ESL = ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE

 

 

ESL-- EFL -- ELL -- ELT -- Teaching English --(and similar terms) --are considered to be all interchangeable terms for the purpose of this website.

 

 

 

ESL WEBSITES FOR KIDS AND BEGINNING ESL/EFL STUDENTS

 

 

 

Compose fridge magnet poetry with an online simulator. 

 

 

 

READINGS FOR INTERMEDIATE TO ADVANCED ESL STUDENTS  -- INCLUDES READINGS, PODCASTS, VIDEOS -- STUDENTS CAN WATCH, LISTEN, OR READ TO NURTURE ALL THREE IMPORTANT SKILLS-- ALL ARTICLES ARE SELECTED FOR RELEVANCE, CURRENCY, and INTEREST.

AN EXAMPLE IS THE "JURASSIC PARK" EFFECT ON SCIENCE and CULTURE"

THESE READINGS CONCLUDE WITH A LISTING OF THE BEST CURRENT ESL WEBSITES.

 

 

 

 

THE FUTURE: WHY IS IT SO FASCINATING?

THIS SPECIFIC SITE IS DESIGNED FOR ADVANCED ESL STUDENTS TO PROMOTE CLASSROOM DISCUSSION, MOTIVATE STUDENT RESEARCH WITH A VARIETY OF THEMES RELATED TO THE NEAR-AND-FAR FUTURE. 

 

THIS WEBSITE ALSO INCLUDES INTERESTING READINGS FOR ADVANCED ESL STUDENTS TO DISCUSS CLASSROOM DISCUSSION or in written one-Pagers so that ESL Teachers can more effectively assess writing skills.

 

ESL Students can also have the option to use their phone to record their reactions/thoughts to these readings and then upload their recordings to the Teacher's website, Blog, or email address.

 

This will help ESL Teachers assess the Student's comprehension of the material and their ESL Speaking skills.

 

 

This site is designed especially for International Students, with advanced ESL skills, who want to apply to U.S. Universities or teach at Universities in their home country, and would like to have an idea of the type of classroom discussion and research projects typical of a U.S. University. 

The very latest Scientific and Technological Innovations are showcased in this website - including future innovations that will change humanity, along with provocative questions for classroom discussion.

  

The site includes a guided research case study, with specific pointers on how to research and write effectively by using the best FREE databases.

 

 

 

FOR ESL STUDENTS WHO WISH TO STUDY IN THE U.S. and need more focused ACADEMIC PREPARATION: 

   

BRIDGES: 

United States Academia for First Generation and International College Students: 

This textbook also includes a chapter on "Grammar for Academic Composition, including how to write strong thesis statements and writing powerful sentences."

 

 

FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS WANTING ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON WHAT U.S UNIVERSITIES OFFER, WHAT A TYPICAL CLASSROOM LOOKS LIKE, HOW PROFESSORS TEACH, AND WHAT U.S. PROFESSORS EXPECT FROM THEIR STUDENTS, THESE RESOURCES WILL SERVE AS EXCELLENT GUIDES:

 

 MIT COURSEWARE: FREE COURSES, FREE LECTURES, FREE VIDEOS AVAILABLE AT MIT:

THE MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (MIT)

  

YALE UNIVERSITY: FREE VIDEOS OF ACTUAL LECTURES GIVEN AT YALE UNIVERSITY.

  

OPEN YALE UNIVERSITY COURSES
This link allows enrollment in an abundance of Yale online courses.

 

  

FREE VIDEO LECTURES from the UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, IRVINE:

https://open.uci.edu/lectures

These Video Lectures provide the crucial backbone of actual courses offered by UCI:

Video Lecture Courses include the following subjects:

• Arts

• Biological Sciences

• Business and Management

• Education

• Engineering

• Health Sciences

• Humanities

• Information & Computer Sciences

• Law

• Library

• Medicine

• Open Education

• Physical Sciences

• Social Ecology

• Cognitive Studies

• Economics

• International Studies

• Political Science

• Social Sciences

• DCE Education

• International Programs - ESL and TEFL

• Teaching and Learning (formerly Distance Learning)

 

 

• CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY COLLEGES OER HUB (2023) 

• OERI STEM.  

