ESL Web Directory

International Pen Friends provides pen pals for pupils and young people worldwide in 7 languages in 192 countries. Comprehensive programmes for entire school classes and when the contacts develop well you can think of exchange holidays.

We specialise in multimedia software for young learners of Modern languages. Our aim is to put fun into learning languages, and we do this by using games, which entertain as well as instruct. Our software is developed by practising teachers of modern languages, and all voices are native speakers.

Free Trial. 200+ Classroom Hours. The Language Works guides young learners from phonics to fluency. Flash file curriculum for classroom and home. A fun and practical approach. Easy access. Clear organization. Vocabulary, grammar, role plays, games and more.

Traditionally people moved from Poland to England, however I've always liked to do things differently. Find out here what a young, ex-Tesco manager, failed poet and one time potential spy, gets up to when he decides to find adventure in Eastern Europe. I'm a newbie so this blog will appeal to other TEFL newbies or people contemplating the jump

A web site with free materials and two podcasts series (also on iTunes) "Better Speaking Skills" and "Your English". I am a retired university teacher who enjoys menoring young colleagues through my book, my website and my workshops with TESOL.

Learn English in Canada at Pacific Language Institute. Exculsive international ESL school, attracting motivated young adults and professionals. Sophisticated programs, top quality instructors and exceptional facilitie.

We provide English courses in the UK, Ireland, the USA, Malta and South Africa for adults and young learners. We are located in London with a branch in Bologna, Italy for Italian students. Our aim is to find a suitable English course for you in a great location.

Bury St Edmunds is the perfect place to live, study and work. Cathedral and ancient parks opposite our beautiful school! 50 minutes from London Stansted airport. Collection can be arranged. Homestay families with three meals per day. English courses for adults and young learners. Business English and individual English also available. Cambridge University and LCCI English for Business exam centre.

Resources and support for parents of young English learners. Bilingual Chinese/English.

This online rhetoric, provided by Dr. Gideon Burton of Brigham Young University, is a guide to the terms of classical and renaissance rhetoric. Sometimes it is difficult to see the forest (the big picture) of rhetoric because of the trees (the hundreds of Greek and Latin terms naming figures of speech, etc.) within rhetoric.

The following are some of the corpora that have been created by Mark Davies, Professor of Corpus Linguistics at Brigham Young University.

Listening practice with exercises

Listening practice with exercises

Reading Rockets offers a wealth of strategies, lessons, and activities designed to help young children learn to read. Our resources assist parents, teachers, and other educators in working with struggling readers who require additional help in reading and comprehension skills development.

Every Child A Reader is a unique collaboration between charitable trusts, the business sector and government. It aims to show that, with the right resources, it is possible to overcome the literacy difficulties that blight so many children's lives. The initiative is funding highly-skilled Reading Recovery teachers in inner-city schools, to provide intensive help to children most in need. It forms part of the government's London Challenge, a partnership between all who seek more for London's young people. The immediate aim is to reach 5,000 children, particularly those living in areas of high social deprivation. Longer term, the initiative aims to secure sustainable investment in early literacy intervention, and to explore how intensive support in reading can be provided most cost effectively in a national context.

The Fun Family Phonics program helps you teach your children to read with colorful interactive stories and aids that make learning fun and easy. Join Detective Dave Fun as he discovers phonetic clues in the world around him and teaches his younger siblings how to discover the wonderful enjoyment of reading.

ClicknRead teaches children to read in 100 online lessons. Use it with young children ready to learn to read, learning English as a second language, or for anyone facing the challenge of dyslexia.

Junior English (Dortmund, Germany) supplies teaching materials for teaching young children English as a second language. We also run English courses for children aged 2-12 yrs. Our English Bookshop is a must for every parent and teacher.

Lesson plans and ideas for those who Teach English to Young Learners (CertTEYL). Fun ideas for children to practice ESL in the classroom.

Free EFL/ESL resources for teachers of young learners - free flash cards, phonics cards, game cards and activities. These are materials I made and I use. They are on the net for free to help others. There is no registration. Just print and go.

Teach Kids English is a complete online course for young children between 3 - 7 years of age. It teaches English through stories, games and interactive activities. It is motivating and fun. There are free activities and ecards.

English-Avenue.com is a resource site for young English learners and English teachers. Children of all ages come to English Avenue to find hundreds of ready-to-print activities, games, readings, exercises, and projects to help them develop their English skills and creative abilities while having fun at the same time. Our activities improve reading skills, writing skills, and artistic talents.

The ACE Centre Advisory Trust provides a focus for the use of technology with the communication and educational needs of young people with physical and communication difficulties. Based in Oxford, we offer a wide variety of services including in-depth individual assessments, information, R&D, and specialist training for parents and professionals.

The National Deaf Children’s Society is the only UK charity solely dedicated to providing support, information and advice for deaf children and young people, their families and professionals working with them.

These are a series of Tongue Twisters that I created recently as a fun exercise/ drill to use in lessons or as a warm-up with young learners and grown-ups alike.