Languages and Linguistics: TESOL (Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages)

Use this subject guide to quickly find library and internet resources related to TESOL.

Library Catalog

Use the ALADIN Catalog to find books at American University and throughout the Consortium.

Call Numbers

If you just want to browse the library stacks, try looking around these call numbers: LB1000, LB100, P50, P100, and PE1128

Library Databases – Top Picks (AU community only)

Use American University Library's databases to find articles. Below are the top databases for TESOL research:

• ERIC
  • The Education Resource and Information Center, or ERIC, is a database that helps you find citations to articles related to education. Because ERIC is a product of the U.S. Department of Education, the articles in this database focus on education in public schools
• LLBA
  • Linguistics and Language Behavior Abstracts, or LLBA, is the premier database for finding articles on linguistic topics, including TESOL.

Internet Sites

Dictionaries

• AllWords
  • This dictionary allows you to search words in English, Dutch, French, German, Italian and Spanish.
• Cambridge International Dictionaries
  • This site has a variety of searchable English dictionaries including phrasal verbs and idioms.
• Dictionary of American Regional English
  • Hosted by the University of Wisconsin-Madison, this page specializes in documenting American regional words and phrases. An ongoing project, the last letters of the alphabet should be added shortly.

Government Sites

• Office of English Language Acquisition, U.S. Department of Education (OELA)
  • OELA is responsible for the administering Title III of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001.
• National Clearinghouse for English Language Acquisition (NCELA)
  • NCELA supports OELA by collecting and disseminating research on English language acquisition and best practices in teaching English as a second language. Its web site includes a searchable database of research articles.

Teaching and Learning

• American University TESOL
  • The web site for the TESOL program here at American University.
• Audacity
  • Open source recording software which is useful for making speaking and listening activities.
• Dave’s ESL Cafe
  • Dave's is a site for teachers of English as a second or foreign language. It includes lesson plans, activities, and tips for teaching.
• The Internet TESL Journal
  • A monthly web journal for ESL teachers with a practical focus.
• Many Things
  • The Many Things site describes itself as a "fun study site for English language learning." It includes puzzles,games, slang, proverbs, quirky listening exercises and so on.
• Ohio ESL
  • This site is a directory of web sites for learning English. The sites are organized by skill area (reading, writing, listening, speaking, pronunciation, etc.).

Professional Associations

• Teachers of English for Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)
  • The official site for Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages, Inc. (TESOL).
• Washington Area TESOL
  • The web site of TESOL's local chapter.
• American Association of Applied Linguistics (AAAL)
  • AAAL is an association geared more toward researchers than practitioners. If you are doing research in the field of TESOL, you may want to check this site out.

 

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