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ESL Resources

We present a list of AUSTRALIAN ONLY resources for teaching English to speakers of other languages.

If there is an Australian resource you would like to see added to this page, please contact Rowena on info AT atesolact.org.au

Adult Migrant English Service (AMES) Publications

         

NSW AMES and AMES Victoria publish Australian language and literacy resources including:
readers, listening materials, course materials, online courses, vocational resources, curriculum resources, sample assessment tasks, English for Specific Purposes (EAP) resources, vocabulary and also provides free resources on beach and fire safety.


www.ames.edu.au/content/publications.aspx   (NSW)

www.ames.net.au/bookshop   (VIC)

Sugar Bag on Damper

         

This small publishing company, run by two experienced ESL teachers, produces reading materials, spelling materials, refugee resources and has recently released a set of 'Everyday Australian English Bilingual Picture Dictionaries' (pictured left).

The site also provides useful information on the topics of 'Cultural Issues', 'Grammar and Vocabulary', 'Reading about Australia' and 'Spelling and Phonics'.

www.sugarbagondamper.com 

Boyer Education

         

Susan Boyer produces resources that "explain and provide practice with English grammar, pronunciation, spelling and everyday conversational language for students and teachers of English."

www.boyereducation.com.au

Spark! Wordbank and Workbooks

       

 

These books are intended for beginners.  The websites states that:  "The Wordbank gives you a clearly illustrated selection of the most frequent and useful language items organised into topic areas, such as people, activities, food, transport, grammar and phonics lists."  while "The Workbooks bring everything together through a wide range of accessible, engaging and purposeful activities."

www.actual.com.au/sparkbooks.htm 

Adult Migrant English Program Research Centre (AMEPRC)

www.ameprc.mq.edu.au/resources
Although the AMEPRC no longer produces resources, this website still offers free and interesting pdfs for download.