EFL Geek 3.0 - ESL & EFL in Korea - 20 Online Resources for EFL Teachers

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I do not fear computers. I fear the lack of them.
---- Isaac Asimov

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Technology will not replace teachers...teachers who use technology will
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Good teaching is one-fourth preparation and three-fourths theater.
---- Gail Godwin

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Those who know nothing of foreign languages, knows nothing of their own.”
---- Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe (1749 -1832)

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Man invented language to satisfy his deep need to complain.
---- Lily Tomlin

If the English language made any sense, a catastrophe would be an apostrophe with fur.
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Arguments over grammar and style are often as fierce as those over IBM versus Mac, and as fruitless as Coke versus Pepsi and boxers versus briefs.
---- Jack Lynch

To have another language is to possess a second soul.
---- Charlemagne

As an adolescent I aspired to lasting fame, I craved factual certainty, and I thirsted for a meaningful vision of human life - so I became a scientist. This is like becoming an archbishop so you can meet girls.
---- M. Cartmill

Always be wary of any helpful item that weighs less than its operating manual.
---- Terry Pratchett

The important thing is not to stop questioning.
---- Albert Einstein

I never teach my pupils; I only attempt to provide the conditions in which they can learn.
---- Albert Einstein

20 Online Resources for EFL Teachers

The web is an excellent resource for EFL teachers who are looking for jobs, career information, lesson plans, worksheet generators, blogs, and other helpful resources. Here are 20 websites worth visiting today:

General Resources

TEFL.net – Designed specifically for teachers of English as a foreign language, this site offers a wide range of resources for EFL teachers.
About ESL – This About.com site offers articles, lesson plans, a blog, and a community forum.
EFL.net – This EFL learning site is a great place to find articles, audio books, language software, and other helpful teaching tools.
TEFL Job Database – The TEFL.com database is a good place to search for EFL teaching jobs in any country. New job listings are added Monday through Friday.
ESL Base – This site provides an introduction to TEFL. ESL Base also offers career and education information, job listings, and other EFL resources.

EFL Lesson Plans

The Internet TESL Journal – The Internet TESL Journal offers hundreds of free teacher-submitted lesson plans for EFL teachers.
A4esl.org – This no-frills site offers quizzes, tests, podcasts, puzzles, and other activities for ESL/EFL students.
i to i TEFL – This is a great site to find TEFL lesson plans, writing activities, and other classroom helpers.
ESL Flow – ESL Flow has hundreds of pre-made lesson plans for EFL teachers. Plans are split into three categories: elementary, pre-intermediate, and intermediate.
ESL Mania – This site is an excellent resource for classroom materials, grammar quizzes, lesson plans, teaching tips, and other helpful resources.

Worksheet Generators and Flashcard Makers

ESL Worksheet Generator – This site makes it easy for EFL teachers to generate their own printable worksheets with answer keys.
Super Teacher Worksheets – Although you can’t generate your own worksheets on this site, you can find plenty of pre-made English Language Arts worksheets and printables.
Cramberry – Students and teachers can use Cramberry to create flashcards online and track learning progress.
ESL Flashcards – Teachers can download hundreds of free, pre-made flashcards and printables from this easy-to-use site. Flashcards can be printed in three different sizes.
Flashcard Exchange – This web-based flashcard library is used by more than 400,000 people. You can download pre-made flashcards or create your own.

EFL Blogs

My ESL Corner – Inma’s blog is a place for educators to share ideas and teaching resources.
Becoming a Better EFL Teacher – Prof. Larry M. Lynch covers everything from foreign language teaching to speaking presentations in his EFL blog.
Randall’s ESL Blog – Written for both teachers and students, Randall’s ESL blog offers study tips as well as information about ESL programs, accent reduction, and cultural understanding.
ESL Superblog – The ESL Superblog provides a summary of some of the things language teachers from around the world have written in their blogs.
Larry Ferlazzo’s Website of the Day – This teacher-written blog is an excellent place to find additional online resources for EFL teachers.