Initial and Ongoing Assessment of English Language Competency of Migrant Learners in Further Education and Training
These documents outline the research and findings of the SOLAS research project designed to develop good practice guidelines and toolkit to support the initial and ongoing assessment of the English language competency of migrant learners and to provide a universal definition of ESOL literacy for application within the Further Education and Training (FET) sector.
Research Report
- Provides a comprehensive set of guidelines on the initial and ongoing assessment of the English language competency of migrant
learners.
Guidelines
- Outlines a systematic approach to the initial and ongoing assessment of the English language competency of migrant learners accessing ESOL and/or other relevant Further Education and Training programmes
Toolkit
- A set of standardised forms and templates to aid the recording of learner performance and progression throughout the initial and ongoing assessment processes
Activities for ESL Students
- A project of The Internet TESL Journal. Quizzes, tests, exercises and puzzles for English as a Second Language learners
Adele's ESL Corner
- Free online English exercises for students of English
Adult ESOL core curriculum
- The former English Qualifications and Curriculum Authority's ESOL core curriculum offers a framework for English language learning. It defines in detail the skills, knowledge and understanding that non-native English speakers need in order to demonstrate achievement of the national standards andprovides a reference tool for teachers of ESOL in a wide range of settings
Advanced Academic Grammar for ESL Students
- A free online grammar course and textbook
Agenda Web
- Grammar, vocabulary, reading and listening exercises at all levels
BBC: Learning English
- Offering free audio, video and text materials to learners around the world.
British Council - Learn English
- Learn English online and improve your skills through high-quality courses and resources
British Council - Learn English for Kids
- English for children aged 5 to 12
British Council - Learn English for Teens
- English for teens aged 13 to 17
Cambridge English: Games and Social Media
- Games, videos and social networking are all great ways to improve your English. Find out what is available from Cambridge English
Cambridge Learners YouTube Channel - Grammar
- A playlist of English grammar lessons
Cambridge Learners YouTube Channel – Vocabulary
- A playlist of English vocabulary lessons
Cambridge: Learning English
- Free online activities to help teenage and adult learners practise their English
College ESL Writers: Applied Grammar and Composing Strategies for Success
- A free ebook designed as a comprehensive grammar and writing etext for high intermediate and advanced level non-native speakers of English.
Communication Beginnings: An Introductory Listening and Speaking Text for English Language Learners
- This free textbook is designed for beginning-intermediate English language learners.
Dave's ESL Cafe
- Grammar lessons and resources from an online meeting place for ESL + EFL teachers and students from around the world
ELLLO
- English Learning Library Online - A large online listening collection with interviews, news stories and everyday conversations. Each recording comes with images, a full transcript and multiple-choice quizzes. In addition, there are listening games designed for beginning students.
English Central
- Learn English with 30,000 video lessons and live teachers. Sign-up required
EnglishClub.com
- For learners and teachers of English - includes lessons and exercises on grammar, pronunciation and vocabulary
englishpage.com
- Free English Grammar and Vocabulary Lessons
English for Everyone
English for You
- A site for learning English specially made for ESL / EFL students in their first years of study.
English My Way
- English language learning resources for adult migrants, particularly those who are new to English. The website was closed but the resources and tools have been gathered together on the link above. Alternatively, you can see an archived version of the site here
English Writing Tips
- This is a Moodle course developed by GRETB that is suitable for native English speakers and advanced ESOL learners looking to improve their English writing skills. The course can be copied and/or copied and repurposed for use in another ETB with attribution to GRETB. Short introductory video:
To use the course in Moodle:
- Download the file (click the
icon)
- Log into your Moodle Site
- Open a Moodle course
- As a teacher or admin, select the gear icon on the right-hand side of the course window and select 'Restore'
- Choose the Moodle course backup file or drag and drop into the file upload area and once the file has uploaded select 'Restore'
- Scroll to the bottom of the page and select 'Continue'
- Locate or search for the category you want to restore the course into, select it and select 'Continue'
- Scroll to the bottom of the page and select 'Next'
- You have an opportunity to rename the course name and course short name and course start date or leave as is
- Select 'Next'
- Scroll to the bottom of the page and select 'Perform Restore'
- Wait for the restore process to complete and select 'Continue'
You have now successfully restored the course and are ready to enrol teachers and learners
engVids
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Learn English for free with over 2000 video lessons by experienced teachers. Classes cover English grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation, IELTS, TOEFL, and more. Sign-up may be required
ESL Bits
- Site that aims to hep ESOL students improve their understanding of English. Read and listen to novels, short stories and essays.
