EAL – Web Resources
1. Hounslow Language Services – Curriculum support materials
for EAL students and EAL and multilingual resources, e.g.
maths wordbooks in
various languages
www.hvec.org.uk/HvecMain/index.asp
2. British Council- A portal that links to all British Council
websites: e.g. podcasts, grammar movies, lesson plans,
worksheets, activities, etc.
Useful for teachers, students and parents
www.learnenglish.org.uk/
3. Cumbria County Council, UK –
This site provides information for schools on how best to meet
the needs of pupils with English as an additional language
www.cumbria.gov.uk/childrensservices/sats/ema/ealprof.asp
4.Google Translate – translates text and web-pages.
www.translate.google.com/
5. Yahoo! Babel Fish Translation – translates text and web-pages
www.babelfish.yahoo.com/
6. Metro Ireland- Online newspaper focusing on migrant and
multicultural issues in Ireland and international news stories.
www.metroeireann.com/
7. Internet TESL Journal Project – Bilingual quizzes, puzzles,
crosswords
www.a4esl.org/
8. Interesting Things for ESL Students – Word games, puzzles,
quizzes, grammar.
www.manythings.org/
9. Mantrua-Lingua Onlie Store – Dual language books.
www.mantrualingua.com/home.php#
10. Milet Books – Artistic and multicultural children’s books.
www.milet.com/home.asp
11. Oxford University Press
www.oup.com (Dictionaries section)
12. English Library Dictionary Bank
www.davidappleyard.com/library/dictionaries.htm
13. Bilingual Dictionaries, Inc
www.bilingualdictionaries.com/Other/WordtoWord_08_Jan.pdf
EAL Resources for Teachers
1. English as an Additional Language: Meeting the Challenge in the
Classroom
Liz Haslam, Yvonne Wilkin and Edith Kellet, David Fulton
Publishers.
2. Assessing the Needs of Bilingual Pupils: Living in Two Languages
Deryn Hall, David Fulton Publishers.
3. Helping Bilingual Pupils to Access the Curriculum
Geri Smyth, Fulton.
4. Teaching Other Subjects through English. Ages 11-16+
Alan Maley (editor), Oxford University Press
5. Introduction to Teaching English. Ages 10-16 +
Jill Hadfield and Christopher Hadfield, Oxford University Press.
6. Practical Ideas That Really Work for English Language Learners
Kathleen McConnell, David Campos and Gail R. Ryder.
7. Cross-Currents: A Guide to Multicultural Books for Young People
Edited by Liz Morris and Susanna Coughlan
8. A Parents’ and Teachers’ Guide to Bilingualism
Colin Baker, Multilingual Matters Ltd.
EAL Classroom Resources
1.
Word Puzzles for Speakers of other Languages
Outside the Box Learning Resources
2. The Writing Workbook for Speakers of Other Languages
Outside the Box Learning Resources
3. Picture Qs –photocopiable books providing simple writing and
scaffolding
exercises. Surgisales.
4. Oxford Bookworms – series of audio books
Oxford University Press
5. Energy – Series of student textbooks. Colourful, modern and
attractive with
teenage appeal. CDs, workbooks, video, teacher’s book,
posters and test CD
available. Pearson
6.
Cutting Edge – Series, similar to Energy series. Pearson
7.
Test Your Vocabulary – useful series with levels 1-5. Pearson
8.
Essential Grammar in Use
Elementary- Pre-Intermediate and Intermediate- Upper
Intermediate
Raymond Murphy – Cambridge
9 The Grammar Lab
Kenna Bourke illustrated by Korky Paul
10. Writing Across the Curriculum - Photocopiable writing frames
Maureen Lewis and David Wray, University of Reading.
EAL Classroom Resources - Games
1. Verbs at Work – board game from Smart Kids
2. Singular and Plural- game from Smart Kids
3. Talking Dice – set of dice with pictures designed to promote
conversation