History of ESL
■ Website: http://esl.yourdictionary.com/aboutesl/thehistoryofesl.html
■ Description: focuses more on what might be found in a history book than
on actual teaching methods)
○ The History of ESL Methods and Approaches (a chart):
https://magic.piktochart.com/output/1236961historyofeslmethods
● Different methods for teaching languages:
○ Language Teaching Methods (an Overview):
http://blog.tjtaylor.net/teachingmethods/
○ Communicative Language Teaching
http://blog.tjtaylor.net/methodcommunicative/
○ Direct and Grammar Translation Methods:
http://blog.tjtaylor.net/methoddirectgrammar/
○ The AudioLingual Teaching Method:
http://blog.tjtaylor.net/methodaudiolingual/
○ The Humanistic Approaches to Learning:
http://blog.tjtaylor.net/methodhumanistic/
○ The New Principled Eclectism Method:
http://blog.tjtaylor.net/methodprincipledeclecticism/
● Ecological Linguistics (or Ecolinguistics)
○ Website: https://scottthornbury.wordpress.com/2010/02/14/eisforecology/
○ Description: describes Ecolinguistics, a method that focuses on viewing English
teaching from the perspective of the overall environment students are in.
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● Jim Cummins’s ideas and theories
○ Bilingualism & Language Acquisition:
http://infoguides.gmu.edu/c.php?g=120985&p=787255
○ Second language acquisition essential information (introduction to the work of
Jim Cummins): http://esl.fis.edu/teachers/support/cummin.htm
● Lily Wong Fillmore’s ideas and theories
○ Bilingualism & Language Acquisition:
http://infoguides.gmu.edu/c.php?g=120985&p=787356
○ English Language Development Acquiring the Language Needed for Literacy
and Learning:
https://umaine.edu/projectreach/files/2012/06/ForTuesday_WongFillmore.pdf
● Stephen Krashen’s ideas and theories
○ An introduction to the work of Stephen Krashen:
http://esl.fis.edu/teachers/support/krashen.htm
○ http://infoguides.gmu.edu/c.php?g=120985&p=787145 Bilingualism &
Language Acquisition (Stephen Krashen)
○ http://sk.com.br/skkrash.html Stephen Krashen’s Theory of SecondLanguage
Acquisition
● Language Teaching Methodologies
○ Website: http://esl.fis.edu/teachers/support/method.htm
○ Description: Brief summaries of each of the different methods of teaching ESL.
● Second and Foreign Language Teaching Methods
○ Website: http://moramodules.com/ALMMethods.htm
○ Description: Describes (in some detail) different methods of teaching foreign
languages (including English)
● Teacher Knowledge Database, as organized by the British Council:
https://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/category/articlessitestructure6
● TEFLpedia
○ Website: http://teflpedia.com/Main_Page
○ Description: an online, useredited “wiki” covering TESL, TEFL, and the like.
● The Direct Method Approach:
http://cte.univsetif.dz/coursenligne/TEFLCOURSE/ressources/TheDirectMethod.html
● The Silent Way: http://www.myenglishpages.com/blog/thesilentwaymethod/
● Total Physical Response:
○ James Asher’s Total Physical Response, A Short Introduction:
http://www.cenglish.com/files/tpr.pdf
○ Total Physical Response:
http://www2.vobs.at/ludescher/total_physical_response.htm
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Inquiry, Problem, and ProjectBased Learning
Contents
:
● General Overview
● InquiryBased Learning
● ProblemBased Learning
● ProjectBased Learning
General Overview
● ProblemBased Learning and ProjectBased Learning:
http://pages.uoregon.edu/moursund/Math/pbl.htm
● Project, Problem, and InquiryBased Learning: http://eduscapes.com/tap/topic43.htm
● ProjectBased Learning vs. ProblemBased Learning vs. XBL:
http://www.edutopia.org/blog/pblvspblvsxbljohnlarmer
● Should I teach problem, project, or inquirybased learning?
○ Website:
http://smartblogs.com/education/2013/02/14/shoulditeachproblemprojectorin
quirybasedlearning/
○ Description: defines each type, so as to better help teachers decide which one they
should use in the classroom
● What are the Differences Between ProjectBased, ProblemBased and Inquiry Learning?
(Audio only):
http://www.bamradionetwork.com/classroomqanda/2616whatsthedifferencebetwee
nprojectbasedproblembasedandinquirylearning
InquiryBased Learning
● Enquiry Learning
○ Website: http://www.unesco.org/education/tlsf/mods/theme_d/mod23.html
○ Description: gives examples of IBL, using pollution in the real world
● Finding inspiration and liberation through inquirybased education:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5RM8ZiCw3s
● InquiryBased learning: http://www.edutopia.org/topic/inquirybasedlearning
● Inquirybased learning teaching model (video):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sLQPXd8BiIA
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● Instructional Design Models and Theories: InquiryBased Learning Model:
http://elearningindustry.com/inquirybasedlearningmodel
● Is InquiryBased Learning Effective?:
http://www.ceaace.ca/sites/ceaace.ca/files/cea_facts_on_ed_inquirybased_learning.pdf
● Teaching and Learning Strategies InquiryBased Learning:
http://www.ndtwt.org/Blackboard/P2SST2/inqu.htm
● Video explaining what inquirybased learning is:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u84ZsS6niPc
● What is IBL? (chart): http://www.inquirybasedlearning.org/?page=What_is_IBL
● What is EnquiryBased Learning?: http://www.ceebl.manchester.ac.uk/ebl/
● What is InquiryBased Learning?: http://www.teachnology.com/currenttrends/inquiry/
● Workshop on InquiryBased Learning:
http://www.thirteen.org/edonline/concept2class/inquiry/
ProblemBased Learning
● CTE ProblemBased Learning:
https://www.cte.cornell.edu/teachingideas/engagingstudents/problembasedlearning.ht
ml
● ProblemBased learning:
http://web.stanford.edu/dept/CTL/cgibin/docs/newsletter/problem_based_learning.pdf
● ProblemBased Learning at the University of Delaware: http://www.udel.edu/inst/
● ProblemBased Learning (Edutech Wiki):
http://edutechwiki.unige.ch/en/Problembased_learning
● ProblemBased Learning (Learning & Teaching page):
http://www.learningandteaching.info/teaching/pbl.htm
● ProblemBased Learning (PBL):
http://www.learningtheories.com/problembasedlearningpbl.html
● Problembased learning (video): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sNhismExIwU
● What is ProblemBased Learning?: https://www.udel.edu/pbl/cte/jan95what.html
ProjectBased Learning
● A Review of Research on ProjectBased Learning:
http://www.bobpearlman.org/BestPractices/PBL_Research.pdf
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● Buck Institute for Education
○ Website: http://bie.org/
○ Description: an online clearing house with information on projectbased learning
● PBL Checklists: http://pblchecklist.4teachers.org/index.shtml
● ProjectBased Learning (definition): http://edglossary.org/projectbasedlearning/
● ProjectBased Learning
○ Website: http://www.edutopia.org/projectbasedlearning
○ Description: includes an overview on it, as well as its history, and also research
into it.
● ProjectBased Learning the Pros and Cons:
http://www.greatschools.org/gk/articles/projectbasedlearning/
● Research Spotlight on ProjectBased Learning: http://www.nea.org/tools/16963.htm
● Seven Essentials for ProjectBased Learning:
http://www.ascd.org/publications/educational_leadership/sept10/vol68/num01/Seven_Ess
entials_for_ProjectBased_Learning.aspx
● Videos on projectbased learning, from the Buck Institute:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeW62mMaR00e3hXWmUCZmtQ
● What is ProjectBased Learning (PBL)?: http://bie.org/about/what_pbl
● What Research Says About ... ProjectBased Learning:
http://www.ascd.org/publications/educational_leadership/feb08/vol65/num05/ProjectBas
ed_Learning.aspx
● Work that Matters the Teacher’s Guide to ProjectBased Learning:
http://www.innovationunit.org/sites/default/files/Teacher's%20Guide%20to%20Projectb
ased%20Learning.pdf
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Websites with links to research and studies (written)
● Best Ways to Keep Up with Current ELL/ESL/EFL News & Reserarch
○ Website:
https://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2008/05/01/thebestwaystokeepupwithcurr
entellesleflnewsresearch/
○ Description: blog post that lists a number of different sites with research and news
on teaching English as a second (or foreign) language
● Center for Applied Linguistics
○ Website: http://www.cal.org/
○ Description: nonprofit organization (in Washington, D.C.) that, according to its
website, “promote(s) language learning and cultural understanding by serving as a
trusted source for research, resources, and policy analysis.)
○ Other websites related to this organization:
■ http://www.cal.org/resourcecenter/briefsdigests Briefs and Digests (on
language learning, culture, and linguistics)
■ http://www.cal.org/resourcecenter/publications Publications
■ http://www.cal.org/resourcecenter/resourcearchive Resource Archive
● ERIC (Education Resources Information Center)
○ Website: http://eric.ed.gov/
○ Description: Search engine for educationrelated papers, including EFL and ESL.
