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Venezuela: Free Sites for self-learning...Be autonomous! Learn by yourself and be your own teacher!

Sites for Learning how to use the Internet
http://www.zdnet.com/yil/content/surfschool/guru/gurutoc.html
http://www.infohiway.com/
http://www.matisse.net/files/formats.html
http://www.modemhelp.com/
http://www.netlingo.com/
http://www.netmago.co.uk/
http://help.netscape.com/
http://www.vonl.com/
http://webnovice.com/

Sites for Professional Associations
http://www.iatefl.org/
http://www.jalt.org/
http://www.tesol.edu/
IATEFL JALT TESOL

Sites for Journals and Newsletters online
http://www.eltnewsandviews.com.ar/
http://www.aitech.ac.jp/~iteslj
ELT News and Views Internet TESL Journal
http://jaltcall.org/cjo
http://langue.hyper.chubu.ac.jp/jalt/pub/tlt
Jalt Call The Language Teacher Online
http://www.tesol.edu/pubs/magz/tmcurrent.html
TESOL Matters

Sites Search Tools
http://www.autonomy.com
http://www.altavista.com
Agentware Altavista
http://www.askjeeves.com
http://www.beaucoup.com
Ask Jeeves Beaucoup
http://www.deja.com
http://www.dogpile.com
DejaNews Dogpile
http://www.education-world.com
http://www.excite.com
Education World Excite
http://www.google.com
http://www.hotbot.com
Google Hotbot
http://www.infoseek.com
http://www.lycos.com
Infoseek Lycos
Sites for Evaluating Web Sites
http://www.vuw.ac.nz/~agsmith/evaln/evaln.htm
Evaluation of information services
http://www.library.ucla.edu/libraries/college/instruct/web/critical.htm
Thinking critically about www resources
http://www.tcom.ohiou.edu/OU_Language/help/tips.html
Tips: finding out more about on-line resources
http://www.canisius.edu/canhp/canlib/webcrit.htm
Tips from the Canisius University Library
http://members.aol.com/maestro12/web/wadir.html
Click on "Web Lesson Evaluation Form" for useful evaluation criteria
http://www.science.widener.edu/~withers/webeval.htm
http://www.bf.rmit.edu.au/Dimals/rguides/websites.htm
These sites provide the materials and checklists to assure the user in evaluating Web Sites

Sites for Language Activities
http://its-online.com
http://www.worlds.com
It is a magazine online World’s Chat
http://station.sony.com/jeopardy
Jeopardy: one of many games that may help practice question forms
http://www.plumbdesign.com
Plumb Design’s Visual Thesaurus: spatial map of linguistic associations
http://www.teenadvice.org
Teen Advice Online: Teenager counselors give answers to problems

Sites for Reading Activities
http://www.geocities.com/philliptowndrow/lesson1.htm
Reading exercises
http://www.geocities.com/philliptowndrow/lesson_16.htm
Extended activities on reading exercises
http://www.alexlit.com
Alexandra Digital: fiction recommendations based on current choices
http://caryon.net
http://www.enews.com
Crayon: Create your own newspaper Electronic Newsstand: directory of magazines
http://www.thecase.com
http://headlines.yahoo.com
The Case: weekly mysteries and lesson plans Yahoo Headlines: Today’s news

Sites for Speaking Activities
http://www.exploratorium.edu
The Exploratorium: San Francisco Interactive Science Museum
http://www.learn2.com
http://www.nasa.gov
Learn2: FYI site and online tutorials NASA: Ask an astronaut and solar system simulator
http://sunsite.doc.ic.ac.uk/wm/
Web Museum: database and links to art and artists

Sites for Writing Activities
http://www.penpalnet.com/
http://www.classroom.com
Exercises for writing skills Classroom connection
http://www.corbis.com.or
http://postcards.www.media.mit.edu/Postcards/
Writing postcards Writing electronic postcards
http://www.stolaf.edu/network/iecc
http://owl.wsu.edu
Intercultural e-mail Classroom connections The Online Writing Lab
http://www.latrobe.edu.au/www/education/sl/sl.html
Mailing lists for students: cross cultural discussion and writing practice for college and university students of English
http://www.hut.fi/~rvilmi
Reviews of Internet Projects for EFL

