ESL Students: "Get on the Net"

Many ESL students already know how to surf the internet, so ESL teachers might want to guide them to useful ESL grammar, writing, reading, and pronunciation sites.

HAVE YOUR ESL STUDENTS EMAIL ME WITH SUGGESTIONS...

There is only so much that can be accomplished in two or three hours of weekly classroom contact time, and office hours seem to pass by in a blur, so when our ESL students begin to seek more personal attention or more rigorous exercises, our best bet is to get them involved with self-study websites on the internet.

I really believe that the sooner ESL students become self-sufficient when it comes to solving basic grammar questions or confidently making decisions regarding word choice and sentence patterns, the greater their overall language learning experience will be.

As I expand the Suite101.com English as a Second Language site to include student-centered articles that will connect to useful websites that offer reviews of grammar concepts, writing suggestions, pronunciation practice, etc, you will have a place to send your students to study on their own.

I encourage you to email me with recommendations of good websites.

And feel free to have your students email me with suggestions on how I can make this site more useful for them as well (I will email them!) - and what a wonderful opportunity for them to communicate with a native speaker (writer?) on the internet.