English as a Second Language Chats and Forums
Below are some useful links about Chats and Forums on English as a Second Language:
| American ESL Club Yahoo! Groups - For people who are interested in learning American English and sharing resources. |
| Diplomats Online - Discussion for improving language skills, making new friends and sharing cultural information. |
| EFL Teachers Board - For teachers interested in sharing opinions and discussing topics such as textbooks, activities, teaching methods, group psychology. |
| EFL/ESL Discussion Forum and Chat: Using English - Forum for students and teachers with discussions covering issues such as usage, grammar, exams, qualifications, and academic and business English. |
| ELT Club - A community for teachers in Korea with each discussion group listed by topic. |
| English Forums - Learn and explore the English language with topics such as poetry, stories, medical and business English, letter writing, essay composition and general chit chat. |
| English Language Teachers Forum Yahoo! Groups - A community and resource for teachers. Exchange ideas, get help and encouragement, and learn from each other. |
| ESL and International Students Community Yahoo! Groups - For students to improve their English by interacting with each other. Offers a chat room and message board. |
| ESL Cafe Yahoo! Groups - For teachers to come and talk about teaching. |
| ESL Internet Group - Penfriends & Personal Homepages - Lists allow members to keep in contact and to make new friends in many parts of the world. Chat and message board available. Free registration. |
| ESL Learn English Club Yahoo! Groups - Chat forum to exchange ideas and learn. Private tutor is also available upon request. |
| ESL One Yahoo! Groups - For the teachers and students of Language Services Unlimited. |
| ESL Teachers in Ethiopia - A non-commercial discussion list to support teachers in Ethiopia. |
| ESL Teachers in Uzbekistan - A non-commercial discussion list to support teachers in Uzbekistan. |
| ESL Today Yahoo! Groups - Offers current news, chat, and college resources for teachers and students. |
| ESL Yahoo! Groups - Multilingual founder offers to teach participants. |
| Especially English Yahoo! Groups - Offers chats with native speakers, contests and quizzes. |
| Learn English Online - Focused on students improving their language skills. |
| PainInTheEnglish.com - For English learners to keep a database of things that they have learned and invites original posts and comments. |
| Peter's ESL Cafe Korea Yahoo! Groups - Helping Sookmyung students improve and practice their English. |
| Taiwan ESL Yahoo! Groups - For anyone involved in teaching in Taiwan. Offers information about job openings, positions desired, living, and travel tips. |
| Teach English in China - Resources and discussion groups for those living and teaching English in China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macao. |
| Yahoo! Groups: TEFL/ESL Italy - This is a discussion and information group for teachers in Italy and teachers interested in working there. |
| Yahoo! Groups: Content-Based ESL - For students and teachers interested in content-based instruction which provides a forum to exchange ideas. |
| Yahoo! Groups: Creative Teaching - The target audiences for this list are educators, ESL teachers, speech therapists, sign language interpreters, and ASL instructors. |
| Yahoo! Groups: English as a Second Language - Offers information about ESl programs, courses, free newsletters, and free practice tests. |
| Yahoo! Groups: English Teachers in Albania - A non-commercial email discussion list to support teachers (ESL/TESL/EFL/TEFL) in Albania. |
| Yahoo! Groups: English Teachers in Belarus - A non-commercial email discussion list specifically to support all ESL/TESL/EFL/TEFL professionals in Belarus. |
| Yahoo! Groups: English Teachers in Croatia - A non-commercial email discussion list specifically to support teachers (ESL/TESL/EFL/TEFL) in Croatia. |
| Yahoo! Groups: English Teachers in Hungary - A non-commercial email discussion list to support teachers (ESL/TESL/EFL/TEFL) in Hungary. |
| Yahoo! Groups: English Teachers in Kosovo - To support English teachers (and all ESL/TESL/EFL/TEFL efforts)in Kosovo. Non-commercial, unaffiliated, and apolitical. |
| Yahoo! Groups: English Teachers in Latvia - A non-commercial email discussion list specifically to support all ESL/TESL/EFL/TEFL professionals in Latvia. |
| Yahoo! Groups: English Teachers in Lithuania - A non-commercial email discussion list specifically to support teachers and all ESL/TESL/EFL/TEFL professionals in Lithuania. |
| Yahoo! Groups: English Teachers in Poland - To support all English teachers (and ESL/TESL/EFL/TEFL) in Poland. |
| Yahoo! Groups: English Teachers in Romania - A non-commercial email discussion list specifically to support all ESL/TESL/EFL/TEFL professionals in Romania. |
| Yahoo! Groups: English Teachers in Slovakia - A non-commercial email discussion list specifically to support ESL/TESL/EFL/TEFL professionals in Slovakia. |
| Yahoo! Groups: English Teachers in the Czech Republic - Specifically to support English teachers (ESL/TESL/EFL/TEFL) in Prague and other parts of the Czech Republic. |
| Yahoo! Groups: English Teachers in Ukraine - A non-commercial email discussion list specifically to support ESL/TESL/EFL/TEFL professionals in Ukraine. |
| Yahoo! Groups: ESL for Kindergarten Children - For talking about experiences using the Kid's Talk series. Also any information about teaching in Japanese kindergartens. |
| Yahoo! Groups: ESL Professional Forum - For individuals who are interested in teaching or those individuals already engaged in teaching to discuss and comment on the issues and questions surrounding pursuing a teaching position. |
| Yahoo! Groups: ESL Teachers Cafe - To discuss anything and everything related to teaching ESL. All teachers welcome. |
| Yahoo! Groups: ESL Teachers in South Korea - A resource for all expat and national teachers in Korea to share any difficulties. Also be an unofficial blacklist of bad hogwans and directors, as well as a whitelist of excellent hogwans and directors. To share lesson ideas, questions, game ideas and cultural thoughts. |
| Yahoo! Groups: ESL/EFL teachers - For teachers who want to exchange thoughts and ideas as well as get support from peers. |
| Yahoo! Groups: TEFL Park - For professionals interested in EFL to discuss issues. Topics may include, but are not limited to, content area curricula, materials, activities and lesson plans; needs assessment; and cross-cultural communication issues. |
| Yuki's EFL/ESL Bulletin Board - Opportunity to exchange ideas and opinions regarding many aspects and problems in teaching. Oriented to teachers in Japan. |