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Worldmapper is a collection of world maps, where territories are re-sized on each map according to the subject of interest. There are now nearly 700 maps. Maps 1-366 are also available as PDF posters.

A set of photos, based on a weekly theme, taken by ELT teachers, trainers and writers from around the world. These are, in turn, available free to others in the field of ELT under a CC license.

PhraseMix is a tool for motivated English learners who want to speak real English, really well. Learn a new real-world English sentence every day!

Oxford University is providing OER podcasts under a Creative Commons licence, free for reuse and redistribution in education and research. The OpenSpires project focuses on what makes Oxford unique: world-class academics presenting research-led content.

Series of articles and usually videos which focuses on aspects of life in countries and cities around the world. What may seem ordinary and familiar to the people who live there can be surprising to those who do not (apparently).

Accents of English from Around the World

British Council Learn English Arab World website

Riveting talks by remarkable people, free to the world

Over 5 million people are learning a language with our award-winning, interactive courses. Practice with native speakers from around the world!

Neslihan Durmusoglu - REFLECTIONS ON THE WORLD OF EFL AND BEING A 21st CENTURY LEARNER & TEACHER

English Language Teaching World Online: Voices from the Classroom (ELTWO) is a free refereed e-journal published by the Centre for English Language Communication, National University of Singapore.

This blog is intended for teachers, trainers, lecturers and anyone else with an interest in keeping up with what's happening in the world of ELT and what we're up to.

Mistranslated English from around the world (mainly Japan). It goes both ways though - apparently the 'Japanese' on the fashionable SuperDry fashion range is also nonsense

Desmond Morris clip comparing different gestures around the world - the handshake, A-Ok, crazy, insult etc. 9 mins long

Online lectures and courses from scholars from around the world.

A new site (starting soon) - social networking for learners of English: practise speaking and writing English with people all over the world

Lessons from real news: Easily create English Language learning material from an enormous pool of ever growing English Language news sources from around the world. LINGLE automatically identifies grammar, vocabulary, topic and complexity from international English Language news sources including The New York Times, The Guardian and China Daily. You can rapidly find authentic, interesting articles at the right level, with the vocabulary and grammar for your learners. Rapidly build and manage lesson plans with exercises, key-word glossaries and news stories automatically generated from any article. FREE TRIAL for only 2 weeks or 6 documents.

interesting and good idea, but not sure I'd want to pay for it (I don't like anything that uses teachers for an income stream)

http://wp.me/p1VP4o-K I made a GRAMMAR GAP FILL using Lingle - have a look and see what you think. It was very easy, the lesson you'll see on this link took me about 15 mins from start (working out how it all works) to finish.

Statistics beautifully presented, lots of teacher resources as well!

Exam Skills by BBC

Choose a country, then read about communication styles. Compare different countries.