English learning tips
EFL/ELT links with content details, compiled by TOP Centre in Turku, with recommendations for primary / lower secondary/ upper secondary levels. /Turun TOP-keskuksen ylläpitämä linkkilista englannin opetukseen ja opiskeluun.(pka, pky, lu)
YLE: EnglantiLinks for all school subjects by TOP Centre / Linkkilista kaikkiin kouluaineisiin (pka/pky/lu).
Interactive exercises on grammar, vocabulary and phrases (also audio files) for primary and lower secondary levels / Itsenäisesti tehtäviä englannin harjoituksia (pka/pky).
Materials by YLE, the Finnish Broadcasting Company / YLEn kielisivut: Kieliohjelmiin liittyvää verkkomateriaalia opetukseen ja opiskeluun (kpa/pky/lu)
Yle: Abitreenit - englantiPractice materials for the matriculation examinations by YLE / lukio.
Krista
Kindt-Sarojärvi's Homepage
This site by an English teacher at Helsingin yhtenäiskoulu contains a lot of materials and links
Compiled by Professor Seppo Tella (Media Education Centre, Helsinki University). These links are intended to help understand some of the SLA/FLL theories and models as well as conceptions of man, knowledge and learning. / Vieraiden kielten opetukseen ja kielididaktiikaan liittyviä linkkejä.
International Writing Exchange (IWE)
A popular collaborative writing activity, It's a flexible communicative project, with students writing to and receiving feedback from their global peers as well as their teacher. For upper secondary school and higher levels. Run by Ruth Vilmi. / Kansainvälinen kirjoittamisen projekti.
SOLKI, Soveltavan kielentutkimuksen keskus
Lots of activities and materials for learning and teaching English./ Runsaasti englannin oppimateriaalia.
BBC Languages SMultiple choice exercises with feedback / Monivalintatehtäviä eri aiheista ratkaisuineen.
ESL Web GuideS
Links to numerous sites for learning English./ Englannin opiskelun linkkejä.
Ideas and hints for teachers.
e.g. French, German and Spanish On-line Programmes: Spanish Steps S
Spywatch
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(pka,pky)
A comic strip adventure. Based on the popular BBC Schools television series of the same name. / Piirretty seikkailu englannin opiskeluun.
Adesso
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Learn about Italian culture.
In Active Worlds you can:
Resources for students and teachers of English.
e.g. Interactive Language Exercises S
There are over 1,000 activities on the a4esl.org website to help you study English as a Second Language. This project of The Internet TESL Journal has contributions by many teachers.
Self-Study Quizzes for ESL Students S
Quizzes by The Internet TESL Journal.
A lot of materials for teachers and learners of English, for example: Free TOEFL Study S
English International Lyon Exercises (ya lu) S
Over 250 web exercises.
Providing English language instruction to over 250 corporations and one million users worldwide (Not Free)
Interesting Things for ESL Students
Word games, puzzles, quizzes, slang, proverbs and much more.
Common Errors in English (lu) S
A list of common errors compiled by Washington State University.
Discovery School's Puzzlemaker S
Puzzlemaker is a puzzle generation tool for teachers, students and parents. Create and print customized word search, crossword and math puzzles using your word lists.
Larry Rosen: Teaching with the WebVarious useful sites listed
A Word A Day (lu) S
Come, explore the world of words, share it with other wordlovers, and delight in the joy of words.
English-to-Go (maksullista oppimateriaalia) S
Self Access English Study Centre (maksullinen)S
Purdue's OWL Handouts: Grammar, Spelling & Punctuation (lu) S
SpeakSpeak Grammar Practice (Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced) (pka pky lu)S
Guide to Grammar & Writing (rules & exercises by Capital Community College) (ya lu) S
OHIO ESL English Grammar (rules & exercises) (pky lu) S
English Club English Grammar S
Cyberteacher's Exercises (aa,ya) S
Online English Grammar (ya) S
English Grammar Links for ESL Students S
The Internet Grammar of English (Free trial period of use) S
The American Heritage® Book of English Usage
This site was planned to give ESL/EFL teachers background information on teaching grammar in ESL/EFL classes as well as material to use in their classes. By Department of Applied Linguistics & ESL, Georgia State University.
Purdue's Online Writing Lab (lu) S
Online Resources for Writers (lu) S
Blue Mountain (ya) S
Writing and sending e-cards.
