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Online Resources

¡Colorín Colorado!
Breaking News English.com
Open English World

Professional Organizations

AAAL (the American Association for Applied Linguistics)
AAAL (the American Association for Applied Linguistics) is a professional organization of scholars who are interested in and actively contribute to the multi-disciplinary field of applied linguistics.
ACTFL (American Council on the Teaching Foreign Language)
ACTFL (American Council on the Teaching Foreign Languages) is the only national organization dedicated to the improvement and expansion of the teaching and learning of all languages at all levels of instruction.
CAL (Center for Applied Linguistics)
Center for Advanced Research on Language Acquisition
Center for Language Minority Education and Research
IATEFL (International Association for Teachers of English as a Foreign Language)
Intercultural Development Research Association
IRA (International Reading Association)
Linguistic Minority Research Institute
MLA (Modern Language Association)
Multicultural Pavillion Teacher's Corner
NABE (National Association for Bilingual Education)
NAME (National Association for Multicultural Education)
National Clearinghouse for English Language Acquisition
New York State Bilingual/ESL Network
New York City BETAC
NYSABE (New York State Association for Bilingual Education)
TESOL-Spain.org
TESOL (Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages)
TESOL (Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages) is an international organization for ESOL professionals. TESOL has more than 90 worldwide affiliated organizations representing another 50,000 ESOL professionals.

Graduate Schools

GraduateSchool.com

ESL/TESOL Book Publishers

Alta Book Center Publishers
Oxford University Press: ELT
Longman: ESL
Macmillan: ELT
McGraw-Hill: ELT
Thomson Heinle: ESL
Houghton Mifflin: ESL
Cambridge University Press: ESL
Blackwell Publishers
Columbia University Press
John Benjamins
Lawrence Erlbaum
Multilingual Matters

Grant Opportunities

American Association of University Women (AAUW)
A number of funding opportunities for female graduate students.
American Association of Applied Linguistics (AAAL)
Graduate Student Travel Grants ($800) and several TOEFL Grands ($800-2500).
Council of American Overseas Research Centers
For doctoral or post-doctoral students in the field of the humanities, social sciences, or allied natural sciences ($9000).
Ford Foundation
Mostly Institute- or organization-level grants. A few grants for doctoral or pre-doctoral minority students.
Fulbright Scholar Program
Graduate study abroad for US citizens; contact Fulbright representative in each country for graduate study in the US for non-US citizens
Mellon Fellowships for Dissertation Research
Funding for dessertation research in the humanities. (Approx. yearly $20000-)
Social Science Research Council
A number of funding opportunities from pre-dessertation to post-doctoral levels.
TESOL
A number of awards for graduate study and research in the field of TESOL.
The Andrew W. Mellon Fellowships in Humanistic Studies
The Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships
A fellowship program for immigrant graduate students
The Spencer Foundation
Mostly Institute- or organization-level grants
TOEFL Awards
Research awards on TOEFL or language testing studies.
Toyota Foundation
Research grants under the main theme of "Creating a Socity with Pluralistic Values."
Wenner-Gren Foundation Grants
Funding source for anthropology studies, including linguistics.

Advocacy

ASPIRA Association (devoted to the education and development of Puerto Rican and other Latino youth)
Ethnologue (database of the world's languages)
James Crawford's Language Policy Website and Emporium
Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund
National Council of La Raza
Terralingua

Journals

AILA (International Association of Applied Linguistics)
AILA (International Association of Applied Linguistics) is an international association consist of national associations of applied linguistics all over the world. Publication: AILA News and AILA Review. AAAL is one of AILA's affiliates.
Annual Review of Applied Linguistics
This annual journal introduces timely topics in the broad field of applied linguistics by means of critical summaries, overviews and excellent bibliographic citations.
Applied Linguistics
Applied Linguistics is a quarterly journal aiming to reflect the field of applied linguistics construed in a broad perspective.
Applied Psycholinguistics
Applied Pscycholinguistics publishes research articles pertaining to psychological process involved in language development.
Bilingualism: Language and Cognition
Bilingualism is an international peer-reviewed journal focusing on bilingualism from a cognitive science perspective.
Cambridge Journal Online
The recent journal articles published by CUP can be downloaded on this web page.
ELT Journal
The ELT Journal is a quarterly journal covering topics pertaining to teaching English as a second or foreign language.
International Journal of Bilingual Education
Internatinal Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism is a querterly journal published by Multilingual Matters.
International Journal of the Sociology of Language, the
The International Journal of the Sociology of Language seeks to attract readers and contributors from all parts of the world and from all disciplines that pertain to the study of language use in social behavior.
Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development
Published six times a year by Multilingual Matters, this journal contains articles on many aspects of multilingualism and multiculturalism.
Language Acquisition
Language Acquisition seeks for explanatory insights into, and advance our knowledge of, how language is acquired.
Language in Society
Langauge in Society is an international journal of sociolinguistics concerned with all fields of speech and language as aspects of social life.
Language Learning & Technology
Language Learning & Technology is a refereed journal which seeks to disseminate research to foreign and second language educators in the US and around the world on issues related to technology and language education.
Language Teaching
Language Teaching gathers easy references to current research in second and foreign language education.
Modern Language Journal, The
This Backwell journal contains both quantitative and qualitative research, documented essays, response articles and professional news in EFL/ESL.
Oxford Journal Page
The recent journal articles published by OUP can be downloaded on this web page.
ReCALL
ReCALL is a journal of European Association for Computer Assisted Language Learning with a focus on the use of technologies for langauge learning and teaching.
Studies in Second Language Acquisition
Studies in Second Language Acquisition is a journal devoted to the scientific discussions of issues in second and foreign language acquisition.
TESOL Quarterly
TESOL Quarterly, a professional, refereed journal, publishes articles on topics of significance to individuals concerned with the teaching of ESL/EFL and standard English as a second dialect.

Online Journals

Bilingual Research Journal
Dave's ESL Cafe
ESL Magazine
Everything ESL
Internet TESL Journal
TESL-L