ESOL Resources
ESOL stands for English for Speakers of Other Languages, and ESL for English as a Second Language. Communities all over the country are seeing increased numbers of people who may not speak English or may not speak the language well enough to handle all of the tasks required to succeed in work and family life. Many schools, religious institutions, libraries, and community colleges offer ESOL classes and resources — both in English and in various other languages — to help new community members with limited English proficiency (LEP).
CESOL
Steve Quann’s site, Computers and English for Speakers of Other Languages (CESOL) offers a clearinghouse of ideas and resources related to using computers with ESL students.
http://tech.worlded.org/docs/cesol/cesol.htm
Last Updated: June 21, 2006Center for Applied Linguistics
The Center for Applied Linguistics (CAL) offers publications and general information about ESL, bilingual education, refugee education, foreign language education, and language policy and assessment for K-12 and adult learners.
Last Updated: October 20, 2004ESL Lounge
Free sample lessons. http://www.esl-lounge.com/
Last Updated: June 21, 2006ESL Web Guide
Dave Sperling’s site offers a clearinghouse of links to an exhaustive list of resources for ESL on the Web.
http://www.eslcafe.com/search/
Last Updated: June 21, 2006How Should Adult ESL Reading Instruction Differ from ABE Reading Instruction?
This brief from the Center for Adult English Language Acquisition (CAELA) at http://www.cal.org/caela/esl_resources/briefs/readingdif.html describes the research base on adult ESL reading instruction and finds specific issues related to reading for English language learners, and suggestions for teaching reading.
Last Updated: May 26, 2006REEP ESL Curriculum for Adults
http://www.arlington.k12.va.us/instruct/ctae/adult_ed/REEP/reepcurriculum/index.html
Last Updated: June 21, 2006Supporting Adult English Language Learners' Transitions to Postsecondary Education
Supporting Adult English Language Learners' Transitions to Postsecondary Education, a brief published by the Center for Adult English Language Acquisition (CAELA), is availabe on line at http://www.cal.org/caela/esl_resources/briefs/transition.html.
The brief focuses on transitions from adult ESL programs to postsecondary education, both in terms of classroom-level (how to develop vocabulary needed for academic classes, types of reading to do in class, etc.) and programmatic (orientation needed, suggestions for how the adult ESL programs can collaborate with the associated postsecondary institutions, etc.) approaches.
The Center for Adult English Language Acquisition (CAELA)
The ESL Resources section of the CAELA Web site include bibliographies, books, briefs, online resource collections, digests and Q & As, and Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) and other topics of interest to adult ESL practitioners developed by CAELA staff, colleagues at the Center for Applied Linguistics, and the field. The
CAELA Articles and briefs include:
- Reading and Adult English Language Learners: A Review of the Research
- Research on Reading Development of Adult English Language Learners: An Annotated Bibliography - This bibliography was developed to present a comprehensive view of the research that has been conducted on reading development among adult English language learners.
- How Should Adult ESL Reading Instruction Differ from ABE Reading Instruction? - This brief describes the research base on adult ESL reading instruction and finds specific issues related to reading for English language learners, and suggestions for teaching reading.
