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	TESOL - Official Page - http://www.tesol.org Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages, Inc. (TESOL) is a professional association with a mission to ensure excellence in English language teaching to speakers of other languages. It has more than 13,500 members in over 140 countries.
	Center for Advanced Research on Language Acquisition-University of Minnesota. - http://www.carla.umn.edu/ Supports a number of coordinated programs of research, training, development, and dissemination of information related to second language teaching, learning and assessment.
	Language Acquisition - Wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Language_acquisition A useful brief overview of some of the current theories of language acquisition, with references to Chomsky, Lenneberg and the evidence from feral children such as Genie.
	Association for Language Learning - http://www.all-languages.org.uk/ Organization representing teachers of all languages in the United Kingdom. Includes news, publications, membership information.
	Language Acquisition - http://www.ecs.soton.ac.uk/~harnad/Papers/Py104/pinker.langacq.html Draft version of a paper on this subject by Steven Pinker.

	Studies in Second Language Acquisition - http://www.indiana.edu/~ssla/ Journal published by Cambridge University Press. Includes online indices and information for submitters and subscribers.
	The International Commission on Second Language Acquisition (ICOSLA) - http://www.hw.ac.uk/langWWW/icsla/icsla.htm Scientific organization set up to provide a worldwide forum for the development of SLA research. Provides archive and links to online resources.
	Second Language Acquisition Bibliography - http://homepage.ntlworld.com/vivian.c/SLA/SLABIB/ A list of scholarly writings arranged by subtopic, maintained by Vivian Cook.
	Hayo Reinders - http://www.hayo.nl Applied linguist offering various resources related to the noticing hypothesis, learner autonomy and Computer Assisted Language Learning.
	A Concept of 'Critical Period' for Language Acquisition - http://www.tsuyama-ct.ac.jp/kats/papers/kn7/kn7.htm A paper discussing the implications of a 'critical period' of language acquisition for adult language learning.

	A Discussion of Language Acquisition Theories - http://maxpages.com/thena/ladiscussion Descriptions of eight of the different language acquisition theories, and their relevance to both first and second language acquisition.
	TESOL Certification - http://www.thelinguist.org An information guide on TESOL, TEFL, and TESL degree and certification programs in North America. Also provides a list of leading TESOL programs at the BA, MA, and PhD levels.
	Language Revival: Preventing and Reversing Heritage Language Decline and Loss - http://www.languagerevival.com Aims to help people revive and/or re-acquire declining heritage languages. Educational, linguistic, and film/video resources help heritage communities and groups reverse language loss and achieve cultural continuity.
	Feral Children - Critical Period Hypothesis - http://www.feralchildren.com/en/critical.php Several useful papers, including Locke's suggesting the term 'sensitive period' instead of 'critical period', and Jones' looking at Genie's language acquisition after the critical period.

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