Sites for Listening Activities
http://www.esl-lab.com/
http://www.esl-lab.com/des1/des1.htm
Short listening exercises General listening quizzes
http://www.bbc.co.uk
BBC: News channel site, with video, real audio and tips for teachers
http://www.cnn.com
CNN: News channel site, with video clips and links plus daily quiz
http://www.hollywood.com
Hollywood trailers. Synopses and film reviews
http://www.imdb.com
Internet Movie Database: all the information you could ever need
http://www.lyrics.ch
http://www.lyricsofsongs.com
The International Lyrics Server: searchable index of lyrics
http://www.timecast.com
Timecast: listing of live Real Player broadcasts

Sites for Pronunciation Activities
http://www.manythings.org/pp
Songs and Poems and Pronunciation Practice

Sites for Vocabulary Activities
http://www.better-english.com/easier.htm
http://www.manythings.org/cg/jobs.html
Exercises on Nationalities Exercises on Jobs
http://www.manythings.org/cg2/family.html
Exercises on Family
http://www.englishtown.ef.com
Free vocabulary received everyday at your e-mail address in order to learn a new word

Sites for Grammar Activities
http://www.aitech.ac.jp/~iteslj/quizzes/lb/have.html
Exercises for Have-has verbs
http://www.aitech.ac.jp/~iteslj/quizzes/vf004-bp.html
Exercises for plural forms and irregular nouns
http://www.better-english.com/grammar.htm
Exercises for present tense verbs
http://www.aitech.ac.jp/~iteslj/quizzes/vm/active-passive.html
Exercises for the passive voice form

Amazing Links
http://www.learnenglish.org.uk/
The British Council UK is offering activities for children, teen and adults at a range of levels, including games, poems, and grammar.
http://www.britishcouncil.org.hk/english/eltsites.htm
18 pages of excellent links including teacher resources, student resources and authentic materials complied by the British Council in Hong Kong. Includes magazines such as GQ, Cosmopolitan, and search engines, lesson plans, quizzes and Usenet and discussion lists.
http://www.english-forum.com/teaching.html
Another comprehensive list of links - 17 pages in total, including lesson plans teaching organizations, jobs, online exercises and instant lessons.
http://member.aol.com/eslkathy/esl.htm
The ESL Center’s links 7 pages of exercises for pronunciation, listening, vocabulary, games and news.
http://eleaston.com/index.html
A very comprehensive site of links including tons of authentic material, resources, lesson plans and information.
http://members.tripod.com/~towerofenglish/
Possibly the best all-round site for English learners, with plenty of links to other sites.

Dictionaries and Encyclopaedias
http://www.awl-elt.com/dictionaries/index.html
The longman online interactive dictionary. Lots of activities and ideas for all levels.
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/
Search for Cambridge University Press dictionaries on line.
http://dictionary.com/
Offers many different dictionaries and directories. Includes a multimedia of languages, Roget’s Thesaurus and language discussion forums.
http://www.microsoft.com/education/lesson/tag/encarta98.asp
Ideas for using Encarta in the classroom.
http://www.vocabulary.com/
A desktop dictionary that can be used to check the meaning of words whilst surfing the Net in many different languages.

Grammar
http://www.fis.edu/eslweb/esl/grammar/index/htm
Slightly less boring than average for a grammar site. Useful multi-choice and gap-fills with rules and explanations for each exercise.
http://members.home.net/englishzone/
Loads of activities for all sorts of grammar, vocabulary, idioms, jokes, hours of self-access material for students and activities for teachers.
http://www.englishclub.net/homework/index.htm
More gap-fills and exercises for various grammar points.
http://www.english-forum.com/interactive/
A mix of grammar, vocabulary and idioms for a range of levels.
http://www.educationalsoftware.con.uk/
Includes grammar page, downloads of EFL games, tips for teachers, easy to move around and use, especially useful for self-access
http://www.emglishclub.net/homework/index.htm
Simple activities for intermediate levels.
http://www.members.home.net/englishzone/
Good for jokes and idioms as well as the usual grammar and vocabulary to intermediate level.
http://www.aitech.ac.jp/~iteslj/quizzes/vm/active-passive.htlm
Good to practice active or passive voice tenses
http://www.better-english.com/grammar.htm
Good to practice the simple present tense