• OERI Social Sciences

• OERI Humanities 

• OERI CTE & Applied 

• Biotechnology 

• Information Technology

• Criminal Justice System, Criminology, and the Administration of Justice 

• Information Literacy and Intro to Research and Critical Thinking 

  

 

For free resources in other academic/research areas, please consult this website.

  

FREE DATABASES ARE LISTED HERE

 

 

 

 

NEW! 2023 ESL RESOURCES FROM THE CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY COLLEGES OER HUB

 

OER= Open Educational Resources (All Free)

 

 

 

AMERICANENGLISH.STATE.GOV

 

 

ABOUT THE AMERICAN ENGLISH WEBSITE

 

 

 

 

 

ESL / EFL RESOURCES / FREE TEXTBOOKS/ ONLINE LESSON PLANS 

ALSO MAY BE FOUND HERE and HERE (Searchable) and HERE (Searchable) and HERE and HERE 

and HERE

 

 

 

 

FREE TEXTBOOKS: A RESOURCE LIST

 

 

A new Search Engine to locate free Academic Textbooks: https://bit.ly/FTEATEXT

All textbooks are downloadable to any device connected to the Internet - all free

(This Search Engine created by Stephen Perry, for the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville-- the search engine is frequently updated.)

 

 

 

 

 

A LITERACY PACK DESIGNED FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CHILDREN THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL, including ADULTS LEARNING ENGLISH  (AN ESL/EFL RESOURCE)

 

 

 

 

 

RESOURCES FOR LEARNING ENGLISH

 

 

 

 

 

ESL and TEFL COURSE LECTURE VIDEOS FROM the UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA at IRVINE

 

 

 

 

BELOW ARE FREE DOWNLOADABLE RESOURCES: THESE ARE MOST USEFUL FOR TEACHERS, STUDENTS, and ESL CLUBS. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO USE AS HANDOUTS FOR YOUR CLASSES, OR, SHARE WITH YOUR COLLEAGUES:

 

 

 

1)  A WORD DOC YOU CAN DOWNLOAD: BEST ESL SITES ON THE INTERNET  

ESL SITES ON THE INTERNET 2023.docx (Updated 6-11-2023)

   

The .pdf version is here for better printing and sharing: ESL SITES ON THE INTERNET 2023.pdf  

 

and

 

 

2)   FREE 2023 ACADEMIC and RESEARCH RESOURCES: A GUIDE FOR FULBRIGHTERS

        (June 2023 Updates)

 

 

 

AN ESL SEARCH ENGINE we created in a previous SILC CLASS for locating articles and resources on ESL/EFL:  https://bit.ly/FSILC2021

 

  

 

Excellent examples of two searchable resources for ESL CONTENT that retrieves free, quality resources -- including free textbooks are Portland State University's PDX SCHOLAR,

 

and OERTX

 

as well as MERLOT, a consortium of educational institutions in California. 

  

In MERLOT's Academic Discipline Portals, please navigate to the ENGLISH COMMUNITY PORTAL for NEW ESL and GRAMMAR RESOURCES: NEW SITES ARE ADDED MONTHLY.

 

HINT: Try searching ESL or ENGLISH or STEM in these two resources (or any other topic of interest to you.)     

Try this topic in this new Search Engine: "TEACHING ESL CHILDREN" without the quotes. A result from this new Search Engine, developed by the 2021 TEA group in SILC on the topic of "TEACHING ESL CHILDREN"   

 Teacher's Corner: Making Learning Fun.  

