Longman Dictionaries (http://www.ldoceonline.com) Longman dictionaries home page
Roget's Thesaurus (http://humanities.uchicago.edu/forms_unrest/ROGET.html) On-line version of the publication
Synonym Dictionary (http://vancouver-webpages.com/synonyms.html) This home page carries lists of English synonyms
WWWebster Dictionary (http://www.m-w.com/dictionary) Searches include pronunciation, etymology and a built-in thesaurus
Wordsmyth English Dictionary - Thesaurus (http://www.wordsmyth.net/) On-line version of the publication
Encyclopedias
Britannica On-line (http://www.eb.com/) On-line version of the publication
Encarta On-line (http://encarta.msn.com/) On-line version of Microsoft's CD-ROM
ESL-related Centres in Hong Kong
Centre for Independent Language Learning (http://elc.polyu.edu.hk/CILL) Home page of the Centre for Independent Language Learning at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University with many components and links
English Language Centre (http://elc.polyu.edu.hk/elsc/) Home page of the English Language Centre at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University with various components; useful links are also available from the English Enhancement Programmes
English Language Centre (http://www.cityu.edu.hk/elc) Home page of the English Language Centre at the City University of Hong Kong with links to listening and dictation exercises
Independent Learning Centre (http://www.ilc.cuhk.edu.hk/english/index1a.asp) English section of the home page of the Independent Learning Centre at the Chinese University of Hong Kong with many components and links
Language Centre (http://lc.ust.hk/) Home page of the Language Centre at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology with many components and links
Language Centre (http://www.hkbu.edu.hk/~lc/) Home page of the Language Centre at the Baptist University with many links to materials for self-access learning
Virtual English Centre (http://ec.hku.hk/vec/) Home page of the English Centre at the University of Hong Kong with many components and links
ESL/EFL Publications
Cambridge Journals Online (http://www.journals.cup.org/) An international abstracting journal for language teachers, educators and researchers published by the Cambridge University Press
ELT Journal (http://www.oup.co.uk/jnls/list/eltj) An international journal for teachers of English to speakers of other languages published by the Oxford University Press in association with The British Council and IATEFL
TESL-EJ (http://tesl-ej.org) On-line publication of Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language, an academic journal
TESL-HK (http://www.tesl-hk.org.hk/pregen/teslv0006.htm) On-line newsletter for English language teaching professionals in Hong Kong offered by the City University of Hong Kong (Issue no.6 only)
The Language Teacher (http://www.jalt-publications.org/tlt/) Excerpts from The Language Teacher, the monthly publication of the Japan Association for Language Teaching (JALT)
Games
Crayola (http://www.crayola.com/) A site for games and activities
KidsCom.com (http://www.kidscom.com/) Interactive and fun site for children
Sesame Street Homepage (http://www.ctw.org/) The official homepage for Sesame Street
The Disney Company (http://www.disney.com/) Interactive section for kids of all ages
Grammar
ESL Helper Center (http://eslcafe.com/help/) Help for ESL/EFL students from an international team of ESL/EFL teachers
Lesson Plans and Materials
AskERIC Lesson Plans (http://ericir.syr.edu/Virtual/Lessons/) Lesson plans, materials, and curriculum units from ERIC
ESL Discussion Center (http://eslcafe.com/discussion/) Forum for discussing ESL/EFL activities and games
Lesson Plans and Resources for ESL, Bilingual, and Foreign Language Teachers (http://www.csun.edu/~hcedu013/eslindex.html) Resource from Marty Levin of California State University, Northridge, USA
BBC World Service (http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/)
CBC Radio (http://cbc.ca/radio/)
CNN.com (http://www.cnn.com)
Telegraph.co.uk (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/)
Newslink (http://www.newslink.org/)
South China Morning Post (http://www.scmp.com/)
Guardian.co.uk (http://www.guardian.co.uk/)
The Standard (http://www.thestandard.com.hk/)
Times Online (http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/)
USA Today (http://www.usatoday.com/)
World Radio Network (http://www.wrn.org/)
Meeting Other Teachers
TESL : Personal Pages of ESL Teachers (http://iteslj.org/links/TESL/Personal_Pages_of_ESL_Teachers/) A database of ESL/EFL teachers' home pages from around the world
TeleNex (http://www.telenex.hku.hk/) Teachers of English Language Education Nexus is a computer network run by the Department of Curriculum Studies at The University of Hong Kong to enhance English language standards and the quality of English language teaching in Hong Kong. This network consists of a grammar database (PrimeGram), a teaching ideas database (PrimeTeach) and a collection of interactive multimedia activities for students (PrimeTask).
Poetry
KidNews Creative (http://www.kidnews.com/creative.html) Poems and fiction from Around the World
Childrenstory.com (http://www.childrenstory.com/) Groups include: Fairy Tales, Nursery Rhymes, Interactive Stories and Holiday Stories
Dave's ESL Cafe (http://www.eslcafe.com/) Several interactive resources, e.g. ESL Question Page, ESL Idea Page, ESL Links Pages, ESL Help Center, ESL Discussion Center, etc.
English Language Teaching Resources (http://www.ohiou.edu/esl/index.html) Collection of resources from Ohio University
Foreign Language Teaching Resources (http://babel.uoregon.edu/) Resources from Yamada Language Center at the University of Oregon
Linguistic Funland TESL (http://www.linguistic-funland.com/) Extensive links and more from Kristina Pfaff-Harris
Teachers Helping Teachers (http://www.pacificnet.net/~mandel/) Teaching tips and ideas for teachers
The Internet Movies Database (http://us.imdb.com/) A database on movies
Search Tools
Yahoo!Kids (http://kids.yahoo.com/) A search engine for kids
Writing
International Kids' Space (http://www.kids-space.org/index.html) Homepage where children can show their pictures, write their stories and make new friends
ACTFL (http://www.actfl.org/) The American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages
ACW (http://www2.nau.edu/~acw-p/) Alliance for Computers and Writing
AECT (http://www.aect.org/) Association for Educational Communications and Technology
The British Council (http://www.britishcouncil.org/new/) The British Council
CALICO (http://www.calico.org/) The Computer Assisted Language Instruction Consortium
IATEFL (http://www.man.ac.uk/IATEFL/) International Association of Teachers of English as a Foreign Language
IRA (http://www.reading.org/) International Reading Association
NCTE (http://www.ncte.org/) National Council of Teachers of English of the USA
TESOL (http://www.tesol.org/) Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages