Resources for L2 Teaching, Research & Teacher Training
Below are free resources that second language instructors, researchers and teacher trainers may find useful. I'm updating this page periodically; therefore, contact me if you know of any particular sites that you think should be added.
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(last updated on August, 23, 2016)
To access a site, click on the blue hyperlink.
(last updated on August, 23, 2016)
Pronunciation/Speaking
The Speech Accent Archive - hundreds of speech samples from many different language backgrounds
The Sounds of Spoken Language - an excellent website that can be used for pronunciation work (click on "American English")
English Accent Coach - an interactive online game that helps students improve their English vowel and consonant sounds (created by Ron Thomson)
Pronunciation Exercises - The Merriam-Webster dictionary features some good pronunciation exercises
Pronunciation Power - a pronunciation app available in iTunes
Phonetizer - add phonetic transcription to any English text
English Phonetics & Phonology Glossary - created by Roach (2009)
IPA Trainer - allows you to practice and transcribe phonetics
IPA Character Picker - easy access to IPA characters
International Phonetic Association - this site contains (almost) everything for L2 teachers to know to about IPA
Evolving English - contains many voice samples from all over the world
Vocaroo - a voice recording program that I have used extensively in my speaking classes
Printable phonemic charts - made available by Educational Technology in ELT
The Sounds of American English - demonstrates articulation of vowel and consonant sounds
American English Pronunciation Practice - minimal pair practice
Marsha Chan's pronunciation doctor channel and her presentations and workshops
Haptic-integrated Clinical Pronunciation Research - Bill Acton's excellent blog discussing haptic pronunciation teaching and research. His AH-EPS website features lots on haptic pronunciation instruction, including teaching materials and demo videos
Macquarie University's phonetics & phonology site
Peter Ladefoged's phonetic course
Jack Windsor's website discussing phonetic and linguistic issues. Click on "phonetiblogs" to access his blog
Kazuya Saito's website contains several of his publications on pronunciation-related research
Helen Fraser's website on cognitive phonetics
Pronunciation - University of Technology Sydney has a site for L2 learners to improve their English pronunciation
Pronunciation Science - Piers Messum and Roslyn Young's website features some excellent charts (and other resources) to teach pronunciation
DJ Kaiser's site contains a useful review of several mobile apps for English pronunciation
John Well's phonetic blog
The Sounds of Spoken Language - an excellent website that can be used for pronunciation work (click on "American English")
English Accent Coach - an interactive online game that helps students improve their English vowel and consonant sounds (created by Ron Thomson)
Pronunciation Exercises - The Merriam-Webster dictionary features some good pronunciation exercises
Pronunciation Power - a pronunciation app available in iTunes
Phonetizer - add phonetic transcription to any English text
English Phonetics & Phonology Glossary - created by Roach (2009)
IPA Trainer - allows you to practice and transcribe phonetics
IPA Character Picker - easy access to IPA characters
International Phonetic Association - this site contains (almost) everything for L2 teachers to know to about IPA
Evolving English - contains many voice samples from all over the world
Vocaroo - a voice recording program that I have used extensively in my speaking classes
Printable phonemic charts - made available by Educational Technology in ELT
The Sounds of American English - demonstrates articulation of vowel and consonant sounds
American English Pronunciation Practice - minimal pair practice
Marsha Chan's pronunciation doctor channel and her presentations and workshops
Haptic-integrated Clinical Pronunciation Research - Bill Acton's excellent blog discussing haptic pronunciation teaching and research. His AH-EPS website features lots on haptic pronunciation instruction, including teaching materials and demo videos
Macquarie University's phonetics & phonology site
Peter Ladefoged's phonetic course
Jack Windsor's website discussing phonetic and linguistic issues. Click on "phonetiblogs" to access his blog
Kazuya Saito's website contains several of his publications on pronunciation-related research
Helen Fraser's website on cognitive phonetics
Pronunciation - University of Technology Sydney has a site for L2 learners to improve their English pronunciation
Pronunciation Science - Piers Messum and Roslyn Young's website features some excellent charts (and other resources) to teach pronunciation
DJ Kaiser's site contains a useful review of several mobile apps for English pronunciation
John Well's phonetic blog
Listening
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TED - talks given by
well-known people
Documentary Stream - free educational documentaries
NFB - contains many films and short videos
BCIT news channel - short videos relevant to students/teachers in Vancouver (Canada)
podcastsinenglish.com - a collection of podcasts for ESL students and teachers
LingualNet - contains videos and games
Academic Earth - free online lectures
60-second Science - short talks available at scientificamerican.com
