online assignment

1. ONLINE ASSIGNMENT
ESL CAFE
MEERA MOL M .S
ENGLISH
REGNO: 165/14376011

2. INTRODUCTION
Today a lot of people get websites through advertising or personal conversations
rather than through using a search engine because when you are new to the Internet you simply
don’t know how to use Google, Yahoo or MSN correctly. Internet based search technology has
been around for a relatively short period of time and although it has a number of advantages over
traditional ways of finding information it will never reach the efficiency of the word-of-mouth
principle.
In teach English as a second language (ESL) there are a plethora of resources on
the Internet for curriculum development, job seeking, and connecting with other educators. One
of the most popular web resources by and large is Dave’s ESL Café, a free resources for ESL
and EFL (English as a Foreign Language) teachers all over the world.
Dave’s ESL Café is a website run by the one and only Dave Sperling A popular
feature of the site are the job discussion forums. Registering for these forums is a long process,
involving sending Dave Sperling an email explaining why you want to join. Although an
invasion of privacy by many, worried about the large amount of personal information requested,
this is apparently just rubber stamp formality.

3. ESL CAFÉ
ESL Café is a site with many job advertisements which means that certain things
aren’t allowed, such as job discussion. Some people consider the moderator policies to be heavy
handed and have fled to other places ,or have been banned, including former moderators. Dave’s
ESL Café is a website run by the one and only Dave Sperling A popular feature of the site are the
job discussion forums.
Started in 1995 by Los Angeles multimedia consultant Dave Sperling, the site
attracts millions of his monthly. Having spent almost a decade teaching in Thailand and Japan
before becoming a published author and multimedia consultant, Sperling Strives to connect both
teachers and Students all over the globe. His site offers job postings .lesson-planning materials
and discussion forums, among other resources. Here are some ways in which educators can take
advantages of this useful site.
FEATURES OF ESL CAFÉ
 ESL JOBS
For teachers looking for an ESL position or are interested in working abroad ,the
site has an ESL Job center. Not only are there links to certification and
recruitment programs, there are job boards for Korea, China, and other
international opportunities. The listings are plentiful and updated daily. Teachers
can post their resumes and geographic areas of interest in the Job Wanted Resume
Board, where potential employers can view them. There is even a discussion
forum for job seekers.
 BUILDING YOUR ESL PLN
All teachers should have a Professional Learning Network(PLN),and the Internet
offers many forums for ESL teachers to connect with the educators Dave’s ESL
Café has a live chat area to teachers can connect in real time. There is also a
Teacher Discussion Forum where educators can collaborate and discuss numerous
topics, ranging from textbooks to incorporating videos into lesson.
 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Besides a Teacher Training Forum, Dave hosts podocasts and offers a collection
of audio and video resources. In the video section, teachers share their
experiences working abroad and how they overcome some of the different
challenges, like not speaking the native language.

4.  LESSON PLANNING
This is where the site really shines. The Idea Cookbook is a comprehensive
resource to improve ESL instruction and design great lessons. There are tips on
classroom management, teaching business English, using music to motivate
Students, software recommendations, and much more of particular interest is the
grammar section in which multiple teachers give step-by-step methods on
teaching difficult concepts. The site also provides links to complete lesson plans.
 STUDENT RESOURCES
The site provides excellent resources to supplement instruction for students.
English Language learners can ask questions in the HELP. Forum, complete short
grammar lessons, take quizzes on a range of subjects and connect with other
students in the Student Discussion Forums. Overall, the site is very user friendly
and easy to navigate. Teachers also benefit from Sperling’s advice, as he is a real
expert and incorporates humor into his writings and podocasts. The wealth of free
resources offered at Dave’s ESL Café assists teachers in designing dynamic
multimodal lesson a that engage the most difficult to motivate students.
ESL CAFÉ COMPONENTS
1.The Main Page
The site opens with “Dave Sperling Presents…..” followed shortly by Dave’s
Café on the web”. Appearing next are the descriptors “Where Learning English is Fun” plus a
randomly selected cartoon type graphic divider and a graphic of neon sign which says “Open 24
Hours”. The overall “look” and “feel” of the café’s main page are cozy and user-friendly rather
than slick or glitzy.
2. The ESL Graffiti Wall
The Graffiti wall provides visitors with a non –threatening way to publish on the
web ,even if they don’t have an email account or personal webpage. Postings at this site are the
first attempt ,for many ,at placing any type of information online.
3.The ESL Question Page
Visitors can read the days question and answer, ask their own question, or access
archived questions and answers.