Users can search for articles whose full text is available on the website.
● Google Scholar
○ Website: http://scholar.google.com
○ Description: search engine that searches for scholarly material (including papers
and research studies). Results link to pages with abstracts; though most of the
papers themselves are locked up behind a paywall, some are not.
● Johns Hopkins University School of Education
○ Website: http://education.jhu.edu/PD/newhorizons/strategies/topics/
○ Description: has lots of articles on different aspects of teaching and learning
strategies, including the following:
■ Accelerated Learning Techniques
■ Action Research
■ Applied Learning
■ Arts in Education
■ Assessment Alternatives
■ Character Education
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■ Cognitive Coaching
■ Cooperative Learning
■ Democratic Classrooms
■ Differentiated Instruction
■ Emotional Intelligence
■ Environmental Education
■ Environments for Learning
■ Graphic Tools
■ Instrumental Enrichment
■ Keeping Fit for Learning
■ Learning Styles
■ Literacy
■ Multicultural Education
■ Multiple Intelligences
■ Musical Skills
■ Service Learning
■ Teaching for Understanding
■ Technology in Education
■ Thinking Skills
(Note: this list was copied from that page on Wednesday, May 4, 2016. As of that
date, the page was still under construction, so some links did not work.)
● PubMed Central (PMC) Journals
○ Website: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/journals/
○ Description: online archive of thousands journals having to do with biomedical
and life sciences (including the brain, behavior, psychology, and other fields).
Access appears to be free.
● Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (PNAS)
○ Website: http://www.pnas.org/content/by/year
○ Description: academic journal (free access to all issues) with articles in a variety
of areas of science, including neuroscience and cognition. (As it is not an ESL
journal, it goes here.)
● Psychology Publications and Papers Digital Repository at Iowa State University
○ Website:
http://lib.dr.iastate.edu/psychology_pubs/?utm_source=lib.dr.iastate.edu%2Fpsyc
hology_pubs%2F20&utm_medium=PDF&utm_campaign=PDFCoverPages
○ Note: all papers can be accessed, for free.
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● Research and Publications, University of New Brunswick
○ Website:
http://www.unb.ca/fredericton/secondlanguage/researchpublications/index.html
○ Description: includes links to different research articles on ESL
● ScienceDaily
○ Website: http://www.sciencedaily.com/
○ Description: website with summaries and articles on research conducted in many
different fields, ranging from psychology to physics. They also offer a free daily
email, which includes links to different articles posted on their website, as well
as brief summaries of each of them. (They have the same service for individual
topics on their website, too.)
Some of the kinds of articles they list include the following:
■ ScienceDaily's articles summarizing research in education and learning:
http://www.sciencedaily.com/news/education_learning/
■ ScienceDaily's articles summarizing research on the brain and on
intelligence:
http://www.sciencedaily.com/news/mind_brain/intelligence/
■ ScienceDaily's articles summarizing research on psychology:
http://www.sciencedaily.com/news/mind_brain/psychology/
■ ScienceDaily’s articles summarizing research on creativity:
http://www.sciencedaily.com/news/mind_brain/creativity/
■ ScienceDaily’s articles summarizing research on educational psychology:
http://www.sciencedaily.com/news/mind_brain/educational_psychology/
■ ScienceDaily’s articles summarizing research on educational technology:
http://www.sciencedaily.com/news/computers_math/educational_technolo
gy/
● Useful Science
○ Website: http://www.usefulscience.org/
○ Description: website with brief summaries of different research findings on a
number of different topics (including education), as well as links to articles they
come from.
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Academic journals (ESL) free and open access
● American ESL journals
○ The CATESOL (California TESOL) Journal
■ Archive: http://www.catesoljournal.org/pastissues/
■ Current issue: http://www.catesoljournal.org/
○ Current Issues in Education
■ Website: http://cie.asu.edu/ojs/index.php/cieatasu/index
■ Description: openaccess journal with articles on education (including
ESL), published through Arizona State University
○ EFL ESL ELL academic journals (links to different ones):
http://guides.lib.uci.edu/esl/journals
○ English Teaching Forum, a quarterly journal for English teachers
■ Website: http://americanenglish.state.gov/englishteachingforum0
■ Note: It’s hosted by the U.S. State Department, so it focuses on American
English. However, every issue published since 2001 is available online.
○ GATESOL (Georgia TESOL) in Action
■ Archives (all are free to access, online):
http://georgiatesoljournal.org/ojs/index.php/GATESOL/issue/archive
■ Current issue (free to access, online):
http://georgiatesoljournal.org/ojs/index.php/GATESOL/issue/view/10
○ Language Learning & Technology
■ Website: http://llt.msu.edu/archives/index.html
■ Description: articles deal with intersection between technology and
language teaching.
■ Note: Magazine is sponsored by the National Foreign Language Resource
Center, the University of Hawai’i Center for Language and Technology,
and Michigan State University Center for Language, Education, and
Research.
○ MinneTESOL (Minnesota TESOL) Journal
■ Archives (all issues and articles are free to access):
http://minnetesoljournal.org/archive
■ Current issue (all articles are free to access):
http://minnetesoljournal.org/
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○ NABE (National Association for Bilingual Education) journals
■ Bilingual Research Journal: the Journal of the National Association for
Bilingual Education
● Website: http://www.tandfonline.com/loi/ubrj20
● Note: All issues published from 2009 onwards have free online
access (via the HTML pages).
■ NABE Journal of Research and Practice
● Website:
https://www2.nau.edu/nabejp/ojs/index.php/njrp/issue/archive
● Note: All issues featured here have free online access (via PDF
format)
○ NYS TESOL Journal archives of NYS TESOL Journal, the official journal of
New York State TESOL.
■ Archives (journal started in 2014, and is published twice a year free to
access):
http://journal.nystesol.org/archives.html
■ Current issue free to access: http://journal.nystesol.org/currentissue.html
○ Ohio TESOL Journal (all issues are free to access)
■ Current issue ( Note: does not go to most recent issue ):
http://ohiotesolmoodle.org/site/ohiotesoljournal/currentissue/
■ Past issues: http://ohiotesolmoodle.org/site/ohiotesoljournal/pastissues/
○ ORTESOL (Oregon TESOL) Journal: http://www.ortesol.org/publications.html
○ SST Journal (Florida, the “Sunshine State”)
■ 2011 issue: http://sstesol.org/?p=829
■ Spring 2014 issue: http://sstesol.org/?p=1407
○ Reading in a Foreign Language
■ Website: http://nflrc.hawaii.edu/rfl/PastIssues/
■ Description: online journal, sponsored by the University of Hawai’i, and
also the National Foreign Language Resource Center
○ Texas English Language Teaching (TexTESOL V, based in Dallas):
http://textesolv.org/journal/
■ Started in 2012
■ One issue per year, published each September
■ Readers can access all issues published from 2013 onward
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● Asian ESL journals
○ General Asian journals
■ Asian ESP (English for Specific Purposes) Journal:
http://asianespjournal.com/
■ The Asian EFL Journal
● Website: http://asianefljournal.com/
● Note: you need to register to gain access to this, though registration
is free).
○ East Asian journals
■ ELT Journals in South Korea (links):
https://koreatesol.org/content/eltjournalskorea
■ JALT Journal (Japan)
● Website: http://jaltpublications.org/jj
● Description: Academic journal published by the Japan Association
for Language Teaching. You can view every issue published by
clicking on the “archive” tab.
■ Taiwan (Republic of China)
● Website: http://www.eta.org.tw/en/04_02_%20proceedings.html
● Description: Collections of papers from conferences held between
2011 and 2013 (.pdf documents)
○ Middle Eastern (western Asian) journals
■ KSAALT (Saudi Arabia) Academic Journal
● Website:
http://www.ksaalt.org/new/publications/ksaaltacademicjournal/
● Note: includes links to different articles in the KSAALT Academic
Journal
■ The Iranian EFL Journal
● Website: http://iranianefljournal.com/
● Note: All issues that can be accessed are free, though some require
registration (which is free) to view, first.
■ The Journal of Language Teaching and Learning
● Website: http://www.jltl.org/index.php/jltl/issue/archive
● Note: Based at Gazi University, Ankara, Turkey). All articles and
issues are free to access, and are in PDF format.
○ South Asian (Indian subcontinent) journals
■ Fortell (FOrum for Teachers of English Language and Literature) India
● Website: http://fortell.org/archive
● Description: Journal of Teaching English Language and Literature
all past issues (to 1991) can be viewed online.
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■ Journal of NELTA (Nepal)
● Volume 12, December 2007
○ Main site: http://nelta.org.np/uploads/files/2007.pdf
○ Alternate site, in case first link doesn’t work:
http://nelta.org.np/about/nelta_journal_2007.html
● Volume 14, December 2009
○ Main site: http://nelta.org.np/uploads/files/2009.pdf
○ Alternate site:
http://nelta.org.np/about/nelta_journal_2009.html
● Volume 17, December 2012
○ Main site:
http://nelta.org.np/uploads/files/Nelta%20Journal%202012.
pdf
○ Alternate site:
http://nelta.org.np/about/nelta_journal_2012.html
○ Southeast Asian journals
■ Electronic Journal of Foreign Language Teaching (Singapore)
● Archives: http://eflt.nus.edu.sg/archive.htm
● Current issue: http://eflt.nus.edu.sg/main.htm
■ Philippines ESL Journal
● Website: http://www.philippineesljournal.com/
● Note: all past issues are free, though some require you to register
first, before viewing them. However, registration is free.
● Australian and Oceania journals
○ ACTA (Australian Council of TESOL Associations) Online, Special editions
■ Website: http://www.tesol.org.au/Publications/SpecialEditions
■ Description: three “special editions” of this TESOL association’s
academic journal. Each article can be read online as a .pdf file (for free).
○ English Teaching: Practice and Critique (New Zealand)
■ Website:
https://edlinked.soe.waikato.ac.nz/research/journal/view.php?archives=tru
e&p=1
■ Note: all issues published through December 2014 are free to access
● Canadian ESL journals
○ Canadian Journal of Applied Linguistics (free access; articles displayed via PDF;
articles written in English and French):
■ Archives: https://journals.lib.unb.ca/index.php/CJAL/issue/archive
■ Current issue: https://journals.lib.unb.ca/index.php/CJAL
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○ Contact Magazine, the official newsletter/magazine for TESLOntario (archives
go back to 2000): http://teslontario.net/publication/contactmagazine
○ TESL Canada Journal archives, from 1984 to 2015
■ Website: http://teslcanadajournal.ca/index.php/tesl/issue/archive
■ Note: all issues are free and open access, though they require your browser
to have a PDF reader plugin
● European journals
○ Bulgaria
■ Website: http://www.betaiatefl.org/publications/
■ Description: Enewsletters (with research articles) and articles, each of
which can be read online, for free
■ Note: there are ten articles and newsletters per page, and 22 pages (as of
May 2016)
○ Czech Republic
■ Website: http://atecr.weebly.com/newsletterarchive.html
■ Description: Online newsletter archive, dating back to 2009.
■ Note: each of these “newsletters” contains several academicstyle papers
on TESOLrelated topics
○ France
■ Online Journal
● Website:
http://www.tesolfrance.org/en/pages/31/onlinejournal.html
● Note: links to several academic papers (English and French)
■ The Journal, Volume 1, 1994 (it can be viewed online):
http://www.tesolfrance.org/en/pages/35/thejournalvolume11994.html
○ Serbia
■ Website: http://elta.org.rs/archive/
■ Description: online newsletter archive
■ Note: the articles listed here aren’t written in an academic journal format,
though they do offer insights into TESOL. In a sense, this newsletter is
The English Connection
similar to (with Korea TESOL).
○ Spain
■ Website: http://www.tesolspain.org/en/pages/4/publications.html
■ Description: links to newsletters and journals. Though only members are
allowed to access most journal articles, there are a few that can be
accessed by the public.
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○ Ukraine
■ Website:
http://www.tesolukraine.com/wpcontent/uploads/2015/12/2015TESOL
UkraineConventionBOOKofPAPERS.pdf
■ Description: 2015 convention publication (for the international conference
that year)
■ Note: written in both English and Ukrainian
● Latin American journals
○ ARTESOL (Argentina) EFL Journal
■ Website: http://artesol.org.ar/publications/efljournal
■ Description: two issues, so far (published in 2014 and 2015). They can be
read for free online (as .pdf files).
○ ARTESOL ESP Journal
■ Website: http://artesol.org.ar/publications/espjournal
■ Description: All volumes and issues (five volumes and six issues so far, as
of May 2016) are accessible online as .pdf files (as of May 2016), though
they may take a while to load.
○ How a Colombian journal for teachers of English
■ Website: http://www.asocopi.org/Publications.html
■ Note: all issues from 2005 onwards are free
● Other ESL journals (international, other languagerelated topics, etc.)
○ 99 Excellent Open Access Journals for Educators:
http://www.onlinecollege.org/2009/11/11/100excellentopenaccessjournalsfor
educators/
○ Directory of Open Access Journals
■ Website: https://doaj.org/
■ Description: directory of different academic journals and articles
(including ones in both ESL and EFL) that are free to access
○ Linguistics Journal
■ Website: http://www.linguisticsjournal.com/
■ Note: all past issues are free, though some require you to register first,
before viewing them. However, registration is free.
○ Proceedings, Moroccan Association of Teachers of English
■ Website: http://mate.ma/index.php/proceedings
■ Description: Copies of academic papers used at TESOL conference
sessions, from 1982 to 2008
○ TESLEJ, the Electronic Journal for English as a Second Language:
http://www.teslej.org/wordpress/
○ TESOL International Journal: http://tesolinternationaljournal.com/
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○ The Internet TESL Journal
■ Website: http://iteslj.org/
■ Note: It was published between 1995 and 2010, though its articles remain
as an online resource.
○ The Journal of English as an International Language:
http://www.eilj.com/
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Other papers and articles
Contents:
● Research papers and articles (fulllength scientific papers)
○ Approaches to teaching second or foreign languages
■ Communicative approach
■ Communicative Language Teaching (CLT)
■ Ecological Approach to language teaching
■ KWL
■ Other teaching methodologies
○ Cognition (and thinking)
○ Education (general)
○ Listening
○ Psychology
○ Reading
○ Speaking
○ Testing, assessment, and feedback
○ Writing
○ Other articles
● Master’s and Doctoral Theses collections
● Master’s and Doctoral Theses individual authors
Research papers and articles
● File Title:
Research papers and articles
● Includes the following:
○ Approaches to teaching second or foreign languages
■ Communicative approach
■ Communicative Language Teaching (CLT)
■ Ecological Approach to language teaching
■ KWL
■ Other teaching methodologies
○ Cognition (and thinking)
○ Education (general)
○ Listening
○ Psychology
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○ Reading
○ Speaking
○ Testing, assessment, and feedback
○ Writing
○ Other articles
● Link, to go to the page:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/19HsyojVAQIAOt3HvWkH6QJYDJtC8KqsGY_E
R3FAHQY/edit?usp=sharing
Master’s and Doctoral Theses collections:
● MA TESOL Collection, SIT: http://digitalcollections.sit.edu/ipp_collection/
● MA TESOL Dissertations, University of Birmingham:
http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/edacs/departments/englishlanguage/research/resou
rces/essays/tefltesl.aspx
● Masters dissertations, MATESOL, University of Bath:
http://www.bath.ac.uk/library/dissertations/index.php?programme=MA+Teaching+Engli
sh+to+Speakers+of+Other+Languages+%28TESOL%29&online=
● Neuroscience Theses and Dissertations, Iowa State University:
http://lib.dr.iastate.edu/neuroscience_etd/
● OATD (Open Access Theses and Dissertations)
○ Website: https://oatd.org/
○ Description: Type in whatever subject you’re interested in (e.g. TESOL), and
you’ll find dissertations and theses for each subject. As well, you can read the
full document (as a .pdf file).
● PQDT Open
○ Website: http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/search.html
○ Description: Open access dissertations and theses. Type in whatever subject
you’re interested in (e.g. TESOL), and you’ll find dissertations and theses for
each subject. As well, you can read both the abstract, and also the full document
(as a .pdf file).
● TESOL Master’s Theses and Plan B Papers (University of Wisconsin)
○ Website: https://minds.wisconsin.edu/handle/1793/44020
○ Note: papers open up in a separate window
● University of MassachusettsAmherst College of Education dissertations:
http://scholarworks.umass.edu/education_diss/
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Master’s and Doctoral Theses individual authors:
● Edwina Eunice Abbott On the Analysis of the Factor of Recall in the Learning Process
, :
https://www.ideals.illinois.edu/bitstream/handle/2142/53176/onanalysisoffact00abbo.pdf
?sequence=2
● Douglas Bill Coulson Meaningful learning and retroactive inference in prose materials
, :
http://scholarworks.umass.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2556&context=theses
● Nayyer Hassan The Impact of Teachers’ Beliefs on L2 Grammar Teaching
, (MATESOL
thesis):
http://www.languageinindia.com/aug2013/nayyerhassanthesis.pdf
● Seungha Lee ,
Bullyinglike Behaviours in South Korea: Terms Used, Origins in Early
Childhood, and Links to Moral Reasoning (doctoral thesis):
http://research.gold.ac.uk/6440/1/PSY_thesis_Lee_2011.pdf
● Vinicius O. Souza ,
A Case for an Ecological Approach and against Language
Commodification in ELT :
http://digitalcollections.sit.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1709&context=ipp_collection
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Information on how people learn
● File title:
Information on how people learn articles, summaries, and thoughts
● Link:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1WlRa3OYmmkEirxg4RXAqQw5M30nTqidYxfb
S3Imek
● Contents: summaries of research articles that are relevant to education (in general) and
TESOL / TEFL (specifically), as well as thoughts on them, some insights into how they
can be applied in the classroom, and also questions for further consideration.