 

 

 

 

 

RESOURCES FOR TEACHING ENGLISH FROM COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY

 

 

 

 

 

TABLES OF CONTENT:

 

PART I:       TO BEGIN -- FREE RESOURCES   I emphasize here free Open Access (OA) and Open Educational Resources (OER) -- including Critical Thinking Skills and Exercises 

 

 

PART II:     SPECIFIC RESOURCES FOR ESL PRACTITIONERS AND TEACHERS: 

•  American English Sounds - Practice

 

 

•  Children and Teen ESL Sources from AmericanEnglish.State.gov   

 

          

•  Writing Resources, including free University Textbooks on Writing and Composition 

 

 

      .Kid Vids: 101 Fun Video Activities

     "Integrate the fun of video into your classroom with these fun learning activities. Adaptable for different ages and subjects, the video projects can be as simple or elaborate as time, resources, and creativity allow. These creative activities can be customized to meet specific student learning outcomes, goals, and objectives." 

Keywords: Curriculum-Instruction, Activity, Lower Primary, Elementary Education, educational technology, Middle School, High School, Upper Primary, Digital Storytelling, Curriculum, Student Video, ESL Applications, Student Multimedia, Fun 

 

 

        How to Write a Thesis Statement

 

 

 WRITING TIPS -and- TYPES OF WRITING from the U of Arkansas Student Success Center 

 

 

•  WRITING RESOURCES FOR FULBRIGHTERS -AND- ESL STUDENTS

 

 

 

   PREPARING EFFECTIVE COVER LETTERS – with many examples!

 

 

 

 SUPPLEMENTAL TIPS AND EXPERT ADVICE FROM A NEW TEXTBOOK ON WRITING

 

   

 

•  Grammar -- including Quizzes, Games, Lesson Plans

 

 

 

• Does Grammar Matter?: a Video Course Lecture from the University of Missouri at St. Louis

 

 

•  

  FROM TED-ED ANIMATIONS: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/does-grammar-matter-andreea-s-calude

 

 

 

•  Technology in the Foreign Language Classroom / Educational Technology Handbooks 

 

  

 

 

•  ESL SYLLABI --plus examples of SYLLABI in other Academic Disciplines  

 

 

 

•  Graphic Organizers -- to stimulate thinking and help students write

 

 

 

•  RUBRICS-- examples of 

 

 

 

•  FREE ESL PERIODICALS AND MAGAZINES

 

 

 

 

•  ESL LESSON PLANS

 

 

 

     

         A READING AND COMPREHENSION WEB SITE WITH LESSON PLANS and UNIT OBJECTIVES

 

 

 

 

 

LESSON PLANS IN ACADEMIC SUBJECT AREAS and a Lesson Plan Search Engine 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PART I: TO BEGIN: WHERE TO FIND FREE RESOURCES

 

FREE WRITING TEXTBOOKS FROM THE OPEN TEXTBOOK LIBRARY, HOSTED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA (SEARCHABLE; over a 1,300 Textbooks in many subject areas.)

 

 

 

THIS OPEN TEXTBOOK LIBRARY HAS A SEARCH ENGINE TO FIND FREE TEXTBOOKS IN OTHER SUBJECT AREAS

 

 

 

 

MERLOT IS AN EXCELLENT SOURCE OF FREE, QUALITY ESL MATERIAL.

USING THE SMART SEARCH bar, type "ESL" or "ENGLISH," without the quotes.

 

 

 

In MERLOT's Academic Discipline Portals, please navigate to the ENGLISH COMMUNITY PORTAL for BRAND NEW ESL and GRAMMAR RESOURCES: NEW SITES ARE ADDED MONTHLY.

 

 

 

Strongly recommended: a Library Guide from the Iowa State University Libraries on OER RESOURCES arranged by Subject:  Multi-Disciplinary Open Educational Resources

(OER = OPEN EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES --OERs ARE FREE, and AVAILABLE TO EVERYONE)

 

 

 

 

ESL RESOURCES FROM THE OER COMMONS (FREE OPEN EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES; SEARCHABLE)

 

 

 

RESEARCH TUTORIALS FOR STUDENTS  -- also includes ACHIEVING ACADEMIC SUCCESS

 

 

 

CRITICAL THINKING EXERCISES

 

