Useful Lists for TEFL/TESL (Part 1)

Kenji Kitao and S. Kathleen Kitao

(Last updated on October 21, 1997)


kkitao@mail.doshisha.ac.jp

Agora Newsletter :
mailto:agoranews@agoralang.com

http://www.agoralang.com:2410/agora/agoranews_current.html
**monthly newsletter, not for discussion

ARKTESOL (Arkansas TESOL Discussion List)
mailto:mailserv@ualr.edu

For posting:
mailto:arktesol@ualr.edu

(from ARKTESOL welcome e-mail)

The purpose of this list is to provide members of the Arkansas Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages with an electronic forum for sharing information.

Arkansas Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (Ark-Tesol) is a non-profit, statewide membership organization whose goal is to strengthen the effective teaching and learning of English As A Second Language (ESL) in Arkansas. Ark-Tesol members and supporters include classroom teachers, school administrators, professors, politicians, attorneys, literacy volunteers, social workers, employers, health care professionals, and others around the state who work with and care about children and families whose native language is not English.

To find out more about the Ark-Tesol group, call or write us at:

ARKTESOL
The Dept. of International & Second Language Studies
University of Arkansas at Little Rock
2801 S. University Ave., Stabler Hall
Little Rock, AR 72204-1099

501-569-3272 Phone : 501-569-8157 Fax : Email:

mailto:arktesol@ualr.edu

If you have any questions or suggestions, send E-mail to

mailto:%20SUGGEST@UALR.EDU

or call the Academic Computing Services office at (501) 569-8720, at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock.

**unmoderated; not active; about 50 members.


ATEG : (Assembly for the Teaching of English Grammar) :
mailto:LISTSERV@MIAMIU.MUOHIO.EDU

http://www.pct.edu/homepage/staff/evavra/ateg/ateg.htm

For posting:
mailto:ateg@MIAMIU.MUOHIO.EDU

ATELL (Australian Technology Enhanced Language Learning) :
mailto:majordomo@cltr.uq.oz.au

http://www.arts.unimelb.edu.au/Horwood/ATELL/empty.html
For posting:

mailto:atell@cltr.uq.oz.au
**for people interested in computer-assisted language learning

callis-l

for only members of Computer-Assisted Language Learning: CALL IS

http://www.tesol.org/isaffil/intsec/f-call.html

To join the CALLIS-L electronic mailing list, send your message to:
        subscribe-callis-l@lyris.tesol.edu

And in the body of your message type:   
        subscribe callis-l your-full-name-here

Alternately, use the quick and easy on-line form located here:
        http://www.tesol.org/isaffil/intsec/f-call.html

CETEFL-L (list for Central-European teachers) :
mailto:LISTSERV@CESNET.CZ

For posting:
mailto:cetefl-l@CESNET.CZ

EFL TEACHER TRAINERS (Beit Berl College, Israel)
mailto:%20majordomo@list.macam98.ac.il

subscribe efltrainer-l
EFLJ@(English as a Foreign Language in Japan mailing list)
mailto:eflj-ctl@clc.hyper.chubu.ac.jp

EFLJ Homepage (in Japanese) **Most postings are in Japanese.

Hamajima English Mailing List **Most postings are in Japanese. It is very active by high school English teachers.


ELTASIA-L (English Language Teaching in Asia)
mailto:majordomo@nectec.or.th

HOW TO SUBSCRIBE
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Mail to: majordomo@nectec.or.th

Leave the "Subject:" line blank. In the body of the message, type EITHER:

(The second option allows you to subscribe an account which is different
from the one you are now posting. Only with permission of List Owners)

For posting:

mailto:eltasia-l@nectec.or.th

PURPOSE AND SCOPE
-----------------
The purpose of ELTASIA-L is to provide an international scholarly forum and central archive to facilitate and co-ordinate the discussion, research, documentation, and dissemination of information on the teaching and learning of English in Asia.

The scope of discussion covers all aspects of the teaching and learning of English in Asia and by Asians, including:

DESCRIPTION
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ELTASIA-L is an unmoderated mailing list and central electronic archive. It was created October 1995 and is maintained on majordomo@nectec.or.th at NECTEC (The National Electronics and Computer Technology Center), Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment, Bangkok, Thailand.

ELTASIA-L was initiated by Mr. Gwyn Williams and created by Mr. Trin Tantsetthi [trin@nectec.or.th] on a suggestion by Mr. Rick Reynolds [DECNetwork@aol.com].


