On this page we offer you a growing list of links which we hope will be useful to you as new teachers.

The number of resources for English teaching is phenomenal, so the most important thing to do at the beginning is to concentrate on making your lessons as effective as possible.

After a while you will be able to start incorporating some of the excellent materials available into your teaching 'tool box' little by little, as you see how they can fit in to your own personal situation and teaching style.

And do let us know about any great sites you discover and we'll add them to the list!

Our Course Director's English teaching sites

Hotch Potch English ~ innovative interactive e-learning modules & free on-line English lessons worldwide by e-mail and web, including blog, pod & vidcasts, and more
Will Power English ~ cutting edge professional English language training solutions in France

Our sister course in Barcelona

TEFL Barcelona ~ an excellent TEFL Certificate course in the TEFL Paris spirit

Good sites for English teachers in France

Jean Taquet ~ The lawyer for the expat living and working in France
FUSAC ~ 'France USA Contacts' ads magazine - the website's useless but the free paper version's great for teaching jobs
TESOL France Jobs List ~ A useful free mailing list with frequent English teaching job offers
Transitions Abroad ~ A very useful site with detailed articles on teaching English in France and Paris
Old Article... ~ ...on teaching English in Paris from TEFL Paris course director, but still relevant
TEFL.com ~ A large teaching site focusing on jobs worldwide

www.tefl.com
www.eslemployment.com
www.esljobsworld.com

Good sites for Expats in France

Anglo Info ~ The lawyer for the expat living and working in France
Paris Insider Guide ~ 'France USA Contacts' ads magazine - the website's useless but the free paper version's great for t
The Connexion ~ A cheerful English language newspaper for France-based Anglophones
UK Citizens in France ~ Official info site from the UK Foreign Office
US Citizens in France ~ Official info site from the US Embassy

Great general sites for English teachers

BBC Learning English ~ a site about learning English... from the BBC!
One Stop English ~ a great teacher's site packed with resources, free and paying
HLT Mag ~ a rich source of articles with a 'humanistic' flavour
Hot Potatoes ~ make instant interactive gapfills, crosswords, MCQs etc. with this free software
UVic ~ a language teaching clip art library - 3000 images
Enchanted Learning ~ a ton of things to colour, quizzes, articles, diagrams and pictures by topic
MES English ~ 'free printables for teachers' - free flashcards, crossword makers, worksheets, games...
iT's ~ magazine, activities, articles, student community...
Puzzle Maker ~ a useful site where you can create lots of your own printable word puzzles
Cambridge Dictionaries ~ great free on-line look-up resources
Google Tools ~ one of the best on-line translators

Great sites for word lovers

Your Dictionary ~ 'the last word in words', they call themselves, and their Word of the Day is certainly fascinating
Wordia ~ 'bring the dictionary to life' - you and your students can upload personal video definitions
Famous Quotes ~ a general quotations site with a nice 'Quote of the Day' feature by e-mail

Great general resources

Wikipedia ~ 'the incredible resource with stuff about, well, everything...
Simple Wikipedia ~ the lesser-known 'simple English' version especially good for learners
BBC ~ the original, the classic, the massive resource of all things English
You Tube ~ better than Wikipedia? For creative English teachers, probably!
Deezer ~ you hum it and I'll sing it... an amazing collection of music for the price of an internet connection
TED ~ 'ideas worth spreading' - a collection of fascinating talks to listen to, ponder, and exploit...

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