Useful websites

TESOL/ESOL sites

  • Conversity cards - find out more/get them Cards to spark interesting and revealing conversations about diversity.

  • Password A magazine for ESOL learners and teachers in New Zealand. It contains easy-to-read articles and exercises about New Zealand life, written by experienced, practising teachers.

  • Free teaching worksheets from 'Worldwide English'

  • English for my job

  • Simple savings A NZ website with loads of useful ideas on saving resources (and money). There is also a section of downloadable 'tips sheets' - some can be adapted into more simple work sheets

  • Teaching Tips - provides a range of communicative activities and warmers for teachers. 'Teaching Tips' is on TESOLANZ's website. 

  • TESOLANZ (Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages Aotearoa New Zealand) provides professional support, networking and a voice for people involved with ESOL at all levels. Check the website regularly for updates on local ESOL news, professional development, conferences, resources and jobs. They have a page useful links to other resource websites. 

  • Log on and learn A Resource Manual for Adult Literacy Students and Instructors. This American-based resource site is designed for adults learning to use the computer and the instructors who are facilitating that learning process. The lessons are created for students and instructors to use together and for students to use to practice outside tutoring sessions or the classroom. The lessons are appropriate for both Basic Literacy and ESOL students.

  • Newspapers in Education (NEI) website. NEI produces a range of excellent theme-based resource and these can be ordered by clicking on the ‘How to Order' link. You can access past and upcoming topics and extra resources including a guide for students to get more value from reading the newspaper called "Cruising the News".

  • The Practice Programme  http://www.practice.co.nz/Supporting learner drivers and people in the community who teach others how to drive for no fee e.g. as family, friends, neighbours, etc. Developed by the NZ Transport  Agency. 

       
       



    Free resources for learner drivers and their coaches. For more information on the Practice Programme contact the Project Coordinator mailto:terina.graham@nzta.govt.nz  or 04 894 6335.

  • Academic word of the day A daily 15 minute programme which focuses on academic English at intermediate / high intermediate level. The podcast contains text, a 15 minute recording and a link to a web-based article from a newspaper or radio programme. About half of these articles are from NZ sources - there's also a linked academic English website for more practice of the vocabulary. Run by Martin McMorrow, Massey University, Auckland.

  • ESL News This website has NZ news, spoken slowly and clearly, using
    easy vocabulary. You can read and listen at the same time,  just listen or listen then read and listen again. 

  • Your English Online
    A leading New Zealand-based English language online site. Practical work-related vocabulary quizzes in General English, Work English, Technical English, Hotel English, Business English, Job Search English and Academic English. 

  • British Council's "Learn English" site
  • Inspiration Gives a free 30-day trial, has mind maps, graphics etc.
  • Language Guide offers free sound-integrated resources for learning langs. Not-for-profit.
  • classes for intermediate learners
  • TEFL training on-line
  • ESL Ideas & Tips
  • Clearinghouse on Reading, English and Communication
  • Dave's ESL Cafe
  • Fresh ideas to enhance learning
  • Teaching materials
  • maps of the world 
    Detailed country maps that leave no territory uncharted - including political, historic and shaded relief - right down to maps of pacific atolls.
  • Living in a close community, The everyday life of Somali Refugees
  • New Zealand Literacy Portal
    Links to research on adult literacy in New Zealand and overseas.
  • Discovery Schools - make your own word serach puzzles etc.
  • The Ministry for the Environment  produces a wide range of publications on environmental issues. This includes pamphlets and information sheets, guidelines on topics such as waste, urban, oceans, Treaty and iwi issues.  

Community organisations

  • Citizens Advice Bureau offers help in many languages through their webiste and in local offices. CAB Language Link's 4 busiest languages, Mandarin, Cantonese, Arabic and Korean, are available from 9am to 4pm, Mon- Fri. All other languages are rostered. If a particular language line is busy or if people call outside office hours, a voicemail in the ethnic language followed by English asks them to leave a message.The email service is available in 8 languages; Chinese, Korean, Russian, Spanish, Japanese, Arabic, Vietnamese and Hindi.
  • Literacy Aotearoa
    Provides one-to-one tutoring in reading, writing and numeracy for adults who are native English speakers.
  • Workbase
    Provides workplace literacy tutoring.
  • CommunityNet Aotearoa
    Information about community and voluntary groups in New Zealand.
  • Auckland Chamber of Commerce “New Kiwis” site
    Provides employment information and links for migrants
  • The New Zealand Federation of Ethnic Councils Inc.
    The New Zealand Federation of Ethnic Councils Inc. was established in July 1989. It acts as an umbrella organisation for the ethnic communities of New Zealand. The Federation's primary role is to advocate, lobby, support and share information among New Zealand's ethnic communities

New Zealand government and related sites

  •  For information in 21 languages: English, Maori, NZ Sign Language, Arabic, Chinese (Traditional and Simplified), Cook Islands Maori, Farsi - Persian, Gujarati, Hindi, Japanese, Khmer, Korean, Niuean, Punjabi, Samoan, Somalian, Thai, Tokelauan, Tongan and Vietamese.
  • New Zealand Government Online
    Information about government services
  • New Zealand Immigration Service
    Information for people from other countries who want to live and work in New Zealand
  • Office of Ethnic Affairs
    Government site with information about community groups and funding sources. Runs telephone interpreting service (Language Line).
  • Human Rights Commission
    New Zealand website, includes information on the Race Relations Commission’s Diversity Action Programme

 


International sites