ENGLED-L (English Education List) :
mailto:LISTSERV@PSUVM.PSU.EDU

For posting:
mailto:engled-l@PSUVM.PSU.EDU
http://www.tile.net/tile/listserv/engledl.html
ESL-SNE : (Special Needs Education Network) :
mailto:listproc@schoolnet.carleton.ca

http://www.schoolnet.ca/sne/lists.html

For posting:
mailto:esl-sne@schoolnet.carleton.ca

Welcome to the ESL-SNE Mailing List

ESL-SNE (English as a Second Language on the Special Needs Education Network) is an automated electronic mailing list ("listserver") for individuals interested in issues related to the teaching and learning of ESL/EFL (English as a Second Language/English as a Foreign Language). The list is open to teachers, learners, researchers and organizations interested in ESL/EFL. In order to participate in the ESL-SNE list, all users must first subscribe. Please view the instructions below. You can also visit the ESL-SNE archives.

ESL-SNE participants are welcome to post project proposals, invite participation in classroom projects, discuss research in progress, examine teaching methods, present teaching materials, relate teaching and learning experiences, or simply request information or feedback. This list is intended to provide a forum for discussion on a variety of topics among interested members of the international ESL/EFL community. ESL-SNE and the Special Needs Education Network are initiatives of the SchoolNet project, an educational communications program of the Government of Canada.

The ESL-SNE list owner is Keenan Wellar, Project Manager of the Special Needs Education Network (SNE). Report any administrative difficulties to: kwellar@schoolnet.carleton.ca

The ESL-SNE list is moderated by Stephanie Pinnacle, an M.A. student with the Department of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies at Carleton University, Ottawa (Canada). Questions related to usage, content, or conduct on the ESL-SNE list should be directed to: spinnacl@chat.carleton.ca

The ESL-SNE list has been created to work in conjunction with other SNE (pronounced "es-en-ee") resources, which include other electronic mailing lists, Gopher menus, and a World Wide Web Resources site. For more information, see the SNE Home Page. The SNE also develops ESL/EFL and related resources in the World Wide Web Resources area.

Created and maintained by the SchoolNet Special Needs Education Network (SNE), ?1995.


ESLCC (English as a Second Language at the Community Colleges)
mailto:majordomo@hcc.hawaii.edu
ESLCC-REQUEST@HCC.HAWAII.EDU

For posting:
mailto:eslcc@hcc.hawaii.edu
The purpose of this list is to provide community college ESL teachers with an electronic forum for the discussion of instruction-related topics, trends, issues, strategies, and resources. Dramatic enrollment increases in recent years by non-native speakers attending two-year institutions is the justification and provides the impetus for the creation of this specialized list of community college educators. Please note that eslcc is not a branch of TESL-L.

Direct questions to Gary James [garyjame@hcc.hawaii.edu]

** unmoderated list; not active


EST-L (Teachers of English for Science and Technology)
mailto:listserv@asuvm.inre.asu.edu

http://www.wfi.fr/est/est1.html (France)
http://www.u-aizu.ac.jp/~t-orr/est1.html (Japan)
(Whichever is closest to you)

mailto:est-l@asuvm.inre.asu.edu

This is an unmoderated discussion list designed for teachers of English for Science and Technology (EST).

EST-L is an open, unmoderated discussion list related to the teaching of scientific and technical writing. It can be considered a "virtual teacher's lounge" for EST teachers.

I encourage teachers on EST-L to join SCITECH-SL, the student list. In this way, you will provide an interactive resource for other scientific writers. (See Student Lists.)

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Rationale:

English is the "lingua franca" of the worldwide scientific community today. In most cases, a scientist is unable to publish his findings internationally unless he can do it in English. This contemporary reality has inspired me to look for ways to improve the writing ability of students for whom English is not a native language.

The goal of EST-L is to provide a list where EST teachers can discuss teaching resources and strategies.

The goal of SCITECH-SL is to provide an interactive resource for EST students from around the world.

Roy Bowers (list-owner)
Academic Coordinator - Ph.D. Program
Center for Biological Research La Paz, B.C.S. 23000, MEXICO
rbowers@cibnor.conacyt.mx bowers@redvax1.dgsca.unam.mx
rbowers@cibnor.conacyt.mx
rbowers@tnis.net

Ethel Swartlec (co-owner)
Drexel University English Language Center
swartlec@duvm.ocs.drexel.edu

** confirmation required within 48 hours to be added
inactive list See SCITECH-SL in STUDENT LIST


ETNI Discussion List (An English Teachers Network - for Teachers, by Teachers)

http://www.boker.org.il/eng/etni/etnilist.htm

The "etni" list will be opened for subscriptions on April 7, 1997.

Once subscribed to this list, you will receive all messages sent to the list and any message you send to the list will automatically receive all of the other subscribers to the list.

For the last two years, teachers in Israel have been subscribed to the "il-eng" list. However this list will soon be closed and the "etni" list will take its place. During the transition (until the il-eng list is closed) messages from the il-eng list will be forwarded to the enti list and vice-versa, so as to enable the fullest discussion among English teachers.