Writing Letters - Useful Phrases (ya) S
PIZZAZ! is dedicated to providing simple creative writing and oral storytelling activities with copyable (yes, copyable!) handouts for use with students of all ages.
The Semantic Rhyming Dictionary (Loppusointusanakirja esim. runojen kirjoittamiseen) S
Frizzy University Network (FUN) is a relaxed and comfortable environment in which students learning English as a foreign or second language (EFL/ESL) can improve their writing. FUN students explore, discover and share their ideas, opinions and feelings in written English without the pressure of working for grades or credit. Here, students are motivated from within to learn and have FUN in the process!
OHIO ESL: Links to Listening Exercises
Sounds of the World's Animals S
Pronunciation Online (Examples of sounds) S
FinnPlace
Dictionary (English-Finnish/Suomi-Englanti)
ARTFL Project: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
TRAVLANG - Foreign Languages for Travelers
Plumb
Design's Visual Thesaurus (Mindmaps of word meanings)
The
Word Spy (Site that tracks new words)
NASA Thesaurus (Links to other dictionaries)
Dictionaries Links (UP, Germany)
YourDictionary.Com Specialty Dictionaries
The American-British British-American Dictionary
American-English English-American Translation Guide (glossary)
Dictionary of American Regional English
Acronym Database (What do acronyms like HTML, IBM or IELTS mean?)
The WorldWideWeb Acronym and Abbreviation Server
Tietotekniikan sanasto (Englis-Finnish & Suomi-Englanti on Information Technology)
Jargon File (hacker slang)
FOLDOC (Free On-Line Dictionary of Computing)
Mathworld (mathematical vocabulary etc.)
Bartlett's Familiar Quotations
A searchable, cross-indexed, listing of many familiar quotations, each traced to the original author.
Including Columbia Encyclopedia, American Heritage Dictionary, Roget's II New Thesaurus, American Heritage Book of English Usage & Simpson's Contemporary Quotations
The Dictionary of Mountain Bike Slang
Twists, Slugs and Roscoes: A Glossary of Hardboiled Slang
Dictionary of Slang (British)
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iLoveLanguages is a comprehensive metasite of language-related Internet resources.
A metasite of the Internet language resources.
The Hot Potatoes suite includes six applications, enabling you to create interactive multiple-choice, short-answer, jumbled-sentence, crossword, matching/ordering and gap-fill exercises for the World Wide Web. Hot Potatoes is not freeware, but it is free of charge for non-profit educational users who make their pages available on the web.
A Trailguide to Creating Dynamic Web Pages
Information about making webquests.
Tools for making online quizzes, games etc. if you register (free 30-day trial).
This website is dedicated to Information and Communications Technology for Language Teachers.
Web Enhanced Language Learning
The prinicipal aim of the WELL Project (Web Enhanced Language Learning) is to promote wider awareness and more effective use of the World Wide Web for Modern Languages teaching across Higher Education (HE) in the United Kingdom (UK).
Center for Applied Linguistics
A lot of links.
Common European Framework (portal)
Research Center for New Media in Language Learning (Monash University)
Second
Language Acquisition Topics
ERIC (portal)
ERIC Digests are short reports on topics of prime current interest in educationLanguage Learning & Technology
Articles about LL/LT & Technology. Archives. Free subsription.
Agora Language MarketplaceBooks & other materials
The British Council: English Language Centre
Information about English Language learning opportunities
TESOL NewsletterPaid membership required for the materials
TESOL PublicationsCatalog of publications to be oredrered
The homepage of the European Association for Computer Assisted Language Learning.
A site for language teachers' professional development in Victoria, Australia
An example of project-driven language learning from Australia
Electronic Journals in the Field of Education
An article by Seppo Tella in OLE Publications, Helsinki (1997)
A Developmental Perspective on Technology in Language EducationAn Article by Mark Warschauer in TESOL Quarterly
Theory and practice of network-based language teaching
An article by Kern, R. & Warschauer, M. (2000)
An article by Uschi Felix, Monash University, Melbourne (2000)
Web-based language learning: A window to the authentic world
An article by Uschi Felix, Monash University, Australia (1999)
A CASE FOR USING A PARALLEL CORPUS AND CONCORDANCER FOR BEGINNERS OF A FOREIGN LANGUAGEAn article in Language Learning & Technology by Elke St. John