WEB-BASED RESOURCES

The following websites contain very useful

material for English teachers:

(1) Mrs Claassen:

www.mrs-claassen.co.za

The creator of this website has made her resources for teaching English available to English teachers.  It contains some super material. Thanks for your generosity, Sandra Claassen!

(2) MacMillan:

http://www.onestopenglish.com

Contains, inter alia, the following:

Grammar and Vocab (grammar reference, teaching, lessons; vocabulary lessons; fun with grammar)

Magazine

Teach support

Skills (lesson plans on listening, writing, reading, speaking and pronunciation skills)

Young learners (teaching children, teenagers)

Phonics

Methodology

Flashcards

MacMillan Dictionary online

Blogs

Forum

To get regular update information on this site, you can subscribe to their e-newsletter (onestopenglish.newsletter@macmillan.com).

(3)  ENGLISH HOME LANGUAGE (EHLNSC):

www.ehlnsc.webs.com

Aimed at English Home Language teachers (EHL) teachers who teach in state schools (but those who teach in IEB schools are also most welcome).  Provides the opportunity for teachers to share resources and to access past NSC examination papers.

(4)  Knowledge 4 Africa

www.knowledge4africa.com

Dr Keith Tankard and his son operate this website, which features some very good notes and questions on English Home and Additional Language poetry, novels and plays.  Thanks to Jacky Steytler for alerting us to this website.

(5) Englishnet:

www.englishnet.co.za

A website where English teachers can share examples of good practice, thus easing their heavy workload of planning, lesson preparation, drawing up worksheets, etc.

Once you have downloaded a site, don’t forget to bookmark it for future use!

PLEASE ALSO LET US KNOW WHAT YOU THINK OF THESE SITES, AND TELL US OF ANY OTHERS WHICH YOU HAVE FOUND USEFUL.

Dr Malcolm Venter

EDITOR : TET