ESL Desk
- A site for those who want to learn English online.
ESL Lab
- Online English listening comprehension activities
ESL Listening Lab
- Quizzes, games and listening activities
ESL Student Lounge
- This site offers a range of listening, reading, and vocabulary and grammar exercises
ESOL Courses
- UK site providing free digital resources for learning and teaching English
ESOL Materials Ireland
- A resource bank for Irish-themed ESOL materials, free to download and use in class
ETF: English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) support
- Free, self-access modules for ESOL Learners mostly migrated over from the British Council’s ESOL Nexus website. These are online activities that learners can complete by themselves or with the support of their teacher
Extra English Practice
- Short videos on learning English, covering grammar, listening, speaking, pronunciation and vocabulary
Free Online English Teaching and Learning Materials
- Over 2,500 conversations with audio and 3,000 short stories and essays
Games to Learn English
- A selection of fun, simple games for learners to practise all aspects of English.
Headway Beginner English (4th edition)
- Headway by Oxford University Press is an English language course tailored to English language students. This is their beginner course
Language support for adult refugees: a Council of Europe toolkit
- The toolkit is designed to assist organisations, and especially volunteers, providing language support for adult refugees
Learn English - Free Online Course for Beginners
- A series of courses from a site aimed at English language teachers looking for lesson ideas to use in the classroom, and adult learners who want to study English independently.
Learn English Online
- The Learn English Network is a not-for-profit organisation registered in the UK. Their site contains resources including help with listening skills and pronunciation, along with sections on the basics of English, spelling, grammar and activities such as games, tests and quizzes
Listen Here
- Free online speech-based lessons in English and Irish for people living in Ireland or planning to come here. Has a good resources for tutors page
Low Intermediate ESL Writing
- A free textbook/PDF that teaches English writing
Many Things
- Quizzes, word games, word puzzles, proverbs, slang expressions, anagrams, a random-sentence generator and other computer assisted language learning activities (American)
Minimal Pairs
- Minimal pairs are two words that have the same pronunciation except for one sound. Practicing minimal pairs is helpful when similar sounds are too similar for a non-native English speaker to pronounce correctly.
MSLETB YouTube Channel
- Many ESOL videos for basic learners on this channel (with thanks to Lorcan McNamee)
NALA: The Big Picture
- Materials and Resources for ESOL tutors, ranging in level from beginner ESOL learners, through to exercises for higher-level learners.
New Internationalist Easier English Wiki
- A wealth of lesson plans and reading / language resources for English learners on world issues based on the magazine, the New Internationalist, that's written in graded English
OER Short Stories
- Short stories for use in teaching ESOL
One Stop English: McMillan Education
- Lesson plans for teachers of students who want to live and work in an English-speaking country
One Stop English: Absolute Beginners Series
- ESOL lesson plans aimed at beginner-level students with little or no previous experience in English.
Oxford University Press
- Free grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation exercises to go with the third editions of OUP’s English textbooks (the resources for the fourth editions are not free)
TalkEnglish
- Free resources to help improve spoken English
SaorEd
- Free access to a wide range of courses for international protection applicants, refugees and other underserved communities in Ireland, including English language, information technology, and career preparation courses. Registration required
Scottish Qualifications Authority ESOL Literacy Resources (National 2)
- ESOL resources at SQA level National 2. Learners at this level will have little or no previous knowledge of English but will be
familiar with Roman script. Other SQA level resources are available from the SQA site
Skills Workshop: ESOL Resources
- A collection of ESOL resources for learners and teachers
Trinity College London ESOL Skills for Life - levels and resources
- A collection of sample exam papers from Trinity's ESOL courses, ranging from entry level to Cambridge IELTS 6.5 equivalent
Using English
- A general ESOL site hosting a large collection of tools & resources for learners and teachers
