Teaching Resources and Links on the Internet
General English resources
information
Useful Newspapers and
Magazines
On-line activities for students
English Teaching
Associations in Japan
General English Resources
Information for everyone
www.esl.about.com (comprehensive site with lesson plans and core
course outlines from beginner to advanced level English learning- very useful
site!)
www.esl-lounge.com (comprehensive site with lesson
plans/materials, songs/lyrics, pronunciation, teaching tips/stories etc.)
http://www.bogglesworld.com/ (comprehensive site of lesson plans, grammar
teaching tips and flashcards for Elementary and Junior High School)
http://www.edufind.com/english/grammar/（comprehensive
site for grammar reference）
www.learnenglish.org.uk (British Council's site --- themes, links,
postcards, songs, grammar, cartoons, jokes, cultural events etc.)
www.eslcafe.com/search/Lesson_Plans/
www.e-mesh.com (The Guardian)
www.onestopenglish.com (Heinemann)
www.educationunlimited.co.uk/tefl/
www.emailenglish.org (Intermediate level material)
http://sitesforteachers.com/index.html (Teacher resources)
http://iteslj.org/links/ (Teacher and student resources)
www.english-to-go.com (free lessons from Reuters
news agency)
http://www.ipl.org/div/kidspace/cquest/europe/europe.html (information on holidays, games and
recipes from many countries including the UK.)
http://eleaston.com
many specialized links for teachers
Gateway to myths and legends of modern life
information on world flags
http://www.webenglishteacher.com/esl.html
excellent site for games, quizzes and lesson plans
http://www.tki.org.nz/r/esol/esolonline/links_e.php
general information about TESOL/TEFL teaching and
strategies, games etc.
http://www.stoughton.k12.wi.us/schools/esl/
useful site for both adults and children learning
English
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/esl/
useful information about English grammar and how to
teach it
http://lingolex.com/jstefl.htm
scroll down this page for some great free printable
games and activities
links to explanations of many different games
activities for grammar, vocabulary, reading and real
audio listening
complete EFL resource website
a very comprehensive site on spelling, grammar,
conversation, verbs etc.
http://www.linguistic-funland.com/
great portal for a whole host of TEFL links and
other related information
http://www.soon.org.uk/content.htm
Online magazine with cultural information,
language learning advice and help as well as free easy stories etc
http://www.bestteachersites.com/
a full list of resources for teachers-also
includes information on teacher training
http://www.edochan.com/teaching/monkeys.htm
excellent site for ready-to-go lesson plans
information for TEFL teachers and those wishing to pursue
teaching English as a career
click on the ‘free sample pages’ for a whole
range of printable worksheets
An all-in-one site with lesson plans, news,
teaching tips etc.
resources for both students and teachers including
activities and links
covers all language competences for students and
teachers-a good site
http://www.expage.com/page/esol
a good English resource site with many links
for teachers
Famous quotes on all areas of life
http://www.gower.net/sdragan/eslstsit.htm
collection of useful links for ESL students
A whole range of interesting learning
activities for ESL students
For JTEs
http://engserve.edu.mie-u.ac.jp/~eg6011/
http://faculty.web.waseda.ac.jp/miyakawa/dialogue/intro.html
http://homepage2.nifty.com/english_study/
http://ten.tokyo-shoseki.co.jp
http://www.ikeda.osaka-kyoiku.ac.jp/~higuchim/index-j.html
Japanese sites with lots of links for internet
language learning
http://www.nsknet.or.jp/~hide0508/ca/ca.html
Many interesting TEFL activities graded by
category and level
http://www.tk.airnet.ne.jp/furukawa/english/
www.genkienglish.com (games, lesson plans, curriculum etc.)
www.eslkidstuff.com (kids games with printable flashcards, song
sheets and worksheets)
http://www.lil-fingers.com/coloring/index.html (very child-focused picture card site for 1st
graders or any lesson requiring images)
www.abcteach.com (very good for Elementary School)
http://atozteacherstuff.com useful for lesson plans. Has printable worksheets
http://www.gameskidsplay.net/
for a whole host of kid’s games and rhymes
www.puzzlemaker.com (makes instant crosswords, cryptograms, mazes
etc.)
www.abcteach.com (can be used for Junior High School)
www.genkienglish.comUseful for JHS as well as Elementary
things for the teacher and the student
http://www.eslgo.com/classes.html
good site for short stories demonstrating grammar in use
printable lesson plans suited to JHS
www.efl4u.com (Subscribe to receive free Teacher`s instructions and one new lesson every week)
http://cnnstudentnews.cnn.com/fyi/index.html
(news for students & teaching resources)
www.englishpage.com (Weekly newsletters, materials, lesson plans, dictionaries.