● Topics covered:
○ The Brain
○ Classroom management
○ Coteaching
○ Education
○ Human development
○ Introversion vs. Extroversion
○ Language assessment
○ Learning second languages
○ Memory, studying, and learning
○ Psychology
○ Social networks
○ Testing and tests
○ Women’s rights/gender studies
○ Domestic and sexual violence
○ Other articles
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Ebooks on education, learning, and teaching
Contents:
● General summaries
● Websites with free ebooks (mainly in English)
● Specific ebooks, organized by author
General summaries
● Descriptions of noteworthy education thinkers (not an ebook, but more of an
introduction):
http://www.ibe.unesco.org/en/services/onlinematerials/publications/thinkersoneducatio
n.html
● Fifty Major Thinkers on Education, from Confucius to Dewey (edited by Joy A. Palmer):
http://elibrary.kiu.ac.ug:8080/jspui/bitstream/1/1432/1/Fifty%20Major%20Thinkers%20o
n%20Education~%20From%20Confucius%20to%20Dewey%20%20Routledge.pdf
Websites with free ebooks (mainly in English)
● Amazon (dot) com free book collection: http://www.amazon.com/b?node=2245146011
Free classic books that people can download on Kindle ereaders
● Baen Free Library: http://www.baen.com/categories/freelibrary.html Books published
by Baen Books, which can either be read online (for free) or downloaded (for free).
Genre: science fiction.
● BookBook: http://bookboon.com/ Ebooks and textbooks free to download
● Bookyards: http://www.bookyards.com/en/welcome#.VzrLHSF88Qo Over 20,000
ebooks. Downloading is free, plus users can upload their own books.
● Digital Collections @ Stanford: http://collections.stanford.edu/ Stanford University
ebook collections (has links to websites with works on specific topics)
● EBooks@Adelaide: https://ebooks.adelaide.edu.au/ Ebooks, hosted by the University
of Adelaide. Most were published before 1923, though a few were published afterwards.
They can be viewed online, or can be downloaded to an ereader (like a Kindle).
Note: the books on this site are in the public domain in Australia. However, there is a
chance that some are still under copyright in other countries, like the U.S.
● FreeBookSpot: http://www.freebookspot.es/ Free ebooks for download (appears to be
textbooks)
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■ Prior Analytics:
● https://ebooks.adelaide.edu.au/a/aristotle/a8pra/
● https://ebooks.adelaide.edu.au/a/aristotle/a8pra/complete.html
■ Posterior Analytics
● https://ebooks.adelaide.edu.au/a/aristotle/a8poa/
● https://ebooks.adelaide.edu.au/a/aristotle/a8poa/complete.html
■ Topics
● https://ebooks.adelaide.edu.au/a/aristotle/a8t/
● https://ebooks.adelaide.edu.au/a/aristotle/a8t/complete.html
■ On Sophistical Refutations
● https://ebooks.adelaide.edu.au/a/aristotle/sophistical/
● https://ebooks.adelaide.edu.au/a/aristotle/sophistical/complete.html
○ Poetics
■ https://ebooks.adelaide.edu.au/a/aristotle/poetics/
■ https://ebooks.adelaide.edu.au/a/aristotle/poetics/complete.html
○ Rhetoric
■ https://ebooks.adelaide.edu.au/a/aristotle/a8rh/
■ https://ebooks.adelaide.edu.au/a/aristotle/a8rh/complete.html
○ Aristotle and Ancient Educational Ideals , by Thomas Davidson:
http://www.gutenberg.org/files/40552/40552h/40552h.htm
● Francis Bacon :
○ Novum Organum
:http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/45988
○ The Advancement of Learning :
http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/5500
● Albert Bandura :
○ Social Cognitive Theory of Moral Thought and Action
■ Website:
http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.8.3063&rep=re
p1&type=pdf
■ Note: chapter out of Handbook of moral behavior and development ,
volume 1, which was edited by W. M. Kurtines & J. L. Gewirtz
○ Social Learning Theory :
http://www.jku.at/org/content/e54521/e54528/e54529/e178059/Bandura_SocialLe
arningTheory_ger.pdf
● George Berkeley , A Treatise Concerning the Principles of Human Knowledge :
http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/4723
● Alfred Binet :
○ Mentally Defective Children (by Alfred Binet and Theodore Simon)
■ Website: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/36458
■ Note: the title may not be appropriate for the early 21st century.
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○ The Mind and the Brain :
http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/21077
● Confucius The Great Learning
, :
https://ebooks.adelaide.edu.au/c/confucius/c748g/
● John Dewey :
○ How We Think :
http://www.gutenberg.org/files/37423/37423h/37423h.htm
○ Human Nature and Conduct :
http://www.gutenberg.org/files/41386/41386h/41386h.htm
○ Democracy and Education :
http://www.gutenberg.org/files/852/852h/852h.htm
○ Studies in Logical Theory :
http://www.gutenberg.org/files/40665/40665h/40665h.htm
○ Essays in Experimental Logic :
http://www.gutenberg.org/files/40794/40794h/40794h.htm
○ Moral Principles in Education :
http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/25172
○ The Child and the Curriculum :
http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/29259
● Janet Enever, Jayne Moon, and Uma Raman (eds.), Young Learner English Language
Policy and Implementation: International Perspectives :
http://englishagenda.britishcouncil.org/sites/ec/files/booksyounglearnerenglishlanguag
epolicyandimplementation.pdf
● Lily Wong Fillmore :
○ Common Core Standards Can English Learners Meet Them? :
http://programs.ccsso.org/projects/ELLCONF/Presentations/Lily%20wong%20fill
more.pdf
○ What Teachers Need to Know About Language (coauthored with Catherine E.
Snow): http://people.ucsc.edu/~ktellez/wongfillsnow.html
● Paulo Freire Pedagogy of the Oppressed
, (30th anniversay edition):
http://www.msu.ac.zw/elearning/material/1335344125freire_pedagogy_of_the_oppresed.
pdf
● Francois Gouin ,
The Art of Teaching and Studying Languages
○ Website: https://archive.org/details/artofteachingstu00gouirich
○ Note: public domain pages has links for where to access this work.
● Sandra Leaton Gray , An enquiry into Continuing Professional Development for
Teachers :
https://koreatesol.org/sites/default/files/pdf/GrayenquiryintoCPD.pdf
● John T. Guthrie, Alan Wigfield, and Susan Lutz Klauda ,
Adolescents’ Engagement in
Academic Literacy :
http://www.cori.umd.edu/researchpublications/2012_adolescents_engagement_ebook.pd
f
● Sandra H. Harwell, Ph.D. ,
Teacher Professional Development: It’s Not an Event, It’s a
Process :
http://www.cord.org/uploadedfiles/HarwellPaper.pdf
● Richard Hudson ,
Word grammar, cognitive linguistics and and secondlanguage
learning and teaching : http://dickhudson.com/wpcontent/uploads/2013/07/sla.pdf
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● David Hume An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding
, :
http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/9662
● William James Principles of Psychology
, :
https://ebooks.adelaide.edu.au/j/james/william/principles/index.html
● Immanuel Kant The Critique of Pure Reason
, :
http://www.gutenberg.org/files/4280/4280h/4280h.htm
● Stephen Krashen :
○ Principles and Practice in Second Language Acquisition :
http://www.sdkrashen.com/content/books/principles_and_practice.pdf
○ Second Language Acquisition and Second Language Learning :
http://www.sdkrashen.com/content/books/sl_acquisition_and_learning.pdf
● B. Kumaravadivelu , Beyond Methods: Macrostrategies for Language Teaching
:
http://www.ugr.es/~isanz/archivos_m3thodology/kumaravidelulibrocap1.pdf
● Caroline Linse The Children’s Response: TPR and Beyond
, :
○ Main site:
http://americanenglish.state.gov/files/ae/resource_files/childrens_response.pdf
○ Alternate website, with different formats for downloading:
http://americanenglish.state.gov/resources/childrensresponse
● John Locke :
○ An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding, Volume 1 :
http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/10615
○ An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding, Volume 2 :
http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/10616
● William McGuffey :
○ McGuffey’s readers (complete collection):
http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=william+mcguffey&go=G
○ Specific editions
■ McGuffey’s Eclectic Primer, Revised Edition :
http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/14642
■ McGuffey’s First Eclectic Reader, Revised Edition :
http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/14640
■ McGuffey’s Second Eclectic Reader :
http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/14668
■ McGuffey’s Third Eclectic Reader :
http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/14766
■ McGuffey’s Fourth Eclectic Reader :
http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/14880
■ McGuffey’s Fifth Eclectic Reader :
http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/15040
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■ McGuffey’s Sixth Eclectic Reader :
http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/16751
● Horace Mann :
○ Complete works of Horace Mann:
http://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/webbin/book/lookupname?key=Mann%2C%
20Horace%2C%2017961859
○ Mann’s annual reports:
■ Fifth Annual Report (1841): http://library.uml.edu/clh/All/hman.htm
■ Third to Eighth of Mann’s 12 annual reports to the Secretary of the
Massachusetts State Board of Education:
http://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/100558225
■ https://www.google.com/search?tbm=bks&q=horace+mann Go to
“Annual reports on education (edited by mrs. M. Mann).” It has ten of the
12 reports, including the fifth one (from 1841), which goes from page 92
to page 128, and the 12th one (from 1848), which starts on page 640.
