Extra Resources for the SLA Unit

These are reference sources (mostly Internet links) which may be of use in various sections of the course. Often they are simply a source of ideas which might be adapted for classroom or course purposes. The collection is fairly arbitrary at this stage, but will expand over time. Suggestions for new links are welcome.

• Second Language Acquisition
  
  
  • http://www.ucs.mun.ca/~emurphy/officialtheories/tsld001.htm
    Elizabeth Murphy -"History & Evolution of Approaches, Methods & Theories in L2 Teaching" - this is a series of Powerpoint slides from Memorial University of Newfoundland, covering some of the same material as the PUFS SLA course

   

• Action Research => Possible sources for ideas
  
  
  • http://carbon.cudenver.edu/~mryder/itc_data/act_res.html
    Martin Ryder Action Research Links & Articles : this is an excellent site with many links.
    
    

  • http://mypage.iusb.edu/~gmetteta/Classroom_Action_Research.html
    Mettetal : Classroom Action Research Overview

  • http://mypage.iusb.edu/~gmetteta/Resources_for_Teacher-Rese.html
    Mettetal : Resources for Teacher-Researchers

  • http://www.web.net/~robrien/papers/arfinal.html
    O'Brian (1998) : An Overview of the Methodological Approach of Action Research

  • http://educ.queensu.ca/projects/action_research/michael.htm
    Prendergast : Seven Stages in my First Action Research Project

    http://nrm.massey.ac.nz/changelinks/ar.html
    Will Allen : Advice and Links for Action Research (includes links for student research)
    
    [ .. this is a small sample only. There are many more links on the Web for this topic]
    

• Tools
  
  
• "Statistics Every Writer Should Know" http://nilesonline.com/stats/
  Here is a basic introduction to statistics. It is almost impossible to do serious research without making some use of statistical ideas. Read this !
  
  
  
• Library Resources
  
  

• The following linguistics & related topics journals are available in the PUFS library. They are listed here together with their shelf numbers :
  
  
• 299 Cognitive Linguistics | 327 Discourse & Society | 385 Speech and Auditory Processing | 401 Information Technology Newsletter | 417 Journal of Memory and Language | 447 Journal of Linguistics | 455 Journal of Psycholinguistics | 457 Journal of Semantics | 473 La Linguistique (French) | 474 Langages (French) | 475 Language | 476 Languages and Cognitive Processes | 486 The Linguistic Review | 488 Linguistics | 489 Linguistics Analysis | 490 Linguistics & Phonology | 491 Linguistics Inquiry | 492 Linguistische Berichte (German) | 506 Mind | 518 Natural Language and Linguistic Theory | 528 Journal of Nordic Linguistics | 541 Pragmatics | 541 Pragmatics and Cognition | 554 Social Scientist (India - education & language) | 567 Text |
  
  
  
• ESL Writing, Essay & Report Writing; Referencing
  

• http://iteslj.org/links/TESL/Articles/Writing/ (links to articles on writing by ESL users)
• http://www.arbld.unimelb.edu.au/students/essay/essayaims.html (essay writng guide for U. Melbourne Department of Architecture => very clear, though Australian focus)
• http://www.ghslibrary.webfront.net.au/link.stnrefer.html (notes on referencing from Griffith High School, Australia => very clear )
  


• ESL Teaching Methods & Approaches
  
  The following collection is very mixed and preliminary. However it does have links to some less well known methods. Some of this stuff is commercial. Note that the promoters of every method will claim that they have the whole truth. Be cautious ! Sometimes they claim great authority for the inventor (listing PhDs etc). Be cautious ! Sometimes they claim to have made certain theoretical discoveries. Be cautious ! However, if you are careful and questioning, there are probably some very good ideas in these links.
  

• Approaches & Methods in Second Language Teaching - this is a valuablel collection of information from Ted Power for anyone involved in TESOL; (other parts of the site contain good teaching resources).
• A Summary of Stephen Krashen's "Principles and Practice in Second Language Acquisition" by Reid Wilson
• A Magical Musical Place for Children:
• A Study of Drama as ESL Methodology Reassessment and Application
• Accelerative Language Teaching-Learning:
• An Aural Method to Learn An Oral Language:
• Asian EFL Journal:
• Basic English Page:
• BBC - CBBC - Art - Activities - What's Your Picture Story:
• Biography.com - 25000 short biographies:
• Caleb Gattegno and the Silent Way:
• Caleb Gattegno's Silent Way - presentation:
• Dave's ESL Cafe Korean Job Board - Message Index:
• English Raven - methodology etc
• ESL - audio stories for kids:
• ESL Reading links:
• ESL-TESOL-ELL resources @Web English Teacher:
• ESL Through Music Website Home:
• Extensive Reading Main Page:
• Gepeto Software's StoryMaker-- Grammar game, worksheet maker,
  grammar practice, homeschool activities, parts-of-speech, and more:
• I hume you - New method designed to improve English language skills.:
• Internet TESL Journal (For ESL-EFL Teachers):
• Joanne's Page for ESL Teachers Tips Jazz Chants.:
• Jokes for the ESL classroom:
• Language Bridge:
• Language Bridge - a patent-pending method of learning a foreign language
  without translating into native tongue.:
• Language Exchange Community - Learn English, French, Spanish -
  practice foreign languages:
• Language Learning INDEX -- good:
• Language learning methods, new:
• Listening Skills Jazz chants for ESL and TEFL:
• Movie scripts - Drew's meat and potatoes:
• Online game - The Apartment Introduction to the Game:
• Paulo Freire and informal education:
• Picture Recipes:
• Pimsleur Method
• Pimsleur Reviewed by XEFL
• Pronunciation activity-lesson guide:
• Richards & Rogers Ch.1 - history of Lx learning methods:
• Richards & Rogers Chapter 8. Curran's Community Language Learning :
• Rong-chang Li English as a Second Language:
• Sheltered Initiation Language Learning an innovative, easy new method
  for learning authentic use of foreign languages in speak:
• SIL LinguaLinks Library Contents Language Learning Bookshelf:
• Teaching Language with Music links:
• TESOL Drama & Arts (Korean):
• The Language Teacher Online 24.03 The Conversation Puzzle A Cloze-Dictation Activity:
• Tomatis Method - Tomatis Effect - Training In Seattle Sacarin Center:
• TPR What Is Total Physical Response:
• Using Jazz Chants for Bilingual-ESl Students:
• Virtual Refrigerator Door:
• XEFL.com EFL News - English as a Foreign Language:
• Yahoo! ESL: