There are many great Web sites on the Internet relating to TESOL: sites of professional
organizations, sites of ESL resources, etc. Below is a list of some useful/popular TESOL/ESL sites.
PROFESSIONAL SITES
TESOL- The Web site to TESOL, the national professional organization for TESOL.
www.tesol.org
CATESOL- The Web site to the state chapter of TESOL.
www.catesol.org
CALICO - The Computer Assisted Language Instruction Consortium.
http://calico.org/
IATEFL - International Association of Teachers of English as a Foreign Language.
www.iatefl.org
NCBE - National Clearinghouse for English Language Acquisition
https://ncela.ed.gov/
NCESLL - Center for Applied Linguistics (has ESL subpages)
www.cal.org
TIRF - The International Research Foundation for English Language Education
(This site has a huge bibliography of research articles under the "Resources & References" tab, and the "Reference lists" choice.)
www.tirfonline.org
FREE-ACCESS TESOL E-JOURNALS
TESL-EJ (TESL Electronic Journal) - free-access peer-reviewed e-journal of articles on TESOL research/ practice.
http://www.tesl-ej.org/wordpress/
Language, Learning, & Technology - free-access peer-reviewed e-journal on technology issues in language learning. Hosted by University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa.
https://www.lltjournal.org/
Internet TESL Journal - submitted articles by/for ESL teachers; some research articles, but more classroom/application topics: lessons, activities, etc. (Note: despite the title "journal", not a peer-reviewed journal).
www.aitech.ac.jp/~iteslj
CALL EJ Online - free-access peer-reviewed e-journal on topics of Computer Assisted Language Learning. Hosted by Japanese & Australian universities.
http://callej.org/
Asian EFL journal - free-access peer-reviewed e-journal on issues of teaching EFL in Asian / to Asian students.
http://www.asian-efl-journal.com/
Web Journal of Modern Language Linguistics (WJMLL) - free-access peer-reviewed e-journal on linguistics topics. Hosted by U. of Newcastle on Tyne (UK).
http://wjmll.ncl.ac.uk/
RESOURCE SITES
Dave's ESL Cafe - Popular ESL resource site for both students and teachers.
www.eslcafe.com
Aardvark's English Forum - compilation of wide variety of ESL resources for teachers.
www.englishforum.com
ESL Gold - a resource site offering activities, exercises, lesson plans, links, etc. for both students and teachers. Has a wide variety.
www.eslgold.com
ESL Flow - resource site for teachers on creating ESL/EFL lesson plans...including grammar, pronunciation, role plays, listening activities, etc.
www.eslflow.com
English Club - large site of resources...activities, lessons, etc.
www.englishclub.com
Manythings.org - large site of resources...activities, lessons, etc. Hosted/compiled by EFL Instructors at Aichi Inst. of Tech., Japan.
www.manythings.org
Lesson Plans & Resources for ESL Teachers - a good compilation of ESL links created by emeriti ESL teacher at Cal State Northridge.
www.csun.edu/~hcedu013/eslindex.html
The Linguist List - site maintained by Eastern Michigan U. & Wayne State U.; impressive amount of links to ESL resources
http://linguistlist.org/
TEFL.Net - Site especially dedicated to links & resources for teaching English as a Foreign language.
www.tefl.net/
1-Language.com - Multiple resource site. For students: quizzes, chat, activities, etc.; For teachers: job bank, lesson ideas, etc.
www.1-language.com/
Slangcity.com - Informative for ESL students on American slang words, expressions, and song lyrics, including gradations of offensiveness.
www.slangcity.com
ESL LISTENING SITES
Randall's ESL Cyber Listening Lab - allows students to hear audio and take listening comprehension quizzes
www.esl-lab.com/
Real English - Interactive Online Video - allows students to see streaming video clips of conversations and take accompanying comprehension quizzes. (Some clips are free; others require $ subscription).
http://www.real-english.com/
The Listening Lounge
www.Englishlistening.com/
Manythings.org Listening
http://www.manythings.org/e/listening.html
Internet TESL Journal: Listening
http://iteslj.org/links/ESL/Listening/p2.html
EMPLOYMENT SITES
ESL Employment.com - Large, free database of jobs (over 4500) for ESL instructors, posted by employers from all around the world.
www.eslemployment.com
Tesall - A search engine of worldwide ESL job postings on the Internet. It searches job postings at many websites (based on your keywords), and then displays the links.
http://www.tesall.com/
ESL PUBLISHERS SITES
Brokers (offer various products from multiple publishers)
ALTA ESL
(located in bay area; largest & most comprehensive broker)
www.altaesl.com
Delta Systems
(large broker, competitive with Alta; all types of materials and age ranges)
www.deltapublishing.com
Saddelback Educational
(located in Orange County; strong in Elementary ESL)
www.sdlback.com
Multi-Cultural Books & Videos
(offers ESL materials, but also materials for learning OTHER languages)
www.multiculturalbooksandvideos.com
Publishers (publish various products: textbooks, dictionaries, resources, etc.)
