Using JavaScript:

• What is JavaScript?
• Ways to use JavaScript for ESL
• ESL Pages Using JavaScripts
• Resources for JavaScript
• Talk about Javascript for ESL

What is JavaScript?

Ways to use JavaScript for ESL

• Glossary
• Form Evaluation
• Check Form Information
• Provide Feedback

ESL Pages Using JavaScripts

Interactive Listening Comprehension
http://deil.lang.uiuc.edu/lcra/

Flags & Countries Quiz for English Language Students
http://www.ilcgroup.com/flagquiz/quiz.html

JavaScript Demos
http://www.fln.vcu.edu/cgi/js.html

Exchange -- Reading Comprehension Activity
http://deil.lang.uiuc.edu/Exchange/

"...you do not need to click on the hyperlinked words to get to the glossary. Rather, all you have to do is to move the cursor across the word you don't know and a short definition will appear on the bottom of your window. Enjoy! "

Resources for JavaScript

Simple JavaScript Quiz Template
http://deil.lang.uiuc.edu/resources/tesol97/pci/interactive/templates/JSQuizTemplate.html

Langauge Interactive Archive
http://www.fln.vcu.edu/cgi/archive.html

JavaScript Index
http://www.c2.org/~andreww/javascript/

JavaScript Unofficial FAQ
http://www2.bath.ac.uk/~ccsnad/java/jsfaq.html

Netscape's JavaScript Guide http://home.netscape.com/eng/mozilla/3.0/handbook/javascript/index.html

Introduction to JavaScript by Stefan Koch http://rummelplatz.uni-mannheim.de/~skoch/js/index.htm

Teach Yourself JavaScript in a Week by Arman Danesh http://www.mcp.com/sams/books/073-8/httoc.htm

Very Basic JavaScript Tutorial, v1.0 by B.S. Majewski http://www.cs.newcastle.edu.au:80/Staff/bohdan/jscript/tutorial.html

Understanding and Using JavaScript Statements http://www.javaworld.com/javaworld/jw-12-1996/jw-12-javascript.html

JavaScript Sourcebook
http://gmccomb.com/javascript/

This page was prepared by Michael Lindeman for the Pre-Conference Institute "Creating Web Pages for Effective Student Learning" presented at TESOL '97