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Free resources for ESL learners, teachers, helpful tips, webinars, podcasts, interviews, blogs

Free English grammar and vocabulary worksheets and printable handouts, for English language and English as a Second Language (ESL) teachers and instructors to use in the classroom or other teaching environment.

This seems to be a place to start with for high level ESL students. The site lays out a wide range of issues, there are many articles to read, and the site appears to be very user-friendly. Look at the geographical organization. One can also search by category of human rights. Perhaps as an initial exploration of the topic, students could choose an issue they found interesting and report back to their small groups what the issue is and why they chose it. This might encourage other students to become familiar with that issue.

It's a very useful site both fir teachers and students. If you're a student you can improve your grammar and build up vocabulary. Teachers can find lesson plans and different material to be used in classes. I find especially useful material on Reading Comprehension skills (http://esl.about.com/od/englishreadingskills/English_Reading_Comprehension_Skills_for_ESL_EFL_Learners.htm)

Free Flashcard Activities

Teaching strategies for ESL/EFL

A site with many functions. Students seem to like it.

The purpose of this paper is to introduce three ways that weblogs can be used to support ESL classroom learning.

A collection of games for language teaching

Space to discuss all things Shakespeare, part of BC REading group

Collection of teacher resources that address the Millennium Development Goals

This report covers how to begin, how to operate, and how to make e-learning successful and enjoyable. Its contents are developed over years, and is intended for current students and sharing personal experiences and exchange of ideas with other educators.

Several points of view on how to teach Human Rights in an English class.

The article on the use of chats, their pros and cons, practical advice

This is a ready-made lesson by Sean Banville about International Mine Day. It is quite accessible and there are different ways to use the material. I liked it because in addition to the reading / speaking / vocab activities it comes with an MP3 recording. Lots of potential!

This is a very useful website to create your own puzzles. They can help us spice up our lessons.

Great resource to develop PBL projects expanding the learning process outside the classroom. It covers 5 topics: environment, poverty, discrimination, children's rights to education and health, and law and justice

Good selection of topics related to the freedom of speech, which is an always controversial subject, furthermore is a nationwide issue in my country