Links and References
CARLA. (2014). Pragmatics and Speech Acts. Retrieved from University of Minnesota, Minneapolis. Center for Advanced Research on Language Acquisition website: http://www.carla.umn.edu/speechacts/index.html
The above link takes you to the University of Minnesota’s Center for Advanced Research on Language Acquisition website which has a page devoted to Pragmatics and Speech Acts. Of particular interest might be these two sections: Background Information (Why Teach Speech Acts) and Descriptions of Speech Acts.
Curzan, A. & Adams, M. (2012). How English Works. New York: Pearson Education, Inc.
Gilbert, J. (2011). Teaching spoken English: simplicity is the key. [Audio file]. Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BPmjGHdK5v8
The above link takes you to a presentation given in 2011 at the New School by Judy B. Gilbert, author of Clear Speech (2004) and Clear Speech from the Start (2005) entitled “Teaching Spoken English: Seven Essential Concepts.” Gilbert is quite convincing that pronunciation can be taught.
Graham, C. (2011). Jazz chants. Retrieved from http://jazzchants.net/home
The above link you will take you to some fun chants that you can use in the primary grades to work on pronunciation.
Hacker, D. & Sommers, N. (2012). Rules for Writers. Boston: Bedford/St. Martin’s. http://bcs.bedfordstmartins.com/rules7e/#t_669460____
The above is an excellent handbook for anyone teaching English. The textbook is designed for the college writer, but it is useful for anyone who needs guidance with writing, grammar, punctuation, research and documentation. It contains four chapters on major ESL challenges. I use it as a reference. The link will take you to some free practice exercises if you feel as though you need a refresher in English grammar.
Helman, L., Bear, D.R., Templeton, S., Invernizzi, M., & Johnston, F. (2012). Words their way with English learners. New York: Pearson Education, Inc.
http://www.funenglishgames.com/grammargames.html
The above link takes you to a site with some fun, interactive grammar games.
http://www.languageguide.org
The above link takes you to a multilingual website with interactive vocabulary and grammar exercises.
Shoebottom, P. (2014). Frankfurt International School. Language Differences. In Grammar. Retrieved from http://esl.fis.edu/grammar/langdiff/index.htm
The above link will take you to the ESL section of the Frankfurt International School’s website. Specifically you will be directed to a section on Language Differences which discusses the different linguistic characteristics of 16 languages.
Swan, M. & Smith, B. (2001). Learner English: a teacher's guide to interference and other problems (Cambridge Handbooks for Language Teachers). United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press. http://languageexpert.weebly.com/uploads/1/1/0/4/11049906/swan-learnerenglish.pdf
The book listed above is useful in providing background information about the linguistic features of a number of languages as compared to English. This link will take you to an on-line copy of the book.
Spanish-English Cognates/Cognados. (2003). Colorín Colorado. Retrieved from
http://www.colorincolorado.org/pdfs/articles/cognates.pdf
The above link takes you to a PDF file of English/Spanish cognates. This file is posted on the website of Colorín Colorado, an English/Spanish site for ELLs.
http://www.uebersetzung.at/twister/es.htm
The above link takes you to a webpage of 169 Spanish tongue twisters. These are a fun way for English language learners (whose first language is Spanish) to play with sounds in their heritage language.
Wolfram, W. (n.d.). The Challenges of English Morphology. [Video file]. Retrieved from
https://collab.itc.virginia.edu/portal/site/e4afc457-c8dc-4d3b-8b69-934c8e882e47/page/f47150f8-0976-4076-bf15-6419b9b81381
Note: the above link and the one below can only be accessed with a UVA i.d. and password.
Wolfram, W. (n.d.). Semantic Change. [Video file]. Retrieved from
https://collab.itc.virginia.edu/portal/site/e4afc457-c8dc-4d3b-8b69-934c8e882e47/page/f47150f8-0976-4076-bf15-6419b9b81381
Vocabulary. (2013). Retrieved from Ohio State University, Athens, Department of Linguistics website:
http://linguistics.ohio.edu/opie/?page_id=1231
The above link takes you to The Ohio University Linguistics Department’s page on Vocabulary. From here you will find a number of links to vocabulary instruction for ELLs.
Yopp, H.K., & Stapleton, L. (2008). Conciencia fonemica en Espanol (Phonemic awareness in
Spanish. The Reading Teacher, 61(5), 375-382. doi: 10.1598/RT.61.5.2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ivLgNXDH-jc
The above link takes you to a performace of Spalding Middle School’s Math Chant.
