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Film English is the brainchild of teacher, trainer and author Kieran Donaghy ( Kieran's LinkedIn profile). Kieran teaches at UAB Idiomes Barcelona, part of the Univiersitat Autònoma de Barcelona. The site promotes the innovative and creative use of film in English language teaching and learning. All of the lesson plans revolve around the use of video and film to teach English. The site promotes cineliteracy, the ability to analyse moving images, and considers cineliteracy as a 21st century skill which our students need to learn. In addition, the lessons promote critical thinking in the language classroom, and  encourage learners to reflect on values while learning a  language. PrintFilm English has become a very popular resource English Teaching bank and is visited by over 80,000  teachers every month and there are over 2.5 million page views a year. It has received critical acclaim winning various awards, including winner of Best Individual Blog and Runner-up in The Best Use of Video in the 2011 Edublog Awards; the 2011 TEFL.net  Site of the Year; and British Council Teaching English Featured Blog of the Month.

In the nineteenth century, the Grammar Translation Method predominated ESL/EFL teaching. In that era, translating literary texts from the second/foreign language to the students' native language was one of the main learning activities. But when this method was replaced by the Structuralism Approach, during the 1960s to the end of 1970s, literature was no longer used. Structuralism Approach was concerned with correctness of grammatical form and not with content, interpretation of the written word or style.

English language teaching in India has for a long time treadled the traditional path of Language Teaching and Learning. The path leads us through teaching vocabulary and grammar textbooks, cramming students with a considerable amount of exercises and then evaluating their accomplishments through consecutive exams. Song have been in integral part of human life and experience since ages. They have also become an integral part of our language experience, and if use in coordination with a language lesson they can be a great value.

I agree Dipak! Music uses a different part of our brains that helps us retain information better. I am interested in finding music I can use in class that was not designed for pre-schoolers. Adults in my class should not be singing songs for little kids! Thank-you.

The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between motivation, anxiety, language learning strategies, and the amount of and quality of contact with English among adult English as a Second Language (ESL) learners in the United States.

Hundreds of free English exercises to learn english online : grammar exercises, verbs, songs and listening with videos, vocabulary . Learning English Language. English second language, English foreign language, ESL , EFL, IELTS

One of the tricks to learning any language is to act it. The spoken word is only one part of all communication. If you have a dog and it comes to you to tell you that it's hungry, or in pain, what language does it use?

Great source of interesting materials and resources to enhance language skills.

ESL, English as a second language, teaching materials and resources for speaking, study and learning. TESOL teachers, schools, and programs.

An extensive reading program was established for elementary level language learner. Practical advice is then offered to teachers worldwide on ways to encourage learners to engage in a focused and motivated reading program with the potential to lead students along a path to independence and resourcefulnessin their reading and language learning

Business and human rights. Resourse Centre ( selected by countries, activites, companies and topics). Good resourse for Business English studies ( ESP). The site is localized into several languages, including Russian.

English as a Second Language Podcast is a wonderful collection of daily life conversations.

Hi Tatiana. Glad you figured out how to join and submit sites to our group. I notice the link to ESL Podcast is not working so I'm providing the correct link here. http://www.eslpod.com/website/index_new.html (the home page of the site) http://www.eslpod.com/website/show_podcast.php?issue_id=15819515 (number 1045 being infatuated) Best, M.

Good vocabulary taken from News.

Grammar worksheets >Adjectives > adjectives -ed or -ing Worksheets and activities for teaching adjectives -ed or -ing to English language learners (kids, teenagers or adults). Here you can find printable worksheets for many levels: beginners, elementary, intermediate or advanced.

With the invention of new and innovative technologies in the modern era,it has become very comfortable for the language teachers and teaching English does not have to be a difficult task at all. The Internet TESL Journal by Michael Morgan suggests the ways how we can utilise technology in ESL class for better results.It throws light on its various aspects and problems by which a teacher can make good use of it.

This ESL listening Web site created by Randall Davis helps ESL/EFL students improve their listening comprehension skills through practice with self-grading quiz pages.

Whether you are new to English language teaching, or whether you are taking the next steps in your career and development, you will find valuable help and opportunities here.

Remember that learning grammar is only one part of learning a language. So don't be obsessed by it! Learning examples that will help you when you speak or write is the best way to learn.