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Internet TESL Journal (For ESL/EFL Teachers)
http://iteslj.org/
The Internet TESL Journal is a monthy web magazine for teachers of English as a second language. It includes lesson plans, classroom handouts, links of interest to ESL teachers and students, articles, research papers and other things that are of immediate practical use to ESL teachers.

GEOS English Colleges Oceania - study english, learn efl in Australia, New Zealand and Oceania regions
http://www.geos-oceania.com/
ESL
ESL
English as a Foreign Language
English as a Foreign Language

ESL and EFL information

GEOS English Language Colleges have certainly developed an enviable reputation for providing students with a wonderful cultural experience whilst at the same time ensuring that their educational goals are achieved. GEOS Colleges offer an extensive range of long and part-time courses. In fact, whatever a student's English needs are, they will be met- whether it be the Cambridge Examinations, IELTS or TOEFL preparation.

ESL and EFL information

ESL is an acronym for 'English as a Second Language', while EFL stands for 'English as a Foreign Language'. EFL indicates the use of English in a non-English-speaking region. Study can occur either in the student's home country, as part of the normal school curriculum or in an anglophone country which they visit as an educational tourist, particularly immediately before or after graduating from university. Typically, EFL is learned either to pass exams as a necessary part of one's education, or for career progression while working for an organisation or business with an international focus.
ESL is the use of English is generally by refugees, immigrants and their children within the Anglosphere. Typically, this sort of English is learned to function in the new host country.
It is worth noting that ESL and EFL programs also differ in the variety of English which is taught. "English" is a term that can refer to various dialects, including British English, American English, and others. Obviously, those studying English in order to fit into their new country will learn the variety spoken there. However, for those who do not intend to change countries, the question arises of which sort of English to learn. If they are going abroad for a short time to study English, they need to choose which country. For those staying at home, the choice may be made for them in that private language schools or the state school system may only offer one model. Students studying EFL in Hong Kong, for example, are more likely to learn British English.

Benefits of ESL and EFL courses

Benefits of speaking a second language include increased job opportunities, understanding other cultures, being able to communicate while travelling, as well as understanding your own language better. English is the language spoken by the greatest number of non-native speaker with 250 million to 350 million non-native speakers. It is also the most widely published language.



ESL EFL Resources, Distance Learning Courses, Books for Students and Teachers
http://www.wordskills.com/
ESL EFL Resources and publishing resources for Students and Teachers

AAA EFL Links by Ampheon Limited.
http://www.aaaefl.co.uk/
The directory resource for teachers and students of English as a Foreign Language.

Breaking News English
http://www.breakingnewsenglish.com/
Ready-to-use EFL / ESL lesson plans based on current affairs. Graded news articles, listenings and communicative activities. New lessons frequently uploaded. The lessons are free.
All lessons are based on stories currently in the news - as the world's news breaks, teach it.
All lessons are also downloadable in Word.doc and PDF formats. Listening files can be downloaded in mp3 format or subscribed to via a podcast.
Classroom handouts are readily reproducible. There is a graded listening for each level.
Teachers can easily copy and paste the parts of the lessons they want to use.

EFL.NET
http://www.efl.net/
A program (ComAudio) and materials to improve your understanding of spoken English. On-line exercises. Workshops for English teachers.

Efl.net is an English learning site with lots of songs, stories, poetry and famous speeches to listen to (ComAudio)and exercises for you to improve your grammar and knowledge of proverbs and idioms.


www.efl4u.com - Free English Teaching Lesson Worksheets
http://www.efl4u.com/
Order, download and have fun teaching with 160+ original lesson worksheets.

EFL Worksheets, printable and copiable materials for English language students
http://www.eflworksheets.com/
We provide downloadable, printable and copiable English language worksheets in grammar, vocabulary, spelling and pronunciation for EFL/ESL classroom and self-study use. The worksheets are designed for intermediate and advanced learners of English.

Eflworksheets.com is an expanding and developing website which offers you a vast store of worksheets designed to be navigated quickly and easily. You can download them in a few seconds and then select, print and copy them for self-access or class use. We also offer many online exercises and all our printable worksheets have interactive versions.
We aim to provide you with quality teaching and learning materials exploring areas of the English language that are often neglected in textbooks and practice books, but which are crucial to success in using English at the higher levels. All these materials are written by highly trained and experienced teachers and materials writers. Take a look at the free sheets and see what we have. No worksheet is more than three clicks away.


