Websites & Links
Organizations
ELTA Albania: http://eltaal.org/
Organization of Albanian English Teachers
TESOL: www.tesol.org
View information about TESOL conventions, grants, and joining TESOL ($35 for international members like you).
IATEFL: http://www.iatefl.org/
View information about upcoming conferences. It is about 25e to join IATEFL through ELTA.
Journals & Magazines and Publishing
English Teaching Forum
http://exchanges.state.gov/englishteaching/forum-journal.html
TESOL Journal
http://www.tesol.org/s_tesol/sec_document.asp?CID=1997&DID=12282
Note “Student Voices” and “21st-Century Language Skills”
ITESL Journal:
http://iteslj.org/
Articles, Research Papers, Lessons Plans, Classroom Handouts, Teaching Ideas & Links
APA Style Guide:
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/
ET Professional:
http://www.etprofessional.com/
Scroll down and click on “View a Sample Online Edition here.”
Technology & Blogging
http://www.blogspot.com/
Sign into our blog.
http://www.google.com/support/blogger/?hl=en
If you have questions about blogging, click here for help.
http://www.digitales.us/
From an Essential Teacher article, this website contains stories told by users and shows you how to create a digital story. Go to “resources” and then “seven steps.” After getting familiar with the process, you can create your story with Windows Movie Maker since it’s free.
http://www.youtube.com/ Publish yourself.
http://www.flickr.com/ Share your photos. Watch the World
ESL websites for Lesson Planning and the Classroom
http://www.eslcafe.com/
Dave’s ESL cafe: largest website for ESL/EFL teachers.
http://www.duchessathome.com/childrensongs/
Online database of children’s songs with lyrics
http://www.elllo.org/
English listening language lab online. Complete lesson plans with dialogues (including transcripts), suggested activities, quizzes, etc.
http://www.voanews.com/specialenglish/
Learning American English with news and feature programs in Voice Of America Special English
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/
The Purdue Online Writing Lab: the best resource for advanced writing students.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/
BBC’s learning English site. Business English, Vocabulary, current events, and more!