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The LRC is proud to announce the release of a new video describing the advantages of learning a second language.  Funded by Alberta Education and produced by the Teaching and Learning Centre at the University of Calgary, Advantage for Life provides an accessible overview of the cognitive, economic and social advantages that come with learning another language.

The LRC is proud to announce the release of a new video describing the advantages of learning a second language.  Funded by Alberta Education and produced by the Teaching and Learning Centre at the University of Calgary, Advantage for Life provides an accessible overview of the cognitive, economic and social advantages that come with learning another language.

presents its materials mainly in British English, but nevertheless offers a broad spectrum of resources for ESL/EFL teachers in the U.S. and internationally. Features include a worksheet generator, downloadable lesson plans, a discussion board for teachers, basic information about TEFL qualifications and a job board for aspiring ESL/EFL professionals worldwide. The name of the site comes from the acronym TEFL - for Teaching English as a Foreign Language - and the site's founder has helped produce a documentary on the subject , called "Talking TEFL."

Good resource to highlight what communicative language teaching and learning is all about with some good suggestions as well as including an examination of text based and competency based instruction.

thinkLanguage is an at-home language immersion, designed to increase language fluency while teaching you about life and culture in other countries. Join us as we explore the wonders of the Spanish, French and Italian languages and cultures. You can also buy school subscriptions. It is good because it has a glossary of the content language to the side of each article. At the end of the magazine it covers a grammar concept and also has a 'listen and repeat' section', which I haven't figured out how to use yet. Down load magazine into iBooks to keep. I like it.

Free printable worksheets and lesson plans for every busy teacher. Find printable worksheets on any topic: vocabulary, grammar, listening, reading, writing and speaking! As teachers we are really busy so these worksheets can help us when time is short. is an extensive repository of affordable e-books, downloadable classroom posters, informative education articles for ESL/EFL teachers and over 10,000 free printable worksheets in dozens of categories. You can find innovative methods for coaching grammar and punctuation, new teaching ideas, timely lessons specific to the season and more. Free online tools at BusyTeacher include applications for creating word search, jumble and letter tile puzzles as well as a daily warmer that you can slip into your curriculum or use as inspiration for fun exercises of your own.

A comprehensive text on the main factors that affect second language acquisition. Some cues for teaching different ages are presented that are beneficial for using as a guide in the classroom setting. Good resource to have to refer to and to be more aware of what impacts on SLA.

A L2 teacher training course by Olenka Bilash (University of Alberta, Canada)