Linguist List - Web Resource Listings
http://www.linguistlist.org/sp/LangLearnESL.html
Linguist List - Web Resource Listings

The LINGUIST List is dedicated to providing information on language and language analysis, and to providing the discipline of linguistics with the infrastructure necessary to function in the digital world. LINGUIST maintains a web-site with over 2000 pages and runs a mailing list with over 22,542 subscribers worldwide. LINGUIST also hosts searchable archives of over 100 other linguistic mailing lists and runs research projects which develop tools for the field, e.g., a peer-reviewed database of language and language-family information, and recommendations of best practice for digitizing endangered languages data.


Winfield College English Courses
http://www.winfieldcollege.com/
English language school for international students in Vancouver, Toronto (Canada) and Europe, offering ESL courses (part-time or full-time), Intensive English, Business Certificate, TOEIC, TOEFL, Writing, Pronunciation, Listening and TESL. We also offer TEFL Programs for anyone inspired to work in the ESL industry.

Leon's EFL Planet
http://efl.htmlplanet.com/
Leon's EFL Planet

This website was originally geared to help learners of EFL master the English language, and to a certain extent, to learners of ESL as well (as some principles of learning overlap). It still has this aim. The PRIMARY method of instruction is CONTENT-BASED EDUCATION and to a certain extent, INQUIRY-BASED EDUCATION. The secondary goal is to have FUN in learning English, as with the GAMES page and the HUMOR page.


Children's Educational Toys | Wooden Toys | Educational Infant, Toddler and Preschool Toys
http://www.4thekidstoystore.com/
Shop for childrens educational toys and educational software, from infant, toddler, preschool age to child educational toys. Large variety of educational wooden toys, learning toys, and discounted educational software games for your kids. Enjoy secure shopping and low prices at www.4theKidsToyStore.com.

BENZHI - Teach EFL / ESL in China, Hong Kong, Korea, and Taiwan
http://www.benzhi.com/
BENZHI - Teach EFL / ESL in China, Hong Kong, Korea, and Taiwan

BENZHI provides EFL / ESL teaching job opportunities through independent employers in China, Hong Kong, Korea, and Taiwan. In addition, we provide useful resources, forums, articles, and advice to assist teachers in obtaining the perfect EFL / ESL teaching related job for teaching EFL in China, EFL in Korea, EFL in Hong Kong, and EFL in Taiwan.


ESL Jobs, TEFL Jobs, TESOL Jobs
http://www.eslemployment.com/
ESL employment - Free esl job posting and employment opportunities. Search for the latest teaching jobs and career opportunities abroad in the field of ESL / EFL.

ESL employment is a new initiative in the ESL/EFL field designed to provide full access to employment opportunities for the job seeker and simplify the recruiting and employee staffing process for employers. ESL employment provides a resource that is user-friendly, intuitive and focused. By solely targeting the ESL/EFL job market, ESL employment has created an optimal solution for today's rapidly growing English language employment needs.


Ready-to-print ESL lessons and flashcards from ESL-images.com
http://www.esl-images.com/
Over 2000 ready-to-print ESL flashcards and a large variety of ESL lesson plans. ESL-Images.com is the resource site for language teachers.

ESL-Images.com is a resource site for language teachers. We provide teachers with fun, colorful, and attractive ESL images and ESL Flashcards, to help elicit new vocabulary and teach new language structures. Our site also features a large variety of task-based ESL lesson plans full of pair and group activities, and focusing on all four language skills. Thousands of language teachers and schools around the world subscribe to ESL-Images.com.


GEOS AUSTRALASIA - learn / study english in Australia, study at our language colleges
http://www.learning-english-foreign-language-schools.geos-oceania.com/
learn / study english in Australia from GEOS AUSTRALASIA - study at our language colleges.

Study English Today - English Lessons, Grammar, Tests, Fun
http://www.studyenglishtoday.net/
Free online English lessons and English grammar for ESL and EFL learners. Includes also tests, English alphabet with pictures of animals, poetry and lyrics.