5. 4. The ESL Job Center
This section of the Café features what is probably the Web’s most extensive
collection of links to employment-related ESL sites. Included are six subsections. These sections
appear first in a direct-links menu; descriptive menus are also provided. Visitors may add links to
any of the subsections.
5. The ESL Idiom Page
It contains 160 entries; because each idiom is randomly selected, it can take a
very long time to view the entire collection. Each entry features a single idiom with a brief
definition and an example of usage; new items are accessed by clicking a button.
6. The ESL Quote Page
This section contains a large number of randomly-selected items. Included are
proverbs from around the world.
7. The ESL Help Center
The ESL Help Center gives visitors an opportunity to ask ESL-related questions
for which an international team of teachers volunteer time to post responses. Help center
questions often have a grammar or vocabulary focus, but may be on any topic.
8. The ESL Quiz Center
This component features nearly 50 multiple –choice quizzes in a variety of
content areas: Current News, Geography, Grammar, History, Idioms, Slang, Words, and People
etc.As students go through each quiz; they indicate their answer choice by clicking on a button.
9. The ESL Discussion Center
This component features subsection for both teacher and students. Anyone may
start a thread on a discussion center topic or add comments to those already posted.
10. Dave’s ESL Idea Page
At this part of the café, ESL/EFL practitioners share recipes for favorite
classroom activities.
11. Dave’s ESL E-Mail Connection for Teachers
This café component provides a way for ESL /EFL teachers to network
electronically.

6. 12. Dave’s ESL E-MAIL Connection for Students
Here, ESL/EFL students have a chance for electronic networking.
13. The One –Stop Search Page
This component enables visitors to look for specific information at Dave’s ESL
Café and/or on the Net-at-large. Input forms for the Shareware.com. Savvy Search,
MetaCrawler, Yahoo, Open Text, Lycos, WebCrawler, Alta Vista, Galaxy, and Deja News
search engines are provide.
DAVE’S ESL CAFÉ INTERNET WORKSHEET
Dave’s is a great place to hang out.There’s lots of stuff to do here.Just follw the simple
steps below, and soon you will be well acquainted with this very cool web site.
1.First, go to the eslcafe.com address.This is the home page for Dave’s ESL Café.Scroll
down the page to see what’s available here.
2.On the main menu, click on Photo Gallery.Here you’ll find some pictures of Dave and
his family.Take a few minutes to look around.
3.Return to the main menu on the home page.Click on Discussion center. Here, Students
and teachers post their opinion and questions on a variety of topics.From the student section,
choose a topic that you are interested in.Take ten minutes or so to see what people are talking
about.You should respond to at least one posting.To do this scroll down the page to post a New
Response and follow the direction there.
4.Once again, return to the main menu.Next, we are going to visit the Graffiti Wall.The
Graffiti wall is a place where you can comment on anything.Take a few minutes to read through
some of the graffiti, then post your own.You may want to come back later to see what you are
classmates have posted!
5.Now, we are going to visit the Quiz center.here you can take quizzes on a variety of
topics.The computer grades your quiz.From the main menu, click on Quiz center.Next, choose a
category.Then, choose on answering the questions.While here, you should take two quizzes in
two different areas.
6.Next, we are going to visit the Hint of the Day page.This is an amazing resource.You
can print the ones you are interested one.
7.Back at the main menu, click on either idioms or phrasal verbs.Then, take about five
minutes to explore the page you have chosen.

7. 8.If you have extra time, you might want to visit the Question Page and ask Dave a
question.
9.Finally, we will finish our trip to Dave’s in the chat room.Back on the main menu, click
on Chat Central.Before you can get into chat central, you have to register for the rest of the class
period,you can just chat and have fun!

8. CONCLUSION
There are growing number of companies that offer varous types of information on how
people use the InternetDave’s ESL Café is a website run by the one and only Dave Sperling A
popular feature of the site are the job discussion forums.Dave Sperling’s ESL Café was one of
the first website that covered English language learning but today the internet is full of attacks on
it and contempt.In Dave’s ESL café they could find inforamtion on how to learn English along
with interactive grammar and vocabulary exercises and top of it all they could meet with other
learners of English and exchange experiences with them online.It goes without saying that most
of Dave’s students who visited his ESL Café would tell their friends and family about this
fascinating website.In addition they would talk about Dave’s ESL Café to other teachers who in
turn would visit and promote the site.
REFERENCES
 www.eslcafe.com
 www.english_test.net
 usingenglish.com