General Interest
http://www.thegoodbookguide.com/
Book store and lots of reviews.
http://www.itools.com/research-it/
A one-stop reference desk including dictionary, geography, foreign exchange
http://.home.about.com/aboutuk/index.htm
An U.S. based mine of information on British culture. Go to about.com for thousands of other possibilities

News / General Culture
http://www.consortia.nhsweb.nhs.uk/Newpap3.htm
Links for the British newspaper
http://www.thepapaerboy.con.uk/
Links for newspapers from all over the world
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/laerningenglish/index.shtml
A comprehensive site for teachers and students offering on-line courses, an e-mail discussion forum, and news stories section.
http://www.guardianunlimited.co.uk
probably the most useful and user-friendly newspaper sites, with a search facility so that you can find articles on Venezuela at the touch of a button.

Projects
http://zebu.cvm.msu.edu/~dawsonbr/welcome.htm
A collection of animal trivia.
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/media/world/amfacts/
Natural history trivia.
http://www.coopsjokes.com/amz/amzindex.htm
General trivia from Bill gates to Spain
http://englishculture.miningco.com/culture/englishculture/msubcastle.htm
A great site with all sorts of information about English culture from politics to paganism.
http://library.thinkquest.org/2834/
Travel through time with Dr. Klaus from the big bang onwards.

Puzzles and Games
http://www.kidcrosswords.com/
http://www.puzzlemaker.com/
Just as it says...and other puzzles too Every kind of puzzle you can imagine
http://www.manythings.org/
Random collection of activities and puzzles

Skills
http://www.hio.ft.hanze.nl/thar/listen/htm
Excellent listening exercises in real audio with activities.
It helps with story writing
http://www.hio.ft.hanze.nl/thar/listen.htm
Various activities to practice all skills.

Songs
http://www.eslpartyland.com/teachers/nov/music.htm
An excellent site with links and suggestions for using music and songs in class. A very lively and usable site.
http://www.kissthisguy.com
An amusing site devoted to misheard song lyrics
http://www.lyrics.com
http://www.lyricsofsongs.com
Learn the words to your favorite songs

Story Sites
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/grimm/
Great kids’ site with the Grimm fairytales
http://www.storyarts.org/classroom/index.html
Includes lesson plans and methodology and a great story library
http://www.learnenglish.org.uk/kid_frame.html
Listen to and read stories and poems by young learners

Teacher Resources
http://www.english-forum.com/
A good variety of resources and research tools
http://www.eduplace.com/main.html
Resources for English as well as maths, science, social studies. Includes sites for students too
http://www.english-to-go.com/
Reuters provides online news. A free lesson every week, but you need to subscribe to receive endless lessons
http://www.tesol.com/
Enter the English Zone for everything from reference material to resources to chat
http://iteslj.org/limks/
Very comprehensive site of links from planning lessons to web authoring
http://www.etanewsletters.com/index.html
Lesson resources and articles
http://www.homestead.com/ESLflow/Index.html
A very comprehensive site pitched at 3 levels elementary, pre-intermediate and intermediate
http://www.smic.be/smic5022/teahcerhandouts.htm
Worksheets can be copied into word for use in class, includes vocabulary, grammar and dictation at intermediate level and above
http://www.eslnotes.com/
Lessons for the movies,-include a plot summary, a list of characters, a glossary of vocabulary and various cultural references and questions for ESL class discussion (just hope you can get a hold of the video)
http://esl.about.com/homework/esl/mbody.htm
Very big resource for everything from grammar, TOFEL to clipart
http://www.englishsuccess.com
For teachers to learn how to help their students achieve English success
http://www.latrobe.edu.au/www/education/celia/celia.html
For teachers to help students learn more about English
http://home.swbell.net/weatb/
A virtual classroom web site
http://www.blackboard.com
A blackboard program with activities for teachers to teach

Young Learners and Teenagers

Teens
http://www.thenewspaper.org.uk/news/index.php3
An online newspaper featuring sports, news, and music for teens
http://trace.ntu.ac.uk/kotn/gokids.htm
Kids on the Net site - cool site with all sorts of links and ideas
http://kids.mysterynet.com/
Stories to read and mysteries to solve, as well as scary stories and magic tricks!
http://www.homeworkhigh.com/english/frame.html
Answers all your problems with grammar, -send an e-mail and wait for the answer. Also helps with other school subjects
http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/lookandread/lar/index.htm
Produced by the BBC, Reading, and listening and grammar activities. A very attractive and exciting site

Young ones
http://www.toweroflondontour.com/kids/kidsquiz.html
Quizzes and activities
http://members.home.com/veeceet/index.html
Nursery rhymes and songs for kids
http://www.alfy.com/
Excellent educational site for young kids with stories, theme-related activities, great potential once you know what’s on there
http://www.billibear.com
Billi Bear’s kids site. Just a small page which can be used alone or with the Muzzy series of books and videos
http://www.bbc.co.uk/educationwordsandpictures/phonics.shtml
The BBC phonics page
http://aksmytutor.co.uk/
On line help, advice, cartoons, and idioms
http://allaaboutfrogs.org/froglnd.shtml
Games, puzzles and facts all about frogs
http://www.teflfarm.com/index.html
A nice site for resources for young learners (but is intended for native speakers), has stories, poems and quizzes
http://www.bbc.co.uk?education/dynamo/lab/quiz/quiz1a.htm
General knowledge quizzes. Get "splatted" when you answer incorrectly
http://syndicate.com/
Entertaining collection of puzzles, comic strips, words games and more
http://funbrain.com
Fun and challenging on line games for kids, including Maths Baseball, Change Maker, Fun Match, Spell Check and Wacky Tales
http://www.edupplace.com/tales/inedx.html
Wacky Web Tales students can create their own stories by filling in the blanks to You and Harry Potter, The Mummy, The Camping Trip, The Box, and other thrilling stories
http://www.nortec.org/tools/camp/lessons.html
A picture warehouse, contains pictures of anything and everything. Also gives lesson plans and helpful advice as to incorporating pictures in your lessons
http://www.preschoolrainbow.org
Resource of rhymes and activities for use with young ones

Kids and children
www.storiesfromtheweb.org
www.ukoln.ac.uk/services/treasure
Stories form the web Treasure Island
www.ajkids.com www.booktrsuted.com/index.html
Aks Jeeves for kids BookTrsuted
www.naturegrid.org.uk/infant/index.html
www.bookstart.co.uk
Nature grid Bookstart
www.safekids.com/search.html
www.mrsmad.com
Safe kids Mrs. Mad
www.ukchildrensbooks.co.uk
www.achuka.co.uk
UK Children’s books Achuka - Children’s books UK
www.wordpool.co.uk
www.scholastic.co.uk
Word pool Scholastic

Others
www.learnenglish.org.uk
Practice your English on line
www.gotoblogalvillage.com
Join the Global Village Community
www.bbcworldservice.com/learninenglish
BBC
www.educationuk.org
Learning English in the U.K.
www.mba.com
GMAT exam
www.gre.org
GRE exam
www.toefl.org
TOEFL exam
www.ecfmg.org
USMLE exam
www.pmi.org
PMI exam
www.icma.org
ICMA exam
www.cambridge-hitachi.com
www.promethean.com
www.mimio.com
www.smarttech.com
www.activlingua.com
www.cambridge.org
www.mcelt.co.uk
www.fmjfee.com
www.exchanges.state.gov
www.educationusa.state.gov
www.iie.org

Republica Dominicana: Interesting sites from the Embassy Site

Free web sites to teach English:

