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(English Teaching professional, Issue 40, Sept 2005, pg 61) Dave Sperling continues his journey through language teachers youll find an archive of practical articles cyberspace in search of the seemingly limitless riches online. of the internet. Here he selects some sites to stimulate teachers. Internet TESL Journal http://iteslj.org Running out of teaching ideas? Burned out in the classroom? If so, Brought to you by Charles and Larry Kelly, this is a top-notch I have some good news for you: the internet is a magnificent collection of monthly journal articles, research papers, lesson source of free online journals, magazines and newsletters. In this plans, classroom handouts, teaching ideas and links. Their current article I will review some of my favourites. issue has articles on Adapting the L2 classroom for age -related vision impairments, Using authentic business transcripts in the ESL classroom and Tips for teaching conversation in the Asian EFL Journal www.asian-efl-journal.com multilingual ESL classroom. This excellent online journal examines issues within the Asian EFL linguistic scene, and youll find archived articles from 2002 JALT Journal to 2005. Their most recent issue includes such diverse features as http://jalt-publications.org/ A tale of two mainland Chinese English learners, Frequency JALT Journal is the research journal of the Japan Association for effects on Japanese learners perceptions of morphologically Language Teaching, and youll find a comprehensive collection of complex words and In the case of L2 learning v cultural articles from 1994 to 2004. Journal of awareness. Language and Linguistics www.shakespeare.uk.net/journali Bilingual Research Journal http://brj.asu.edu jlling_home.html This journal deals with bilingual education, bilingualism and A journal for language and linguistic studies with articles such as language policies in education, and has a vast collection of articles Optimal 1.2 speech perception: native speakers of English and dating back to 1992. A very good resource for bilingual educators. Japanese consonant length contrasts and On measuring ESP proficiency at university. CALICO Journal http://ealico.org/calicopubs.html CALICO, the Computer Assisted Language Instruction Language Learning and Technology http://llt.msu.edu Consortium, is a professional organization that serves a Started in 1997, Language Learning and Technology is a refereed membership involved in both education and technology. Many of journal that seeks to disseminate research to foreign and second their journal articles are available online, including ones dating language educators in the US and around the world on issues back to 1983. related to technology and language education. It has archives from 1997 to 2005. English Teaching Professional www.etprofessional.com Modern English Digest Our own title! The leading practical magazine for teachers www.niodernenglishdigest.com around the world with online archives and a great A popular magazine for students packed e-newsletter of practical tips and ideas. with classroom resources; download a free sampler from the website! Modern English Teacher www.onlineMET.com ELT Journal http://eltj.oxfordjournals.org/archive/index.dtl Established over 3oyears, this journal covers teaching This quarterly publication is aimed at those involved in the field development and methods with a selected archive online. of teaching English as a second or foreign language. Includes archived articles from 1946! Reading in a Foreign Language http://ntlrc.hawaii.edu/rfl Reading in a Foreign Language is a scholarly international refereed journal founded in 1983 at the University of Aston, Birmingham, England. The current issue features articles on ELT Newsletter www.eltnewsletter.com Understanding the role of text length, sample size and vocabulary This newsletter is updated every Friday. size in determining text coverage and A framework for and you can read weekly articles on topics of interest to ELT developing EFL reading vocabulary. professionals. This is an excellent source for teaching tips. The Reading Matrix www.readingmatrix.com/current.html The Reading Matrix is a peer-reviewed professional journal with ESL Magazine www.eslmag.com an editorial board of scholars in the fields of second language The magazine for American-English acquisition and applied linguistics. Youll find a large collection of articles dating back to 2001.

Teaching English with Technology [ http://www.iatefl.org.pl/call/callnl5.htm ] This online journal is brought to you by IATEFL Polands Computer Special Interest Group, and has archived issues dating from 2001 to 2005. Youll find articles, Internet lesson plans, and website reviews. TechKnowLogia www.techknowlogia.org TechKnowLogia is an international online journal that provides policy makers, strategists, practitioners and technologists with a strategic forum to explore, share, exchange and review. There are online issues from 1999 to 2003.

TESL-EJ www.writing.berkeley.edu/tesl-ej An internationally-recognized source of ESL and EFL information for teachers throughout the world with archived issues from 1995 to 2005. Sections include Articles, Reviews, Classroom Texts, Teacher Resource Books, Applied Linguistics, History and Research, Technology in Education, Media Reviews, Forum and On the Internet. Dont miss this outstanding resource!
Dave Sperling is the creator of the popular website Daves ESL Caf (www.eslcafe.com).

Some other Journals are: Call-EJ http://callej.org/ TESL Reporter http://chd.byuh.edu/tesol/reporter English Teaching Forum http://exchanges.state.gov/englishteaching/forum-journal.html