● A link to the actual ebook can be found here:
https://books.google.co.kr/books?id=X5gBAAAAQAAJ&printsec
=frontcover&dq=horace+mann&hl=en&sa=X&redir_esc=y#v=one
page&q=horace%20mann&f=false
● If neither of these links work, go to https://books.google.com and
type in “Horace Mann.” Then, look for his work on the annual
reports.
● A very short summary of the 12th report can be found here:
http://www.tnellen.com/ted/tc/12th_report.html
■ Tenth Annual Report to the Secretary of the Massachusetts State Board of
Education (1846):
http://genius.com/Horacemanntenthannualreporttothesecretaryofth
emassachusettsstateboardofeducation1846lyrics
● John Stuart Mill
○ A System of Logic, Ratiocinative and Inductive :
http://www.gutenberg.org/files/27942/27942h/27942h.html
○ The Subjection of Women
■ Main site: http://www.gutenberg.org/files/27083/27083h/27083h.htm
■ Alternate site:
http://www.constitution.org/jsm/women.htm
● Maria Montessori The Absorbent Mind
, :
○ Website: https://archive.org/details/absorbentmind031961mbp
○ Note: list of links for where it can be read, or where it can be downloaded from.
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● Fran Mues and Mary Dean Sorcinelli Preparing a Teaching Portfolio
, :
https://cndls.georgetown.edu/media/documents/teachingportfolio.pdf
● Friedrich Nietzsche On the Future of Our Educational Institutions
, :
http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/28146
● Plato:
○ Meno
■ Website: http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1643
■ Description: work that attempts to define what virtue is, and which ends
up spelling out other concepts related to knowledge and learning.
○ The Republic
■ Website: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1497
■ Note: Here is a website that specifically lists ways in which The Republic
dealt with education:
https://www.scu.edu/character/resources/educationinplatosrepublic/
● Jack C. Richards and Theodore S. Rodgers ,
Approaches and Methods in Language
Teaching :
○ Website: http://ebooks.cambridge.org/ebook.jsf?bid=CBO9780511667305
○ Note: page offers links to each chapter, in .pdf format
● JeanJacques Rousseau Emile; or, Concerning Education
, :
http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/5427
● Kati SomogyiToth Observation Tasks: a Workbook for Student Teachers
, :
http://www.tttjournal.co.uk/uploads/File/ttj_plus/Observation%20Tasks.pdf
● Lewis M. Terman The Measurement of Intelligence
, :
http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/20662
● The National Council of Teachers of English ,
Bright Ideas: A Teacher’s Resource
Manual :
○ Main website:
http://americanenglish.state.gov/files/ae/resource_files/bright_ideas.pdf
○ Alternate link:
http://americanenglish.state.gov/resources/brightideasteachersresourcemanual )
● Lev Vygotsky :
○ Website: https://www.marxists.org/archive/vygotsky/
○ Note: Works by Vygotsky
● Mary Wollstonecraft A Vindication of the Rights of Woman
, :
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/3420
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Videos and Audio (teacher trainingrelated)
● 100 different video sites for teachers
○ Website: http://www.edudemic.com/bestvideositesforteachers/
○ Description: has 100 different video sites that educators might be able to use.
Sites’ content ranges from professional development to classroom resources.
● Communicative Language Teaching: What We Have Gained (And What We Might Have
Lost):
○ Website: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hoUx036IN9Q
○ Description: A Conversation Between Jeremy Harmer and Scott Thornbury on
Communicative Language Teaching
● ESL Cafe video links
○ Website: http://www.eslcafe.com/search/Video/
○ Description: this site includes links to different ESLrelated videos that teachers
can use in the classroom. There are also teachertraining videos.
● ESLFocus Teacher Expert
○ Website: http://www.eslfocus.com/article_author.php?author_id=1136
○ Description: video lectures on designing vocabulary lessons, ESL games, and
eliciting and concept checking
● Finding inspiration and liberation through inquirybased education (TEDx talk):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5RM8ZiCw3s
● Global English TESOL Course videos:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbZ_SICFGUSNDceoGoiIHlQ
● IATEFL 2015 conference session videos: https://iatefl.britishcouncil.org/2015/sessions
● Inquirybased learning teaching model:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sLQPXd8BiIA
● Korea TESOL’s online video library
○ Website: https://koreatesol.org/video
○ Description: has videos of lectures from different Korea TESOL conferences.
● Korea TESOL’s youtube page: https://www.youtube.com/user/KoreaTESOL/
● OnTESOL videos:
○ Website: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVW0TNT98ekHeK6__LAj1FA
○ Description: has videos on a variety of topics, including classroom management,
teaching reading skills, and using authentic material.
● Popular Videos TESOL International Association:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6ePTsowrQZ6G3DRrJehGmy4cMqw50AD
● Problembased learning (video): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sNhismExIwU
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● TED Talks
○ Websites:
■ Main site: https://www.ted.com/
■ Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/TEDtalksDirector
○ Description: a series of talks on different topics ranging from habits of original
thinkers to how languages evolve.
● TEDx talks
○ Website: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsT0YIqwnpJCMmx7gSA4Q
○ Description: series of talks similar to TED talks, only they are independent
● TESOL Asia videos (from conferences): https://www.tesol.asia/tesolasiavideos/
● The New School’s youtube page (including some ELT videos):
https://www.youtube.com/user/thenewschoolnyc/
● TOTAL ESL videos
○ Website: http://www.totalesl.com/totaleslvideos
○ Description: videos for ESL teachers, on topics like vocabulary, conversation, and
grammar.
● Total Physical Response (TPR): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Mk6RRf4kKs
● U.S. State Department professional development videos for teacher:
○ AE (American English) Webinars
■ Website: http://americanenglish.state.gov/aewebinars
● Description: Online teacher training seminars for professional
development. Webinar topics include the following:
○ Speaking, listening, and pronunciation
○ Reading and writing
○ U.S. culture
○ Fun and games
○ Teaching methods
○ Grammar and vocabulary
○ Global citizenship
○ American English webinars:
http://americanenglish.state.gov/resources/americanenglishwebinars
○ Shaping the Way We Teach English: from Observation to Action
■ Website:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7BlTIDdOgZKXgMkfUsDGoF
p5HH97TP_8
■ Contents: has 13 videos showing classes
○ Shaping the Way We Teach English: Successful Practices Around the World
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■ Website:
http://americanenglish.state.gov/resources/shapingwayweteachenglish
successfulpracticesaroundworld
■ Contents: 14 online modules, each consisting of a 1015 minute video).
■ Note: The ebook Shaping the Way We Teach English: from Observation
to Action accompanies this video series. Link here:
http://americanenglish.state.gov/files/ae/resource_files/shaping_frm_obser
v_508.pdf
● What is Inquirybased Learning?
○ Website: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u84ZsS6niPc
○ Description: Video explaining what inquirybased learning is
● Videos and podcasts of lectures on TESOL and Applied Linguistics, from Columbia
University Teachers College:
https://www.tc.columbia.edu/artsandhumanities/appliedlinguisticstesol/resources/vide
osandpodcasts/
● Videos on projectbased learning, from the Buck Institute:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeW62mMaR00e3hXWmUCZmtQ
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Online courses/MOOCs
● Class Central website with listings of free, online MOOCs in a number of different
topics
○ Class Central’s website: https://www.classcentral.com/
○ Class Central’s ESL MOOCs (which include teaching ESL):
https://www.classcentral.com/tag/esl
● Coursera
○ Website: https://www.coursera.org/
○ Description: website that offers free MOOCstyle courses from a number of major
universities, including Duke University, Johns Hopkins University, Stanford
University, the University of California at San Diego, and the University of
Pennsylvania.
● edX
○ Website: https://www.edx.org/
○ Description: website with free MOOCstyle courses from a number of
universities, including Boston University, Harvard University, the Massachusetts
Institute of Technology, the University of CaliforniaBerkeley, and the University
of Texas.
○ Note: while there are some ESLrelated courses on this website, there do not
appear to be too many.
● Free courses from MIT, including some in education and teaching:
http://ocw.mit.edu/index.htm
● Future Learn
○ Website: https://www.futurelearn.com/
○ Description: website that offers free online courses on many different topics.
