Supplementing ELT Curriculum with
resources on the Internet
ESL CAFÉ
http://www.eslcafe.com/search/index.html
Choose “Web Guide Links”, then choose
-Listening -Pronunciation -Video etc.
Abstract:
The growing popularity and use of the Internet—from school computers to
public "Internet Cafes”—is remarkable. The Internet today offers authentic
audio sounds, and streaming (full-motion) video images, that can be easily
heard and seen. This provides an exciting opportunity for ELT teachers to
add to their lessons with Web-based listening/viewing exercises.
THE INTERNET TESL JOURNAL
http://www.aitech.ac.jp/~iteslj/links/
Choose “Links for Students”, then choose:
-Listening -Quizzes with Sound -Speaking etc.
Presenter:
John Hickok, TESOL Librarian
California State University Fullerton
jhickok@fullerton.edu
TESOL.NET
http://www.tesol.net/teslact.html
Choose the activities and exercises; scroll down and choose any with
audio or video
ESL PARTY LAND
http://www.eslpartyland.com/linkspages/listeningonline.htm
Scroll down and choose any with audio or video
Good, free material can be found on the Internet using search engines:
But you have to search “smart” or you will get thousands of pages of junk!
Tips:
1. Use the advanced search screens of these search engines
Example: search for a phrase:
keyword: ESL phrase: pronunciation exercises
2. Too many results?
 add more keywords or phrases to limit
 limit to only one domain (.edu, .com, .org)
 for multimedia, add the keyword: audio or video
TOWER OF ENGLISH
http://towerofenglish.com/
On the sidebar list of links, choose:
- Listening - Pronunciation etc.
ABOUT.COM
http://esl.about.com/mbody.htm
On the sidebar list of links, choose:
- Listening - Pronunciation etc.
THE LINGUIST LIST
http://www.emich.edu/~linguist/esl.html
Choose “ESL/EFL Resources for students”, then choose those with
Audio or Video
© John Hickok, 2003. No duplication
or distribution without permission
Randall’s ESL Cyber Listening Lab
http://www.esl-lab.com/index.htm
This site provides many different
audio narrations (dialog) that
students can listen to. The narrations
are in different difficulty levels.
There are listening comprehension
quizzes that accompany. The sound
plays using the player
RealPlayer (free at
www.real.com)
Real English Interactive Video
http://www.realenglish.com/
This site is a commercial site, and yes, it
is trying to sell products. But they also
offer FREE (continually updating)
samples. The samples are full-motion,
streaming videos of native English
speakers speaking in natural settings (the
samples play using RealPlayer). There
are comprehension quizzes that
accompany the videos.
Webster’s Online Dictionary
http://www.m-w.com/netdict.htm
Webster’s dictionary is probably the
most used dictionary in U.S. English.
At this site, words can be entered,
and they will be pronounced as a
.wav file, playable on any PC
computer.
Also includes the Webster’s
Thesaurus, with audio pronunciation
of related words.
CAUTION: While these sample Web sites above provide free activities, many commercial Web sites
only provide an advertisement or brief sample, and instead want you to buy their complete product.
© John Hickok, 2003. No duplication
or distribution without permission