Challenging material for high level students. Thematic
and grammar- based activities).
http://www.cdlponline.org/
On-line lessons, contain sound clips
http://www.onestopenglish.com/
great articles for elective classes
Pictures and Clip Art for
Visual Aids
www.sla.purdue.edu/fll/JapanProj/ (Japanese clip art
for flashcards)
http://dgl.microsoft.com/ (100s of clipart
images for posters, flashcards, flyers, newsletter articles etc.)
www.gograph.com (For clipart and photos)www.allposters.com (For millions of posters and paintings...like movie posters, bands, sports, famous places, funny photos and miscellaneous)
http://www.hellasmultimedia.com/webimages/ (The best page ever forany
graphics you could ever want for any holidays / festivals)
http://www.clipartguide.com/ (Guidance on finding clipart and images)
http://www.artbycheryl.com/ (10,000+
hand-drawn pictures of animals etc.)
http://clipart.disneysites.com/index.php
(Disney clipart characters)
http://school.discovery.com/ (Clipart
for seasons, food, fun &games, sports etc.)
http://www.childrenonlyesl-efl.com/mainpages/tourcategories/tourcategorypages/flashtourpgs/list.asp
(great site for some free clipart! Become a member to access all
the clipart images)
(Lots and lots of free clipart!)
http://www.freefoto.com/index.jsp
free searchable and downloadable photos
Puzzle sites
http://puzzlemaker.school.discovery.com/index.html (Make
your own puzzles)
http://blackdog.net/holiday/christmas/twas.html
Twas the Night Before Christmas, the classic which will also make a great
listening activity.
crosswords, puzzles,
cryptograms etc.
http://www.colorstudy.com/scramble/
Word Scramble creator
good site for
modern songs and artists
good for music
searches
Song lyrics
well-indexed lyrics site
good for
searching for less common songs
http://www.musicalenglishlessons.com
great song
worksheets
website equivalent
of MTV with news and views on music
http://www.crewsnest.vispa.com/
A great site for clear basic info on most
festivals and holidays
1.Christmas
http://www.howstuffworks.com/christmas.htm
-Want to know why we kiss under mistletoe
or wander around the neighborhood singing or where Santa cames
from? Here's your answer!
Holiday
Histories http://www.historychannel.com/exhibits/holidays/main.html
--Just click
on the holiday you want to know about.
For the history and
traditions of Ramadan try:
http://people.howstuffworks.com/ramadan.htm
Recipes:
http://www.christmas-cookies.com/recipes/
-Tons of
great recipes including no-bake cookies
Party games:
Lots of party
games http://www.kidsdomain.com/holiday/xmas/party.html
This sounds
fun to try instead of the usual "secret santa"
or gift exchange. Also it would be a fabulous listening activity. Sounds fun
and I think even an adult class would love it. Here are the directions and the
story:
http://www.homeschoolzone.com/writer/christmasgiftpass.htm
Songs:
http://www.cameron.edu/~mikel/christmas/
(Christmas song/carol lyrics)
Xmas Puzzles:
All kinds of
other printable puzzles, jokes, and color pages
http://www.kidsdomain.com/holiday/xmas/print.html
Try their fun
word puzzles (from easy to more difficult)
http://www.kidsdomain.com/holiday/xmas/word.html
Crafts:
http://familycrafts.about.com/cs/christmascrafts/index.htm
-If you want
to make creative gifts, cards, or Christmas ornaments with your kids. Lots of
great ways use recycled stuff to make crafts too.
http://www.makingfriends.com/xmas.htm
Great ideas for crafts
with teens.
If your not
crafty, try http://www.dltk-holidays.com/xmas/index.html
Print-out
crafts, coloring pages, including favorites like the Grinch
http://www.dltk-kids.com/crafts/cartoons/mgrinch.html
or if you like a
Grinch mask : http://www.seussville.com/seussville/grinch/pdf/mask.pdf
For crafts to
do with the little guys try:
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/crafts/christmas/
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OR<< http://www.songs4teachers.com/wintersnowactivities.htm
Coloring
Pages, good for English boards and flashcards
http://www.preschoolcoloringbook.com/color/cpchristmas.shtml
More color
pages including Pooh-san and Raggedy Ann and Andy
http://www.coloring.ws/christmas.htm
2.Valentine’s Web Resources
For the
History of Valentine’s Day see:
AND
http://www.howstuffworks.com/valentine.htm
Elementary school:
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/crafts/valentine/
http://www.songs4teachers.com/valactivities.htm
All ages:
http://www.makingfriends.com/valentine.htm
-Great homemade
Valentine card ideas
This site has lots of
great craft ideas to use with kids, especially English Club. Try looking in the
"crafts for teens" and "macrame"
for friendship bracelets and other easy to make jewelry and gifts.