● MOOC List, a website with listings of free, online MOOCs
○ MOOC List’s website: https://www.mooclist.com/
○ MOOC List’s ESLrelated courses (including teaching ESL):
https://www.mooclist.com/tags/english?static=true
● Open Education Database (OEDB)
○ Website: http://oedb.org/open/
○ Description: website that lists over 10,000 free, online MOOCs, in a number of
different fields, including ESL
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● First Year Teacher SelfStudy Course
○ Website: http://www.readingrockets.org/teachers/firstyear/fyt_program
○ Description: selfpaced online course for novice K3 teachers, to teach them how
to teach children to read. Developed by Reading Rockets.
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Teacher training courses (online, and oncampus)
Contents:
● General introductory information
● CELTA and DELTA
○ CELTA
○ DELTA
● TEFL Certification
○ Oncampus TEFL Certification programs
○ Online TEFL certification
● Teaching certification
○ General information on how to become a certified/licensed teacher
○ Teaching licensure alternate certification (general information)
○ Teaching certification specific online/distance programs
● Graduate programs in TESOLrelated fields
General introductory information
● Common Qualifications for English Language Teachers:
https://www.tesol.org/enhanceyourcareer/careerdevelopment/beginningyourcareer/co
mmonqualificationsforenglishlanguageteachers
● Information on teacher training (ESL Cafe):
http://www.eslcafe.com/search/Teacher_Training/index.html
● Standards for ShortTerm TEFL/TESL Certificate Programs:
https://www.tesol.org/advancethefield/standards/standardsforshorttermteflteslcertif
icateprograms
○ Notes:
■ Intended for program administrators, though it would likely also be useful
for people looking into taking a 120180 hour TEFL/TESL course
■ TESOL International does not
evaluate shortterm TEFL/TESL courses
○ Links on website (for more information):
■ Strand 1 Organization and Program Management Standards:
https://www.tesol.org/advancethefield/standards/standardsforshortter
mteflteslcertificateprograms/organizationandprogrammanagementst
andards
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■ Strand 2 Curriculum Standards:
https://www.tesol.org/advancethefield/standards/standardsforshortter
mteflteslcertificateprograms/curriculumandinstructorstandards
■ Strand 3 Candidate Standards:
https://www.tesol.org/advancethefield/standards/standardsforshortter
mteflteslcertificateprograms/candidatestandards
● TEFL/TESL Certificate and Distance Learning Programs (general information/advice):
https://www.tesol.org/enhanceyourcareer/careerdevelopment/beginningyourcareer/ce
rtificateprogramsanddistancelearningprograms
CELTA and DELTA
● CELTA:
○ Bridge TEFL website:
http://www.bridgetefl.com/celta/
○ Cambridge English website:
■ http://www.cambridgeenglish.org/teachingenglish/teachingqualifications
/celta/
■ Note: page includes links with information on the CELTAYL certificate,
as well as locations for CELTA centers around the world (2,800, in 130
countries)
■ How to take the Cambridge English CELTA:
http://www.cambridgeenglish.org/teachingenglish/teachingqualifications
/celta/waystotakecelta/
● DELTA :
○ Cambridge English website:
http://www.cambridgeenglish.org/teachingenglish/teachingqualifications/delta/
○ Cambridge School (both CELTA and DELTA):
http://www.celtadelta.com/
○ DELTA courses:
https://www.celtadelta.com/upcoming?course_type=DELTA
○ TEFL (dot) net information on DELTA:
http://www.tefl.net/teflcourses/faqcambridgedelta.htm
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TEFL Certification
● Oncampus TEFL Certification programs
○ Hanyang University (HYU)
■ Location : Seoul (main campus); Ansan (Education Research Industry
Cluster at Ansan [ERICA])
■ Degrees/certificates offered : TESOL Certification
■ Websites with information on the program :
● HYU TESOL:
http://tesol.hanyang.ac.kr/eindex.html
● HYU TESOL (introductory page can choose between English
and Korean):
http://tesol.hanyang.ac.kr/
● TESOL Certification:
http://tesol.hanyang.ac.kr/eindexB1.html
○ TEFL Certification Programs in the United States
■ Contact (TEFL/TESOL Certification in USA):
http://www.learn4good.com/tefl/tefl_training_usa.htm
■ TEFL Courses Abroad in the United States:
http://www.goabroad.com/teflcourses/search/unitedstates/teflabroad1
■ Train to Teach English in the United States (certificates and courses):
http://www.transitionsabroad.com/listings/work/esl/unitedstates.shtml
○ TEFL Certification Programs Around the World
■ TEFL Courses (from GoAbroad [dot] com):
http://www.goabroad.com/teflcourses
■ TEFL Courses Abroad: http://www.gooverseas.com/teflcourses
● Can choose any country or region with these types of programs
● Program types: CELTA, Hybrid TEFL, Online, and TEFL
● Online TEFL certification
○ 120 Hour TEFL/TESOL certification:
https://www.teflonline.net/teflonlinecourses/120hourtefltesolcertification/
○ Bridge TEFL
■ General website: http://www.bridgetefl.com/
■ Online TEFL Certification:
http://www.bridgetefl.com/onlineteflcertification/ (it appears to be
accredited)
○ CIEE’s TEFL certification programs: https://www.ciee.org/tefl/
○ Georgetown University TEFL Certificate (mostly online, but it requires a few
sessions at Georgetown): http://cledsp.georgetown.edu/tefl
○ TEFL Online: http://www.teflonline.com/
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○ TESOL Core Certificate Program:
https://www.tesol.org/attendandlearn/certificateleadershipprograms/tesolcore
certificateprogram
Teaching Certification
● General information on how to become a certified/licensed teacher
○ Alternative routes to teacher certification
■ Website: https://www2.ed.gov/admins/tchrqual/recruit/altroutes/report.pdf
■ Description: 70page booklet on alternate certification, including elements
that programs like that should have, as well as profiles of a few alternate
certification programs
○ Alternative Teaching Certification
■ Website:
http://www.teachingcertification.com/alternativeteachingcertification.ht
ml
■ Description: Lists alternative teaching certification requirements in each
U.S. state, as well as the District of Columbia
○ Common Qualifications for English Language Teachers
■ Website:
https://www.tesol.org/enhanceyourcareer/careerdevelopment/beginning
yourcareer/commonqualificationsforenglishlanguageteachers
■ Description: information on what EFL/ESL teachers need to do to get
qualified to work in their field in the U.S. includes teaching certification
○ ESLteacherEDU
■ Website: http://www.eslteacheredu.org/
■ Description: Has information on how to become a statecertified ESL
teacher for each state in the U.S., as well as the District of Columbia.
○ Teacher Certification Degrees
■ Website: http://www.teachercertificationdegrees.com/
■ Description: Website with information on gaining state teaching
certification, including requirements for each state, how certification
works, and different paths towards gaining teaching certification
(including via a few online programs).
○ Understanding Certification: Licensing and Certification Requirements
■ Website: https://www.teach.org/teachingcertification
■ Description: Lists requirements for gaining a teaching license in all 50
states, as well as the District of Columbia.)
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○ Master’s in ESL Your TESOL Degree and Career Guide
■ Website: http://www.mastersinesl.org/schools/
■ Description: Website that lists master’s degree programs in TESOL, in the
United States, as well as steps teachers should take to become certified in
teaching ESL in the U.S.
■ Note: Useful website, though it no longer appears to be maintained.
● Teaching licensure things to consider when looking into alternate certification
○ Certification as an alternative to, or part of, a graduate degree:
http://www.idealist.org/info/GradEducation/Resources/Options/Certification
○ Research Spotlight on Alternative Routes to Teacher Certification
■ Website: http://www.nea.org/tools/16578.htm
■ Description: Mentions history of how alternative teaching certification
developed in the U.S. from the early 1980s, and also lists some things to
bear in mind, when considering a program like this
○ Three questions to ask any program:
■ Website: www.ecapteach.com/three.php
■ Note: This is an advertisement for a company, but the questions posted
here seem to be valid, in general
○ Other (miscellaneous) advice, when looking at alternate teaching certification
programs in the United States (based on personal experience):
■ How are teacher certification standards in the state the program is in
compared to those of other states?
■ Do people enrolled in that program take the PRAXIS exam at the end, or
do they take a different test?
■ What is the purpose of this program?
■ How easy is it for a teacher who receives teaching certification in that
state to teach in another state, or in a different country? For example, if an
ESL or EFL instructor gained alternate teaching certification in Florida via
a licensure program, would they That is, if an ESL teacher is certified to
teach in Florida via this program, would they also be able to teach in
California or New York, or at an international school somewhere, or in a
different country’s public school system?
■ What do people who receive certification with the program end up doing,
after they complete it?
● Teaching certification specific online/distance programs (alternate certification)
○ American Board for Certification of Teacher Excellence (ABCTE)
■ Description: Nonprofit, nonpartisan organization (launched by the U.S.
Department of Education) that offers online alternate certification for ten
different fields (including English/Language Arts and Special Education,
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as well as a Reading Endorsement), in 12 states, as well as in private
schools and international schools.
