ESL Organizations

The following ESL organizations are based out of Alberta, Canada, and throughout other parts of the world. These websites feature current ESL research and schools of thought, links to educational and credible professional journals, features ongoing professional development and teacher training opportunities, and contains a wealth of electronic resources to support teachers and students of English Language Learners and English as a Second Language learning.

Please note that the resources listed in this section are for reference purposes only and do not reflect endorsement by the ALCA.

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#	Web Link	Hits
1	University of Calgary - Dr. Hetty Roessin "Success! … For ESL learners allows you to submit information about individual ESL students (k – 12), find out more about the learning profile of your student and what might work in your ESL classroom."	424
2	University of Calgary - ALLE "The Alberta Language Learning Environment (ALLE) project has culminated in the establishment of a comprehensive Language Research Centre in the Faculty of Humanities at the University of Calgary."	374
3	Alberta Teachers of ESL (ATESL) "Alberta Teachers of English as a Second Language (ATESL) is a professional organization that promotes the highest standards of ESL provision in Alberta. We are a thriving organization that provides many resources to our members, many of which are available from this site. Check out the resources on our newly re-vamped Resources page!"	395
4	TESL Canada Federation "TESL CANADA FEDERATION is a national organization dedicated to advancing communication and coordinating awareness of issues for those concerned with English as a second language and English skills development. The organization promotes advocacy for ESL learners, unifies teachers and learners by providing a forum and network capabilities, supports the sharing of knowledge and experiences across Canada, and represents diverse needs and interests in TESL nationally and internationally."	438
5	TESOL "Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages' (TESOL) mission is to develop the expertise of its members and others involved in teaching English to speakers of other languages through a wide range of services, publications, and programs. Best known as the publisher of the 'TESOL Quarterly'."	396
6	Teachers of English of Second Languages of Ontario "TESL Ontario is a non-profit organization serving the needs of teachers of English as a Second Language (ESL) and English Literacy Development (ELD). In its commitment to professional development and advocacy, TESL Ontario addresses the range of competencies, experiences, and issues which influence the success of immigrants, refugees, visa students, and others who are learning English. TESL Ontario is an affiliate of TESL Canada. It presents an annual conference and publishes the newsletter 'Contact'."	437
7	Canadian Association of Second Language Teachers (CASLT) "The Canadian Association of Second Language Teachers (CASLT) offers direct support to second language teachers, provides a professional networking community to second language educators, and presents a pan-Canadian view of second language education issues."	372
8	Centre for Applied Linguistics (CAL) CAL has earned a national and international reputation for its contributions to the fields of...English as a second language... and the education of linguistically and culturally diverse adults and children."	380
9	The Internet TESL Journal This site contains 10116 registered links of interest to students and teachers of English as a Second Language.	399
10	LangCanada "LangCanada.ca, a team of teachers and consultants working on behalf of the Official Languages Support Branch of Canadian Heritage, have worked diligently to provide teachers and students with easy access to over 3 000 educational resources and over 500 educational institutions."	410
11	Purdue University "The Purdue site offers a wealth of well selected links to information and handouts specifically for ESL teachers and students."	412
12	University of Sussex (Language Institute) "The Virtual CALL Library aims to be a central point of access to the diverse collection of Computer Assisted Language Learning (CALL) software scattered across the Internet and available for downloading. It caters to the Arabic, Chinese, Dutch, English, Esperanto, Farsi, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Indian Languages, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Latin, Persian, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Tamil, Thai, Tibetan, Turkish, Urdu and Vietnamese language."	407
13	University of Toronto - ESL Infusion "Whether you are a teacher candidate, a practicing teacher or a teacher educator, you will find useful resources here as well as a forum to discuss ESL issues and share good teaching ideas. Explore the resources, chat, post your questions, share your teaching ideas, test your knowledge and more."	375
14	Volterre-Fr "Provides extensive links and resources for teachers and learners of English as a second language, and French as a second language."	412

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June 18-21^st, 2013

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