Links

English:

http://www.englisch.schule.de T H E starting point for any English teacher; a comprehensive site
compiled by our Friesian colleague Rainer Donath, who covers a wide spectrum of information on the English-speaking world (incl. German, French and Dutch).
On top you will find a lot of teaching units, in short: You name it, he has it!
http://www.uni-duesseldorf.de/WWW/ulb/ang.html Homepage of the University Library of Duesseldorf which offers a lot of
information on any aspect of British / US life, institutions and literature

http://www.swisseduc.ch/english

From SwissEduc in Zurich, one of the best sites for the teacher of English, esp. the „Reading List“ under "Literature" which helps you to decide what to read in class

http://www.kfmaas.de

Klaus Maas ist Fachleiter for English at the Staatliches Studienseminar für Realschulen in Koblenz and has put together quite a site for English together with many teaching units for teachers and beginners


http://www.tep-online.info

The English Pages: Useful site by Frank Gemkow from Brandenburg:
Information on: LehrerInnen, StudienreferendarInnen, Entwicklungspsychologie,
Lernen, Didaktische Modelle, Leistungsmessung, Landeskunde, Materialinie Literatur,
Unterricht konkret, Literaturtipps, Tests, etc.

http://www.wagner-juergen.de/englisch

Links for the teaching of English from A as Albee, The Zoo Story to Z
- not quite, Y is the last letter with information. (Young people searching for a direction)- for Teachers of French: http://www.wagner-juergen.de/franz

http://www.sester-online.de

Homepage by Kurt Sester with lots of information arranged by class,
much on Sekundarstufe I
http://www.englischlehrer.de/texts/ This site by Peter Huuck from Lower Saxony is thought as a source of information on the teaching of English
http://www.kulmbach.net/~MGF-Gymnasium/redarrows/english.html a comprehensive site with a general index a-z with information on the UK (with specials on London, Scotland), Ireland, USA, Australia & Canada
http://www.bbc.co.uk/learning/subjects/english.shtml Online learning, support and advice from the British Council


Dictionaries:

http://www.m-w.com/ Merriam Webster Dictionary Online
http://dict.leo.org Wörterbuch Deutsch - Englisch / Französisch / Spanisch / Chinesisch
http://humanities.uchicago.edu/forms_unrest/ROGET.html Roget's Thesaurus


Encyclopaedias:

http://www.wordreference.com a reliable source if you are looking for more than one word, for the etymology and whole espressions

http://www.bartleby.com

a very useful reference book; Internet publisher of literature, reference and verse

http://www.xrefer.com

this free site contains encyclopedias, dictionaries, thesauri & books of quotations from the world's leading publishers. All cross-referenced, all in one place - providing you with a single source for reliable factual information.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page an encyclopedia which is growing all the time, because the internet users contribute to it.


Practical Helps:

http://www.breakingnewsenglish.com Current Events Lesson Plans:
All of these current events and business English lesson plans contain a news article, listening (MP3 file), communication activities, pair work, discussion, reading and vocabulary exercises. Classroom handouts are reproducible in Word and PDF. Each Unit has two text versions: easier / harder - warm-ups - before reading / listening - while reading / listening - listening - after reading / listening -
discussion - reading - homework - answers
http://www.mariposa-services.com/pageng/maripage2.htm offers a range of services for English Language teachers, trainers, students, business people, adult learners ....for all those interested in English language and culture
http://www.english4u.net.tc A site with practical helps: Exercises, quizzes & crosswords about English grammar& studies about the UK, Ireland, the USA and postcolonial countries.
http://depts.gallaudet.edu/englishworks/exercises/main Exercises Index: Reading Selections and Exercises - Vocabulary Exercises -
Grammar Exercises - Writing Exercises - Links to Other Exercises
http://www.smic.be/smic5022 English Exercises Online: a Belgian site with handouts and activities to do online

http://www.goethe-verlag.com/tests/

Multilingual vocabulary exercises and language tests

http://www.edufind.com

An online service operated by the Digital Education Network which provides a range of internet-based services for education.
Since 1995 EduFind has been providing students and education professionals with information and resources on the Internet.

http://www.learnenglish.de

free and independent web site for EFL/ESL learners and teachers


http://www.askoxford.com/

"Passionate about language" as it says in its subtitle; anything around grammar, spelling, and words, words, words...(including global English)

http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/sitemap.htm learning English online - a practical help


British Studies:

http://www.britishcouncil.de/

German Web Portal to British Studies: Institutions - Resources

http://www.littleengland.co.uk/le/le.html ..for Queen and Country...This year celebrating the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Trafalgar,
Britain's greatest naval victory which took place on 21st October 1805

http://www.wisecat.com

English Portal to answer (nearly) all questions

http://lang.nagoya-u.ac.jp/~matsuoka/UK.html

United Kingdom Web of the JapaneseNagoya University with comprehensive links

http://www.theheritagetrail.co.uk

This site will ultimately provide the most complete guide to Britain's heritage, available on the internet. Each section on the buttonbar has a contents page that lists the sites contained within. Additional pages are updated at least once a week.
http://www.theheritagetrail.co.uk/Maps/uk_map.htm One of this sceptred isle's greatest assets is her incredible wealth of heritage. From Stone Age circles to Iron Age hill forts, Roman Baths to Medieval castles, ruined Abbeys to vast Cathedrals, fine Manor Houses to Victorian seaside piers and pavilions - there is something for everyone.