The website indicates that participants have one year to complete the
program, though most people finish it in 710 months.
■ Websites
● Organization’s website: http://abcte.org/
● Wikipedia entry on ABCTE
○ Website:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Board_for_Certific
ation_of_Teacher_Excellence
○ Description: describes the program in more detail. (Easier
to read and understand than the organization’s actual
website.)
■ Notes
● I am uncertain whether or not the program offers alternative state
certification in ESL
● The main website for ABCTE has a popup chat window in the
lower right corner that apparently enables visitors to chat with an
ABCTE representative. However, it makes a loud and distracting
“ding”type sound when you visit.
○ CSU Global:
■ Website: https://csuglobal.edu/graduate/programs/licensure/teacherready
■ Description: Online program that offers state teaching certification (via
TeacherReady), along with a master’s degree (M.S. in Teaching and
Learning, or the master's degree of your choice).
○ FASTTrain
■ Website: http://www.state.gov/m/dghr/flo/c22005.htm
■ Description: Twoyear program offered through George Mason University
(in conjunction with both the Commonwealth of Virginia and the U.S.
State Department) that allows teachers to gain a teaching license in
Virginia (and 46 other states), and which also lets them teach abroad, in
international schools. Much of it can be done online.
○ TeachNow
■ Website: http://teachnow.com/
■ Description: Online teaching certification program offered through the
District of Columbia
○ Teacher Ready
■ Website: https://www.teacherready.org/
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■ Description: Online state teaching certification program that offers Florida
state teaching certification.
○ Texas Teachers
■ Website: http://www.texasteachers.org/
■ Description: Online teaching certification with the state of Texas.
Graduate programs in TESOLrelated fields
● List of TESOL and ESL programs in the United States:
http://www.mastersintesol.net/programs/
● Master’s in TESOL: Your Guide to an Advanced Teaching Degree
○ Website: http://mastersintesol.com/
○ Description: offers information on pursuing a MATESOL degree, including cost,
career options and job prospects, how to choose the right program for you,
TESOLrelated specialties in demand, and also online programs
● Mastersportal
○ Website: http://www.mastersportal.eu/
○ Description: allows user to search for graduate school programs, worldwide
(though not all programs are listed)
● Questions to ask when choosing a MATESOL program:
https://www.tesol.org/docs/careercenter/tipsforchoosingamaintesolprogrammich
ellebagwell4913.pdf?sfvrsn=2
● Recognized Master’s and Doctorallevel TESL programs in Canada:
https://www.tesl.ca/index.php/training/teslcanadarecognizedteachertrainingprograms/
standardthreeprograms
● Study Postgraduate Education Courses in Australia
○ Website:
http://www.australianuniversities.com.au/courses/australia/postgraduate/education
/campus/c/d/pgeducation/
○ Description: lists graduate school programs in Australia (including those in
TESOL)
● Master’s in ESL
○ Website: http://www.mastersinesl.org/schools/
○ Description: master’s degree programs in TESOL, in the United States, as well as
steps teachers should take to become certified in teaching ESL in the U.S.
○ Note: Useful website, though it no longer appears to be maintained.
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Koreaspecific Websites
Contents:
● Learning Korean
● Living and working in South Korea
● Traveling abroad
● Traveling around South Korea
● Weather in South Korea
Learning Korean
● Free online resources to learn Korean:
http://forum.wordreference.com/threads/freeonlineresourcestolearnkorean.1069623/
● 60 Video Lessons for Learning Korean:
http://www.infocobuild.com/language/korean/60videolessonsforlearningkorean.html
● Games for learning some Korean words
○ Website: www.digitaldialects.com/Korean.htm
○ Note: requires Flash player
● Korean Multimedia Dictionary, from the University of Indiana
○ Website: http://www.indiana.edu/~koreanrs/kordic.html
○ Note: requires Flash Player
● Learn Korean for Beginners!:
http://www.learnkoreanlanguage.com/learnkoreanbeginners.html
● Learning Korean (links from San Diego State University):
http://linguistics.sdsu.edu/languages_and_esl/korean/links.html
● Let’s Learn Korean (series of Korean lessons offered through KBS):
http://world.kbs.co.kr/learn_korean/lessons/e_index.htm
● Talk to Me in Korean
○ Website: http://www.talktomeinkorean.com/
○ Description: offers audio and video lessons for learning Korean
Living and working in South Korea
● Currency exchange rate websites:
○ Xrates: http://www.xrates.com/
○ XE currency converter: http://www.xe.com/currencyconverter/
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● Expat blogs and magazines
○ 10 Magazine
■ Website: https://www.10mag.com/
■ Description: Englishlanguage magazine focusing on events (and the like)
in South Korea
○ 12 best blogs in South Korea, as of 2013
■ Website:
http://kimchibytes.com/2013/05/01/thetwelvebestblogsinsouthkorea/
■ Note: at least one of them the Marmot’s Hole has been taken down
○ Ask a Korean
■ Website: http://askakorean.blogspot.kr/
■ Description: Englishlanguage blog hosted by a Korean who lives in the
U.S., which answers commonlyasked questions about South Korea, as
well as Korean culture
○ Groove
■ Website: http://groovekorea.com/
■ Description: Englishlanguage magazine (in South Korea) that focuses on
news, traveling, entertainment, food and drink, and sports.
○ Winners and Finalists of the 2014 KBlogg Awards
■ Website: http://www.koreaobserver.com/blogawards/
■ Descriptions: lists a number of good blogs in South Korea)
● Guides to living and working in South Korea
○ Korea How
■ Website: http://www.koreahow.com/
■ Description: the English teacher’s guide to living, working, and traveling
in Korea
○ Korea TESOL
■ Website: https://koreatesol.org/
■ Description: professional society for ESL and EFL professionals in South
Korea
○ http://www.korea4expats.com/ Korea4Expats, a website with information for
expats living and working in South Korea (including festivals, daily life, handling
employer complaints, and moving to South Korea).
○ http://www.moleg.go.kr/english/korLawEng?pstSeq=47463 Korean laws in
English
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○ Waygook.org
■ Website: http://www.waygook.org/
■ Description: website used by NEST’s (Native English Speaking Teachers)
in South Korea. It has lessons, games, and the like, as well as advice for
living and working in South Korea.
○ The Korean Law Blog
■ Website: http://www.thekoreanlawblog.com/
■ Description: Englishlanguage blog on South Korean law
● Koreabridge
○ Website: http://koreabridge.net/
○ Description: has blog posts, classifieds, event calendars, and job offered ads
● Life in Korean cities
○ Life in Busan:
■ BFIC (Busan Foundation for International Cooperation)
● Website: http://www.bfia.or.kr/english/contents/b2.asp
● Note: the Busan Foreign Center is part of this (they help expats in
Busan)
■ Busan Haps Magazine
● Website: http://busanhaps.com/
● Description: expat magazine for Busan, as well as Korea (in
general)
■ Busan Metropolitan City website
● Website: http://english.busan.go.kr/Main.bs
● Description: Includes information on living and working there, as
well as tourist sites.
■ Busan subway map
● Website: http://www.9korea.com/subwaymap/busan/
● Languages: English, though it can be displayed in Chinese,
Japanese, and Korean
■ Busanrelated tourism
● Busan Tourism Organization:
http://www.bto.or.kr/eng/main/main.php
● Dynamic Busan: http://etour.busan.go.kr/index.busan
○ Life in Daegu:
■ Daegu Compass
● Website: http://www.daegucompass.com/
● Description: Englishlanguage information guide to Daegu
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■ Daegu Metropolitan City website
● Website: http://english.daegu.go.kr/main.asp
● Description: includes information on living and working there, as
well as tourist sites
■ Daegu subway map
● Website: http://www.9korea.com/subwaymap/daegu/
● Languages: English, though it can be displayed in Chinese,
Japanese, and Korean
○ Life in Daejeon:
■ Daejeon International Center: http://en.dicc.or.kr/smain.html
■ Daejeon Metropolitan City
● Website: http://www.daejeon.go.kr/dre/index.do
● Description: includes transportation information, as well as tourist
sites.
■ Daejeon subway map
● Website: http://www.9korea.com/subwaymap/daejeon/
● Languages: English, though it can be displayed in Chinese and
Korean
○ Life in Gwangju:
■ GFN, an Englishlanguage radio station: http://www.gfn.or.kr/
■ Gwangju Blog, a local blog written by expats in Gwangju:
www.gwangjublog.com
■ Gwangju Bus Information System (Koreanlanguage):
http://bus.gjcity.net/main/main
■ Gwangju Guide
● Website: http://www.gwangjuguide.or.kr/
● Description: guide to living and working in Gwangju (published by
the Gwangju International Center)
■ Gwangju subway map
● Website: http://www.9korea.com/subwaymap/gwangju/
● Languages: English, though it can be displayed in Korean
■ Gwangju UTourpia
● Website: http://utour.gwangju.go.kr/index.do?S=S02
● Description: has tourist information for Gwangju
■ Information on the city of Gwangju (English)
● Website: http://eng.gwangju.go.kr/
● Description: includes information on living and working in
Gwangju, as well as tourist information, and some helpful links.
