Online Journals

Keeping current in the field used to mean heading to the library and reading stacks of professional journals or magazines. Now many of these journals can be found for free online. Below is an old article which lists several of these online journals. Some of the links may be broken, but by searching for the magazines name on the internet, you probably will be able to find a new link. Browse through several of the online magazines below. Since this article is a few years old, also search the Internet for other online scholarly publications related to our field. You will be asked to report your findings later. Now start surfing.

Web Wanderer
(English Teaching professional, Issue 40, Sept 2005, pg 61) Dave Sperling continues his journey through cyberspace in search of the seemingly limitless riches ELT Newsletter of the internet. Here he selects some sites to stimulate www.eltnewsletter.com teachers. This newsletter is updated every Friday. and you can read weekly articles on topics of interest to ELT Running out of teaching ideas? Burned out in the classroom? If professionals. This is an excellent source for teaching tips. so, I have some good news for you: the internet is a magnificent source of free online journals, magazines and newsletters. In this ESL Magazine article I will review some of my favourites. www.eslmag.com The magazine for American-English language teachers youll find an archive of practical articles Asian EFL Journal www.asian-efl-journal.com online. This excellent online journal examines issues within the Asian EFL linguistic scene, and youll find archived articles from 2002 Internet TESL Journal to 2005. Their most recent issue includes such diverse features as http://iteslj.org A tale of two mainland Chinese English learners, Frequency Brought to you by Charles and Larry Kelly, this is a top-notch effects on Japanese learners perceptions of morphologically collection of monthly journal articles, research papers, lesson complex words and In the case of L2 learning v cultural plans, classroom handouts, teaching ideas and links. Their current awareness. issue has articles on Adapting the L2 classroom for age -related vision impairments, Using authentic business transcripts in the Bilingual Research Journal http://brj.asu.edu ESL classroom and Tips for teaching conversation in the This journal deals with bilingual education, bilingualism and multilingual ESL classroom. language policies in education, and has a vast collection of articles dating back to 1992. A very good resource for bilingual educators. JALT Journal http://jalt-publications.org/ CALICO Journal http://ealico.org/calicopubs.html JALT Journal is the research journal of the Japan Association for CALICO, the Computer Assisted Language Instruction Language Teaching, and youll find a comprehensive collection of Consortium, is a professional organization that serves a articles from 1994 to 2004. Journal of membership involved in both education and technology. Many of their journal articles are available online, including ones dating Language and Linguistics www.shakespeare.uk.net/journali back to 1983. jlling_home.html A journal for language and linguistic studies with articles such as Optimal 1.2 speech perception: native speakers of English and English Teaching Professional www.etprofessional.com Japanese consonant length contrasts and On measuring ESP Our own title! The leading practical magazine for teachers proficiency at university. around the world with online archives and a great e-newsletter of practical tips and ideas. Language Learning and Technology http://llt.msu.edu Started in 1997, Language Learning and Technology is a refereed journal that seeks to disseminate research to foreign and second ELT Journal http://eltj.oxfordjournals.org/archive/index.dtl language educators in the US and around the world on issues This quarterly publication is aimed at those involved in the field related to technology and language education. It has archives from of teaching English as a second or foreign language. Includes 1997 to 2005. archived articles from 1946! Modern English Digest

www.niodernenglishdigest.com A popular magazine for students packed with classroom resources; download a free sampler from the website! Modern English Teacher www.onlineMET.com Established over 3oyears, this journal covers teaching development and methods with a selected archive online.

This online journal is brought to you by IATEFL Polands Computer Special Interest Group, and has archived issues dating from 2001 to 2005. Youll find articles, Internet lesson plans, and website reviews. TechKnowLogia www.techknowlogia.org TechKnowLogia is an international online journal that provides policy makers, strategists, practitioners and technologists with a strategic forum to explore, share, exchange and review. There are online issues from 1999 to 2003.

Reading in a Foreign Language http://ntlrc.hawaii.edu/rfl Reading in a Foreign Language is a scholarly international refereed journal founded in 1983 at the University of Aston, Birmingham, England. The current issue features articles on Understanding the role of text length, sample size and vocabulary TESL-EJ size in determining text coverage and A framework for www.writing.berkeley.edu/tesl-ej developing EFL reading vocabulary. An internationally-recognized source of ESL and EFL information for teachers throughout the world with archived The Reading Matrix www.readingmatrix.com/current.html issues from 1995 to 2005. Sections include Articles, Reviews, The Reading Matrix is a peer-reviewed professional journal with Classroom Texts, Teacher Resource Books, Applied Linguistics, an editorial board of scholars in the fields of second language History and Research, Technology in Education, Media Reviews, acquisition and applied linguistics. Youll find a large collection Forum and On the Internet. Dont miss this outstanding resource! of articles dating back to 2001. Teaching English with Technology [ http://www.iatefl.org.pl/call/callnl5.htm ]
Dave Sperling is the creator of the popular website Daves ESL Caf (www.eslcafe.com).

Some other Journals are: Call-EJ http://callej.org/ TESL Reporter http://chd.byuh.edu/tesol/reporter English Teaching Forum http://exchanges.state.gov/englishteaching/forum-journal.html What journals did you look at? What did you find out?

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Asian EFL Journals, ELT Newsletter The Asian EFL Journal is published monthly and presents information, theories, research, methods and materials related to language acquisition and language learning. An academic Second Language Acquisition Research Journal. The Asian EFL Journal is one of the world's leading refereed and indexed journals for second language research.
What new online journals did you find and what key words did you use in your search to find them (include links)?

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http://iteslj.org/
ESL online Journals Explain why you think these online sources would be helpful.

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The website offers three different ways of searching items. It helps user find websites, journals, and many other resources of ESL/EFL classrooms. Finishing Touches

 Blog after every class about what you are learning. Add a background color to this document, but make sure it is still easy to read. Name this document Online Journals and save it as a Word Document or PDF in your portfolio folder. Link the file to your Home Page.