TEFL Resources
TEFL / TESOL Teaching and Learning Resources
- ESL Games
Games from teachers of English as a Second Language. Playing games in the ESL classroom encourages students to participate outside the usual context of the classroom. Introducing games to teach English as a second language gives positive reinforcement to students so that they enjoy their English class and look forward to the next lesson. - Asian EFL Journal
A leading refereed and indexed free online journal for teaching and learning English. The Asian-EFL-Journal is a major forum devoted to discussions on English as an International Language research and development. - BBC - British Council teaching English
An excellent source of ideas, news, tips and resources for learning English. - British Council teach English
Downloadable programmes, resources, tips, discussion and ideas for teaching English to speakers of other languages. - DevelopingTeachers.Com
A website for the developing language teacher. Lots of tips, ideas and resources to help you plan and deliver effective lessons in the language classroom. - English Daily
Free resources for learning English online. Learn English online - free exercises, idioms, common abbreviations, slang, proverbs and much more. - ESLbase
Website for ESL teachers and employers. - Template Resume
Offers resume and cover letter templates to download, writing tips and an interview guide. - Book Forums - Your book forums and community resources.
- SimplyESL
Simply ESL has a growing range of resources for ESL teachers and ESL learners. Lesson plans, teaching ideas, worksheet creators, discussion forums, helpful learning tips, English forums and a section where you can find an English tutor. - Talking Dice
Language teaching resources for all ages and languages. - The Teacher Trainer
A practical journal for those who train, mentor and educate TESOL teachers.
International TEFL / TESOL Associations
- IATEFL
The International Association of Teachers of English as a Foreign Language. Their mission is to link, develop and support English language teaching professionals throughout the world. - TESOL.org
Whether you are trying to make a difference in the lives of your students, teaching newcomers to the field to be the best they can be, or conducting research in the field of ESL/EFL, TESOL connects you to a global community of professionals teaching English as a second or other language.
TEFL / TESOL Accreditation Bodies
- ACTDEC
The Accreditation Council for TESOL Distance Education CoursesACTDEC is a non-profit making, independent body established to advance professional standards by maintaining, and also improving, standards of distance education programmes. - The College of Teachers
The College of Teachers exists for the advancement of higher standards in teaching and education.
TEFL / TESOL Publications/Bookshops
- Amazon Bookshop
You can buy any book that you want through Amazon at a competitive price. - EL Gazette Online
English language journal provides lots of tips and interesting discussions on English language teaching resources and learning methods. - English Language Bookshop
This is a bookshop that can offer you every book that you will ever need on English language teaching. - Keltic Bookshop
This bookshop has an excellent collection of books and other resources for teaching English.
TEFL/TESOL Directories
- Europa Pages
This site has an excellent collection of jobs currently available.
Volunteer Organisations
- Village Education Project Kilimanjaro
VEPK is a charity is dedicated to improving education in the Kilimanjaro region of Tanzania. It recruits and trains gap year students and career-break volunteers to work in rural primary schools. Some volunteers teach English or other skills. Experienced education professionals run inservice training seminars and workshops for local teachers. - Voluntary Service Overseas
VSO is an international development charity that works through volunteers. Their vision is a world without poverty in which people work together to fulfil their potential. - World Youth International (WYI)
Committed to creating innovative and exciting opportunities for people to live life passionately and contribute to the global community. - WorldTeach
WorldTeach is a non-profit, non-governmental organization based at the Center for International Development at Harvard University which provides opportunities for individuals to make a meaningful contribution to international education by living and working as volunteer teachers in developing countries.
Other TEFL / TESOL links
- ESL Jobs Teaching English Abroad in China, Taiwan, Japan and Korea
ESL Job Project is an excellent source of ESL jobs for English Teachers. Teaching English Abroad in China, Japan, Korea, Taiwan and other locations overseas. - Breaking News English
Ready-to-use EFL / ESL lesson plans based on current affairs. Graded news articles, listenings, communicative activities and other learning resources. - Listen and Learn
Language texts spoken back to you while you read the written version of the resource.