 

 

 

 

PART II:  SPECIFIC RESOURCES FOR ESL PRACTITIONERS AND TEACHERS, ALL FREE:

 

 

 

A. AMERICAN ENGLISH SOUNDS: PRACTICE RESOURCES FOR ESL STUDENTS

AMERICAN ENGLISH SOUNDS PRACTICE FOR ESL STUDENTS

 

 

 

 

 

B. CHILDREN AND TEEN ESL RESOURCES, ALL FREE:

 

 

ESL FOR BEGINNERS

 

 

ESL RESOURCES FOR CHILDREN AND TEENS from AMERICAN ENGLISH @ STATE.GOV 

 

 

ESL RESOURCES FOR TEENS from AMERICANENGLISH.STATE.GOV

 

 

STORYLINEONLINE (FREE ONLINE BOOKS for Kids, read out loud by favorite actors -- An Activity Guide and Lesson Plan, with questions to ask afterwards-- concludes each story.)

("Carla's Sandwich" -- is a story about accepting people different from you -- with important themes of diversity, acceptance, and forgiveness. This story is a perennial favorite in this series. Kids just love it!)

 

 

 

SCIENCE FOR KIDS: INTERESTING STORIES FROM SCIENCE!

(LEARN ENGLISH THROUGH SCIENCE!)

(Includes Lesson Plans and Classroom Activities for Teachers)

 

 

 

MORE SCIENCE FOR KIDS! EVEN MORE INTERESTING STORIES FROM SCIENCE!

(LEARN ENGLISH THROUGH SCIENCE!)

 

 

 

INSIDE WRITING COMMUNITIES, Grades 3-5

(This video workshop for grade 3-5 teachers demonstrates how writing workshops motivate students and help them become proficient writers.")

 

 

 

 Kid Vids: 101 Fun Video Activities

     "Integrate the fun of video into your classroom with these fun learning activities. Adaptable for different ages and subjects, the video projects can be as simple or elaborate as time, resources, and creativity allow. These creative activities can be customized to meet specific student learning outcomes, goals, and objectives." 

Keywords: Curriculum-Instruction, Activity, Lower Primary, Elementary Education, educational technology, Middle School, High School, Upper Primary, Digital Storytelling, Curriculum, Student Video, ESL Applications, Student Multimedia, Fun

 

 

 

 

C. WRITING RESOURCES, ALL FREE:

WRITING RESOURCES: THE ABOVE LINK INCLUDES MANY FREE TEXTBOOKS ON WRITING and COMPOSITION USED

IN UNIVERSITIES and COMMUNITY COLLEGES

 

 

--   WRITER's WORKSHOP: 27 VIDEOS TO HELP STUDENTS IMPROVE THEIR WRITING

 

 

--   VALUABLE WRITING TIPS -- WITH HANDOUTS -- FROM PRAIRIE COLLEGE

 

 

--  Many free Books on Writing available from Colorado State University 

 

 

-- Please find Writing Prompts here

 

 

-- WRITING RESOURCES FROM A SILC FULBRIGHT WEBSITE

 

 

--  GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS TO HELP YOUR STUDENTS THINK AND THEN WRITE

 

 

-- UNIVERSITY WRITING and RESEARCH GUIDES, HANDOUTS, AND PRINTABLES

 

 

-- RESOURCES FOR INTERNATIONAL FULBRIGHTERS , INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS AND INTERNATIONAL TEACHERS, including WRITING, RESEARCH, and ESL resources  

(please focus on the specific sections for WRITING,  ESL and FOR TEACHERS) 

 

  

 

-- ACADEMIC WRITING I: LINKS TO MANY HS AND COLLEGE RESOURCES

 

 

 

--ENGLISH COMPOSITION: LINKS TO MANY HS AND COLLEGE RESOURCES

(includes How to get Started, Writing the Essay, Major Writing Errors, Narrative Essays, Compare/Contrast essays, Process Writing, Writing Effective Sentences, Argument/Research, Review of In-Class Writing)