CARLA. (2014). Pragmatics and Speech Acts. Retrieved from University of Minnesota, Minneapolis. Center for Advanced Research on Language Acquisition website: http://www.carla.umn.edu/speechacts/index.html
The above link takes you to the University of Minnesota’s Center for Advanced Research on Language Acquisition website which has a page devoted to Pragmatics and Speech Acts. Of particular interest might be these two sections: Background Information (Why Teach Speech Acts) and Descriptions of Speech Acts.
Curzan, A. & Adams, M. (2012). How English Works. New York: Pearson Education, Inc.
Gilbert, J. (2011). Teaching spoken English: simplicity is the key. [Audio file]. Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BPmjGHdK5v8
The above link takes you to a presentation given in 2011 at the New School by Judy B. Gilbert, author of Clear Speech (2004) and Clear Speech from the Start (2005) entitled “Teaching Spoken English: Seven Essential Concepts.” Gilbert is quite convincing that pronunciation can be taught.
Graham, C. (2011). Jazz chants. Retrieved from http://jazzchants.net/home
The above link you will take you to some fun chants that you can use in the primary grades to work on pronunciation.
Hacker, D. & Sommers, N. (2012). Rules for Writers. Boston: Bedford/St. Martin’s. http://bcs.bedfordstmartins.com/rules7e/#t_669460____
The above is an excellent handbook for anyone teaching English. The textbook is designed for the college writer, but it is useful for anyone who needs guidance with writing, grammar, punctuation, research and documentation. It contains four chapters on major ESL challenges. I use it as a reference. The link will take you to some free practice exercises if you feel as though you need a refresher in English grammar.
Helman, L., Bear, D.R., Templeton, S., Invernizzi, M., & Johnston, F. (2012). Words their way with English learners. New York: Pearson Education, Inc.
http://www.funenglishgames.com/grammargames.html
The above link takes you to a site with some fun, interactive grammar games.
http://www.languageguide.org
The above link takes you to a multilingual website with interactive vocabulary and grammar exercises.
Shoebottom, P. (2014). Frankfurt International School. Language Differences. In Grammar. Retrieved from http://esl.fis.edu/grammar/langdiff/index.htm
The above link will take you to the ESL section of the Frankfurt International School’s website. Specifically you will be directed to a section on Language Differences which discusses the different linguistic characteristics of 16 languages.
Swan, M. & Smith, B. (2001). Learner English: a teacher's guide to interference and other problems (Cambridge Handbooks for Language Teachers). United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press. http://languageexpert.weebly.com/uploads/1/1/0/4/11049906/swan-learnerenglish.pdf
The book listed above is useful in providing background information about the linguistic features of a number of languages as compared to English. This link will take you to an on-line copy of the book.
Spanish-English Cognates/Cognados. (2003). Colorín Colorado. Retrieved from
http://www.colorincolorado.org/pdfs/articles/cognates.pdf
The above link takes you to a PDF file of English/Spanish cognates. This file is posted on the website of Colorín Colorado, an English/Spanish site for ELLs.
http://www.uebersetzung.at/twister/es.htm
The above link takes you to a webpage of 169 Spanish tongue twisters. These are a fun way for English language learners (whose first language is Spanish) to play with sounds in their heritage language.
Wolfram, W. (n.d.). The Challenges of English Morphology. [Video file]. Retrieved from
https://collab.itc.virginia.edu/portal/site/e4afc457-c8dc-4d3b-8b69-934c8e882e47/page/f47150f8-0976-4076-bf15-6419b9b81381
Note: the above link and the one below can only be accessed with a UVA i.d. and password.
Wolfram, W. (n.d.). Semantic Change. [Video file]. Retrieved from
https://collab.itc.virginia.edu/portal/site/e4afc457-c8dc-4d3b-8b69-934c8e882e47/page/f47150f8-0976-4076-bf15-6419b9b81381
Vocabulary. (2013). Retrieved from Ohio State University, Athens, Department of Linguistics website:
http://linguistics.ohio.edu/opie/?page_id=1231
The above link takes you to The Ohio University Linguistics Department’s page on Vocabulary. From here you will find a number of links to vocabulary instruction for ELLs.
Yopp, H.K., & Stapleton, L. (2008). Conciencia fonemica en Espanol (Phonemic awareness in
Spanish. The Reading Teacher, 61(5), 375-382. doi: 10.1598/RT.61.5.2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ivLgNXDH-jc
The above link takes you to a performace of Spalding Middle School’s Math Chant.