EML504 Language & language development
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Electronic Resources
Useful Web Sites
Journals
Babel http://www.afmlta.asn.au/afmlta/babel.htm (Journal of AFMLTA Online (Australian Federation of Modern Language Teachers Associations Inc). http://www.afmlta.asn.au/

The Internet TESL Journal. April 2001. [Accessed 2 5 2001]
http://www.aitech.ac.jp/~iteslj/

The Language Teacher On-line. Special Action Research Issue. Volume 23, Number 12, December, 1999. (Last modified: June 26 2000).
http://langue.hyper.chubu.ac.jp/jalt/pub/tlt/index.html 

 

Articles
Chomsky, N. (1959). A Review of B. F. Skinner's Verbal Behaviour. In Language, 35, No. 1, 26-58.

Chomsky, N. (1969). A Review of B. F. Skinner's Verbal Behaviour. In  Readings in the Psychology of Language, ed. Leon A. Jakobovits and Murray S. Miron (Prentice-Hall, Inc., 1967), pp. 142-143.  

Eades, D. A matter of survival - Aboriginal english [accessed 23 June 2001]
http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/special/rsjproject/rsjlibrary/parliamentary/language/39.html

Language Varieties. [Accessed 30 April 2001]
http://www.une.edu.au/langnet/links.htm

Guerra, C. &  Schütz, R. (nd) Vygotsky  http://www.sk.com.br/sk-vygot.html
 
Homan, Yuka  (2000) Building Schema in a Reading Class. The Language Teacher On-line. December. (Last modified: 14 December 2000)  [Accessed 2 May 2001].
http://langue.hyper.chubu.ac.jp/jalt/pub/tlt/00/dec/sh_homan.html 

Lo  Bianco, J. (2001). One Literacy or Double Power? Babel Summer 2000-2001. Volume 35 Number 3. http://www.afmlta.asn.au/afmlta/papers/Joe%20Word%202.doc

Makarova, V. (1997) Discovering Phonetics St. Petersburg University, Russia Meikai University, Japan. (Last modified: March 19, 1997) [Accessed 2 May 2001]
The ideas are for tertiary students; but there are some good ideas which could be adapted.
http://langue.hyper.chubu.ac.jp/jalt/pub/tlt/97/mar/phonetics.html

Nunan, David (1990) Second Language Classroom Research. ERIC Digest.  (Accessed 22 March 2001)
http://ericae.net/db/edo/ED321550.htm
 

Ryan, T (2000) Developing Language from Photographs. The Language Teacher On-line. October. (Last Modified: 26 October 2000).
http://langue.hyper.chubu.ac.jp/jalt/pub/tlt/00/nov/sh_ryan.html 

Some good ideas.

Skiba, Richard, 1997, Code Switching as a Countenance of Language Interference http://www.aitech.ac.jp/~iteslj/Articles/Skiba-CodeSwitching.html from: The Internet TESL Journal, Vol. III, No. 10, October 1997 http://www.aitech.ac.jp/~iteslj/
This is a very good article which questions the notion of "language interference". Skiba argues that rather than "language interference" bilingual " code switch" from one language to another for functional reasons.

Swanson, M. (ed.) (2000) Getting Published: An Overview of JALT Publications. The Language Teacher On-line. April.  (Last modified: 14 April 2000) [Accessed: 2 May 2001]
http://langue.hyper.chubu.ac.jp/jalt/pub/tlt/00/apr/swanson.html

 

Links
AFMLTA Online (Australian Federation of Modern Language Teachers Associations Inc). http://www.afmlta.asn.au/

BBC World Service Learning English
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/teachersinaction/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/teachersinaction/programmes2.shtml
 
The British Council: Frrequently asked questions
http://www.britcoun.org/english/engfaqs.htm

The British Council’s publication website:
http://www.britcoun.org/english/engpubs.htm#foe

The British Council publishes the GEN  (Global English Newsletter).  You may subscribe on the Internet:
http://www.english.co.uk/newsletter/gen.html

GEN –  Special Theme: Computers and the Internet:
http://www.english.co.uk/cgis/archive.cgi?data/gen/gen1

For a British Council view of ‘Language and Development’:
http://www.britcoun.org/english/langdev/index.htm
Links to this site:
Language development links
http://www.britcoun.org/english/langdev/links.htm
What's happening to ELT?
http://www.britcoun.org/english/eltnews.htm#bulgaria

 
Dave's ESL Cafe Web Guide  (Last Modified:  31-Mar-2001)
http://www.eslcafe.com/search/

ESL Cafe Web Guide: TOEFL  (Last Modified: 31-Mar-2001)
http://www.eslcafe.com/search/TOEFL/

English Made in Brazil ®   [Accessed 19 March 2001]
http://www.sk.com.br/sk.html#menu

*ESL Links http://www.sk.com.br/sk.html#menu

LeLoup, J. W. & Ponterio, R. (2000) Enhancing Authentic Language Learning Experiences Through Internet Technology. ERIC Digest.  May .(SUNY Cortland; Moderators, FLTEAC)
http://www.ncbe.gwu.edu/links/biesl/esl.htm

Quizzes - Visit one site and you will find many links (at least a thousand!)

