LibGuides: English as a Second Language: Websites

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Selected Websites

American Association for Applied Linguistics
Professional organization of scholars who are interested in and actively contribute to the multi-disciplinary field of applied linguistics.
BBC Learning English
Offers free audio, video and text materials to learners around the world.
Center for Applied Linguistics
Private, nonprofit organization promoting access, equity and mutual understanding for linguistically and culturally diverse people around the world.
Dave's ESL Cafe
Meeting place for ESL/EFL teachers and students from around the world. Offers discussion forums, chat room, interactive exercises, online tutorials, and extensive web guide.
Interesting Things for ESL Students
Provides quizzes, word games, word puzzles, proverbs, slang expressions, anagrams, a random-sentence generator and other computer assisted language learning activities for people studying English as a Second Language (ESL) or English as a Foreign Language (EFL).
International Association of Teachers of English as a Foreign Language
Mission is to link, develop and support English Language Teaching professionals worldwide.
Merriam-Webster's Learner's Dictionary
Provides clear and simple definitions in basic American English from North America's leading language experts.
National Association for Bilingual Education
Non-profit membership organization that works to advocate for educational equity and excellence for bilingual/multilingual students in a global society.
National Center on Educational Outcomes
Provides national leadership in designing and building educational assessments and accountability systems that appropriately monitor educational results students with disabilities and English Language Learners.
National Clearinghouse for English Language Acquisition
Resource Library provides access to useful information that can help stakeholders learn about and advance English learner (EL) education.
National Council of Teachers of English
Devoted to improving the teaching and learning of English and the language arts at all levels of education.
Office of English Language Acquisition
Provides national leadership to help ensure that English Learners and immigrant students attain English proficiency and achieve academic success.
TESOL International Association
International association of professionals advancing the quality of English language teaching through professional development, research, standards, and advocacy.
UsingEnglish.com
Hosts a large collection of tools & resources for students, teachers, learners and academics, covering the full spectrum of ESL, EFL, ESOL, and EAP subject areas.
VOA Learning English
Multimedia source of news and information for millions of English learners worldwide. Uudio programs and captioned videos are written using vocabulary at the intermediate and upper-beginner level. Our programs are read one-third slower than normal English speed.