ESL

National Center for ESL Literacy (NCLE)
NCLE provides information on adult ESL literacy education to teachers and tutors, program directors, researchers, and policymakers interested in the education of refugees, immigrants, and other U.S. residents whose native language is other than English.

ESL Plans and Resources
ESL Practitioners can find lesson plans and engaging activities.

Dave's ESL Café offers 15 ESL teacher forums which include class activities, adult education, linguistics, bilingual education, computer-assisted learning, elementary education and employment. There are also 15 student forums on such topics as hobbies, holidays, current news, movies, computers, literature, music and learning English. There is a job offer area and a place to post resume links.

ìClearly Said ñ Clearly Readî
Phonemic Awareness strategies and lesson plans for English language learners.

Computer Resources for ESL
This web site is a search-able, online database of over 300 items of reviewed software, web sites and other materials that are available to assist in the learning of ESL/ESOL.

English For All is a free, interactive, web-based multimedia system for adults learning English as a second language.

The Internet Picture Dictionary is a completely free, online multilingual picture dictionary designed especially for ESL students and beginning English, French, German, Spanish and Italian language learners of all ages.

www.pumarosa.com

Considering Culture in the Selection of Teaching Approaches for Adults
ERIC Digest No. 231, by Linda Ziegahn 2001
This digest examines the different dimensions of culture that are relevant to the adult learning context, speaking primarily to the case of the United States, including both the personal cultures of learners and educators, and the culture of the larger social political environment.

Online Professional Development for Adult ESL Educators
National Center for ESL Literacy Education (NCLE)
By William B. Hawk

Hands On English
Hands-on English provides tips and hints for teaching English in easier and fun ways.

What You Need To Know About…
This site illustrates the basic principles behind planning the curriculum of a new ESL/EFL class.

Thirteen/Ed Online
WNET Educational Initiative
This site helps students to learn how to utilize real-life materials that they have to use in their every day lives.

Earth Renewal
This is useful list of terms and definitions used by ESOL/ESL teachers, teacher trainers and researchers.

Adult Literacy Resource Institute (ALRI)
This site provides answers to problems with integrating technology into the ESL classroom and curriculum.

Adult ESL Learner Assessment: Purposes and Tools
By Miriam Burt and Fran Keenan
National Center for ESL Literacy Education (NCLE), September 1995
This digest looks at learner assessment in adult ESL programs. It describes commercially available tests and alternative assessment tools, discusses key issues in assessment, and highlights some of the differences between assessment and evaluation.

Electronic Magazine of Multicultural Education
SPRING 2001 Vol. 3, No. 1, Eastern University
This is the online magazine Multicultural Education.

Conversation Topic: Work
By Jack Bradshaw
This lesson plan for ESL students includes conversation questions about work and employment.

Adult Education ESL Teachers’ Guide
C. Ray Graham and Mark M. Walsh
Adult Education Center, Texas A & I University
Designed as an introduction to new ESL/ESOL teachers, this site includes an orientation, beginning and intermediate lessons and accompanying teacher training modules, and a section on teaching non-literate adults.

Dave’s ESL Café
This is a searchable list of American slang words and phrases with short definitions.

Comenius English Language Center
This site provides stories and online interactive exercises for ESL learners.

Many Things
This is a fun study site for students of English as a Second Language.