Listed below are some resources to help you become a more effective teacher. If you are new to the field of ESL teaching, we suggest you begin with the first section and then move on to learn more about the wide variety of available resources for classroom teaching and professional preparation.
Essentials for New English Teachers
- Frequently Used Acronyms (Word doc.)
- Getting Started in Teaching ESL (Word doc.)
- Opportunities for English Teachers (Word doc.)
ESL and Ministry
- Preparing for an ESL/EFL-Teaching Ministry (PDF)
- Three Important---and Often Neglected---Keys to an Effective ESL Ministry (PDF)
- Can You Have an Effective ESL Ministry Without Using Christian Materials? (PDF)
Teacher Preparation Resources
Teacher Education / Professional Development
- ESL Courses and Degree Programs (Word doc.)
- Annotated Bibliography of Selected Teacher Preparation Materials (Word doc.)
- Qualifications for English Teaching (Word doc.)
Journals
Professional organizations and conferences
- Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)
- International Association of Teachers of English as a Foreign Language (IATEFL)
- Christian English Language Educators Association (CELEA)
Classroom Teaching Resources
Choosing Materials
- Evaluating Classroom Teaching Materials (Word doc.)
- Annotated Bibliography of Selected Textbooks (Word doc.)
Publishers
We have listed a number of major publishers below.
- Cambridge University Press
- Center for Applied Linguistics
- Heinemann ELT
- Intercultural Press
- New Readers Press
- Oxford University Press
- Pearson Education
- Prentice Hall Regents
- Addison Wesley Longman
- Longman
- Pro Lingua
- National Geographic Learning: CENGAGE Learning
Online Resources
Dave’s ESL Café
One of the richest sources of TESOL information on the Internet. Links to teaching materials, articles, information about jobs, discussion forums, publishers, etc. (The information you find through the many hundreds of links on this site varies considerably in quality.) Visit Dave's ESL Cafe
Randall's ESL Cyber Listening Lab
A website containing hundreds of listening scripts for beginning, intermediate, and advanced English learners. Listening exercises are topical and include comprehension quizzes. Visit Randall's ESL Cyber Listening Lab
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