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This is a master index to a great deal of language learning material for both students and teachers. You will find lesson content here, as well as advice for teachers and other analysis. The links page will give you access to some of the thousands of sites online devoted to teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language. When you are tired of all this, feel free to visit other sections of The Passionate Skeptic site !

TESOL Lectures and Resources

developed by Thor to train graduate teachers in ESL/EFL


Thor's big ESL links page

Links to useful other ESL sites, jobs, resources, materials etc.


Barebones Index

This index page has the bare bones of ESL/EFL teaching content that Thor developed and used in South Korea from September 2000 to 2007.  Most of it was for tertiary students with only basic English skills


Current Program

1. Zhengzhou Coursework Preparatory English for IELTS (Nursing 09H1) [March 2010 to July 2010]

2. Zhengzhou Critical Thinking & Study Skills Program [March 2010 to July 2010]


Old Zhengzhou Coursework

Years 1 & 2 Nursing and Logistics Students : [September 2009 to January 2010) Preparatory English for IELTS in the Joint Venture International English Program, Holmes Colleges and Zhengzhou Railway Vocational & Technical College, Zhengzhou, Henan, China (Zheng4zhou1 Tie3lu4 Zgi2ye4 Ji4shu4 Xue2yuan4)

Nursing and Logistics Students : [March to July 2009] Preparatory English for IELTS in  the Joint Venture International Program, Holmes Colleges and Zhengzhou Railway Vocational & Technical College, Zhengzhou, Henan, China (Zheng4zhou1 Tie3lu4 Zgi2ye4 Ji4shu4 Xue2yuan4)

Year 1 Nursing and Logistics Students : [September 2008 to January 2009) Preparatory English for IELTS in the Joint Venture International English Program, Holmes Colleges and Zhengzhou Railway Vocational & Technical College, Zhengzhou, Henan, China (Zheng4zhou1 Tie3lu4 Zgi2ye4 Ji4shu4 Xue2yuan4)

Year 2 Nursing Students : [from September 2008] Preparatory English for IELTS in the Joint Venture International English Program, Holmes Colleges and Zhengzhou Railway Vocational & Technical College, Zhengzhou, Henan, China (Zheng4zhou1 Tie3lu4 Zgi2ye4 Ji4shu4 Xue2yuan4)

Year 1 Nursing and Logistics Students : [September 2007 to July 2008] Preparatory English for IELTS in the Joint Venture International English Program, Holmes Colleges and Zhengzhou Railway Vocational & Technical College, Zhengzhou, Henan, China (Zheng4zhou1 Tie3lu4 Zgi2ye4 Ji4shu4 Xue2yuan4)


Startup English Dialogues

A new project of dialogues mostly yet to be written!


Last Message to Friends

Spoken language group projects for smart minds -- developed in China, 1998-2000 to challenge postgraduate university students


Aesop's Fables in Easy English

A small collection of Aesop's fables, rewritten for second language learners, with some suggestions for activities


English for Mechanics

Over 90 short texts for learning the English of automotive mechanics. This material has been sold and used successfully in a number of industrial locations.


Short Texts from Oz

A volume of short texts for learning English, written in Australia


Bus to Heaven

A story for learning English


Mr Dog Looks for Breakfast

A children's story for learning English - based on the Total Physical Response method


Industrial Dialogues for English Conversation

Written for immigrants in Australia


"Evaluating Linguistic Difficulty"

A few traps for wannabe ESL writers 


Talk to Eliza ! + links to other chatter bots

So you want to use English, huh? Here is a link to the famous Eliza AI "therapist". Type in your problems or dreams and Eliza will talk back all day...


Articles and critiques by Thor on language teaching methodology and policy


Research papers by Thor on formal linguistics, sociolinguistics etc.


 
 

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