Regional English Language Office, Beijing

Useful Links

Office of English Language Programs, U.S. Department of State

Online Resources for English Language Teachers

TESOL/TEFL Associations & Organizations

TESOL (Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages, Inc.)

IATEFL UK (International Association of Teachers of English as a Foreign Language)

Asia TEFL

CAMTESOL (established in February 2004 as a mechanism to organize an annual conference on English Language Teaching (ELT) in Cambodia)

ELLTA (English Language & Literature Teachers Association Singapore)

JALT (The Japanese Association for Language Teaching)

KOTESOL(Korea TESOL)

MELTA (Malaysian English Language Teaching Association) PELLTA (Penang English Language Learning and Teaching Association)

PALT (Philippine Association for Language Teaching, Inc.)

SEAMEO RELC (Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization Regional Language Center)

TEFLIN (Teachers of English as a Foreign Language in Indonesia)

ThaiTESOL (Thailand TESOL)

Linguistics Associations and ELT-Related Organizations

American Association for Applied Linguistics (AAAL)

American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL)

Center for Applied Linguistics (CAL)

Georgetown University, Center for Intercultural Education and Development (CIED)

SEAsite (Center for Southeast Asian Studies at Northern Illinois University)

Modern Language Association (MLA)

Foreign Language Teaching Forum (FLTeach) (an integrated service for Foreign Language Teachers)

The ELT Institute at Hunter College CUNY (Continuing professional development for English language teachers, modern language teachers & teacher-trainers)

Online Courses and Resources

Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) (provides free access to more than 1.2 million bibliographic records of journal articles and other education-related materials and, if available, includes links to full text)

Collections of Resources at American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL)

TESOL Resource Center

Center for Applied Linguistics (CAL) Resources and Directories

Free access to lectures, syllabi, tests and other materials from over 1800 courses offered at MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)

WWW Resources for Language Teachers at Foreign Language Teaching Forum (FLTeach) (rich collection of resources including links to media, dictionaries and to online journals, clipart for teachers and ESOL links, etc.)

ThaiTESOL Learning and Teaching Links

Dave’s ESL Café

Understanding the USA-Teachers’ Resources

Critical Thinking Web (two professors at the University of Hong Kong created this website to provide to provide access to over 100 free online tutorials on critical thinking, logic,scientific reasoning, and creativity )

4Teachers.org-Providing educational resources with the use of technology, which can help monitor student research and writing, evaluate student performance, and create bilingual online lessons, classroom calendars, and quizzes in less time than traditional methods.

Sites for Teachers-Hundreds of Educational Web Sites

Teacher Planet-features over 330 hundred theme based resource pages

ESL for Teachers-resources for TEFL Lessons, TEFL Resources links, TEFL Worksheets, ESL Job Listing Sites

English Club-provide ESL/EFL teachers and students resources such as lessons, games, blogs, quizzes, forums, etc.

Studio Classroom-a service provider for English learning and teaching with resources in different formats

The International Journal of Foreign Language Teaching (IJFLT) Vol 4 No 2

Language Assessments and Tests in English

Foreign Language Assessment Directory at Center for Applied Linguistics Resource Database

ETS (Educational and Testing Services)

National Education Examination Authority by China Ministry of Education

TOEFL (Test of English as  Foreign Language)

TOEIC (Test of English for International Communication)

IELTS (International English Language Testing System)

IELTS Test Practice (online IELTS Test Preparation)

English for Special Purposes

Business English at English Club

Language4Law

Internet-Based Projects for Business English

English for Health and Medical Professionals

Online Technical Writing

Educational Clip Art, Images and Pictures

WiseGorrila-providing quality educational clip art links, such as Civil War clip art gallery, Classroom clipart, national health museum, health gallery, maps and flags of the world, and many more.

School-Clip-Art.com-Educational Clipart

Teaching English in China

-A Guide- Compiled by the American Citizen Services Office, U.S. Embassy, Beijing

China Job Board at Dave’s ESL Café with hundreds of English Teaching positions

Learn4Good-Jobs in China

TESOL Courses and TEFL Certification

TESOL Directory of Degree and Certificate Programs

TITC (the International TEFL Corporation)

Learn4Good (TEFL China Courses, CELTA, TESOL Training, Accredited Certificates, Diploma)

International Teacher Training Organization (TEFL TESOL Certificate Courses in Boston U.S. and Mexico)

TESOL Courses

Children

Mama Lisa’s World: Children’s Songs and Nursery Rhymes from Around the World

Child House-Children’s place, English Flash Songs, Games, Stories, for Infants, Toddlers, Preschoolers…

The Teachers’ Guide Children’s Songs Page

The Mother Goose Pages

Wiz World Online-Kids' English, Oral English, English Environment