Lee Sang Hee Preparatory School fusselman@hotmail.com
Cell: 010-6873-7981
Pohang KOTESOL subchapter
Meeting and presentation
November 19, 2006

Introduction
Background of my CALL experience
 Central Missouri State University course: Computer-Assisted
Language Learning (CALL), taught by Dr. Ron Long.
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Initially skeptical of CALL as gimmicky.
Later convinced of how effective computers can be.
Value of CALL for the English learners
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 a learning environment a resource for knowledge about language and teaching
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 a place to practice English a source for materials

Website group
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: teacher development websites
1. The Internet TESL Journal
 Features articles, lessons, techniques, conversation questions, games and activities for the ESL/EFL classroom, jokes in English, and other things for teachers.
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URL and Latest articles: http://iteslj.org
EFL/ESL Articles & Research Papers: http://iteslj.org/Articles/
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Lessons: http://iteslj.org/Lessons/
Techniques for Classroom Instruction: http://iteslj.org/Techniques/
Conversation questions: http://iteslj.org/questions/

Teacher development websites continued…
2. Dave ’ s ESL Café
 Mostly effective for advertising teaching jobs and for discussing various teacher-related and student-related topics.
 Features a good link to the Pronunciation Power website.
Contains about 3000 other links.
 URL: http://www.eslcafe.com
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English Teacher Forums: http://www.eslcafe.com/forums/teacher/
TOEFL iBT Links: http://www.eslcafe.com/forums/teacher/viewtopic.php?t=5156&si d=2060e1b486b02d09bc0aa0e030edaa72

Teacher development websites that are meta-sites
3. Tower of English
 A very handy meta-site with links organized according to 34 categories relevant to English learners and teachers.
 Provides detailed information on each website and suggests activities for people to use with the site.
 http://towerofenglish.com
4. ESL Flow
 Very motivating, teacher-friendly links to interesting lessons, materials, and classroom ideas of various types.
 http://www.eslflow.com

Website group
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: multipurpose websites i.e., websites that address many different areas of English learning and teaching, with four skills, vocabulary, and grammar in mind.
5. a4esl.org
 Thousands of quizzes, tests, exercises, sound files, and puzzles to help students learn English as a Second Language.
 URL: http://a4esl.org
 Vocabulary quizzes: http://a4esl.org/a/v.html

Multipurpose websites related to a4esl.org
6. Interesting Things for ESL Students
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The Kelly brothers’ site for word games, puzzles, quizzes, exercises, slang, proverbs, and other resources.
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URL: http://www.manythings.org
Concordance based on VOA Special English: http://www.manythings.org/voa/sentences.htm
7. VOA Special English
 URL: http://www.voanews.com/SpecialEnglish/
 Word Book: a.cfm
http://www.voanews.com/specialenglish/wordbook-

Multipurpose websites that are enormous in size and detail
8. BBC Learn English
 Hundreds of articles to explain grammar and vocabulary points.
 Words in the News section for listening and reading.
 http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/
9. Prof. Rick Shur ’ s ESL and Computer Handouts
 Exercises for punctuation, composition, writing, dictation, reading, grammar, vocabulary, etc.
 http://www.eslprof.com/handouts/

Multipurpose website of honorable mention
10. Ted Power: English Language Learning and Teaching
 Your ultimate on-line mentor teacher.
 Explanations of teaching pedagogy and extensive materials to help with grammar, vocabulary, and the four skills.
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URL: http://www.btinternet.com/~ted.power/index.html
Lesson Materials: http://www.btinternet.com/~ted.power/literacy.html
 Prepare for Discussion: http://www.btinternet.com/~ted.power/discuss.html

Website group
 : young learners’ websites
11. Boggle ’ s World
 Game boards, crosswords, flash cards, Concentration cards,
Bingo, etc.
 http://bogglesworldesl.com/
12. Teaching English
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URL: http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/try/try.shtml
Activities for speaking , vocabulary , writing , grammar , pronunciation , listening , reading , and for using resources .
Also includes a few suggestions for the classroom and lesson plans with worksheets and detailed procedures .