60-second Lectures - short talks made available by University of Pennsylvania
Randall's ESL Cyber Listening Lab - loads of quizzes and listening clips
ello - an excellent collection of listening lessons
The Secret Life of Scientists and Engineers - contains many short clips about science and engineering
Documentary Stream - free educational documentaries
NFB - contains many films and short videos
BCIT news channel - short videos relevant to students/teachers in Vancouver (Canada)
podcastsinenglish.com - a collection of podcasts for ESL students and teachers
LingualNet - contains videos and games
Academic Earth - free online lectures
60-second Science - short talks available at scientificamerican.com
60-second Lectures - short talks made available by University of Pennsylvania
Randall's ESL Cyber Listening Lab - loads of quizzes and listening clips
ello - an excellent collection of listening lessons
The Secret Life of Scientists and Engineers - contains many short clips about science and engineering
Tech Tools
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Wallwisher - an online pin board
Poll Everywhere - create free online polls
MindMaple - a free mind mapping tool
oneword.com - write about a word in 60 seconds
Tools for learners - a good collection of tech tools available (created by scoop.it)
Free Technology for Teachers - an excellent site created by Richard Byrne
Twurdy - helps teachers find reading texts for lower level students
Best iPad Apps for ESL students & teachers - a useful overview (created by eslcommando.com)
Edmodo - a free platform for teachers to create their online learning communities
Weebly - design websites with the education version containing an excellent portfolio system
Wordpress - a popular site to design blogs and websites (Teacher Training Videos - see below - has excellent tutorials on how to use wordpress)
SurveyMonkey - a free survey and questionnaire tool
ge.tt - a file sharing site that doesn't require registration
Dropbox - a popular site to store and share files (registration needed)
Box - store files online
Code Year - learn how to code in one year
MailChimp - a program to create email newsletters
educreations - design video lessons with your iPad (or browser)
Screencast-O-matic - capture and record your computer screen. This is a useful program for teachers to provide students with oral feedback on their writing assignments. See Michael's blog for more discussion on this topic
Sqworl - bookmark multiple URLs
ShowMe - create and share lessons on your iPad
PicMonkey - a online photo editing program
Screenleap - a screen sharing program that does not require any downloads or registration
SlideRocket - an alternative to PowerPoint
Cmap Tools - a useful program to create concept maps
Nik Peachey's EdTech & ELT blog
Nathan Hall's website - a fantastic resource for teachers interested in edtech
Poll Everywhere - create free online polls
MindMaple - a free mind mapping tool
oneword.com - write about a word in 60 seconds
Tools for learners - a good collection of tech tools available (created by scoop.it)
Free Technology for Teachers - an excellent site created by Richard Byrne
Twurdy - helps teachers find reading texts for lower level students
Best iPad Apps for ESL students & teachers - a useful overview (created by eslcommando.com)
Edmodo - a free platform for teachers to create their online learning communities
Weebly - design websites with the education version containing an excellent portfolio system
Wordpress - a popular site to design blogs and websites (Teacher Training Videos - see below - has excellent tutorials on how to use wordpress)
SurveyMonkey - a free survey and questionnaire tool
ge.tt - a file sharing site that doesn't require registration
Dropbox - a popular site to store and share files (registration needed)
Box - store files online
Code Year - learn how to code in one year
MailChimp - a program to create email newsletters
educreations - design video lessons with your iPad (or browser)
Screencast-O-matic - capture and record your computer screen. This is a useful program for teachers to provide students with oral feedback on their writing assignments. See Michael's blog for more discussion on this topic
Sqworl - bookmark multiple URLs
ShowMe - create and share lessons on your iPad
PicMonkey - a online photo editing program
Screenleap - a screen sharing program that does not require any downloads or registration
SlideRocket - an alternative to PowerPoint
Cmap Tools - a useful program to create concept maps
Nik Peachey's EdTech & ELT blog
Nathan Hall's website - a fantastic resource for teachers interested in edtech
General L2 Teaching & Blogs/Websites
Lextutor - a (Canadian) website to learn about English words. To find out how words are used in context, click HERE. Type in the word you want to examine and then under "In corpus" select "all of above (3+ m)" from the dropdown menu. Lastly, click on the yellow button "Get concordance"
Corpus of Contemporary American English - created by Mark Davies
The Study Zone - an excellent website providing students with practice exercises (created by the English Language Centre at the University of Victoria)
ESL Grammar Practice - grammar exercises for ESL students (created by J. Robinson)
Longman Online Dictionary (free)
Freerice.com - a website to practice vocabulary. For every correct answer, 10 grains of rice are donated through the World Food Programme
The ESL Commando - a good grammar site
Perfect English Grammar - contains some good grammar exercises, videos etc.
