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Extract from the Bibliography of Module 5 IV. Resources on the Internet
Please note that while every effort has been made to ensure that addresses are correct at the time of printing, there is no guarantee that addresses will remain on the web.
a) General Interest

Linguanet’s Virtual Language Centre
Perhaps the best starting point for anyone interested in exploring language resources on the Internet.  Sponsored by BECTa and the Centre for Information on Language Teaching and Research (CILT), it has extensive information on language learning, training and professional development, research and even a discussion group and inqiry service.  There are also links to over 200 other language sites.
http://www.becta.org.uk
 
Centre for Information on Language Teaching and Research (CILT)
Projects, initiatives, courses, conferences, publications and research.
http://www.cilt.org.uk
 
EXCELLENTT Lingua A Project site

http://www.curdev.hull.ac.uk/ecc/index.html
 
 

 
 
 

 

Centre of  School Development, Graz, Austria.
Publications on early language acquisition in the primary school; foreign language teaching in the secondary school, English as the language of tuition.
http://www.zse.asn-graz.ac.at

Computers in Teaching Initiatives (CTI) Modern Languages
Focuses on computers in language learning.  A useful place to start on a search of language resources on the web.
http://www.hull.ac.uk

Educational website/teaching resources
http://www.firstbytes.co.uk

Virtual teacher’s centre, resources
http://www.vtc.ngfl.com

Education suppliers and websites
http://www.education.co.uk

ANG “bourse aux documents pedagogiques”
http://www.educasource.education.fr

Encyclopaedias and dictionary
http://www.tools.com/research-it


b) Using the Internet in Class

A Language Professional’s Guide to the World Wide Web
An online article covering all the Net basics with useful links to other sites.
http://www.agoralang.com/calico/webarticle.html

 
Windows on the world
links schools all over the world
http://www.wotw.org.uk
 
Computer assisted Language Instruction Consortium
http://www.calico.org
 
Technology Tip of the Month
Deborah Healy's tips are good for teachers who would like to know the basics about using email, the internet and other technologies in the classroom.
http://www.osu.orst.edu/dept/eli/prevtips.html
 
Using the Web for Learning
Good for thinking about the potential of the world wide Web for learning with practical approaches explained.
http://www.ozline.com/learning
 
Searching for China
Linked to the site above, activities on this site are created as “models for ways to integrate the World Wide Web into classroom learning.”
 
 
Classroom of the future
using the net in class
http://www.classroom.broadcom.ie
 
c) The News
Newspapers
It can be useful to adapt newspaper articles for use in the classroom.
Bristish newspapers:

The Times newspaper

www.the-times.co.uk
The Independent www.independent.co.uk
The Daily Telegraph www.dailytelegraph.co.uk
The Guardian www.guardian.co.uk
The Weekly Telegraph (Int.) www.globalnetwork.co.uk
   

American newspapers:

USA Today www.usatoday.com
Time magazine www.time.com
  www.time.com/europe
   
To keep up-to-date with world news in English:

BBC world news

www.bbcworld.com
CNN news www.cnn.com
NBC news www.NBC.com
Dejanews?discussion of news www.dejanews.com
Little reported international news www.oneworld.com
   
 
Lessons based on CNN
Students and teachers can find complete lessons with online quizzes and real audio and real video segments.
http://www.literacynet.org/cnnsf/
 
The Onion
Humourous newspaper-style articles which can be used for classroom texts.  These texts are well written, but completely untrue.
http://www.theonion.com
 
Bandersnatch
This site is similar to the Onion, but contains more difficult articles, so it is only suitable for very advanced students.
http://www.bandersnatch.com
 
BBC World Service
From this page you will find many news links and audio clips.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/index.shtml
 
Voice of America
This site has real audio. There are hourly news reports and a special English report (read more slowly and very clearly) for EFL students.
http://www.voa.gov
 
BBC Learning English
This is an excellent site with vocabulary exercises related to the week's news stories, online quizzes, telephone skills, fascinating articles about language, interviews with audio clips, EAP and more.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/index.shtml
 
Create an online newspaper
http://www.crayon.net
 
d) EFL materials and resources for lessons
ESL lessons online
A collection of ready-made lessons with contributions from teachers all over the world. The lessons are not necessarily related to computers or the internet
http://www.esllessons.com/
 
ESL Partyland
An outstanding non-commercial site with ready-made lessons with music, film and more. Ready to use conversation cards.
http://www.eslpartyland.com/
 
Sarah and John's Tefl Pitstop
Free lessons and materials online
http://www.lingolex.com/jstefl.htm
 

English-to-go

This site was once entirely free. You now have to pay a nominal fee to view the archived lessons but one lesson per week is without charge. All of the lessons are based on recent newspaper articles and include warm-up exercises, vocabulary, post-reading activities etc.  There are sections on Business, Culture and the Environment.  Includes sections on Environment, Science and Technology.
http://www.english-to-go.com
 
Information on use of the Internet and languages in general
quizzes on grammar and all other kinds of items to do with language teaching.  Lots of materials useful for classroom work or self-study for students.
http://www.aitech.ac.jp/~itesls
http://www.aitech.ac.jp/~iteslj/quizzes
 
The Daily Page
http://www.aitech.ac.jp/~itesls/daily
 
Epicurious
A food and travel site that could be used in many ways to create a lesson. Use the search tools to find travel and food information within the site.
http://www.epicurious.com/
 
Dave’s ESL Café
American site for information on grammar.  A 24 hour helpdesk is available, and there are discussions and conferences on teaching English as a foreign (second) language
http://www.eslcafe.com
 
Lots of games and activities
http://www.englishtown.com
 
Teaching materials/vocabulary games/to do
http://www.connectedteacher.com
 
Education world (good vocabulary section)
http://www.education-world.com
 
British site on language teaching.
http://www.edunet.com
 
e) Resources for CLIL secondary classes
German Museum history sources
http://www.dhm.de/lemo
 
Mathematics teachers’ site
http://www.zib.de
 
Mathematics in English
http://www.math-net.de
 
Sources for teachers in “classes européenes” in France
http://www.ac-nancy-metz.fr/relinter/eurodnl
 
BBC bitesize GCSE revision guides
These are intended for use by students aged 11-16, and cover Biology, Chemistry, Maths, History and Geography.The language is clear, and the explanations concise.  It also includes tests for self-study.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/revision
 
 Useful information/biographies on famous people.
http://www.biography.com
 
Model lessons/standards site
http://www.standrads.dfee.gov.uk
 
Cross-curricular education
http://www.globalheroes.com
 
History on line
http://www.historyonline.co.uk
 
f) Resources for CLIL primary classes
Let’s Learn English
Early language acquisition in the primary school.  Teaching materials include themes-topics with teaching sequences, flash cards, posters, story books, games and multimedia.
http://www.letslearnenglish.com.at
 
Tales of Wonder
An award winning site for lovers of stories from many cultures, which may be suitable for primary teaching. Scandinavian, Irish and Central European stories are represented, as well as stories from other cultures.  May be useful for primary teching.
http://darsie.ucdavis.edu/tales
 

 

 

 

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