TESOL
Links
The following pages are a comprehensive
list of useful links for our students' personal use as well as links
to important information related to the field of TESOL. If you would
like to submit another useful link to add to this page, please click
on Link
Suggestions in the table below.
AU
Resources
American
University Homepage - Access to my.american, Aladin, and general
information about American University
my.american.edu
- Check for on-line
course schedules, getting your grades, etc.
American
University Off-campus Housing - Access to a page maintained
by AU to find apartments and houses in the area surrouding AU's campus
American University
Blackboard - A website (often a component of coursework) that
hosts discussions on various topics according to class.
American
University's OIT Help Desk on the Web - Website that is good
for helping you with technology distress.
Aladin - The search engine
for the DC Consortium libraries (AU is a part of this). Access MyAladin
to find out when your books are due, if you owe any late fees or fines,
or to bookmark your favorite electronic journals (MyAladin requires
a student ID number for access.)
Professional
Organizations
TESOL
- The international TESOL organization based in Alexandria, VA
AAAL - American Asociation
of Applied Linguistics - Learn linguist lingo!
WATESOL - Washington, DC
area TESOL affiliate
CAL - Center for Applied Linguistics
- Washington, DC area organization of linguists
NCELA - National Clearinghouse
for English Language Acquisition - Boasts an excellent electronic journal
library
IATEFL - International
Association of Teachers of English as a Foreign Language - the British
equivalent of America's TESOL
The Linguist List - How
to become a full-fledged linguist! The lingo, the job, all the goodies!
NAFSA - NAFSA: Association of
International Education promotes the exchange of students and scholars
to and from the US
ACTFL - The American Council
on the Teaching of Foreign Languages - Dedicated to the improvement
and expansion of the teaching and learning of all languages at all levels
of instruction.
Tests
TOEFL
- Information on the Test of English as a Foreign Language. Required test
of English for admission into most American universities
TOEIC - Information about the
Test of English for International Communication
IELTS - International English
Language Testing System - tests the complete range of English language
skills which will commonly be encountered by students when studying or
training in the medium of English. The British equivalent of the TOEFL.
ERIC - Access to Education
Resources Information Center, the premier database of journal and non-journal
education literature
ERIC/AE Test Locator
- A database that contains over 10,000 tests and research instruments
Teachervision.com
- Assessment division of a popular teachers site
Fairtest - FairTest:
the National Center for Fair & Open Testing
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