Teaching English Language Learners

Teaching English Language Learners

List of Online Resources

Categorized by Area of Target:

Speaking, Listening, Reading, Writing, Vocabulary, Grammar, Teacher Development

AREA OF TARGET / WEBSITE
Reading /

: Voice of America Websiteprovides international news, science & technology news, economy & entertainment news, and much more. The site provides videos, podcasts, articles, and more on the most current news from around the world. (intermediate-advanced)
: This website offers a variety of chapter books on various topics. Some lesson plans are offered along with the readings. (beginner-advanced)
:.This website is produced by the US State Department specifically for EFL to learn about American English and culture. The website includes chapter e-books- some with a listening component, lesson plans, songs, and activities. You can also find here: videocasts for teachers, trace effects, lesson plans on American holidays, and much more!

: Famous Actors read classic children’s books along with an animated version of the book. Has related activities for students to complete for listening & reading comprehension (beginner)

Listening /

: this is one of my favorite teaching resources out there. This website provides entertaining, inspirational, and funny short films that have language objectives and lesson plans built around the short film. Good for discussions on cultural and human interactions. (beginner-upper advanced)

: this website offers fun listening activities that are based off short commercials, video clips, and popular American music. The site offers quizzes to go along with the listening. (beginner-advanced)
: cartoon videos that focus on all different content areas with lesson plans, student activities with each short video lesson. (beginner-intermediate)
: This website is great for listening activities that ask students to THINK. The website producesthe best talks and performances from TED and partners available to the world, for free. More than 1500 TED Talks are now available, with more added each week. All of the talks are subtitled in English, and many in other languages, too.This website is great for ESP and teacher professional development as well. (intermediate-proficient)
: students can listen & read articles about current entertainment news. (intermediate-advanced)
This website has a collection of online lectures from some of the best American Universities and informational videos on various subjects at the secondary and university level. (advanced)

Writing /

give writings examples, suggestions, and explicit instruction on writing for ESP, academic English, composing job specific writing. Website includes PowerPoint Presentations, video lessons, and additional practice for writing. (intermediate – proficient; grammar/specific formatting/ essay writing)
: give writings examples, suggestions, and insight on how to compose academic essays. (intermediate – advanced; essay writing)
: inspirational writing community; can have students compete to publish essays on this website. (upper intermediate- advanced)
website is written by a university lecturer for international students who want to improve their English language skills. Includes writing exercises, article, listening practice, vocabulary and grammar development for Academic English skills! (upper intermediate-advanced)
: this website provides teachers with worksheets, crosswords, interactive games, and activities for beginner English writers. (beginner-intermediate)

Speaking (Pronunciation) /

: this website is great for grammar and speaking practice. It provides interactive activities, videos, quizzes, worksheets, common American sayings, and much more! (beginner-advanced)
this is my favorite pronunciation website: I recommend Rachel a lot in our LTC (computer-based language teaching) classes and she's quite popular. This site offers videocasts of Rachel with specific focus on pronunciation.
englishmeeting.com.A colleague introduced Dave Sconda to me. While I haven't used him, the report is the students love it. Additional videos can be found at:(
(also atyoutube.com/user/iswearenglish)A British ESL site. The presenter is well-versed and well-rounded in all matters of EFL.
English with Jennifer(

Grammar /

this website is great to practice both your own English and to assign students practice in class or for homework. This site has a variety of quizzes for common grammar topics, as well as vocabulary practice. It also has links for additional professional development for EFL teachers. (beginner-advanced)
: Grammarly isanautomated proofreader and your personal grammar coach. Correct upto10times more mistakes than popular word processors. (beginner-proficient)
: this website has everything you could need for quick in-class activities to teach parts-of-speech. It has games, worksheets, mini lessons, and more! Also great for vocabulary activities. (beginner-upper intermediate)
this website creates rap songs around grammar and English vocabulary for students. Website offers printable activities for students to use while listening. (beginner-intermediate)

Vocabulary /

: this is my “go-to” website when teaching new vocabulary. This site provides student-friendly definitions, along with pronunciation of the word (audio included), synonyms/antonyms, and part of speech. This website also has slideshows, interactive videos, crossword puzzles, play on words, and gives fun ideas for teaching vocabulary.
: this website has many things for EFL learners! It includes crosswords, quizzes, worksheets, listening activities, vocabulary activies, and much more! (beginners-intermediate)
: this website is great for beginners & intermediates. It has a selection of reading, math, and vocabulary resources, activities, and games. (beginner-intermediate)
: this provides an extensive amount of picture vocabulary for all different areas of study. Great for basic English and ESP! (beginner-Advanced)
:provides a wide range of vocabulary with multiple choice questions to assess new word learning. (low intermediate-advanced)
Longman English dictionary:
Online etymology dictionary:

ESP /

: best site for ESP for Engineers / Miners. This site has videos, pubications, webcasts, free online courses, and a field specific online dictionary for the engineering community.
: this site is a great network for mining majors. It also offers ESP listening, reading, speaking, vocabulary practice through its podcasts, online videos and articles.
: IEEE has partnered with Cambridge University Press to develop a program of online English instruction for engineers and other technical professionals to address this need. Topics include: Listening, Speaking, Reading & Writing.
: Site has thousands of educational videos on topics from Math, Geography, Science, English, and more. Has free quizzes, images, and games. (beginner-advanced)

free science library and personal learning tool that currently concentrates ongeneticsandcell biology. Also offers effective science communicationandcareer paths.
Math tutors- one of the best resources for math in the world)
(Teacher overview of methods and research on ESP)
(Teacher resource site for teachers of ESP)
(Picture dictionary for ESP)
(business English)
(business English)
(TOEFL Tips)
(IELTS Information For Candidates)
(ELS college search engine)

Teacher Idea / Best Practices Websites /

Laura Connor, English Language Fellow MUST 2013