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Government Organizations for Education

• China Education Research Network   This is the official website of China Education Research Association under the auspices of the Ministry of Education. It provides news, education policies to all education-related activities in China

• Education and Manpower Bureau, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China

• Ministry of Alberta Learning

• Council of Ministers of Education, Canada

• Statistics Canada --- From publications to electronic data, census to survey information, Statistics Canada is the official source for Canadian social and economic statistics and products. It provides the visitor with remarkably detailed data and even analysis on practically every aspect of Canada. 

Translatology Web Resources

• Systran --- founded in 1968, develops and markets the leading Machine Translation (MT) technology, and provides a full range of automatic translation software products and services to millions of users.

• Kingsoft --- a highly reputed Chinese translation software company

• Books on translation --- Some recent books on translation.

• Online Translation --- Don't know a word in English or in Chinese? You can look for it here.

ESL/EFL Internet Resources

• Complete works of Shakespeare

• History of the English Language  --- Everything you ever wanted to know about the history of English, with several excellent links. Don't forget to join their mailing list.

• Best Teacher Descriptions --- A list of the "qualities of a good ESL teacher as described by ESL students," written by Dr. Glen W. Probst.
  Links for Students:

• On-line English Grammar This site contains good grammatical information.  The index makes searching for a specific grammar point very easily.
• Lingua Center Homepage 
  This is a great site to start with because it contains links to so many other sites. It has a list of sites subdivided into grammar, reading, listening, speaking, and other (including TOEFL and colleges and universities).
• The Internet TESOL Journal
  This is another good general site. Students can access other sites through this page. Grammar, listening, reading, vocabulary are all listed as part of this site. There are also some sources of ideas and information for teachers.
• Frizzy University Network
  Students can get help with grammar, connect to reference materials, make friends from all over the world, learn about studying English in the U.S. and connect to other good ESL sites.
• The Virtual English Language Center
  Another general ESL site. Lots of activities and lots of links.
• Many Things
  This site contains many games, puzzles, tongue twisters--many fun activities for English Language Learning.
• Listening Lab
  You will need to have real time player to use this site.  Many good choices for listening to lectures. 
  Links and Resources for ESL Teachers
• Online Directory of ESL Resources
• TESOL Online 
  Information on the organization and all of its publications.
• Online Resources and Journals
  This site contains many references for language and cutural research.  There is a well-developed list of sources on the United States.
• James Christensen's ESL page. 
  This is another good site that lists resources for the classroom as well as lists to professional organizations and networking.
• TOEFL SITE
  This site contains information on the TOEFL exam. (The English exam that most international students need to take before entering a college or university.)

• ESL Super Store  This site contains information on texts and materials from over 30 publishers.

• Free English  A web site maintained by Eduverse Accelerated Leaning Systems, Inc. This company is dedicated to providing education available for free. Students can use the programs online or can download the programs.

• TEFL Web Journal  This is a new on-line journal that contains practical advice for classroom teachers.  The first issue contained information on textbook evaluation which included a "composite evaluation checklist "that could be adapted by teachers at any level.

Curriculum Web Resources

• 2 Learn Website --- Curriculum and other resources from K -12. The 2Learn.ca website has grown rapidly since December, 1997, and it continues to grow each day.  2Learn.ca currently supports teachers and students world-wide with its thousands of pages of educational resources - and links to countless more - created by teachers, for teachers, and with teachers.  Whether you are a new 'Net user or a seasoned surfer, and a teacher ... or not - you will be sure to find that 2Learn.ca provides a world-class onramp to lifelong learning in the twenty-first century!

Phenomenology Internet Resources

• Phenomenology Online --- Dr. Max van Manen's Phenomenology website. In it, you will learn almost every aspect of phenomenological practice.

Computer Technical Resources

• Microsoft Technical Support Center --- Search the largest database of Microsoft when you encounter some technical problems in your computer.

• Windows Operation Tips ---

Other Interesting sites

• Weather Network in Canada: This is a wonderful website for weather information. Check out the weather conditions all over Canada and the other parts of the world when you are travelling.

• American University and English as a Second Language Information Service
  This site contains information about the American educational system.  This is a good place to find out about how to apply to an American univesity. 

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