


Theory and Research
Educational and Teaching TheoryInternet TESL Journal EFL/ESL Teaching Techniques
[+-] Articles and ideas to help teachers develop techniques to teach ESL.
A large collection of articles, tips, and ideas to help teachers structure lessons, develop curricula, manage classrooms, and keep lessons interesting.
Internet TESL Journal EFL/ESL Articles and Research
[+-] Articles and research papers on many different aspects of ESL teaching.
A large collection of articles and research on teaching ESL, from classrom-specific subjects such as grammar and vocabulary, to broader classroom approaches and teaching methodologies such as CALL (Computer Assited Language Learning) and ESP (Education for Special/Specific Purposes).
Learning Theories
[+-] An overview and explanation of prominent learning theories.
An outline of the most prominent behaviorist, cognitivist, constructivist, design-based, and humanist research into how people learn and develop.
A Psycholinguistic Teaching Approach
[+-] A description of psycholinguistics as a teaching approach.
Based on Stephen Krashen's research and theories, this page contains a discussion of how to use psycholinguistics when teaching a second language.
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[+-] Discussion of the differences in language
acquisition between children and adults.
Children and adults learn language in different ways. This page outlines some of the key differences between these two age groups as well as some teaching suggestions to create engaging, effective lessons.
Audiolingual Teaching Approaches
[+-] An explanation of the audiolingual approach to second language teaching.
Explanation and description of the concepts behind audiolingual teaching, as well as activities and tasks that fit within this teaching approach.
Multiple Intelligences
[+-] Descriptions of various kinds of intelligence as well as tips and activities to appeal to different types of learners.
Multiple Intelligence Theory (MIT) has become very prominent in educational fields as teachers are expected and encouraged to take into account the diverse strengths of the students in their classrooms. This site contains information on the different intelligences identified by psychologists as well as ways to make use of MIT in ESL lessons.
Stephen Krashen's Theory of Second Language Acquisition
[+-] An explanation and overview of Stephen Krashen's Second Language Acquisition (SLA) theory.
Stephen Krashen is perhaps the most famous language acquisition theorist in the world today. His theories have influenced classroom teaching and approaches all around the globe.
What Does Your Speech Reveal?
[+-] Information on dialects and regional speech.
Everyone speaks in a dialect of some kind. While "standard" English does exist to an extent, more often speech is marked by regional, ethnic, and class variation that colors the various dialects across the country and around the world. ESL teachers should be aware of dialectic variation when teaching.