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
- 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.