Dave's ESL Cafe
http://www.eslcafe.com
Dave Sperling, author of The Internet Guide for
English Language Teachers created this interactive website for teachers and
students in 1995. Today, his award-winning website houses ESL modules,
teacher and student forums and a job center. Highly recommended.
ESLFlow
http://www.ESLFlow.com
This website, created by ESL teacher, Peter Snashall, has hundreds of excellent
lesson plans and ideas for teaching English as a Second Language. Materials are
organized into three levels and twenty categories, among them Icebreakers,
Grammar, Vocabulary, Debate, Reading, Pronunciation, Communication Techniques,
and Academic Writing. Many of the activities may also be useful for teachers of
native-English speakers as well.
TESL Journal
http://www.aitech.ac.jp/~iteslj
The internet TESL Journal is a monthly
web magazine for teachers of English as a Second Language. It includes
lesson plans, classroom handouts, links of interest to ESL teachers and
students, articles, and research papers.
Writing
and ESL by the Public Schools of North Carolina
http://community.learnnc.org/dpi/esl/
North Carolina has experienced a great deal of growth
in the number of students whose first language is not English and who need
language assistance in order to access and benefit from the total
curriculum. This new online brochure, "Writing and English as a
Second Language," tackles some of these issues.
The Linguistic Funland
http://www.tesol.net
Since 1994 the Linguistic Funland has offered
extensive resources for teachers on English including links to job information,
books, software, student activities, teaching materials, and more.
Curricular Resources in English
as a Second Language
http://www.cln.org/subjects/esl_cur.html
This website provides links to curricular resources in ESL.
Bilingual Motivational Booklets for the Classroom and Home by Dr. Steve Moreno
http://morenoed.com
This website has over 40 inexpensive, bilingual (English/Spanish) parent and student motivational/informational booklets, language tests, and other encouraging educational materials.
The inexpensive booklets discuss topics relevant to children from infancy through high school and are recommended for all educational organizations and parent-teacher associations.
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North Carolina County Demographics from the 2000 Census
http://www.ayudate.org/ayudate/CountyDemographics.html
This site features demographics on Hispanics in North Carolina by county, including the number and percentage of Hispanics, percentage changes since the 1990 census, the number and percentage of Hispanic students enrolled, and the number of LEP students. (Site takes a few seconds to load)
Center for Immigration Studies
http://www.cis.org
This site offers links to current news articles as well as scholarly essays on a wide range of topics regarding immigration.
Bibliography on Immigration Issues
http://isd.usc.edu/~anthonya/imm.htm
This online bibliography spans a variety of immigration issues. All publications cited are post-1980.
US History Lessons
http://www.teachersfirst.com/ushistory/lesn-ushist.htm
This site contains a number of links for teaching immigration through US history, including many lesson plans prepared by teachers. Some units are available for purchase only.
The New Americans: Teacher Guide
http://www.pbs.org/kcet/newamericans/6.0/html/mosaic.html
This site offers a wealth of lesson plans for 7-12 grade classes in which students work as teams to learn about the immigrant experience in America during the late 19th and early 20th century.
World View
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UNC-Chapel Hill
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