Links
Useful websites for students' further study:
www.britishcouncil.org/kids
www.englishclub.com/esl-games/index.htm
www.teflgames.com/interactive.html
www.manythings.org
www.bbclearningenglish.com
www.englishpage.com
www.dictionary.com
www.english-at-home.com
www.enchantedlearning.com/Home.html
www.eslcafe.com/students
www.linguascope.com
www.1stopesl.com
www.free-english-games.com
www.englishmaze.com
www.oup.com/elt/global/products/happyearthflash/
www.english-avenue.com
www.splendid-speaking.com/products/index.html
www.its-myworld.com
Interesting websites in English for anyone interested in reading about the world or UK:
www.bbc.co.uk
www.nationalgeographic.com
www.harrods.com
www.hamleys.com
www.royal.gov.uk
www.history.uk.com
www.discoverychannel.co.uk
www.london2012.org
www.thefa.com
www.english-heritage.org.uk
www.greenpeace.org.uk
Interesting sites for teachers:
EFL teachers will find the below helpful! More information on publishers and testing can be found on our MC English page.
www.britishcouncil.org/languageassistant simply one of the best teachers' resources, check their links page and their Essential UK lessons on Britain and culture
www.bbclearningenglish.com another very useful site for teachers from or working in UK
www.teachingenglish.org.uk a combination of bothe British Council and BBC
www.englishuk.com promoting quality in the UK's ELT sector
www.cactustefl.com everything you wanted to know about TEFL
www.teachitworld.com new and fast expanding site for the EFL world
www.onestopenglish.com a favourite of many teachers
www.myETP.com another useful community for teachers of EFL
www.elgazette.com the long-running classic ELT magazine
www.hothousemedia.com the Language Travel Magazine
www.englishmaze.com/main/home.html random things for teachers
www.its-teachers.com great publisher of books and online materials
www.countryschool.com/ylsig2 a valuable group worth joining for teachers of young learners .....
www.countryschool.com/ylsig2/weblinks.php ..... and this links page says it all for teaching generally, and young learners specifically
www.hltmag.co.uk humanising language teaching - now there's a good idea
www.developingt2t.com a great forum for EFL teacher networking
www.eltlinkup.org another online community
www.englishclub.com/teach-english.htm full of great stuff, and an extensive links page
www.tefl.net "because you teach English", as the label says
www.eltnotebook.blogspot.com a seriously good contribution to the industry
www.english-to-go.com fee-paying subscriptions to up-to-date topical leesons on Reutuers news items
www.english-avenue.com another well-priced membership to lesson stuff for kids
www.esl-library.com yet another payable access site to lesson plans/flashcards etc.
www.eslhq.com something for everyone, and free
www.britishcouncil.org/eltecs another mailing list connecting teaching contact around the world
www.teachernet.gov.uk educational and government issues for teachers in UK
www.nate.org.uk great association for the teaching of English in mainstream education in UK
www.tttjournal.co.uk the homepage of the printed journal for teacher trainers
www.splendid-speaking.com/teachers/index.html for teachers that want to develop their adults students' speaking and increase their use technology in the classroom
www.matsda.org.uk the Materials Development Association, fee paying membership for teachers that end up doing more than teaching
www.guardianweekly.co.uk/learningenglish & http://education.guardian.co.uk/tefl the newspaper's contributions to the field, with articles of interest and materials for free
www.tesol.org based in USA - a great association for teachers in the ELT field
www.elb-brighton.com a great English language bookshop serving students and teachers around the world
www.tefltech.com our man Richard's technological approach to teaching
Interesting sites for teachers and parents of children:
Teachers and parents of students will also find the below, as well as the above learning resources, helpful!
www.unicef.org advance humanity, unite for children!
www.dbda.co.uk a community, safety and education charity
www.childnet-int.org children's safety on the internet
www.suzylamplugh.org the National Centre for Personal Safety
www.dea.org.uk the Development Education Association
www.pestalozzi.org.uk education today for tomorrow's world
www.dfes.gov.uk the Department for Children, Schools and Families
www.met.police.uk/youngpeople helping to keep kids safe
www.csef.net a Children's Safety Educational Foundation charity
www.britishcouncil.org/parents for parents of EFL students
www.nspcc.org.uk cruelty to children must stop!
www.esu.org the English Speaking Union
www.etchtraining.co.uk/courses.aspx?mode=coursedetails&keysu=37&suname=Child+Protection&keyc=62 our Child Protection seminar for the Induction Course
The Directors are members of these professional networks:
www.iatefl.org the Course Director is a member of the International Association of Teachers of English as a Foreign Language, with special interests in 'ELT Management' and 'Young Learners'
www.quality-tesol-ed.org.uk the Course Director is also a member of the Association for the Promotion of Quality in TESOL Education
www.fsb.org.uk the Federation of Small Businesses - Manor Courses are indeed one of the smaller summer schools
www.first-business.co.uk/page3.htm Manor Courses are a client of this business support firm, who are part of Northgate Arinso, a much bigger HR firm
www.sussex.police.uk/youth/columbus the local police operation dealing with language schools and students
www.fairplayforchildren.org Manor Courses' child protection and CRB umbrella group
Links to our friends and family:
See the Discovery page for links to the places we visit for culture, site-seeing and shopping.
www.elb-brighton.com Simply the best language bookshop in the area
www.groundsure.com Environmental intelligence
www.greshamblake.com Great British Tailoring
www.resalepolaris.com Polaris World's number one agent
www.arcconsulting.com Recruitment
www.anokimobi.com Branding & mobile accessories
www.bo-i.com International property sales in many countries
www.silentmanager.co.uk Fantasy football games
www.thebrightagency.com Agent to ilistrators and designers
www.welovebrighton.com Entertainment in Brighton
www.kungfu-london.com British music scene
www.4printanddesign.co.uk Our printing partners
www.bestofbrighton.co.uk Accommodation in the area
www.sussex-coaches.co.uk Our private hire coach company
Friends and family's schools around the world:
www.aep-london.co.uk Intensive homestay English language courses
www.vivastudy.com Home tuition in the Brighton/London area
www.english-alive.com English classes taken into Italian schools
www.the-english-school.co.uk Study English at a small hotel in the north of England
www.middlesmoor.com Countryside residential school in the moors
www.japanjobox.com Jobs for English speakers and others in Japan
www.lingwish-mqstudio.com Q Method plus Phonics, English tuition in Japan
www.bigapple-saitama.com Our friend Satoshi's school in Saitama, Japan