ESL Web Directory

Take part in the first global election of languages! Communication could be so much easier if there existed one common, global language. But which language should it be? Should it be one of the widely spoken languages such as English or Spanish? Or would Esperanto or any other artificial, international language be better suitable? Make your voice heard on this multi-lingual website!

Accelerated Learning was developed because we live in a world where the ability to absorb information rapidly and to think logically and creatively are the most important skills that you can possess.

Articles about the nature of language, correct usage, and other fascinating linguistic tidbits.

News, reviews, latest trends, breakthroughs, disputes, and gossip in arts and culture

Awesome Library organizes 22,000 carefully reviewed K-12 education resources, including the top 5 percent for teachers, students, parents, and librarians. It includes a search engine.

The Government launched the ChildcareLink helpline and website in December 1999 as part of the National Childcare Strategy. This strategy aims to help people back into the workplace by removing the childcare barrier. The ChildcareLink service is funded by the Department for Education and Skills and the Scottish Executive.

Provides educational resources, games, forum, list of university / colleges and educational information and lots more.

Editorial Projects in Education Inc. publishes Education Week, the monthly Teacher Magazine, and Education Week on the Web. We are a nonprofit, tax-exempt organization based in Washington, D.C. Our primary mission is to help raise the level of awareness and understanding among professionals and the public of important issues in American education. We cover local, state, and national news and issues from preschool through the 12th grade.

Daily links to the major education news articles throughout the world.

Great deals on the most popular English language books, DVDs, Cassettes and software. Search for dictionaries, course books, grammar reference, teaching materials and more.

The EServer (founded in 1990 as the English Server) attempts to provide an alternative niche for quality work. They offer 44 collections on such diverse topics as the English language, contemporary art, race, Internet studies, sexuality, drama, design, multimedia, accessible publishing and current political and social issues. In addition to written works, we publish hypertext, audio and even video recordings.

This page is a bulletin board of calls for papers for scholarly conferences, anthologies and journals in a variety of fields often connected with English departments.

We provide thousands of quizzes and activities on many subjects, including Math, reading, Science, Social Studies, etc. A tool for creation of quizzes and learning management is also available. The entire website can be accessed for free.

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.

International Student Exchange and Study Abroad Resource Center provides scholarships, insurance, loans, university admission, esl and test prep services.

The "Langwich Scool" humorous cartoon strip by Jon Marks has been running in English Teaching Professional magazine for several years. A selection is now viewable online at this site.

Our intention is to introduce NLP to those new to it and to provide a place for the community of interested individuals where the NLP resources on the web and in the world can be accessed.

The objects of the Queen's English Society are to promote and uphold the use of good English, and to encourage the enjoyment of the language. The Society aims to defend the precision, subtlety and marvellous richness of our language against debasement, ambiguity and other forms of misuse.

A collection of articles on various subjects, including world events and English grammar, suitable for advanced learners of English (and their teachers) looking for texts with an added portion of British humour.

Your path for most effective learning is through knowing * yourself * your capacity to learn * the process you have successfully used in the past * interest, and knowledge of, the subject you wish to learn

A guide to the use of English by Sir Ernest Gowers

Connections for students, teachers and parents

The Oxford Text Archive hosts AHDS Literature, Languages and Linguistics. The OTA works closely with members of the Arts and Humanities academic community to collect, catalogue, and preserve high-quality electronic texts for research and teaching. The OTA currently distributes more than 2000 resources in over 20 different languages.

U.S.ENGLISH, Inc. is the nation's oldest, largest citizens' action group dedicated to preserving the unifying role of the English language in the United States. Founded in 1983 by the late Senator S.I. Hayakawa, an immigrant himself, U.S. English now has 1.8 million members nationwide.