 

 

--  EVEN MORE ESSENTIAL WRITING and COMPOSITION RESOURCES

Includes how to write well, starting with the lowly, but all-important, paragraph

 

 

-- THE NEW UNIV ARKANSAS STUDENT SUCCESS CENTER: ESSENTIAL TIPS FOR STUDENT AND FACULTY SUCCESS

 

 

 

 

 

 

D. CONVERSATION SKILLS /IDIOMS/ENHANCED VOCABULARY SKILLS, ALL FREE:

 

EVERYDAY CONVERSATIONS: LEARNING AMERICAN ENGLISH

Everyday Conversations.pdf

 

 

IN THE LOOP: A Reference Guide to American English Idioms

 

 

IDIOM DICTIONARY

 

 

IDIOMS and SLANG: American English Idiom Page:

(An Eye on Idioms, with fun, built-in Quizzes; a fun classroom activity for teachers.)

 

 

EVEN MORE IDIOMS

 

AMERICAN ENGLISH AT STATE.GOV -- POSTINGS ON ESL GRAMMAR AND AMERICAN IDIOMS  (Courtesy of AmericanEnglish.State.gov)

 

 

 

 

 

 

E. FREE ESL BOOKS: ALL FREE FOR DOWNLOADING

 

 

FREE ESL BOOKS  -- CLICK HERE FOR A LISTING OF SOME OF THE MOST USEFUL FREE ESL BOOKS YOU CAN USE IN YOUR CLASSROOM

 

 

AN EXAMPLE: This free downloadable book is from an ESL PROFESSOR:

Academic ESL Grammar Books 1-5 (from an ESL CLASS @SOUTH SEATTLE COLLEGE)

	ĉ	1. Book One.doc View Download		412k	v. 1	FREE	Analea Brauburger
	ĉ	2. Book Two.docx View Download		256k	v. 1	FREE	Analea Brauburger
	ĉ	3. Book Three.doc View Download		452k	v. 1	FREE	Analea Brauburger
	ĉ	4. Book Four.docx View Download		129k	v. 1	FREE	Analea Brauburger
	ĉ	5. Book Five.docx View Download		155k	v. 1	FREE	Analea Brauburger

 

 

 

 

 

 

F. GRAMMAR RESOURCES, ALL FREE: GRAMMAR RESOURCES FOR ESL TEACHERS & STUDENTS:

The above link has numerous resources that will give Teachers several stress-free possibilities for teaching Grammar.

 

 

GRAMMAR TERMS

 

 

 

ALL THINGS GRAMMAR: WITH HUNDREDS OF QUALITY WORKSHEETS

 

 

 

GRAMMAR SLIDES FOR ENGLISH LEARNERS: A FANTASTIC, NEW, OPEN EDUCATIONAL RESOURCE

 

 

 

Using Articles

 

 

 

GRAMMAR BASICS

 

College ESL Writers: Applied Grammar and Composing Strategies for Success

("College ESL Writers: Applied Grammar and Composing Strategies for Success is designed as a comprehensive grammar and writing etext

for high intermediate and advanced level non-native speakers of English.")

 

 

 

FOR TEACHERS TO REVIEW WITH STUDENTS: BRIEF ESL GRAMMAR LESSONS

 

 

 

#ESOL/ESL Student Guide: A guide to support international students

 

 

 

ESL EDUCATION: MANY USEFUL ESL RESOURCES FROM THE AUSTIN, TX. COMMUNITY COLLEGE -- with an emphasis on Grammar exercises and explanations.