Pearson
(large ESL publisher; the following publisher names are affiliated/synonymous with Pearson: Longman, Prentice-Hall, Scott-Foresman, Addison-Wesley, Penguin)
www.pearsonelt.com
Cengage
(large ESL publisher; the following former publisher names are under the Cengage umbrella: Heninle & Heinle, Newbury-House, Thompson Learning)
www.cengage.com/s/developmental-english
Oxford University Press
(large ESL publisher; Picture Dictionary set is their most famous product)
www.oup.com/us/esl
Cambridge ESL
(various products, but strong in academic/linguistic materials)
www.cambridge.org/esl-efl
TESOL
(various products, but strong in TESOL teacher training)
www.tesol.org/pubs/catalog/index.html
University of Michigan Press
(all products)
www.press.umich.edu/esl/
Ballard & Tighe
(strong in testing materials)
www.ballard-tighe.com
New Readers Press
(strong in literacy, reading, & vocational/CBE ESL)
www.newreaderspress.com
Pro Lingua Associates
(strong in Elementary and Activity books)
www.prolinguaassociates.com
Barrons
(consumer-oriented publisher; strong in test-prep)
http://www.barronseduc.com/english-language-arts.html
Multimedia Publishers (includes CDs, DVDs, software, etc.)
Slangman Publishing
(Dictionaries, videos, texts on American slang)
www.slangman.com
Educational Testing Service (ETS)
(Authoritative TOEFL test-prep materials)
https://www.ets.org/toefl/test-takers/ibt/prepare.html
Sunburst Media
(multimedia materials on ESL pronunciation, accent reduction, etc.)
www.sunburstmedia.com
Video Language Products
(multimedia materials on ESL pronunciation, accent reduction, etc.)
www.videolanguage.com
Transparent Language
(software on learning different languages, including ESL)
www.transparent.com
Rosetta Stone
(software on learning different languages, including ESL)
www.rosettastone.com
Audio Forum
(cassette tapes on learning different languages, including ESL)
http://www.audioforum.com/
SELLERS OF ESL MATERIALS IN NATIVE LANGUAGES
Online Yellow Pages exist for several language communities in the USA. By going to these and doing a search for "bookstores," you can find local, retail bookstores that carry ESL books in native languages.
Chinese: Chinese Yellow Pages USA: http://www.ccyp.com/
Korean: KoreanYellowPages.com (can limit to L.A.; Korean font needed) www.koreanyellowpage.com
Vietnamese: Vietgate Yellow Pages USA: www.vietgate.net/marketplace/yellow_pages/
TOEFL PREPARATION SITES (FREE)
ETS.org
Official TOEFL preparation site from Educational Testing Service, the author of the TOEFL.
https://www.ets.org/toefl/test-takers/ibt/prepare
Official TOEFL free practice materials
https://www.toeflgoanywhere.org/free-preparation-resources
GoGrad.org
A good overview of the TOEFL test and recommendations how to prepare.
https://www.gograd.org/toefl-guidebook/
Test-Guide.com
Free TOEFL practice tests and preparation guidance, from an educational test prep company.
https://www.test-guide.com/free-toefl-practice-tests.html
edX.org
Free preparation materials (option for enhanced preparation materials for a fee).
https://www.edx.org/course/toefl-test-preparation-the-insiders-guide
Custom Writing.org
A writing assistance organization, with a free Guide to TOEFL preparation
https://custom-writing.org/blog/how-to-prepare-for-toefl-in-10-days-the-complete-guide
Wordfinder.yourdictionary.com
A blog post--from this onlilne service--about TOEFL preparation with links to preparation/practice sites
https://wordfinder.yourdictionary.com/blog/toefl-study-prep-tips-tricks-and-resources/