This website was primarily designed to help Bulgarian students to improve their English language skills. It also may be helpful for all students studying English as a Second Language (ESL) or English as a Foreign Language (EFL). Here you will find free online english lessons and english grammar, tests, a collection of idioms with their meanings, a list of common errors in english usage with the correct explanation and examples, english alphabet with pictures of animals and sound files, games and activities for ESL/EFL learners. Includes also poetry, lyrics, information and useful links for learning and teaching English


TEFL.NET ˜ Teach English as a Foreign Language
http://www.tefl.net/
TEFL courses, ESL jobs, forums & help, ESL lesson plans and other teaching resources for teachers of English as a foreign or second language.

GEOS AUSTRALASIA - learn / study english in New Zealand, study at our language colleges
http://www.toefl-esl-pet-ielts-cae.geos-oceania.com/
Learn / study english in New Zealand from GEOS AUSTRALASIA - study at our language colleges.

TotalESL.com-First Stop for your Second Language Needs
http://www.totalesl.com/
free online resource helping the ESL/EFL community communicate in Asia and the Middle East for jobs, resumes, schools, online resources, yellow pages, classifieds, information and lessons.

TotalESL is designed to be a valuable and complete source for all the needs of ESL/EFL teachers, institutions and students around the world. Everything from jobs, resumes and schools to educational resources and articles and even free user blogs. Explore and Inspire…TotalESL!


English Language Self-Access Centre
http://www.letslearnenglish.co.uk/


English From Oz
http://www.englishfromoz.com.au/
English from Oz produces educational resources designed to assist ESL and EFL learners, teachers, schools and organisations. We aim to offer products which are: of high quality, based on tried and tested methodologies, learner and teacher friendly, interesting and motivating, competitively priced. As well as drawing on the talents and expertise from a number of different people in the field of English language teaching, English from Oz is headed by Lidia and Richard Flack. Both Lidia and Richard have worked in schools and educational institutions around the world, and hold post-graduate Diplomas and MA degrees in TESOL.

Edutainment
http://www.eslgames.com/
Do you find it difficult to find new and interesting material to use in the classroom? Now you never have to be under-prepared again! You get 18 proven English teaching games and successful techniques and variations for ALL levels, plus much more! I teach using my own method of "game/fun" based teaching. It has been quite popular with both teachers and students. I made this page to pass-on my most useful tools.
This new and exciting package has been produced by Ian Hewitt, a Japan-based English teacher with years of valuable experience teaching English as a second language. You can easily use each game and technique in your classroom because you get simple instructions and examples to show you exactly how to use fun and games to make extraordinary progress with your students.

Teach International
http://www.teachinternational.com.au/
Teach English – see the world! If you are looking for overseas travel, an amazing lifestyle, the chance to make new friends and experience another culture, then teaching English is the opportunity you have been searching for. A short course in Australia with Teach International, a leading Registered Training Organisation (RTO), will provide you with training in TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) – it’s all you need to land a fantastic job overseas.

Our practical courses, offered throughout Australia, our job support services and ongoing support, ensure you will find the job of your dreams, and be fully prepared for overseas living and working.


EnglishSpace
http://www.englishspace.ort.org/
EnglishSpace is a free English language course on the Internet. In EnglishSpace there are puzzles, games, exercises and projects to help you practise your English skills. EnglishSpace is a free Internet resource for students and teachers of English as a Foreign, Second or Additional language. In EnglishSpace, students can learn English with the computer, with their friends and with their teachers. It costs nothing to join EnglishSpace and all the lessons are free!
World ORT developed EnglishSpace for Additional Language (EAL) students in the United Kingdom aged between 11 and 16 years. Such students are often refugees from conflicts in Europe or Asia. EnglishSpace has quizzes, games, puzzles and exercises for you to practise reading, writing and listening to English. In EnglishSpace you can learn how to communicate with other English speakers and learners. If you are a beginner, pre-intermediate or intermediate student then EnglishSpace is for you.

EFL & ESL resources from Fullspate
http://www.fullspate.net/
Fullspate exists to provide EFL, ESL materials, advice and commentary for teachers and students of English as a foreign or second language. The EFL materials include:
-EFL/ESL articles written to provoke discussion in the EFL classroom (or for self-study)
-interesting EFL worksheets complete with comprehension, vocabulary and grammar exercises
-the Fullspate Primer: a digital course book for advanced students of English
-an intensive self-study grammar course for elementary to intermediate level students
-NEW advanced grammar lessons to help students of English reach an advanced level. Latest lesson: inversions.

