E-pals

It used to be we had penpals. Now the internet makes it easy for us to find someone to write to in English. Here's a site to help people find an appropriate person to write to.

http://www.e-palworld.co.uk/

International House Journal

This is a link to the in-house journal of the International House affiliation of language and teacher training programs.

Some great stuff here for teachers and teacher educators alike. Practical short articles.

http://www.ihworld.com/ihjournal/backissues.asp

Teaching Large Multi-Level classes

Two great online resources

The first is Natalie Hess' excellent book - a limited preview is available at Google Books

http://books.google.com.pe/books?id=kEyHZ_DiVVkC&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_summary_r&cad=0

The second, on the same subject, but somewhat older is available on ERIC in its entirety. It was originally designed for Peace Corps volunteers.

http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICDocs/data/ericdocs2sql/content_storage_01/0000019b/80/29/a7/06.pdf

Reading for Young Learners

Here is a great site with lots of really fun reading activities for young learners.

http://younglearners.eslreading.org/index.html

Online teacher development videos

Here is a series of videos produced by the BBC and the British Council

Useful for teachers and teacher educators alike

http://teachingenglish.org.uk/transform/teachers/training/training-videos

A really great site for practicing English sounds and phonemic script

This site is a lot of fun. It would be great for kids, but is also sufficiently engaging for adults. A great way for teachers and students alike to improve their understanding of English phonology.

http://cambridgeenglishonline.com/Phonetics_Focus/

Mindmap Software

Here is a link to a website that lets you make mindmaps online. Useful once in a while, and free.

http://www.bubbl.us/

Good for teacher educators but also for ESOL students who can make their own lexical mindmaps or collocation webs, etc.