Useful websites for reference to International Schools

Recent publications

"International school students: developing their bilingual potential", by Maurice Carder, Chapter 13 in "Bilingual and Multilingual Education in the 21st Century".

Afterword, by Maurice Carder, in:

Chadwick, T., (2012) Language Awareness in Teaching: A Toolkit for Content and Language Teachers, 

Cambridge University Press and Cambridge International Examinations

Frankfurt International School: http://esl.fis.edu/  

International School Bangkok: http://www.isb.ac.th/PDF/ESLhandbook2005.pdf

British School of Brussels: https://joriseal.wordpress.com/

Researchers and writers

James Crawford: http://www.languagepolicy.net/  

Stephen Krashen: http://www.sdkrashen.com/  

Jim Cummins: http://home.oise.utoronto.ca/~jcummins/cummins.htm  

Tove Skutnabb-Kangas: http://www.tove-skutnabb-kangas.org/en/index-en.html  

Thomas and Collier: http://www.thomasandcollier.com/

Second Language Learning 

Institute for Language and Education Policy: http://www.elladvocates.org/  

New South Wales Government Languages:  http://www.boardofstudies.nsw.edu.au/syllabus_sc/  

NCELA: http://www.ncela.us/resabout/ecell/

Dual language showcase: http://schools.peelschools.org/1363/pages/dual.aspx

NALDIC:  http://www.naldic.org.uk/  

Qualified professional development for teachers: https://lexised.com

Purdue Online Writing Lab - ESL Teacher Resources: https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/586/1/

The Guide to Becoming an ESL Teacher: http://certificationmap.com/international/

Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages: http://www.tesol.org/

George Mason University: Special program to prepare teachers for international schools: http://gse.gmu.edu/

Cambridge International Examinations: http://www.cie.org.uk/    

ESL Resource Guide: http://www.wiseoldsayings.com/esl-guide/

Mother Tongues

Ethnologue Languages of the World: http://www.ethnologue.com/  

Foundation for Endangered Languages: http://www.ogmios.org/  

National Literacy Trust: http://www.literacytrust.org.uk/  

MLA Language map:  http://www.mla.org/map_main  

International Association for the Improvement of Mother Tongue Education:

http://www.ilo.uva.nl/projecten/gert/iaimte/default.asp  

Terralingua: http://www.terralingua.org/ 

Ethnorema: http://www.ethnorema.it/Link_en.htm

Publishers and organisations

Multilingual Matters: http://www.multilingual-matters.com/  

European Council of International Schools: http://www.ecis.org/  

Council of International Schools: http://www.cois.org/  

ECIS ITC- International Teacher's Certificate: http://www.internationalteachercertificate.com  

IB – International Baccalaureate: http://www.ibo.org/  

International Schools Review:  http://www.internationalschoolsreview.com/  

International School Research: http://www.iscresearch.com/  

John Catt Educational Ltd:  http://johncatt.com/