Young learners’ website of honorable mention
13. MES English
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“Free flashcards, handouts to match, free phonics cards, free ESL games, an international projects exchange library and activities all ready for printing.
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Not a list of links but “a site containing actual resources, made by myself to be downloaded and used today.
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 Contains forums to discuss activities, make suggestions, interact with other teachers, etc.
 http://www.mes-english.com/

What young learner doesn’t like word games?
14. Crossword-puzzle-making websites
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Puzzlemaker: http://www.puzzlemaker.com
Has different kinds of word games if students get bored with just one.
Eclipse Crossword: http://www.greeneclipsesoftware.com/eclipsecrossword/

Website group
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: skills websites
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Randall’s ESL Cyber Listening Lab
 For general listening purposes, academic listening purposes, online listening practice, twenty-minute vocabulary lessons, and long conversations in Real Video
 http://esl-lab.com/index.htm
16. fonetiks.org
 Pronunciation guides for different varieties of English, minimal pairs for practice, on-line dictation exercises, and grammar practice in spoken English.
 http://www.fonetiks.org

Skills websites for writing: flying creatures
17. ESL Bee
 Advanced composition for non-native speakers of English.
 Essay types, essay models, essay structures.
 Also includes some error correction and student webfolios.
 http://www.eslbee.com
18. Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL)
 Style, grammar, structure, essay types, ESL, punctuation, etc.
 Portal: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/
 Preferred URL: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/oldindex.html

Four skills combination sites: international tests
19. Educational Testing Service ( URL: http://www.ets.org
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Writing Topics: ftp://ftp.ets.org/pub/toefl/989563wt.pdf
TOEFL iBT Tips: http://www.ets.org/Media/Tests/TOEFL/pdf/TOEFL_Tips.pdf
20. Abu Dhabi Men’s College HD Common Year
 IELTS-leaning. Activities for all four skills, such as writing:
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 http://www.admc.hct.ac.ae/hd1/english/writing/index.htm
Links for vocabulary, listening, reading, writing, and grammar:
 http://www.admc.hct.ac.ae/hd1/english/vocablinks.htm

Website group
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: language websites i.e., websites helpful for grammar and vocabulary.
21. John’s ESL Grammar
 Grammatical explanations and quizzes for levels beginning, intermediate, advanced.
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 http://www.johnsesl.com/templates/grammar/
Part of the John’s ESL Community of websites.

Grammar help through Karin
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Karin’s ESL Partyland
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 http://www.eslpartyland.com/
Grammar activities for teachers:
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 http://www.eslpartyland.com/teachers/nov/grammar.htm
Find Your Partner Strips: Second Conditional: http://www.eslpartyland.com/teachers/grammar/condstrips.htm
Hasn’t been maintained in a while.
Karin strongly recommends the ESL Flow links for Grammar : http://www.eslflow.com/grammarlessonplans.html

Resources for vocabulary acquisition on the Internet
23. Vocabulary strategies handout from KOTESOL’s TJ Everest
 http://www.admc.hct.ac.ae/hd1/word_list_alphabetical.doc
24. The Compleat Lexical Tutor
 Concordance-based material for students and teachers. Easy to convert to quizzes: http://www.lextutor.ca/
25. Laurence Anthony ’ s Concordancing Freeware
 Good for making your own concordances from any txt. files you have made: http://www.antlab.sci.waseda.ac.jp/software.html

Epilogue
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: Why not upload your own materials?
Roger ’ s TESOL Zone
Writing checklist with links by topic:
 http://www.angelfire.com/indie/tesolzone/images/writingchecklist withlinks.doc
Grammar checklist with links to the BBC Learn English website:
 http://www.angelfire.com/indie/tesolzone/images/GrammarCheckl ists.doc
TOEFL essay topics in an easy-to-manipulate Microsoft Word format:
 http://www.angelfire.com/indie/tesolzone/images/TOEFLessaytop ics.doc

Epilogue
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: Why not join the club?
KOTESOL
 http://www.kotesol.org
Membership benefits include:
 Quarterly newsletter The English Connection
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Yearly journal
Proceedings to last year ’ s conference
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Discount on the national conference
The chance to join a Special Interest Group (SIG)
Cost of membership: ￦ 40,000 a year

Appendix: some other websites to check out
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CMSU Writing Center: http://www.cmsu.edu/x63631.xml
English Raven: http://www.englishraven.com/Main.html
Genki English: http://genkienglish.net/gamemenu.htm
Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page