Info about Resources for ESL/TEFL/TESL Teachers in Italy

(LAST EDITED/UPDATED: 20 August 2007)

Here are some links for ESL (English as a Second Language)/TEFL/TESL resources for use in Italy and beyond:

RESOURCES:

• TEACHING RESOURCES
• English as a Second Language (ESL) Resources, Handouts and Exercises – Source: The OWL at Purdue
  
• English online – Materials for Teaching & Learning – Source: E. L. Easton
• ESL KidStuff! – "ESL & EFL children's resources for English teachers and parents."
• Interesting Things for ESL Students – "A fun study site for learners of English as a Second Language" – "Word games, puzzles, quizzes, exercises, slang, proverbs and much more." – Source: www.ManyThings.org
  
• The Internet TESL Journal – For Teachers of English as a Second Language – Articles, Research Papers, Lessons Plans, Classroom Handouts, Teaching Ideas & Links
• Learnenglish – Source: British Council
• Learning English – Source: BBC Languages section of BBC (International Version)
• Learn English effectively – Source: antimoon.com
• onestopenglish – "is a teacher’s resource site organized and run by Macmillan Publishers. We are based in London, UK"
• Online Resources for TEFL Professionals – Source: Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, U.S. Department of State
• ROGER'S TESOL PAGE – "Welcome to Roger's TESOL Page, dedicated to English language teachers world wide who want a handy home base when they use the Internet as a teaching resource." – Source: Roger M. Thompson, professor of English and Linguistics at the University of Florida.
• TOP ESL SITES – Source: English-4U
• DICTIONARIES
  
• The Internet Picture Dictionary: English – In English, French, German, Italian, Spanish – 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.
• Little Explorers English Picture Dictionary – Take you to their "free" site. However, there is a for pay subscription access that is "a banner-ad-free version of the site, with print-friendly pages." – Source: EnchantedLearning.com
• GUIDE
• TESall.com's Guide to Teaching English in Italy – Source: TESall.com
• MP3, PODCASTS AND VIDEO – SOUND CLIPS
  
• Downloads for English Teaching & Learning – "Lots of free samples" – Source: Download-ESL.com – "ESL,EFL,TEFL Podcasts, Audio books, Worksheet E-books, Powerpoint, & More Downloads" – In Chinese, English, French, Spanish
  
• The English Teacher John Snow – "Live a little, learn a little, tell your friends" – "We are your source for English lessons, proofreading, 'podcast' audio lessons (mp3 audio files) and more!" cSource: EnglishTeacherJohn.com
• Free ESL mp3 Podcasts and English learning video podcast directory – Source: Speakoz
  
• learn english – Source: italki.com – "is a language learning community. It's main goal is to help people learn languages." mentioned on Free Language – "Lessons, Podcasts, Audio, Video, Study Guides, Learning Materials"
• ESLPod.com – "Welcome to English as a Second Language Podcast" – "English for Everyone"
• SOFTWARE
• English Teaching Exercises Software – Source: ProgramURL.com – "the best software resource"
• Italian Software – Source: Multilingual Books
  

DEFINITIONS

• TEFL – "Teaching English as a Foreign Language. This term is predominantly used when English is being taught in a country where it isn't the native language (for example teaching English to Spanish people in Spain)" – Source: International TEFL Teacher Training
• TESL – "Teaching English as a Second Language. This is where English is being taught to non-native speakers of English in a country where it is the native language (for example teaching emigrants to the UK/USA)." – Source: International TEFL Teacher Training
• TESOL – "Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages. This term theoretically encompasses both of the above." – Source: International TEFL Teacher Training
• ELT – "English Language Teaching. This term is mainly used by institutions in the U.K." – Source: International TEFL Teacher Training
• ESL – English as a Second Language

MISCELLANEOUS

• English as a Second Language – "Welcome to this English as a Second Language website, a starting point for ESL learners who want to study English through the Web. This site is being constantly updated, so your comments and suggestions are appreciated. With your help, it can continue to be a site that you and others enjoy visiting." – Rong-Chang Li
  
• Dave Sperling's ESL Café – "The Internet's Meeting place for ESL + EFL teachers + students from around the World!"
• ESL Lesson Plans and Resources – Source: Marty Levine, Professor Emeritus in the Department of Secondary Education at California State University, Northridge
• ESL LINKS – Registration required – Source: ESLPundit – "the esl network"
• ESL Magazine – "The leading magazine for teachers of American English and ESL/EFL professionals worldwide"
• LESSON PLANS – Source: ELB Brighton
• Ready-to-print TEFL handouts for overworked teachers! – Note: You'll need to pay $22.00 to join and to access handouts – Source: Handouts Online
  
• Sites for English teachers and TEFL Resources – Source: ih Barcelona – "ELT Teacher Training Courses"
  
• Support for teachers of English – Source: British Council Italy
• TEACHER RESOURCES – Registration required to access some resources – Source: edufind® – "jobs and resources for TESOL professionals"
• teaching english – "Tips, resources, materials, downloads and more.."
• TEFL Resources – Source: TEFLLogue – "One Stop Travel Guide ro TEFL"
  
• TEFL Teaching Resources – Source: Cactus TEFL
• Using PowerPoint Presentations in ESL Classrooms – Source: ESL-galaxy.com – "ESL Resource Planet"
• SEE ALSO:
• Info on Teaching English in Italy +*, dated Tuesday, August 8, 2006

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That's it for Friday, 15 June 2007: venerdì, 15 giugno 2007.

Ciao, Ben

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Today’s quote is an Sicilian proverb, author unknown.

"Quannu canta lu gaddu fora l'ura, a canciari lu tempu 'un addimura."
"When the rooster crows off the hour, don't hesitate to adjust the time."

(LAST EDITED/UPDATED: 20 August 2007)