sexta-feira, 3 de julho de 2009

Relevant links!!!! Don't miss them!!!!

SciELO - A Scientific Electronic Library Online - é uma biblioteca eletrônica que abrange uma coleção selecionada de periódicos científicos brasileiros.

The Internet TESL Journal - é um site que parece um jornal no qual encontramos notícias, artigos, pesquisas, planos de aula, materiais para sala de aula, idéias para aulas, outros links, que auxiliam o professor a criar e aprimorar sua prática.

Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary- This is a site that provides a free online dictionary, thesaurus, audio pronunciation, word games, and word of the day for teachers and students of a second language.

High beam research - This is a page where teachers and students can find articles and archives about English Teaching and learning.

Cambridge Dictionary - It is a page where we can find dictionaries online for students and also teachers.

English as a second language- This is a nice site for ESL students who want to learn English through the web. In this page we can find grammar exercises, writing, listening, reading and speaking activities, Podcasts, quizzes, newspapers, magazines, dictionaries, games, encyclopedias, and etc. We can also find a special part called "Kids English" and "Business English" for specific purposes of the learner.

Songs for teaching- In this site, creative teachers can use music to teach contents of the curriculum for all the ages. For example, they can teach Mathematics, Languages, Science, Early Childhood, social studies, holiday and seasons, life skills, fine arts, and others subjects through interesting songs. We can also find in this page children's songs, lyrics, sound clips and teaching suggestions.

Coloring for kids- here in this link teachers can find a wide range of colorings for children of all ages to print and color.

ESL-Kids- For teachers who teach english for kids, this site offers games, songs, worksheets, flashcards and links.

Teacher Discussion Forums- it is a great page in which teachers can discuss and change ideas and opinions about specific subjects, for example, Business English, Bilingual education, Applied Linguistics, computer assisted language learning, preschool education and other relevant topics.