 

 

 

FROM THE LOS ANGELES VALLEY COLLEGE LIBRARY: FREE OPEN ACCESS RESOURCES ON ESL, INCLUDING GRAMMAR

 

 

 

AMERICAN ENGLISH AT STATE -- POSTINGS ON ESL GRAMMAR AND AMERICAN IDIOMS  (Courtesy of AmericanEnglish.State.gov)

 

 

 

EVEN MORE GRAMMAR RESOURCES FOR ESL TEACHERS

 

 

SEE THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS ESL SITE FOR EVEN MORE GRAMMAR RESOURCES

 

 

 

 

 

 

G. TECHNOLOGY IN THE FOREIGN LANGUAGE CLASSROOM (FREE)

 

 

a) PRACTICAL ED-TECH BOOK (FREE) FOR THE 2023 SCHOOL YEAR: 

The Practical Ed Tech Handbook 2023 School Year.pdf

TABLE OF CONTENTS:

Introduction 1. Communication with students and parents - page 5

2. Creating Blogs & Websites - page 9

3. Web search strategies - page 15

4. Digital citizenship - page 17

5. Video creation and flipped lessons - page 22

6. Audio recording and publishing - page 31

7. Backchannels and formative assessment - page 32

8. Digital portfolios - page 36

9. Augmented and Virtual Reality - page 38

10. Intro to Programming and Makerspaces - page 43

11. Accessibility Tools - page 48

12. DIY Game Creation - page 54

13. Helpful things that don’t fit into one category - page 56

 

 

 

 

 

H. FOR TEACHERS & EDUCATORS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I. ESL SYLLABI: FREE

A well-designed Syllabus indicates precisely the topics to be covered in class, when they will be covered, how they will be covered, the readings, student assignments, including any term papers and writing exercises expected of students, the important policies and procedures governing the class, and, informs students how their grades will be determined on an assigned project 

 

ESL SYLLABI -- EXAMPLES OF SYLLABI -- THIS SECTION ALSO INCLUDES SYLLABI FOR OTHER ACADEMIC FIELDS AS WELL.

 

 

 

 

 

 

J. RUBRICS

(RUBRICS TELLS STUDENTS PRECISELY WHAT THEY NEED TO DO or ACCOMPLISH TO GET AN A -- OR ANY OTHER SPECIFIC GRADE.)

 

AMERICAN STUDENTS ARE CONDITIONED TO ASK THEIR TEACHERS FOR A RUBRIC FOR A SPECIFIC ASSIGNMENT--this is because a well-written RUBRIC indicates very precisely what is expected of students for any assignment --and exactly what they need to do to achieve a high grade.

 

EXAMPLES OF RUBRICS WILL BE FOUND IN THIS SECTION: RUBRICS

 

 

 

 

 

K. GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS WILL HELP YOUR STUDENTS THINK AND WRITE -  this will help stimulate the writing process --

Secondary Teachers find that Graphic Organizers are especially useful for Beginning or lower level ESL CLASSES

 

 

 

 

 

 

L. FREE ESL PERIODICALS AND MAGAZINES

 

 

 

 

 

 

M. ESL LESSON PLANS

 

A READING AND COMPREHENSION WEB SITE WITH LESSON PLANS and UNIT OBJECTIVES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

N. FREE LESSON PLANS IN OTHER SUBJECT AREAS

 

 

 

 

 

O. VOCABULARY 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

P. HEALTH LITERACY AND ESL CURRICULUM

https://www.mededportal.org/action/downloadSupplement?doi=10.15766%2Fmep_2374-8265.9420&file=Optimized_Health_Literacy_%26_ESL_Curriculum.pdf 

 

MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY: A STUDY GUIDE FOR MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY -

(Useful for ESL STUDENTS STUDYING MEDICINE, NURSING, PUBLIC HEALTH OR RELATED FIELDS.)

 

 

MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY FOR THE HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONS (U of West Florida)

 

 

 

 

 

IMPORTANT NOTE FOR ESL TEACHERS:

Many English Language Institutes in the U.S., such as SILC -- The Spring International Language Center (in Fayetteville, Arkansas) offer sessions in which they teach International Students how to accomplish effective research in order to prepare them for the academic rigors of American Universities and very competitive Graduate Programs.

 

These Institutes, such as SILC , teach their students how to use the Library's Online Library Catalog (OPAC) such as the Univ of Arkansas (U of A) Library OPAC, how to successfully navigate a Library Website, and further teaches these students Information Literacy: how to research and write effectively in an academic environment, and, how to avoid Plagiarism as they write their research papers. 