All About Communicating in English - contains free lesson handouts (created by J. Penner)
Canadian Language Benchmark
EFLSensei - contains free lessons and materials for L2 teachers
AusELT Resource Wiki - an excellent resource that includes a variety of aspects relevant to L2 teachers
Personal Websites and Blogs:
Zoltan Dornyei's website - some of his publications are downloadable
David Crystal's website has a link to his blog (click on "DC Blog")
Scott Thornbury's blog
Simon Borg's website - a site devoted to language teacher cognition
Li-Shih Huang's website
Corpus of Contemporary American English - created by Mark Davies
The Study Zone - an excellent website providing students with practice exercises (created by the English Language Centre at the University of Victoria)
ESL Grammar Practice - grammar exercises for ESL students (created by J. Robinson)
Longman Online Dictionary (free)
Freerice.com - a website to practice vocabulary. For every correct answer, 10 grains of rice are donated through the World Food Programme
The ESL Commando - a good grammar site
Perfect English Grammar - contains some good grammar exercises, videos etc.
All About Communicating in English - contains free lesson handouts (created by J. Penner)
Canadian Language Benchmark
EFLSensei - contains free lessons and materials for L2 teachers
AusELT Resource Wiki - an excellent resource that includes a variety of aspects relevant to L2 teachers
Personal Websites and Blogs:
Zoltan Dornyei's website - some of his publications are downloadable
David Crystal's website has a link to his blog (click on "DC Blog")
Scott Thornbury's blog
Simon Borg's website - a site devoted to language teacher cognition
Li-Shih Huang's website
Free Online Journals
Humanising Language Teaching - an online EFL Magazine for language teachers
The Electronic Journal for English as a Second Language (TESL-EJ) - a fully refereed online journal
Language Learning & Technology - a refereed journal for practitioners interested in technology and ESL/EFL learning/teaching
English Language Teacher Education and Development - a peer-reviewed journal produced by the English Language Learning, Teaching and Assessment Research Group at University of Warwick
University of Sydney Papers in TESOL - a peer-reviewed journal focusing on TESOL and TESOL-related research
Australian Review of Applied Linguistics - the journal of the Applied Linguistics Association of Australia (ALAA)
Electronic Journal of Foreign Language Teaching - a peer-reviewed journal published by the Centre for Language Studies of the National University of Singapore
English Australia Journal - a journal for English language teachers
Papers in Language Testing and Assessment - an international journal published by ALTAANZ
Australian Journal of Language and Literacy (AJLL) - an international journal featuring several free sample articles
Journal of Academic Language and Learning (JALL) - a peer-reviewed journal relevant to educators in academic language teaching/learning contexts
Journal of Language Teaching and Research (JLTR) - a peer-reviewed international journal that focuses on ELT and research; published bimonthly
Australian Journal of Teacher Education - an Australian journal with the purpose of improving teacher education
MEXTESOL Journal - a Mexican journal focusing on practical and theoretical topics that are of interest to L2 teachers
Theory and Practice in Language Studies - a peer-reviewed international journal that is published monthly
Working Papers in TESOL & Applied Linguistics - an online journal publishing research on language, language acquisition, language teaching and language assessment
Eurasian Journal of Applied Linguistics (EJAL) - an open-access online journal focusing on all aspects of second or foreign language learning and teaching
ORTESOL Journal - a peer-reviewed journal published by Oregon Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages
Australasian Journal of Educational Technology - as stated on the website, the journal "aims to promote research and scholarship on the integration of technology in tertiary education, promote effective practice, and inform policy"
Journal of Linguistics and Language Teaching (JLLT) - "an international academic journal which provides a platform for scientific research and academic discourse"
Language Testing in Asia - a journal dedicated to the purpose of publishing assessment-related papers relevant to Asian contexts
The Electronic Journal for English as a Second Language (TESL-EJ) - a fully refereed online journal
Language Learning & Technology - a refereed journal for practitioners interested in technology and ESL/EFL learning/teaching