Boggle's World
A resource site for TEFL and ESL teachers who teach elementary and middle school English, ESL and EFL to kids.
Breaking News English
Ready-to-use EFL / ESL lesson plans based on current affairs. Graded news articles, listenings and communicative activities uploaded daily.
Center for Applied Linguistics
CAL is a private, non-profit organization: a group of scholars and educators who use the findings of linguistics and related sciences in identifying and addressing language-related problems. CAL carries out a wide range of activities including research, teacher education, analysis and dissemination of information, design and development of instructional materials, technical assistance, conference planning, program evaluation, and policy analysis.
Developing Teacher
website for the developing language teacher.
Electronic Archives for Teaching the American Literatures
Electronic Archives contain essays, syllabi, bibliographies, and other resources for teaching the multiple literatures of the United States. The Archives are designed as a complementary resource to the electronic discussion list, T-AMLIT. The Electronic Archives are created and maintained by the Center for Electronic Projects in American Culture Studies (CEPACS) at Georgetown University's American Studies Program. The Archives are sponsored by Georgetown University and the D.C. Heath Publishing Company.
ESL Flow Here you will find a variety of activities and lesson plans designed specifically for vocabulary instruction for English language learners.
ESL Teacher Handouts, Grammar Worksheets & Printables
A selection of free English grammar worksheets and printable handouts, for English language and English as a Second Language (ESL) teachers and instructors to use in the classroom or other teaching environment.
The Essentials of Language Teaching
From the National Capitol Language Resource Center (NCLRC). General information on language teaching theory and method. Shows specific ways of applying theory in teaching grammar, listening, speaking, reading, writing, and culture.
EverythingESL.net
This site contains resources for ESL teachers, including lesson plans, teaching tips, and classroom activities.
Experiencias en la Enseñanza del Inglés en Educación Infantil y Primaria
Util para maestros que enseñan un segundo idioma en Educación Infantil y Educación Primaria. Incluye ejemplos de desarrollos didácticos como "Unidades didácticas de inglés".
Learning Page
Huge collection of professionally produced instructional materials.
The Learning Page - especially for teachersLesson plans and activities for using primary sources in the classroom.
Learning Vocabulary Can Be Fun has excellent online games, including Hangman and Wordsearch. Requires Flash plugin.
LessonPlanSearch.com!
Mrs. Ferguson's Favorites: ESL Games and Activities [ Kids/Teens/Mature Teens ] - Provides links to language learning games for elementary through high school students.
National Clearinghouse for English Language Acquisition & Language Instruction Educational Programs
NCELA collects, analyzes, synthesizes and disseminates information about language instruction educational programs for English language learners and related programs.
NetGrammarNetGrammar offers grammar lessons through listening (including online audio), reading, and writing activities with lots of follow-up practice exercises.
NY Times Learning NetworkNews summaries, crossword puzzles, test preparation, word of the day, web tours, and current events.
Pearson Brown´s Business English Exercises
Punctuation Made SimpleA small, simple site with some rules and examples for problematic forms of English punctuation.
Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)
Voice of AmericaSound files on a wide range of programs, resources, and news. In particular, see the Special English section with links to scripts, resources for young learners, games, talking dictionaries, and more.
Resources for teachers and students
Better English
Offers free online exercises and quizzes as well as a mailing list for teachers and students.
Curso Logos de traducción
Dave´s ESL Cafe
Meeting place for ESL and EFL teachers and students from around the world.
ESL.net--ESL Resources
This site contains ESL links for students, teachers, and children. Links to ESL magazines, games, and idioms are also included.
ESL Wonderland
This site offers lesson plans and other materials for teachers. Links for students are also included.
Interesting things for ESL Students [ Teens/Mature Teens ]
Includes quizzes, games, and puzzles to help students learning English.
Karin’s ESL Partyland
Pruebas interactivas, foros de discusión, lecciones interactivas de temas variados, chats, etc.
Lyrics.comLook up the words to your favorite songs (no more guessing!).
Story Archives
Este sitio es de las noticias de CNN para aprender inglés. Esta dividido por temas (aventuras, crimen, desastres, educación, política, ciencia, el medio ambiente, etc.) y por niveles. Tiene además instrucciones para el maestro.
The Tower of English
Helps ESL students and teachers quickly find the best places on the Internet to practice real English! You'll find about 300 fun and interesting websites in 34 different categories.
Words & Tools: Ofrece pruebas y ejercicios interactivos para los aprendices de inglés y español como segunda lengua. La sección de ingles contiene pruebas de diagnóstico de vocabulario y ejercicios, gramática inglesa y crucigramas interactivos para los estudiantes.