Resources
Welcome to our information hub! This library has a range of resources for tutors, instructors, coordinators and managers of English language programs. It also includes settlement resources for newcomers. All resources are available online as pdf copies or as links to external websites.
Title: Intercultural Communicative Competence for TESL Instructors. Alberta Teachers of English as a Second Language (ATESL) and the Center for Intercultural Education conducted a research project focused on understanding current practices to integrate intercultural communicative competence (ICC) into ESL instruction, curriculum and professional development in Alberta.
A classroom resource for teaching citizenship topics to adult English language learners.
Passages to Canada: This site features listening videos of people recounting their stories of coming to Canada.
An initiative of The Historica-Dominion Institute, the Passages to Canada Speakers Bureau offers volunteers from a diverse range of ethno-cultural, religious and linguistic backgrounds the opportunity to share stories of their heritage with schools and community groups.
Interactive English 2 is a resource for teaching English language learners and for adults who want to improve their literacy skills.
List of immigrant-serving agencies.
The goal of this page is to form a “virtual community of practice” (VCoP). This VCoP platform provides ESL/ EAL/ ELL practitioners a shared learning model where everyone can share with each other.
ESL/ EAL/ ELL Community of Practice: Professional Development Series:
- Our community of practice- Introduction
- Multi-level classes
- Understanding Canadian Language Benchmarks
This resource was developed as a response to requests from small ESL providers in rural Alberta. It provides 10 lesson plans referenced to CLB 2 and 4 that can be adapted for multi-level classes.