Resources for English Language Learners
From El Dorado High School Library

These sites have been choosen to help you in your study of English as a second language. You may go directly to any of the sections listed below:

English 180

"Turn your life around. Learn English free online." Use English tutorials to learn the language through real-life scenarios.

Sitios Del Red Para Hispanohablantes de Union Mine High School

Links to a variety of Spanish language sites from Union Mine High School

Language

Babel Fish Translation

Translate text into any of a dozen languages.

Free Translation.com

"FreeTranslation.com is an easy-to-use site for rapid translations where you can get the "gist" of foreign language text and web pages."

WordShift

Explore words and phrases at this site. Just paste text into the box and click "shift" to see your words rearranged and illustrated with pictures in a variety of ways. Lots of fun.

PicLits

Write simple poems or just descriptions at PicLits. You can drag and drop (the parts of speech are identified for you) or work freestyle using the picture as your inspiration.

English Language Learners-Resources

This well organized and easy to use directory has links to sites for games, educational activities, free online lessons, and dozens of other resources for the English language learner.

Activities for ESL Students

"There are over 1,000 activities on the a4esl.org website to help you study English as a Second Language. This project of The Internet TESL Journal has contributions by many teachers."

The Internet Picture Dictionary

Search in English, Spanish, French, German, or Italian. Browse by letter or by category, such as "transportation, vegetables, clothing, school", etc.

ESL Activities from Vivisimo

Both students and teachers will find hundreds of site links clustered into categories like games, lesson plans, listening activities, creative writing, and much more.

Interesting Things for ESL Students

"A fun study site for students of English as a Second Language. Word games, puzzles, quizzes, slang, proverbs and much more."

Randall's ESL Cyber Listening Lab

This site was created to enhance language learning by focusing on listening. Included are pre-listening exercises, dialogs to listen to, and self-checking quizes.

PIZZAZ: People Interested in Zippy and ZAny Zcribbling

"An Online Resource since 1995 for Scribblers and Teachers of English as a Second Language."

Self Study Vocabulary Quizes

English Club: ESL Learning Center

"EnglishClub.com for ESL Learners is where you'll find lessons and resources to help you learn English. If you're an ESL or EFL student, you'll find the online English lessons here useful to learn or revise all aspects of English. You can also use the interactive pages like ESL Forums or ESL Games to have fun and learn English at the same time. If you have a question about English grammar check out ESL Help for answers."

Science

FYI: Science Resources for ESL (Spanish) Students

This page contains resources that may make it easier for a Spanish speaking student to access terms and subject information being presented in class. Included are links for pages from the Spanish portion of the web written for chemistry (química), physics (física), biology (biología), and earth science (ciencia de la tierra).

Tabela Periódica dos Elementos

La Tabla Periódica de Elementos

Clasificación periódica de los elementos químicos

For Teachers

Everything ESL

"Featuring more than 50 lesson plans, 30 teaching tips, 170 downloads, 450 discussion topics, and 60 resource picks."

ESL/Bilingual/Foreign Language Lesson Plans and Resources

A directory of links to lesson plans and resources that should prove valuable in the classroom.

English Club

". . .a site to help you learn English or teach English as a second language. Access to all pages is free. You'll find everything from lessons for students to jobs for teachers, including interactive pages such as forums, games, quizzes, chat, help and penpals."

Free ESL Games and Quiz Corner

"Here you'll find interactive games, classroom games, online quizzes and nearly a thousand printable quiz questions in graded sets, including many sample questions from our ESL board game Word Up™. You'll also find excerpts from articles and books on using games in language learning plus links to many other ESL game and activity resources online."

¡Colorín Colorado!

"...website for teachers and parents of English language learners! Here you'll find lots of articles, resources, and ideas to support ELLs at school and at home. Teachers: Take a look at our For Educators section (also available in Spanish) to find more information about ELLs, teaching reading and content to ELLs, and classroom strategies. Also be sure to check our Topics A to Z section for articles on everything from early literacy and assessment to learning disabilties. Parents: Check the For Families section of the site, available in English and Spanish, for information about reading, the U.S. school system, and how to help your children succeed in school. "