Chats and Forums

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.