TESOL: Online Teaching Resources

Links to exercises, audio and video materials and more for LINC students and instructors. * Access is from VCC workstations only and myVCC passwords are required.

A VCC blog featuring practical information (including videos and interactive discussions) for those interested in pursuing careers in TESOL.

TESOL International Association: Includes lesson plans and activities.

"The Teaching Perspectives Inventory [a 10-15 minute questionnaire] can help you collect your thoughts and summarize your ideas about teaching. It can be useful in examining your own teaching as well as helping clarify the teaching views of other people."

Tutela.ca is a national online repository and community for Canadian English as a Second Language (ESL) and French as a Second Language (FSL) professionals.

Formerly LiteracyBC

Designed to support language teaching assistants in the UK- plenty of resources and articles.

Search for a range of online resource from the The Canadian Association of Second Language Teachers site.

Includes lessons and activities for teachers.

Features different sites every week. Includes a useful page on lesson plans.

This site is based at Purdue University and has excellent resources for both teachers and learners, including style guide aids and plenty of handouts.

Ideas on how to teach a range of topics

"An ESL/EFL Lesson Plan & Teaching Resource Portal"- includes a range of board games.

Lesson plans and handouts for a range of topics and levels.

Jobs, Worksheets, and Flashcards for the ESL and TEFL Teacher

This blog is meant to accompany Scott Thornbury's encyclopedia entitled, An A-Z of ELT. In it, he regularly posts articles related to entries in the encyclopedia, with a view making revisions in future revisions.

Teacher's guides for the popular Betty Azar series of textbooks.

Identifies vocabulary level of texts; includes a range of tools for creating activities

Free- software download required

Type IPA phonetic symbols. kʊ̈l!

A comprehensive list of online tools for making audio files and videos, quizzes, flashcards, presentations, and much more.

for creating word clouds

Includes plot summaries, vocabulary and classroom discussion questions for dozens of well-known movies.

Extensive video sources that can be searched by student grade level. Videos come with support materials. You need to create a free account.