Regional English Language Office
Resources for English Learners, Teachers, & Teacher Trainers
The sites below are not endorsed by the RELO office, but are listed to help you start exploring online ELT sites. A good way to look for new sites is to do a search with the words “learn English” at www.google.com or www.dogpile.com.
- Online dictionary with a forum for asking questions at www.wordreference.com/enfr/sixty
- Online help from volunteer teachers all over the world at www.englishforums.com/
- Articles, research papers, lessons plans, classroom handouts, teaching ideas & links at http://iteslj.org/
- Voice of America radio offers news in easy-to-comprehend “Special English” http://www.voanews.com/specialenglish/
- Picture dictionary and practice activities at www.pdictionary.com/
- Learn about everything! Online encyclopedia at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page
- Then check what you know with these fun quizzes at www.sheppardsoftware.com/index.html
- Become a better writer in English at owl.english.purdue.edu/
- Everything from lessons for students to jobs for teachers, including pages such as forums, games, quizzes, chat, help and penpals at www.englishclub.com/
- Read books online at www.gutenberg.org/ and www.short-stories.co.uk/ and www.ipl.org/reading/books/index.html
- Learn more about your profession with these short reports on topics of current interest in ELT at www.cal.org/resources/digest/
- Learn from other English teachers and learners at Dave's ESL Café www.eslcafe.com
- Ready-made lesson plans on current news www.breakingnewsenglish.com/
- There are many learner and teacher resources at the English Page www.englishpage.com
- A very rich collection of resources for teachers www.sitesforteachers.com
- Lots of American Studies resources at http://infocomm.lib.virginia.edu/amst/
- There lots of information on many current issues in the Department of State’s e-journals http://usinfo.state.gov/journals/