http://www.explore.parliament.uk
The UK Parliament’s education website:
What happens in Parliament? Have you ever wondered what goes on inside the Palace of Westminster? Do you know what the House of Commons or House of Lords look like?
http://www.sterlingtimes.co.uk "the virtual scrapbook of British nostalgia", is here in celebration of "Uncool Britannia". It's the site where etiquette is still more important than political correctness. SterlingTimes focuses upon some of the eccentricities of British culture.
http://www.visitbritain.com/

Welcome to the Official Travel Guide to Britain,
in German: http://www.visitbritain.com/de/home4.asp

http://www.multimap.com Maps and City Plans of the United Kingdom

http://www.streetmap.co.uk

This site provides address searching and street map facilities for the whole of mainland Britain.

http://www.royal.gov.uk/output/Page1.asp

Homepage of the English Monarchy
http://www.britannia.com/gov Covers any aspect of British politics: America's Gateway to the British Isles

Regions of Britain:

http://www.londonnet.co.uk One of the many online-sites of London

http://www.norwich.gov.uk

Homepage of the City of Norwich in East Anglia.
Many cities, towns and counties in the UK have the sub-domain gov.uk
(e.g. http://www.kent.gov.uk: Homepage for the County of Kent)

http://www.visitscotland.net

The official Scottish Tourist Board Gateway

http://www.tourism.wales.gov.uk/

Wales Tourism
http://llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch.co.uk if you are looking for the world's longest name

http://www.local.ie/

Ireland in an instant

http://cain.ulst.ac.uk/

Welcome to the CAIN (Conflict Archive on the Internet) Web Service,
in other words the "troubles" in Northern Ireland

http://www.ferrytravel.de

Ferry Services worldwide, including those to "the kingdom by the sea" (Bill Bryson)

Literature:

http://www.cx.unibe.ch/ens/links.html English and American Language and Literatue Links der Universität Bern

http://sailor.gutenberg.org/

Projekt Gutenberg: a project to offer classical texts online (where the copyright has expired)

http://www.gutenberg.lib.md.us/index/by-author.html

http://www.gutenberg.lib.md.us/index/by-title.html

Project Gutenberg Etexts: Listing by Author or Title
   

http://euphrates.wpunj.edu/faculty/wagnerk/webagogy/shuttle.htm

"Voice of the Shuttle", Web Page for Humanities Research with a stress on literature

http://endeavor.med.nyu.edu/lit-med/lit-med-db/index.html

It is astonishing: A medical database on literature, annotations of men and women authors. Each title gives you information on medium, genre, keywords, summary, commentary, publisher, edition, miscellaneous, annotated by, date of entry
http://www.booksunlimited.co.uk The Booksite of “The Guardian“ with comprehensive information on books and authors, included is „First Chapters“ of new books, „Digested Reading“ (written in the style of..). In 2000 they started a „Reading Circle“, which focuses on one title a month, a forum in which anyone can take part.
http://www.acs.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/ Contemporary writing for children and young adults

http://eserver.org/

Fiction of all literary genres

http://www.complete-review.com/maindex/gb1946.htm

Index of book reviews on contemporary literature

http://andromeda.rutgers.edu/~jlynch/Lit/

Literary Resources on the Net
http://www.solroed-gym.dk/inger/amrlit.htm a Danish site with links on American literature
http://www.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/stories.html A comprehensive site of Children’s Literature: Web Guide der University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada: features - discussion boards - quick reference - more links
http://www.scholars.nus.edu.sg/landow/post/misc/postov.html

The comprehensive homepage on Contemporary Postcolonial and Post-
imperial Literature in English

http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/C66 Books and literature from the BBC

Literary Awards:

http://www.unca.edu/~moseley/prizes.html British Literary Prizes

http://www.themanbookerprize.com

Homepage of the most prestigious British award, the Booker Man Prize
http://www.pulitzer.org Homepage of the well-known Pulitzer Prize


Media:

http://www.thepaperboy.com.au/welcome.html A site with all newspapers on the Internet by countries or US states
http://www.breakingnewsenglish.com All of these current events lesson plans contain a news article, listening (MP3 file), communication activities, pair work, discussion, reading and vocabulary exercises. Classroom handouts are reproducible in Word and PDF.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/uk

BBC Online Homepage: Welcome to the UK's favourite website with information on any aspect of life in Britain, lots of audios, news online
http://www.cnn.com Homepage of the American News Channel CNN
http://www.time.com/time The US-American News Magazine TIME


Publishers (of school books):

http://www.klett-verlag.de/index.html#/klett-perthes Homepage of the Klett-Verlag, with additional topical texts

http://www.cornelsen.de/teachweb

The English teacher's site of the Cornelsen-Verlag

http://www.langenscheidt.de/linkfinder

Comprehensive list of links (primary and secondary sources) for the work with Viewfinder special of the Langenscheidt-Longman Verlag


English Songs:

http://ingeb.org/folksong.html Folk Songs from all over the world (if you do not succeed with this URL try: http://ingeb.org/midimidi.html and then go to "Folksongs"
http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/childrens Children's music
http://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/tweenies/songtime/index.shtml Sing along and music withthe Tweenies

http://www.contemplator.com/folk.html

Folk Music of England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales and America: Tunes, Lyrics, Information,
Historical Background and Tune Related Links

 


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