Find Books by Subject
The following lists have been created to help find useful resources on TESL in the library's collection. Need more help? Contact the Information Desk or take a look at our Library Catalogue Search Tips .
- Academic Writing Reference
- Classroom Management
- English Grammar Reference
- The English Language
- ESL Teacher Training and Professional Development - General
- Pronunciation & Teaching Speaking
- Second Language Assessment
- Teaching ESL Writing
- Teaching Vocabulary
Journals
- The Canadian modern language review = La revue canadienne des langues vivantes
- ELT Journal
- English Teaching Forum
- English Today
- Internet TESL Journal
- The Language Teacher - access to partial archives available freely online
- TESL Canada journal = Revue TESL du Canada
- TESOL Quarterly
Selected Internet Sites
Grammar
- English grammar practice & quizzes (TESL and ESL) - from englishclub.com
- Glossary of English Grammar Terms - from usingenglish.com
- Grammar explanations and practice - from english-the-easy-way.com
- Grammar explanations and quizzes - from University College London's Internet Grammar of English
- Online grammar exercise - from Towson University's Online Writing Support
- Structure of the English Language - from Andrew Moore's teaching resource site universalteacher.org.uk
- Table of Irregular Verbs - from the Online Writing Lab at Purdue University
- Grammar Resources - from the University of Chicago Writing Program
- Grammar help - from the University of Victoria's English Language Centre
- Verb Tense Tutorial - from englishpage.com
Language Concordancers
- Business Letter Corpus Online KWIC Concordancer - from Yasumasa Someya
- Web Concordancer - from the Virtual Language Center
- Compleat Lexical Tutor - from Tom Cobb at UQAM
Academic Writing Resources
- The Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL)
- The University of Toronto - Advice on Academic Writing
- The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign - Center for Writing Studies
Language Assessment
- Assessment for learning: An online resource for educators from Anne Davies at annedavies.com
- Language Testing Resources Website - from Dr. Glenn Fulcher at languagetesting.info
- Assessment for learning (formative assessment) - from Dr. Glenn Fulcher at languagetesting.info
Preparation for the English Exam for Teacher Certification(EETC)
- Interactive Common Mistakes quiz - from common-mistakes.net
- Common Mistakes and Confusing Words in English from learningenglish.de
- French-English false friends - words commonly confused between French and English from orbilat.com
- False Friends quiz - from ToLearnEnglish.com
- False friends - from learn-english-today.com
- Vocabulary development activities - from englishcorner.vacau.com
- Guide to Grammar and Writing (with interactive quizzes) - from Capital Community College Foundation
- Punctuation Made Easy - from the College of Arts & Sciences at Illinois State University
- Alphabetical Grammar Index - from Word Power at wordpower.ws
- Twenty Common Writing Problems
English Learners Dictionaries Online
- Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
- Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
- Merriam-Webster's Learner's Dictionary
- The Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Online
Professional Development/Lesson Plans
- McGill's Office of Student Teaching at the Faculty of Education
- SPEAQ - Professional association of Quebec ESL Teachers
- Canadian Association of Second Language Teachers
- MELS Teacher Training and Professional Competencies
- Recit de langues (lessons) - "A Québec resource designed to support students and teachers in developing competencies through the integration of technologies."