Teaching Vocabulary and Grammar Online
May 2005

Moderators

Dafne Gonzalez

Teresa Almeida
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Pérez Torres, M.I. (2003). Creating Materials Online with Free Teacher Tools. TESOL Spain- Newsletter, 2003.
http://www.tesol-spain.org/newsletter/pereztorres.html

Thomas, J. (2003). Extending vocabulary knowledge with computers. Teaching English with Technology. A Journal for Teachers of English, Vol. 3, Issue 2 (April 2003) http://www.iatefl.org.pl/call/j_tech13.htm#aword2

Thornbury, S. (2003). Teaching vocabulary using short texts. Asian EFL Journal, Dec. 2003.
http://www.asian-efl-journal.com/dec_03_sub.st.htm

Thornbury, S.(2004). Starting out with words that 'glue' language. Guardian Weekly. Thursday March 18, 2004.
http://education.guardian.co.uk/tefl/story/0,5500,1170558,00.html

Suggested Readings

Beglar, David (2005). A Framework for developing EFL reading vocabulary - Reading in a Foreign Language - Volume 17, Number 1, April 2005.
http://nflrc.hawaii.edu/rfl/April2005/hunt/hunt.html

Florez, MaryAnn Cunningham and Miriam Burt (2001). Beginning to Work with Adult English Language Learners: Some Considerations. National Center for ESL Literacy Education (NCLE) (Oct. 2001).
http://www.cal.org/caela/digests/beginQA.htm

LeLoup, Jean W. and Robert Ponterio. Vocabulary Support for Independent Online Reading. Language Learning & Technology Vol. 9, No. 2, May 2005, pp. 3-7.
http://llt.msu.edu/vol9num2/net/default.html

Morrison, Sally (2002). Interactive Language Learning on the Web. CAL Digest EDO-FL-02-12 (Dec. 2002).
http://www.cal.org/resources/digest/0212morrison.html

Moudraia, Olga (2001). Lexical Approach to Second Language Teaching. CAL Digest EDO-FL-01-02 (June 2001).
http://www.cal.org/caela/ResSLA.htm#vocabulary

Smith, Carl. (2003). New Studies in the Teaching of English Grammar. ERIC - pdf

Smith, Carl. (2003). Successful Techniques in Grammar Instruction. ERIC - pdf

Readings: Vocab, Grammar & more

Creating interactive materials for ESL/ELT

Expanding Academic Vocabulary with an Interactive Online Database

Strategies for Reading Comprehension

TESL-EJ

The Ecology of Language Learning (van Lier, 2004)

The Internet TESL Journal

Theory and Practice of Online Learning

Tutoring Large Numbers: An Unmet Challenge

Vocabulary in EAP

What Mary Shelley Never Wrote: Using Basic Computer Skills to Enhance Students' Creative Writing

Why Reading is Hard