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Electronic Publications / Publications Electroniques VOLTERRE-FR lists electronic publications of interest to teachers of English or French as a foreign or second language.
- ALSIC
http://alsic.org/
Apprentissage des Langues et Systèmes d'Information et de Communication. Revue sur Internet francophone pour chercheurs et praticiens.
- Collaborative Learning in a Networked Classroom
http://leahi.kcc.hawaii.edu/org/tcc_conf96/lasarenko.html
By Jane Lasarenko, PhD, Assistant Professor of English, West Texas A & M University, Canyon, Texas, USA, jane@wtamu-aphrodite.wtamu.edu
Almost like a thriller, Dr. Lasarenko weaves a powerful story of her experiences of a networked classroom and collaborative learning.
- Concordancing with Language Learners: Why? When? What?
http://www.ruf.rice.edu/~barlow/stevens.html
Vance Stevens, Courseware Publishing International, Published in CAELL Journal, vol 6 #2, Summer 1995 pp. 2-10.
- ELT Newsletter
http://www.eltnewsletter.com/ This site features weekly articles by and for teachers of EFL and ESL. Topics range from teaching young learners to using Neuro-Linguistic Programming in ELT to using the Internet in the classroom.
- English Teachers, Prepare Yourselves for the Digital Age
http://userpage.fu-berlin.de/~tanguay/english-teachers.htm
By Edward Tanguay, English Teacher and Internet Consultant, Berlin, Germany, May 16, 1997
"This article was written for English teachers who have a growing sense that the Internet is becoming more and more important for their professional careers. It tells them why the Internet is important to their profession, what they can expect in the years to come, and how they can prepare themselves as English teachers in the digital age."
Good, clear, solid advice and predictions on the Digital Revolution, Linda.
- English Teaching Forum electronic Journal Language and Civil Society
http://exchanges.state.gov/forum/journal/intro.htm
The four volumes of this electronic journal focus on Civic Education, Peace Education, Environmental Education, and Business Ethics. Each volume contains an introduction and ten chapters. Each chapter contains background information on a specific issue, classroom-ready activities related to the issue, and references to more resources for teachers to go to for more information or for design their own activities.
- English Teaching Forum electronic Journal Language and Life Sciences (Advances in Biotechnology)
http://exchanges.state.gov/forum/journal/llsintro.htm
The chapters in this journal provide teachers with resources they can exploit to created content-based lessons related to biotechnology (Mapping the Human Genome, Controversial Issues in Gene Research, Cloning, Biotechnology and Crop Engineering, Drugs of the Future). The chapters feature relevant background information on each topic, interactive and communicative classroom activities, and a list of related print and Internet resources that will allow teachers to expand the lesson further.
- An Essential Bibliography for English Language Teaching and Applied Linguistics
http://exchanges.state.gov/education/engteaching/eltbib.htm
This bibliography was compiled by professors from the applied linguistics faculty at Northern Arizona University and is available for downloading in three different formats.
- The English Teaching Forum Online
http://exchanges.state.gov/forum/
The English Teaching Forum is a quarterly journal for teachers of English as a foreign or second language. The Forum has been published since 1963. It features articles by well-known scholars, readers worldwide, and the editorial staff. Articles focus on the theory and practice of teaching English and include discussions of methods, techniques and ideas useful in the classroom.
- EL Gazette
http://www.elgazette.com/
A web publication, as well as a print publication, with news, reviews, events, agenda, teaching tips, materials and more. Updated daily, this is an excellent source of news information from the world of English Language Teaching. You can also subscribe to their excellent print publication online.
- ESL Magazine
http://www.eslmag.com/
A bi-monthly print magazine for English as a Second Language professionals, with selected articles online.
EIETONE - The Electronic Newsletter of the Israeli English Teachers' Network [one of the first newsletters on the Web for English teachers] is now published as the ETNI News.
- Future of Networking Technologies for Learning
http://www.ed.gov/Technology/Futures/
In an attempt to answer the question, "What is the future of networking technologies for learning," the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Educational Technology commissioned a series of white papers on various aspects of educational networking and hosted a workshop to discuss the issues. The white papers and the workshop report are at this Web site.
- IMEJ
http://imej.wfu.edu/
Interactive Multimedia Electronic Journal of Computer-Enhanced Learning
- The Internet for Language Teachers
http://userpage.fu-berlin.de/~tanguay/humbolt.htm
Humbolt University, Berlin, 25 January 1997, Given by Edward Tanguay, Internet Specialist for Language Teaching. A very nice online workshop for language teachers.
- The Internet in the EFL Classroom
http://home.plex.nl/~jgraus/
This web site is based on J. Graus' M.A. thesis An Evaluation of the Usefulness of the Internet in the EFL Classroom. It aims to be a good starting point for teachers and students alike to integrate the Internet in the foreign language classroom and as such it offers both a theoretical framework and practical suggestions. This site contains both useful links to other EFL pages and the complete and unabridged M.A. thesis.