In order to join the discussion group:

1.Write to - majordomo@environment.negev.k12.il
2.Leave the SUBJECT area empty
3.In the MESSAGE area, write:

subscribe etni


FLAC-L (Foreign Language Across Curriculum List)
mailto:listserv@brownvm.brown.edu

(or
(or listserv@brownvm.bitnet)
http://www.language.brown.edu/LAC/

For posting:
mailto:flac-l@brownvm.brown.edu

FLAC-L is an electronic discussion forum / bulletin board for issues related to (Foreign) Languages Across the Curriculum, Content- and Discipline-Based Language Study. It is an unmoderated list, meaning that whatever is posted goes directly to all members unedited and uncensored

Frank Ryan
Center for Language Studies
Brown University
Providence, RI 02912
Frank_Ryan@brown.edu
401-863-7010
Fax: 401-863-2551

**inactive; unmoderated list


FLASC-L
listserv@uci.edu
For posting:
flasc-l@uci.edu

This is an unmoderated electronic discussion forum for people supervising and coordinating university-level foreign-language programs. Any topic related to foreign-language program coordination is discussed.

** unmoderated list; be careful with your password; inactive


FLTEACH
mailto:%20listserv@listserv.acsu.buffalo.edu

http://www.cortland.edu/www/flteach/

For posting:
mailto:flteach@ubvm.cc.buffalo.edu

The purpose of this message is to let you know that if you are interested in issues related to technology and language teaching, you may want to subscribe to FLTEACH. It is not focused principally on CALL, but does include a number of CALL-related postings....
Mark Warschauer [markw@UHUNIX.UHCC.HAWAII.EDU]

__________
(from the welcome message)

The topic of this list is Foreign Language Teaching methods including high school / college articulation, training of student teachers, curriculum, and the NYS syllabus. We hope that this list will also be used to foster a community in which colleagues can share ideas, outlines, handouts and other teaching materials, syllabi, and bibliographies. We ask all subscribers to submit a very brief biographical statement to help members get to know each other. You will receive a bio template shortly. You can search through the FLTEACH message archive and subscriber biographies on the FLTEACH gopher or via the FLTEACH World Wide Web page where we have collected many useful Foreign Language Electronic Resources.

2. What is FLTEACH?
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FLTEACH was founded in February 1994 and is running on a computer
at SUNY at Buffalo. The co-moderators:

Jean LeLoup LeLoupJ@snycorva.cortland.edu
Robert Ponterio PonterioR@snycorva.cortland.edu

seek to foster networking among foreign language professionals in the context of Bridging the Gap between the high school and college levels. This project was begun as the result of meetings among teachers at NYSAFLT (New York State Association of Foreign Language Teachers) showing the need of a forum for discussion of issues of concern to us at all levels.

Jean W. LeLoup and Robert Ponterio
(Co-Managers of the FLTEACH Listserv)
Intl' Communications and Culture
SUNY Cortland
Cortland, NY 13045

E-mail:
Jean: LeLoupJ@snycorva.cortland.edu
Bob: PonterioR@snycorva.cortland.edu
either: FLTEACH@snycorva.cortland.edu

** very active; suggest to set digest; some discussions on English


GLESOL-L (Gay, Lesbian, [Bisexual] Educators of [English] to Speakers of Other Languages (and their friends))
mailto:mailserv@uni.edu

For posting:
mailto:glesol-l@uni.edu

The purpose of this discussion group is to foster serious dialog and exchange of Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual issues in the field of Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages. Taking on a national as well as a global focus, GLESOL-L seeks to facilitate professional communication among individuals with an interest and vision for a more enlightened approach to curriculum development and program administration.

The audience for this discussion group will be second and foreign language educators, educational administrators, material writers, publishers, students and those who know that a curriculum of inclusiveness can be an effective curriculum.

To post to GLESOL-L, send e-mail to: GLESOL-L@uni.edu

Words to live by:

As the list is unmoderated, anything you contribute will be received by everyone on the list. Postings are intended for everyone to read. Therefore, personal messages posted to the list are a big "no-no." Please keep postings short and to the point; remember that some people may have to pay for the privilege of reading their e-mail. Also, please keep in mind that this list is sponsored by an educational institution. Discussions of a political nature (or any other nature) that do not pertain to TESL/TEFL are inappropriate and may violate the university computing policy.

Direct Questions to Tom Riedmiller thomas.riedmiller@uni.edu

Disclaimer: Participation in this discussion is not to be construed as an indication of a participant's sexual orientation.

