Especially For ITAs and International Faculty
Quick Tips for Teaching in the US
Teaching in the US Classroom (Tomorrow's Professor #801
http://ctl.stanford.edu/Tomprof/postings/801.html
Cultural Differences in the Classroom:
http://edition.tefl.net/articles/home-and-abroad/cultural-differences/
http://edition.tefl.net/articles/home-and-abroad/cultural-differences-2/
Resources for International Faculty and TAs: http://www.vanderbilt.edu/cft/resources/teaching_resources/specific_audiences/international.htm
http://depts.washington.edu/cidrweb/consulting/itaresources.html
ESL Web Sites
Great All-Purpose Web Site:
www.eslcafe.com
This web site has a very comprehensive list of links, a help center, message boards, a slang dictionary, and quizzes among other features.
http://www.5minuteenglish.com/
Another general writing advice site--checkout the "English Lessons"
Writing Sites:
http://www.eslbee.com/ General advice on writing styles
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/
Probably the best on-line writing resource center. It’s from Purdue University.
www.rpi.edu/dept/llc/writecenter/web/handouts.html Excellent broad-based resources with good "take away" handouts
Information on different types of writing and different styles
http://www.ohiou.edu/esl/english/writing/style.html
Grammar
On-line quizzes for you to test your knowledge of various grammar points
http://a4esl.org/q/h/
http://www.ohiou.edu/esl/english/grammar/activities.html
Help for all levels of English competence
http://a4esl.org/q/h/grammar.html
http://www.1-language.com/eslquizzes/index.htm
English for Science and Technology
http://www.englishpage.com/forums/showthread.php?t=7120
http://www.eecmalta.com/eec/course_detail.aspx?id=17209
http://www.eslincanada.com/englishlesson7.html
Vocabulary for science and technology
http://www.artsci.wustl.edu/~kschwell/writing.html
Writing specific to disciplines and professional contexts
Books (Available in the IDS Library)
E. Sarkisian. Teaching American Students: A Guide for International Faculty and Teaching Assistants in Colleges and Universities. Derek Bok Center for Teaching and Learning, Intercultural Press, Inc.
M. Smithee, S. L.Greenblatt, & E. Eland. U.S. Classroom Culture. NAFSA.
G. Althen. American Ways. Intercultural Press