- The Internet TESL Journal
http://iteslj.org/
"The Internet TESL Journal is a monthly web journal for Teachers of English as a Second Language." It includes lesson plans, classroom handouts, links of interest to ESL teachers and students, articles, research papers and other things which are of immediate practical use to ESL teachers.
- Interpersonal Computing and Technology Journal
http://www.helsinki.fi/science/optek/
"The Interpersonal Computing and Technology Journal (IPCT-J) is a scholarly, peer-reviewed journal, published four times a year. The journal's focus is on computer-mediated communication, and the pedagogical issues surrounding the use of computers and technology in educational settings."
You'll find full-text articles from 1993 including a cumulative index and you can subscribe to the Listserv forum for IPCT-L as well. An excellent resource hosted at the University of Helsinki, Finland.
- Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication (JCMC)
http://jcmc.huji.ac.il/
- KAIROS
http://english.ttu.edu/kairos/
Kairos is an electronic journal designed to serve as a peer-reviewed resource for teachers, researchers, and tutors of writing at the college and university level, including Technical Writing, Business Writing, Professional Communication, Creative Writing, Composition, and Literature.
- Keypals
http://www.kyoto-su.ac.jp/~trobb/keypals.html
A must read: Tom Robb's article on E-Mail Keypals for Language Fluency, Thomas N. Robb, Kyoto Sangyo University. This article will appear in a forthcoming issue of the newsletter of the Foreign Language Educators of New Jersey
- Language Learning & Technology - (LLT)
http://llt.msu.edu/
Language Learning & Technology is a refereed journal that began publication in July 1997. The journal seeks to disseminate research to foreign and second language educators in the U.S. and around the world on issues related to technology and language education.
- Language Learning via the Web
http://moliere.byu.edu/calico/calico96.html
Michael D. Bush, Brigham Young University. Paper presented at the 1996 Symposium of the Computer Aided Language Instruction Consortium (CALICO) Albuquerque, NM, 29 May 1996
- A Language Professional's Guide to the World Wide Web
http://agoralang.com/calico/webarticle.html
CALICO Journal, Volume 13 no.s 2 & 3, by Carolyn G. Fidelman, Northeastern University and Agora Language Marketplace
- Linguapress
http://www.linguapress.com/
A free online newsmagazine for teachers and students, with freely accessible news and general interest articles in graded English about the English-speaking world.
- Marges Linguistiques
http://www.marges-linguistiques.com/
Marges linguistiques est une revue électronique, francophone, semestrielle et gratuite en sciences du langage, s'intéressant à la langue, au langage, à la communication sociale, aux interactions verbales et non verbales et aux représentations socio-cognitives des locuteurs.
- The Paperless Classroom?
http://www.kyoto-su.ac.jp/~trobb/paperless.html
by Tom Robb in Japan. There's a comparison of paper and electronic submission, submission methods, giving feedback to students, technical problems, and more. A must read article.
- Ruth Vilmi's web site
http://www.ruthvilmi.net/
Ruth is a pioneer in the field. Not to be missed!
- TechKnowLogia
http://www.TechKnowLogia.org/
TechKnowLogia is an international online journal of technologies for the advancement of knowledge and learning.
- TEFL News
http://ilc2.doshisha.ac.jp/users/kkitao/teflnews/
TEFL News is a quarterly publication, and it will appear at the end of March, June, September, and December. We started this newsletter mainly to inform people throughout the world about what is happening in Japan in the field of TEFL, and secondarily to inform people in Japan about what is happening in TEFL in other parts of the world.
- TESL-EJ, Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language: An Electronic Journal
has four Web addresses to choose from: Japan, California, Germany and Australia.
TESL-EJ Kyoto, Japan Server
http://www.kyoto-su.ac.jp/information/tesl-ej/
TESL-EJ Berkeley, USA Server
http://www-writing.berkeley.edu/TESL-EJ/
TESL-EJ Bremen, Germany
http://www.zait.uni-bremen.de/wwwgast/tesl_ej/
TESL-EJ Melbourne, Australia Server
http://www.latrobe.edu.au/www/education/celia/tesl-ej/TESL-EJ is edited by Margaret E. Sokolik and the Technical Editor is Thomas Robb. TESL-EJ is a referred electronic journal publishing articles in the research and practice of the teaching of English as a second or foreign language.
Available on the web are issues starting from April 1994!
This is a 5-star publication! The first electronic publication in the field of teaching English and it is free. No subscription fees, no renewal notices to worry about. This is a must read for teachers.
Subscription requests for the email version should be sent to listserv@cmsa.berkeley.edu
In the body of the message type SUB TESLEJ-L first-name last-name
- Wandering the Web by Christine Meloni
http://www.tesol.org/s_tesol/sec_document.asp?TRACKID=&CID=210&DID=1224
This column is in the Tesol International web site which is at http://www.tesol.org/
The February 1997 issue is about Volterre-Fr and other great resources.Volterre-Fr Home Page | Learn & Teach English | Learn & Teach French
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