This discussion group is hosted by the University of Northern Iowa in the spirit of cooperation with the network community. The opinions expressed by contributors do not necessarily reflect those of the University or its employees. The University shall not be liable for any damages which may result directly or indirectly from errors or omissions in or application of information distributed via this group.

**Inactive; unmoderated


HWG (Hypermedia Working Group)
mailto:majordomo@clc.hyper.chubu.ac.jp
For posting:
hwg@clc.hyper.chubu.ac.jp
An informal group of English teachers who are interested in using computers to improve language teaching. Though most postings are in Japanese, there are some discussion in English.

ozeki@clc.hyper.chubu.ac.jp Shuji Ozeki
http://langue.hyper.chubu.ac.jp/hwg/

**active; mainly in Japanese; informal


IECC for teachers of k-12. iecc@stolaf.edu

iecc-request@stolaf.edu

mailto:iecc-digest-request@stolaf.edu

http://www.stolaf.edu/network/iecc/

(set digest: I suggest to set digest.)

For posting:
mailto:iecc@stolaf.edu
Finding partner classrooms in the Intercultural Email Classroom

"IECC" is intended for teachers seeking parter classrooms for international and cross-cultural electronic mail exchanges. This list is *not* for discussion or for people seeking individual penpals.

Once you have subscribed, we welcome your request for a partner classroom. We ask that you follow the general format described below:
* Subject
Please use a descriptive subject such as:
"Seeking Spanish-speaking classroom"
or "Looking for 12 college students in Pakistan"

* Body
* Information about your classroom
* your name
* name and location of your institution
* discipline (if appropriate)
* academic "level" of your students (e.g., college/university, 7th grade)
* number of students
* when you would like to connect
* other special interests

* Preferences for a partner classroom
* academic "level"
* country/culture (area within a country if appropriate)
* discipline (if appropriate)
* language
* number of students
* other preferences (e.g., Spanish-speakers, Japanese Americans)

You may also wish to look through past contributions to the IECC mailing list. See the "ACHIVE OF PAST POSTINGS"

ARCHIVE OF PAST POSTINGS

An archive of all postings to the IECC mailing list is available via Gopher and anonymous FTP.

Gopher:
St. Olaf's Gopher Server (gopher.stolaf.edu) is reachable
by following your "Other Gophers and Information Servers"
menu to:
North America
USA
Minnesota
St. Olaf College
Internet Resources
St. Olaf Sponsored Mailing Lists
Intercultural-Email-Classroom-Connections
archive
archive.projects
archive.discussion

You may also search past IECC postings by keyword via Gopher. (The index is updated daily.)

FTP:
ftp.stolaf.edu:pub/iecc/archive
ftp.stolaf.edu:pub/iecc/archive.projects
ftp.stolaf.edu:pub/iecc/archive.discussion

Please send questions about these services to "cdr@stolaf.edu" rather than to the entire membership of the IECC mailing list.

iecc-request@stolaf.edu

**Too active; be sure to set digest


IECC-HE (Intercultural E-Mail Classroom Connections in Higher Education)
iecc-he@stolaf.edu
iecc-he-request@stolaf.edu
mailto:iecc-he-digest-request@stolaf.edu

(set digest: I suggest to set digest)
subscribe iecc-he
unsubscribe iecc-he

For posting:

mailto:iecc-he@stolaf.edu

IECC-HE is a new mailing list intended for teachers seeking partner teachers in institutions of Higher Education for international classroom electronic mail exchanges.

Due to the high volume of postings to the existing IECC mailing lists (now with almost 2000 participants in 30 countries), we have created a new list devoted to connections in Higher Education. The IECC-PROJECTS and IECC-DISCUSSION mailing lists remain unchanged. Teachers interested in K-12 classroom links should continue to use the IECC list.

Members of the IECC lists are *not* automatically subscribed to the new IECC-HE list.

**active


IECC-Projects (Projects in the Intercultural Email Classroom)
iecc-projects@stolaf.edu
iecc-projects-request@stolaf.edu
mailto:iecc-projects-digest-request@stolaf.edu

(set digest: I suggest to set digest)
For posting:
mailto:iecc-projects@stolaf.edu

"IECC-PROJECTS" is an electronic mailing list where people may announce or request help with specific projects that involve email, internationally or cross-culturally.

**not as active as other IECC lists


IECC-Discussion (General discussion about the Intercultural Email Classroom)
iecc-discussion@stolaf.edu

iecc-discussion-request@stolaf.edu

mailto:iecc-discussion-digest-request@stolaf.edu

(set digest: I suggest to set digest)
For posting:
mailto:iecc-discussion@stolaf.edu

"IECC-DISCUSSION" is intended for general discussion about questions, issues, observations, etc. in the Intercultural Email Classroom Connections.
**Not active

(Part 2)


kkitao@mail.doshisha.ac.jp