English Language Teacher Education and Development - a peer-reviewed journal produced by the English Language Learning, Teaching and Assessment Research Group at University of Warwick
University of Sydney Papers in TESOL - a peer-reviewed journal focusing on TESOL and TESOL-related research
Australian Review of Applied Linguistics - the journal of the Applied Linguistics Association of Australia (ALAA)
Electronic Journal of Foreign Language Teaching - a peer-reviewed journal published by the Centre for Language Studies of the National University of Singapore
English Australia Journal - a journal for English language teachers
Papers in Language Testing and Assessment - an international journal published by ALTAANZ
Australian Journal of Language and Literacy (AJLL) - an international journal featuring several free sample articles
Journal of Academic Language and Learning (JALL) - a peer-reviewed journal relevant to educators in academic language teaching/learning contexts
Journal of Language Teaching and Research (JLTR) - a peer-reviewed international journal that focuses on ELT and research; published bimonthly
Australian Journal of Teacher Education - an Australian journal with the purpose of improving teacher education
MEXTESOL Journal - a Mexican journal focusing on practical and theoretical topics that are of interest to L2 teachers
Theory and Practice in Language Studies - a peer-reviewed international journal that is published monthly
Working Papers in TESOL & Applied Linguistics - an online journal publishing research on language, language acquisition, language teaching and language assessment
Eurasian Journal of Applied Linguistics (EJAL) - an open-access online journal focusing on all aspects of second or foreign language learning and teaching
ORTESOL Journal - a peer-reviewed journal published by Oregon Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages
Australasian Journal of Educational Technology - as stated on the website, the journal "aims to promote research and scholarship on the integration of technology in tertiary education, promote effective practice, and inform policy"
Journal of Linguistics and Language Teaching (JLLT) - "an international academic journal which provides a platform for scientific research and academic discourse"
Language Testing in Asia - a journal dedicated to the purpose of publishing assessment-related papers relevant to Asian contexts
L2 Teacher Development
Videos:
Video Assistance for Understanding Language Teaching Techniques (VAULTT) produced by CLEAR - short videos useful for L2 teacher education
Teacher Training Videos - a fantastic resource for teacher trainers (created by Russell Stannard)
TESOLacademic.org - an excellent site containing video webcasts given by experts in the field of language teaching (created by Huw Jarvis)
Excellent talks on accents and pronunciation (given at the IATEFL Pronunciation SIG-NATECLA conference in London) are available here.
Free Books:
Kukulska-Hulme, A., Norris, L., & Donohue, J. (2015). Mobile pedagogy for English language teaching: A guide for teachers. London: British Council.
Motteram, G. (2013). Innovations in learning technologies for English language teaching. London: British Council.
Murphy, V. A., & Evangelou, M. (Eds.). (2016). Early childhood education in English for speakers of other languages. London: British Council.
Maley, A., & Peachey, N. (Eds.). (2016). Creativity in the English language classroom. London: British Council.
Websites:
Interested in non-native English-speaking teacher (NNEST) issues? Check out the NNEST Interest Section website.
Videos:
Video Assistance for Understanding Language Teaching Techniques (VAULTT) produced by CLEAR - short videos useful for L2 teacher education
Teacher Training Videos - a fantastic resource for teacher trainers (created by Russell Stannard)
TESOLacademic.org - an excellent site containing video webcasts given by experts in the field of language teaching (created by Huw Jarvis)
Excellent talks on accents and pronunciation (given at the IATEFL Pronunciation SIG-NATECLA conference in London) are available here.
Free Books:
Kukulska-Hulme, A., Norris, L., & Donohue, J. (2015). Mobile pedagogy for English language teaching: A guide for teachers. London: British Council.
Motteram, G. (2013). Innovations in learning technologies for English language teaching. London: British Council.
Murphy, V. A., & Evangelou, M. (Eds.). (2016). Early childhood education in English for speakers of other languages. London: British Council.
Maley, A., & Peachey, N. (Eds.). (2016). Creativity in the English language classroom. London: British Council.
Websites:
Interested in non-native English-speaking teacher (NNEST) issues? Check out the NNEST Interest Section website.