 

 

 

TUTORIALS:  Paraphrasing and Plagiarism Tutorials for ESL Students and Teachers.

 

 

 

PARAPHRASING: AN EXCELLENT EXAMPLE OF HOW TO PARAPHRASE  -- NOT PLAGIARIZE --TEACHING STUDENTS HOW TO USE AN EXAMPLE A DIRECT QUOTE from an article  --and showing how one can intelligently paraphrase the quote--  the site also gives explanations and examples of why citations are so important in a formal paper

 

This example comes courtesy of OPENENGLISH@SLCC (SLCC = Salt Lake City Community College, Utah, USA)

 

 

 

 

OTHER LIBRARY GUIDES FOR ALL SUBJECT FIELDS ARE FREELY AVAILABLE FROM community.libguides.com (this site is searchable-- search ESL or EFL in the available Search Window)

 

 

 

 

 

PART III: ADDITIONAL RESOURCES (FREE):

 

 

ENGLISH LANGUAGE SOURCES FROM HIPPOCAMPUS

(Scroll down to see the Links and the Teaching English Blog, as well as Presentations at the top of this web site) 

 

 

 

A Listing of Web Resources for English Language Teaching and Learning  

https://americanenglish.state.gov/files/ae/resource_files/180504_web_resources_for_tesol_2018-cx6.pdf 

 

 

 

**An acclaimed ESL textbook from a COMMUNITY COLLEGE: 

Writing for Change: An Advanced ELL Resource for ELL LEARNERS-- contains practical thinking exercises for students

 

 

 

 

 

SCIENCE /STEM IN THE NEWS: HOW TO FIND THE VERY LATEST ADVANCES AND INNOVATIONS IN THE FIELDS OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 

 

 

 

 

 

FREE RESOURCES IN AREAS OF INTEREST TO ESL TEACHERS AND PRACTITIONERS

 

 

 

 

WHERE TO FIND FREE TEXTBOOKS IN *ALL* SUBJECT AREAS

 

 

 

A NEW SEARCH ENGINE FOR LOCATING FREE TEXTBOOKS:

https://bit.ly/FTEATEXT (SEARCH ESL, ELL, EFL, etc.)

 

 

 

FREE CLASSROOM HANDOUT : FEEL FREE TO SHARE WITH STUDENTS AND COLLEAGUES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(From the History of Science Collection, the Linda Hall Library of Digitized Images)

 

 

 

A READING AND COMPREHENSION WEB SITE WITH LESSON PLANS and UNIT OBJECTIVES

 

 

May the above resources be useful in your ESL classrooms.

 

 

A current scholarly book on the rise of the English Language:

Rosemary Salomone, The Rise of English: Global Politics and the Power of Language, (Oxford University Press, 2021). 

Salomone (St. John’s University School of Law) travels in many instructive directions in this exploration of the advantages and downsides of English as today’s global common language. Benefits include communication advantages for tourists, political leaders, diplomats, and academic researchers; commodification for economic value; and its use as a source of soft power.

Downsides include (1) its generation of intense legal and political conflicts as value-added dynamics compete with pride in national languages;

2) societal stratification as English language proficiency competes with traditional languages in India, South Africa, Morocco, Rwanda, and other countries;

(3) control of language in colonialism, and

(4) deprivation for citizens in anglophone countries of the economic, cultural, and political benefits of multilingual proficiency.

Her book is populated by an abundance of historical trends, evidence-based claims, and diverse narratives (e.g., controversies over China’s Confucius Institutes, the rise of English as the language of protesters for international audiences, and contrasting official language policies of the UN and EU).

 

See also David Priess, “Chatter: Geopolitics and the Rise of the English Language with Rosemary Salomone,” Lawfare podcast, August 31, 2023.

 

 

This website by Stephen Perry, for the Spring International Language Center at the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville   2024 updates