Gleeson, M (1998). Learn About Australia while studying grammar. http://www.aitech.ac.jp/~iteslj/quizzes/9801/mg-australia.html
Comment:
This is really a multiple choice vocabulary-syntax quiz. You could easily develop something similar that was pencil and paper, and linked, for example, to cohesive features of a text.

Hardy, D. (nd) Interactive Quizzes. Northern Illinois University.    [Accessed 2 May 2001] http://webster.commnet.edu/grammar/quiz_list.stm
Comment:
This site is worth visiting. It offers quizzes in traditional grammatical categories. Some of the quizzes have been designed by students. You might find some interesting ideas for constructing quizzes for a text-based functional grammar.

Self Study Quizzes for ESL students  (Copyright (C) 1995-2001)
http://www.aitech.ac.jp/~iteslj/quizzes/#WRI
Comment:
There are over 1000 quizzes, designed by various people.

Bradley, l. (1998) One Word Two Meanings   [Accessed 2 May 2001]
http://www.aitech.ac.jp/~iteslj/quizzes/lb/oneword.html
Comment:
This is very good for a light hearted vocabulary game. (I wish I knew how to program for such games!)
 
Grammar and Writing
A guide to Grammar and Writing
http://webster.commnet.edu/grammar/index.htm
An Account of Coherence  [Accessed 2 may 2001]
http://webster.commnet.edu/grammar/composition/taste/taste2.htm
Paragraph Development and Topic Sentences  [Accessed 2 may 2001]
http://webster.commnet.edu/grammar/paragraphs.htm
Comment:
The last is a very good  illustration of Given and New elements in texts.

South Australia (Department of Education Training and Employment) (1999). OnLine Literacy
http://www.nexus.edu.au/teachstud/onlit/index.html [Accessed 15 March 2001]
Systemics (education) website: http://www.adelaide.net.au/%7Ejpolias/SFL/ [Accessed 15 March 2001]
 
Len Unsworth .Len _ language and literacy
Comment:
Wonderful - useful for checking progress:
http://www.edfac.usyd.edu.au/staff/unswortl/EDUP3022Session3.html
Transitivity: http://www.edfac.usyd.edu.au/staff/unswortl/EDUP3022Session5.html
Mood and Modality: http://www.edfac.usyd.edu.au/staff/unswortl/Mood_%26_Modality.html
Clauses: http://www.edfac.usyd.edu.au/staff/unswortl/EDUP3022Session3.html
Theme and Rheme: http://www.edfac.usyd.edu.au/staff/unswortl/EDUP3022Session4.html
Nominal groups - Nouns more than the names of things: http://www.edfac.usyd.edu.au/staff/unswortl/EDUP3022Session6.html
Introduction to a Functional Model:  http://www.edfac.usyd.edu.au/staff/unswortl/IntroductionFunctional_Mo.html
 
 

Journals and Associations

Comment: We also suggest that you increase your awareness of current issues and trends in your particular field by joining local and state associations, and subscribing to publications in the field. Following are some examples; you could make enquiries to find related organisations in your state.

Applied Linguistics Association of Australia
C/- Richard Baldauf
NLLIA Directorate
Level 2, 6 Campion St
Deakin ACT 2600
Home pagehttp://www.arts.usyd.edu.au/Arts/departs/langcent/alaa/welcome.html
 
ATESOL NSW
PO Box 577
Leichhardt NSW 2040
Ph: 02 564 3322 Fax: 02 564 2342
http://hsc.csu.edu.au/pta/atesol/

Australian Association of Language Immersion Teachers
C/- Michael Berthold
Centre for Language Learning & Teaching
University of Southern Queensland
Toowoomba Qld 4350
Ph: 076 31 1805 Fax: 076 35 0450

Australian Council for Adult Literacy
GPO Box 2283
Canberra ACT 2601

The British Council publishes the GEN  (Global English Newsletter).  You may subscribe on the Internet:
http://www.english.co.uk/newsletter/gen.html

International Visual Literacy Association (IVLA) / http://www.ivla.org

Japan Association for Language Teaching (TESOL)
Glorious Tokyo 301
2-32-10 Nishi-Nippori
Arakawa-ku
Tokyo 116 Japan
http://www.jalt.org/newindex.shtml

Modern Language Teachers’ Association NSW
PO Box 556
Epping NSW 2121
Modern Language Teachers’ Association Vic
Statewide Resources Centre
217 Church St
Richmond Vic 3121

Modern Language Teachers' Association
http://www.magna.com.au/~mltansw/Term3.htm

The Summer Institute of Linguistics
http://www.sil.org/