Dave’s ESL café http://www.eslcafe.com/
“Colorful, fun, interactive, and friendly,” this site offers information for teachers, students and everyone interested in the ESL world. The activities are wonderful, ranging from idioms to pronunciation practice; the Web Links page provides over 3, 000 useful links. Dave is an ESL teacher at California State University, Northridge.
Delta’s ESL Links http://www.delta-systems.com/links.cfm
Hosted by Delta Systems, which is a major publisher of ESL materials, this site offers links to many different ESL-related sites, from other publishers to ESL rings to the official homes of TOEFL and Slangman.
English as a Second Language http://www.rong-chang.com/
Run by Rongchang Li, Ph. D., an authority in the ESL world, this site offers an incredible array of exercises and links, with topics ranging from newspapers, magazines, games, word stress, children’s English, ESL schools, etc.
English Club.com http://www.englishclub.com/index.htm
Based in Cambridge, England, this site offers many things useful for an American student, who can ask questions on a forum, find a pen pal, or study a particular part of the English language. The site provides lessons, interactive help, and special interest items, such as jokes and English for young learners.
Los Angeles Public Library’s Literacy Links http://www.lapl.org/literacy/links.html
Geared to adult literacy students, this site offers links helpful to the ESL student, from citizenship to historical speeches read outloud.
Mark’s ESL World http://marksesl.com/main_page.html
Authored by an ESL teacher living in Korea, this site offers many items of interest to the ESL student, from reference links, to proofreading and translation services. It also offers a weekly lesson and vocabulary on themes such as “flirting.”
Online Writing Lab http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/esl/
Printable handouts, exercises and links are all included in this site from Purdue University’s Online Writing Lab. .
Educational Activities Software http://www.ea-software.com/products.shtml
This company offers computer based instruction in ESL, life skills and workplace readiness.
Learning Upgrade http://www.readingupgrade.com/
This colorful interactive site offers two wonderful programs: Reading Upgrade for beginners and Comprehension Upgrade for more advanced students.
Rosetta Stone Online http://www.rosettastone.com/home
Not just for ESL students, this software allows a learner to study any language. It is colorful, interactive, and even comes with a graph so students can measure their pronunciation visually.
Publishers:
Barrons http://www.barronseduc.com/english-language-arts.html
Heinle & Heinle http://www.heinle.com/esl_d/
Jamestown Education http://www.jamestowneducation.com/
Lakeshore Basics & Beyond http://www.lakeshorelearning.com/
Lexicon Training Course http://www.lexicontraining.com/selfstudy.shtml
Longman http://www.longman.com/
McGraw Hill
Contemporary http://www.mhcontemporary.com/
Miller Educational
Materials http://www.millereducational.com/
Oxford University
Press http://www.oup.com/us/esl
Pearson Learning Group http://www.pearsonlearning.com/
Recorded Books http://www.recordedbooks.com/
Video Language Products, http://www.videolanguage.com/
Literacy Organizations
Proliteracy Worldwide http://www.literacyvolunteers.org/
New Reader’s Press http://www.newreaderspress.com/
Book distributors. If you need your ESL materials fast, call a book distributor; they carry books from many different publishers (although not all) and can usually fill your order in a couple of days.
Alta Books http://www.altaesl.com 800-ALTA/ESL
Booklink http://www.intac.com/~booklink/ 201-947-3471
Delta Systems http://www.delta-systems.com 800-323-8270
Catalogs used by ESL instructors:
Multi-Cultural Books & Videos http://www.multiculturalbooksandvideos.com/
Multilingual Books http://www.multilingualbooks.com/
Anna Silliman and Abigail Tom’s Practical resources for Adult ESL: A Selection Guide to Materials for Adult ESL NS ESL/ESOL Literacy offers a list of 250 items, divided by skills and materials, with a list of North American ESL publishers and distributors.
American Handwriting
American Handwriting: Available from http://www.delta-systems.com/
Business English
English, Laura & Sarah Lynn. Business Across Cultures: Effective Communication Strategies. Longman: Addison-Wesley, 1996
Webster’s Business Writing Basics. Federal Street: Merriam-Webster, 2001.
Citizenship—Passing the Test, with cassette or CD: Available from http://www.delta-systems.com/
New Oxford Picture Dictionary with or without cassettes: Available from Oxford University Press at: http://www.oup.com/us/corporate/publishingprograms/esl/?view=usa
Grammar
Betty Azar’s Basic English
Grammar; Fundamentals of English Grammar; Understanding and Using English
Grammar: Available from http://www.delta-systems.com/
Or http://www.longman.com/ae/azar/
Essential Idioms in English:
Available from http://www.delta-systems.com/
Newspapers
News for You: Available from Delta Systems at http://www.delta-systems.com/
TOEFL
Longman Complete Course
for the TOEFL Test ISBN:
0130408956
Peterson's
TOEFL Success 2005 ISBN 0768914914
Barron’s How to Prepare for the TOEFL ISBN 0764174681
Verb books
501 English Verbs, Barrons: Available from Barrons at http://www.barronseduc.com/0764103040.html
Grammar
English Grammar series: Available
from Video Aided Instruction at http://www.videoaidedinstruction.com/
Learning English Delta Style, plus workbooks: Available from http://www.delta-systems.com/
ESL series: Available from Video Aided Instruction at http://www.videoaidedinstruction.com/eslseries.html
Pronunciation
Easy Accent and
Perfect English Pronunciation: Available from http://www.delta-
Audios:
Pronunciation
Pronunciation Pairs: Available from http://www.delta-systems.com/
Clear Speech and Clear Speech from the Start: Available from http://www.delta-systems.com/
Reading
Any title from the Smart Reader section of Recorded Books: Available at http://www.recordedbooks.com/