http://www.makingfriends.com/Love%20Bugs.htm
http://www.homeschoolzone.com/pp/valentine.htm
-crafts, recipes, and
more
Print and Colour Valentine’s:
http://www.dltk-kids.com/crafts/valentines/cards.htm
-It includes some
Pooh-san valentines. My high school kids loved these last year.
http://www.kidsdomain.com/holiday/val/color.html
Colouring pages for
bulletin board decorations:
http://blackdog4kids.com/holiday/valentine/color/
http://www.preschoolcoloringbook.com/color/cpvalentine.shtml
http://www.coloring.ws/valentines.htm
Poetry:
http://vin-olga.narod.ru/simpleprelutski.html
-Valentine’s poetry
Puzzles:
http://www.kidsdomain.com/holiday/ Beginner to Advanced V’Day puzzles.
3.Halloween festival information
http://www.halloween-clipart.com/
extremely comprehensive site on Halloween.
Setting up a student exchange programme
http://www.e-linkschools.org
(British Council's e-link scheme has schools participating in activities
ranging from e-mail exchanges to joint project. They will also contact the
school on your behalf if requested)
New British Council Resources for JETs
http://www.uknow.or.jp/uk_now/index.html
(Includes map of
Events flier, Harry
Potter guide to Britain etc.)
(Excellent
international interactive email and discussion site for students and Teachers. Can be viewed in Japanese, English as well as many other languages.
A built-in translation software tool accompanies each message post so that
students and teachers can translate difficult words and phrases before replying.. For teachers, there is also the option to set up an
official school link at a subsidized cost).
English Teaching Associations in
http://www.jet.org/
(Official site of JETAA-Wealth of information and English teaching links as
well as career advice and job postings in Japan and overseas once finishing
JET. Contributions also by ex-JETs
who have extensive experience of teaching in schools).
Official
site of the Japanese Association for Language Learning
Teaching Handbooks and Manuals information
.http://www.geocities.com/allhou/bookteach.html
(Excellent site listing
resource books for EFL teachers in Asia. Such books are available in
On-line activities for students
http://www.collegeem.qc.ca/cemdept/anglais/trouindx.htm
http://iteslj.org/overview.html
News-Based Web and WebTV Literacy Materials
http://www.cdlponline.org/dl2000/newsbasedwebtvmaterials.html
(Excellent
site for weblinks and information on online student
materials/activities, teaching tools, email projects, curriculum formulation, EFL research articles etc.)
links
to newspapers and magazines from all over the world
http://www.japantimes.com/start.htm
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/shukan-st/
weekly news of The Japan Times with ESL activities and learning
exercises
http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/index-e.htm
(Both
these websites can be used for student English resources and for your own
awareness of current affairs in Japan.)
http://education.guardian.co.uk/
(Education
Guardian- includes links to the world of TEFLand opportunitiesto share ideas/learn
with other teachers of English in other countries)
http://www.eltnews.com/home.shtml
News for EFL teachers in
(Site reference
to help you pick up basic Japanese using basic situation role-plays) please
see: http://www.csse.monash.edu.au/~jwb/wwwjdic.html
(for the most comprehensive, excellent and free on-line Japanese/English
dictionary on the web)
http://web.uvic.ca/kanji-gold/ for an excellent KANJI learning aid-covers over 6,000 KANJI,
comprehensive and easily downloadable KANJI learning programme.
www.japan-easy.co.uk
essential Japanese language tips and online lessons
(Excellent site that guides you through the 500 most commonly occurring
Japanese kanji. Complete with animation of
their stroke order and both Chinese and Japanese versions. You can
'flip' the card to see its compounds).
virtual flashcards for KANJI-very handy!
All about manga and animation
All information about J-Pop
http://www.sumo.or.jp/index_e.html
All information links about Japanese Sumo
http://www.thejapanfaq.com/FAQ-Primer.html
(Good overview to Japanese culture, way of life and perception of foreign
peoples)
http://www.isei.or.jp/books/75/Front.html
(Very detailed site about Japanese culture)
http://www.culture.gov.uk/default.htm
(For a
comprehensive view of British culture and way of life)
http://www.footballculture.net/index.html
(For
articles on Beckham, views on the World Cup and a lot of ideas on learning
Football English. Also available in Japanese for your
students).
http://usinfo.state.gov/usa/infousa/facts/factover/ch11.htm
(For a good overview of American Popular
Culture)
http://www.cultureandrecreation.gov.au/
(For a good overview of Australian culture)
http://www.nz.com/guide/culture/
(For a good overview of New Zealander culture)
http://www.culturecanada.gc.ca/
(For a good overview of Canadian
culture-available in both French and English)
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS:
**Many thanks to Bea Sackey
and Angela
Brenner for their contributions to this section. The information was a
massive help and is greatly appreciated!**
-Rich and Norm