This document summarizes the esl.about.com website. It has four main sections for learning English: Learning to Write, ESL Home Page, Start Learning, and Continue Learning. These sections provide resources for improving writing skills, learning basics of English, recommended books and materials for intermediate/advanced learners, and tools for teachers. The Teach ESL section gives guidance on teaching techniques and finding jobs. Strengths are the many free learning and teaching resources, while a weakness is a lack of answer keys for quizzes.

1. P A Y V A N D M I H A N D O U S T
S U M M A R 2 0 1 4
Web Site Review
English as a 2nd Language
esl.about.com
By: Kenneth Beare

2. 1. Developing learners’ skills and sub skills
2. Developing teaching skills and professionalism
Web Site Objectives

3. * ESL: the Home Page
* Start Learning
* Continue Learning
* Teach ESL
Web Site Sections

4. “Learning to Write in English”
T h e m a j o r f o c u s o f t h i s p a g e i s o n w r i t i n g a n d a n y b o d y w i t h
a n y l e v e l o f l a n g u a g e p r o f i c i e n c y i s w e l c o m e a s i t s t a r t s w i t h
s e n t e n c e w r i t i n g . T e a c h i n g l e t t e r w r i t i n g , C v w r i t i n g , r e p o r t
w r i t i n g , a n d e s s a y w r i t i n g a r e i n c l u d e d a s w e l l .
ESL : the Home Page

5. T h i s p a g e p r o v i d e s l e a r n e r s w i t h b a s i c s o f E n g l i s h l a n g u a g e .
A l p h a b e t s , n u m b e r s , s p e l l i n g r u l e s , e s s e n t i a l g r a m m a r p o i n t s
p l u s t h e f o l l o w - u p q u i z z e s a r e w h a t l e a r n e r s c a n f i n d o n t h i s
p a g e . M o r e o v e r , r e s o u r c e s a r e a v a i l a b l e t o w o r k o n t h e i r
l a n g u a g e s k i l l s .
Start Learning

6. T h e p u r p o s e o f t h i s p a g e i s t o i m p r o v e l e a r n e r s ’ l a n g u a g e
p r o f i c i e n c y . W h a t t h i s p a g e o f f e r s a r e a s f o l l o w s .
1 . R e c o m m e n d e d b o o k s a n d s o f t w a r e s f o r i n t e r m e d i a t e a n d
a d v a n c e d s t u d e n t s
2 . A r t i c l e s t o h e l p i m p r o v e t h e i r p r o n u n c i a t i o n
3 . R e s o u r c e s t o h e l p t h e m g e t p r e p a r e d f o r T O E F L , I E L T S , a n d
Cambridge exams
Continue Learning

7. T h i s p a g e p r o v i d i n g t e a c h e r s w i t h v a l u a b l e r e c o u r s e s a i m s t o
d e v e l o p t h e i r s k i l l s a n d p r o f e s s i o n a l i s m . I t i n c l u d e s t e a c h i n g
E S L b a s i c s , E S L t e a c h i n g t e c h n i q u e s , r e c o m m e n d e d b o o k s
a n d c l a s s r o o m m a t e r i a l s , a n d m a n y m o r e . F i n d i n g E S L
t e a c h i n g j o b s i s a n o t h e r i s s u e t e a c h e r s c a n f i n d o n t h i s p a g e .
Teach ESL

8. S t r o n g P o i n t s :
R i c h l e a r n i n g a n d t e a c h i n g r e s o u r c e s s u c h a s p r i n t a b l e q u i z z e s
a n d f r e e l e s s o n p l a n s
F r e e n e w s l e t t e r s
T e a c h i n g E S P
W e a k P o i n t :
N o a n s w e r k e y s f o r t h e q u i z z e s
Conclusion