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■ The Gwangju International Center (GIC)
● Website: http://eng.gic.or.kr
● Description: They offer monthly tours around Jeollanamdo, as
well as weekly lectures on different topics, and Korean and culture
classes. Counselingrelated services, as well as library checkout
privileges, are offered to members.
■ USquare’s (Gwangju Bus Terminal) official website
● Website: http://www.usquare.co.kr/index.asp
● Note: only in Korean, plus it requires Flash
○ Life in Incheon:
■ Incheon Metropolitan City website
● Website: http://english.incheon.go.kr/index.do
● Description: includes information on living and working in that
city, as well as its tourist sites
○ Life in Seoul:
■ Seoul Global Center
● Website: http://global.seoul.go.kr/index.do
● Description: helps expats in that city)
■ Seoul Magazine
● Website: http://magazine.seoulselection.com/
● Description: expat magazine that focuses on life in Seoul, as well
as Korea in general
■ Seoul Metropolitan City website
● Website: http://english.seoul.go.kr/
● Description: includes information on living and working there, as
well as tourist sites
■ Seoul subway map
● Website: http://www.9korea.com/subwaymap/seoul/
● Languages: English, though it can also be displayed in Chinese,
Japanese, and Korean
■ Seoul Village
● Website: http://seoulvillage.blogspot.kr/
● Description: information on Seoul (past and present), along with
pictures
○ Life in Ulsan:
■ Ulsan Metropolitan City
● Website: http://www.ulsan.go.kr/english/index
● Description: has information on life in Ulsan, including business,
tourism, culture, and other information for residents.
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■ Ulsan Online
● Website: http://www.ulsanonline.com/
● Description: provides Englishlanguage information on Ulsan
● Some quality free news websites:
○ Al Jazeera ( http://www.aljazeera.com/ ) Has news from around the world, though
it tends to have more of a Middle Eastern focus
○ BBC ( http://www.bbc.com/news ) Has news from around the world
○ CFR ( http://www.cfr.org/about/newsletters/editorial_archive.html ) Daily world
news briefing (summary of news from around the world, collected from different
sources)
○ Deutsche Welle ( http://www.dw.com/en/topstories/s9097 ) World news, though
it has more of a focus on Germany (and Europe)
○ Korean newspapers and news sites: http://www.w3newspapers.com/southkorea/
○ NHK ( http://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/ ) World news, though it tends
to focus more on Japan
○ Reuters ( http://www.reuters.com/ ) Has news from around the world, though it
has something of a focus on business
○ The Associated Press ( http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/fronts/HOME?SITE=AP )
Has news from around the world, though it’s primarily focused on the United
States (including politics)
Traveling abroad
● Health
○ International Travel and Health (WHO): http://www.who.int/ith/en/
○ Resources for travelers (CDC):
http://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/page/resourcesfortravelers
○ Staying Healthy While Traveling Abroad (U.S. FDA):
http://www.fda.gov/ForConsumers/ConsumerUpdates/ucm049047.htm
○ Travelers’ Health (CDC): http://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel
● Hostel booking
○ Hostels.com: www.hostels.com
○ Hostelworld.com: www.hostelworld.com
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● Rail travel
○ Rail passes:
■ Britrail Pass (just the U.K.): http://www.britrail.net/passes
■ Eurail Pass: http://www.eurail.com/eurailpasses
■ JR Pass: http://www.japanrailpass.net/en/
■ Other international rail passes: https://www.internationalrail.com/
○ Seat61
■ Website: http://www.seat61.com/index.html#.VycI8TEXETY
■ Description: general information on traveling by rail, worldwide
● Safety
○ Know Before You Go staying safe and healthy abroad (U.K. government):
https://www.gov.uk/knowbeforeyougo
○ Travel health and Safety (Canadian government):
https://travel.gc.ca/travelling/healthsafety
○ Traveler’s Checklist (U.S. State Department)
■ Website: https://travel.state.gov/content/passports/en/go/checklist.html
■ Description: things to bear in mind, before going abroad
○ U.S. State Department travel advisories:
https://travel.state.gov/content/passports/en/alertswarnings.html
● Websites for booking plane tickets
○ Air Asia (mainly Southeast Asia): http://www.airasia.com/ot/en/home.page
○ Cheapoair: https://www.cheapoair.com/
○ Orbitz: https://www.orbitz.com/
○ Other discount airlines in Asia:
■ Website: http://wikitravel.org/en/Discount_airlines_in_Asia
■ Note: Though it’s cheaper than other airlines, China Eastern Airlines
flights experience chronic delays, including late takeoffs (often over an
hour), late arrivals, and missed connections. Passengers who fly on it
frequently experience frustration. In a sense, it’s a case of “you get what
you pay for.”
So, if you end up flying to China, you’re probably better off flying via
China Southern than China Eastern.
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Traveling around South Korea
● Tourist attractions and information
○ Current Festivals (South Korean):
http://english.visitkorea.or.kr/enu/ATR/SI_EN_3_2_2.jsp
○ Korea National Park Service
■ Website: http://english.knps.or.kr/
■ Description: has information on South Korea’s national parks
○ Temples
■ Simply Stunning: 33 Incredible Korean Temples (from CNN)
http://travel.cnn.com/seoul/visit/33beautifultemplesenlightenment8574
01/
■ Templestay
● Website: http://eng.templestay.com/
● Description: has information on Korean temple stays
■ The Top21 Buddhist Temples of South Korea:
http://www.sanshin.net/Top20Temples.html
○ UNESCO World Heritage Sites in South Korea:
http://whc.unesco.org/en/statesparties/kr
○ Visit Korea, the official Korea Tourism Organization website
■ Website: http://english.visitkorea.or.kr/enu/index.jsp
■ Description: has information on tourist sites across South Korea, as well as
festivals.
○ Wikitravel for South Korea
■ Website: http://wikitravel.org/en/South_Korea
■ Description: useredited travel guide to South Korea
● Transportation
○ Airports
■ Airport buses, from Incheon International Airport
● Airport Bus Guide (mostly in Korean):
http://www.airport.kr/pa/en/a/3/1/1/index.jsp
● Incheon International Airport Bus Routes (in English):
http://www.lifeinkorea.com/travel2/IABIe.cfm
■ Incheon International Airport: http://seoulairport.com/
■ List of all airports in South Korea: http://airportauthority.com/browseKR
○ Express Bus Lines Association
■ Website: http://www.kobus.co.kr/web/eng/index.jsp
■ Description: has information on fares and schedules for all express buses
in South Korea.
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○ Ferries
■ How to get to ferry terminals in South Korea:
http://asiaenglish.visitkorea.or.kr/ena/TR/TR_EN_5_1_5_4.jsp
■ Information on ferries from mainland South Korea to Jeju Island:
http://english.visitkorea.or.kr/enu/TR/TR_EN_5_1_5_1.jsp
○ Let’s Korail
■ Website:
http://www.letskorail.com/ebizbf/EbizbfForeign_pr16100.do?gubun=1
■ Description: official website for passenger railroad traffic across South
Korea. Among other things, you can look up train schedules and rail
fares.
Weather in South Korea
● Accuweather (South Korea): http://www.accuweather.com/en/kr/southkoreaweather
● Air Pollution in South Korea
○ Website: http://aqicn.org/city/korea
○ How to use: type in the name of the city you live in, to see how the air pollution
is.
○ Note: larger cities often have multiple stations
● Korean Meteorological Administration: http://www.kma.go.kr/eng/index.jsp
● Typhoon Information
○ Hong Kong Observatory
■ Website: http://www.hko.gov.hk/wxinfo/currwx/tc.htm?20160529175210
■ Description: monitors tropical cyclone activity in the western Pacific. It
tends to focus the most on Hong Kong, though it can also show storms
that are bearing down on South Korea, from the south
○ Korean Meteorological Administration
■ Website: http://www.kma.go.kr/eng/weather/typoon/typhoon_5days.jsp
■ Description: monitors tropical cyclones that are bearing down on the
Korean peninsula.
■ Note: wind speeds are measured in meters per second, which can be
confusing if you’re used to miles per hour (mph) or kilometers per hour
(kph).
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■ Conversion factors:
● To convert from m/s to kph, simply multiply the wind speed by
3.6, and change the unit from meters to kilometers. So, 30 m/s
would be 108 kph
● To convert from kph to mph, divide the wind speed by 1.6. So, 80
kph would be 50 mph.
○ Naval Oceanography Portal (USA)
■ Website: https://metoc.ndbc.noaa.gov/JTWC/
■ Description: monitors tropical storms and typhoons in the Pacific Ocean
(including ones that threaten South Korea), as well as Indian Ocean
cyclones
● Weather Underground: https://www.wunderground.com/