English as a Second Language (ESL)
 

• CNN Newsroom and World View for ESL
  This site provides a variety of activities for ESL learners including a weekly vocabualry quiz taken from the content of World View programs, and grammar and discussion questions as well. Vocabulary quizzes provide drop-down menus which allow students to choose from a number of words to fill in the blanks. The quizzes may then be submitted for "grading." The quizzes are based upon a weekly Newsroom or WorldView Broadcast by Turner Educational Services Inc. 
  
  
• Dave's ESL Cafe
  Dave's site provides various links for teachers and students alike. Topics include Links for Teachers, Mailing List, Job Center, Bookstore, Links for Students, Quiz Center, Quote Page, Idiom Page, Question Page, Slang, Email connections, etc. Recommended as a primo site by our own Jennifer Morrison.
  
  
• ESLoop
  This is a collection of sites relevant to English Language Teaching and Learning on the World-Wide Web. Each site is linked to the next, so that no matter where you start, you will eventually make your way around all the sites and end up back at the beginning.  Just pick a site, and on each page, look for the "ESLoop" links. These links will eventually take you around all sites in the 'Loop. Don't worry if a site is down: just click the "Back" button on your browser, and choose the "Skip" or "Next 5" link to go past the downed site.
  
  
• Exchange
  According to the authors of this site, "The goals of Exchange are to provide an opportunity for non-native English speakers to express themselves through the use of English, to provide resources to enhance the learning of English, and to create a unique source of knowledge and insight about different cultures. To accomplish these goals, Exchange publishes writings of non-native English speakers from all over the world." The current sections of Exchange are: Cookbook, World Cultures, Stories, Pen-Pals, and Class Projects.
  
  
• John and Sarah's TEFL Pitstop
  Includes games like "Hexagons" and "Battle Spaceships" for use with vocabulary work (or with grammar), which might be most suitable for younger learners, but might also be adapted to use with adults. It also has a phonetic chart, trivia questions, and an idea sheet to simulate speaking/conversation. In addition, this page provides links to other pages which include pen pals, ESLoop sites, and online courses. A very good site.
  
  
• The On-line Writing Lab at Purdue University
  This site provides a set of resources for ESL teachers and students. It includes handouts and links to related internet sites. This resource should be especially useful for educators new to ESL settings. The OWL (On-line Writing Lab) is part of a collection of instructional materials used in the Purdue University Writing Lab.
  
  
• Pizzaz!
  Pizzaz!, a site created by Leslie Opp-Beckman, provides creative writing activities and copyable handouts for use with ESL students of all ages. The site is divided into the following sections: Poetry, Fiction, Bag of Tricks, More Publishing Opportunities, and Other Teacher Resources. For related sites and information, see Opp-Beckman's home page, OPPortunities in ESL.
  
  
• Raising Students' Awareness of Learning in Reading
  The site's creator, Geoff Morrison, offers an evaluation sheet he uses with his intermediate/advanced learners to get them to summarize what they have learned, having read a particular work. Several of the questions he has them answer are vocabulary related, but others are intended to make the students aware of the techniques used in reading, and most specifically, those areas in which they may need improvement.
  
  
• The TOEFL PREP Starting Page
  This is an interactive multimedia WWW online preparation program in English language for the official worldwide ESL TOEFL * examination.
  
  
• The Virtual English Language Center
  The Comenius Group is developing this site so that students, teachers and speakers of English from around the world can have online access to relevant materials, services and products. The Virtual English Language Center offers various opportunities. Meet English speakers from around the world with The E-Mail Key Pal Connection. Improve your English with the interactive exercises of Fluency Through Fables. Broaden your English vocabulary with The Weekly Idiom.