4TeachersToday.com
http://www.4teacherstoday.com/
This web site is one of a cluster that all have the same ultimate aim of Creating safer communities for young people where they are valued, nurtured and strengthened. These sites bear testimony to the belief that when we make the safety and protection of our children and young people a special priority, then we in fact improve life for people of all ages and backgrounds.

Care has been taken to include the widest possible selection of materials so that all who visit the site will benefit from the international perspective which is an intended feature. It is therefore hoped that in sharing our knowledge and skills we both gain from the exposure as well as impart to others something of ourselves.


Country School
http://www.countryschool.com/
British Council Accredited English Language and Activity summer courses in the UK for children and teenagers. Fun, friendship and learning in a healthy, natural environment.

English Forum
http://www.englishforum.com/
Welcome to English Forum - where you'll find English at your fingertips! Our Students Section has a great store of information, resources and web links for students, including the full texts of some popular English novels, such as A Tale of Two Cities, Dickens' dramatic story of the French Revolution. If you want information on English language schools in the USA, Canada, Britain, Australia and other English speaking countries, our Good School Guide is the place to start.
Our Interactive Exercises are a great way to practise grammar, vocabulary and idioms! Try the Online Magic, the FIFA 2006 World Cup Flag Quiz, and our other popular quiz What animal is it? Our online ELT Book Catalogue has a database of over 8000 of the best English Language Teaching books. Our exclusive Bookshop Search Engine can search for a book in over 20 online bookshops in 9 countries.

Musical English Lessons
http://www.musicalenglishlessons.org/
This free website is for teachers of English (TESOL/TESL/TEFL & for native speakers) seeking not only a free range of worksheets and teaching ideas, but also somewhere to publish their pedagogic ideas and articles.

Also for enterprising teachers wishing to create their own worksheets for songs, for students of English (native & non-native speakers) seeking study materials or wishing to have their essays and articles published about studying and other subjects, and for budding authors wishing to have articles, essays and reviews published (any subject considered within reason). Contributors can be any age.


Planet English
http://www.planetenglish.com/
Planet English is the world's leading interactive multimedia software for English language teaching and learning. It is a comprehensive package of CD-ROMs, printed resources and educational support facilities used by leading English language teaching centres around the world. Planet English uses the latest in multimedia and information technology to support students who wish to learn English for International Communication.

Planet English is an exciting, high-tech, interactive way of learning English. It contains more than 40 hours of video and audio recordings, over 2,500 original graphics, 3,000 interactive screens and 80 different activity types including real time student voice recordings. Planet English includes videos and audios set in realistic social, study, travel and business scenarios providing students with opportunities to immediately compare their language and pronunciation with that of English speakers from around the world.


The Biddulph Group
http://www.thebiddulphgroup.net.nz/
The Biddulph Group is a family partnership that provides professional services in the fields of Education, Information Technology and Human Rights. The Biddulph Group specialises in teacher and parent education, research, and the development of print and online resources for teachers, teacher educators, children and parents. Its work covers a range of curriculum areas and caters for national and international contexts.

Given the success of TPRO® for the schooling sector and the interest expressed in TPRO by a number of Early Childhood educators, The Biddulph Group developed a version of TPRO to meet the requirements of the Early Childhood Education sector. The development process included ongoing consultation with a range of Early Childhood educators, and advice was also sought from NZCA, NZEI, Teachers Council and the Ministry of Education. TPRO is a secure Web application that can be used by ECE services to manage: Staff Professional Records, Service-Related Staff Records, Additional Service Information.


Teaching English in Russia - VisaRus, the EFL teacher's resource site for Russia
http://www.visarus.co.uk/
VisaRus is the first and only independently owned site dedicated to teaching English in Russia. We have been providing impartial advice about EFL schools and English teaching jobs in Russia since 2005. The School Directory lists EFL Schools in St. Petersburg, Moscow and other cities, along with reviews from teachers and students.

Teachers and students can discuss schools where they have worked and can get in touch with other teachers in our forums. The teaching vacancies section features EFL jobs from all over Russia.


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