Web Resources for Teachers and Students

By Clay Hubbs

Organizations

American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL), 6 Executive Plaza, Yonkers, NY 10701; 914-963-8830, fax 914-963-1275; actflhq@aol.com, www.actfl.org. A national organization dedicated to the improvement and expansion of teaching and learning of languages at all levels. Its extensive web site includes a listing of language learning resources and publishers.

ERIC Clearinghouse on Languages and Linguistics, 4646 40th St., NW, Washington, DC 20016-1859; 202-362-0700; eric@cal.org, www.cal.org/ericcll. The Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) is a vast national information system providing access to an extensive body of education-related literature including language learning and teaching (including ESL).

Center for Applied Linguistics, 4646 40th St., NW, Washington, DC 20016-1859; 202-362-0700, 202-362-3740; info@cal.org, www.cal.org Private, nonprofit organization of scholars and educators that carries out a wide range of language-related activities including serving as a resource for information about language and culture.

Web Sites

Academic Info: Foreign Language Studies www.academicinfo.net/lang.html. Compiled by Mike Madin (lang@academicinfo.net). Provides indexes and links to a substantial list of language learning resources for teachers and students.

WWW Resources for Language Teachers is a section of Foreign LanguageTeaching Forum (FL Teach) www.cortland.edu/flteach/flteach-res.html. Extensive links to material on foreign language teaching around the world, by language.

Foreign Language and Culture www.speakeasy.org/~dbrick/Hot/foreign.html. Extensive.

Study Abroad Resources/List by Language School (IIE), www.iie.org. Alphabetized list of links to language schools worldwide plus links to major study abroad resources maintained by a lending organization in international education.

Teaching with the Web polyglot.lss.wisc.edu/lss/lang/teach.html. A compilation of ideas for using www resources as a language teaching tool. Links to sites with pedagogical information for a wide range of languages, including ESL. Also includes a list of language learning centers and associations and their resources.