Work requested is normally completed using a word-processor (such as Microsoft Word) and by attaching the resultant document to an identifying E-Mail message. Work completed using plain text-editors such as Notepad is also accepted. Any work can be sent via E-Mail, including graphics and audio, simply by attaching it to the message to be sent - check your mail program documentation and help files for details. Students are strongly advised to keep a copy of their work in the event of mail-server failures etc. Conferencing and FTP instructions are detailed below.

Students submitting work - [email protected]

Requests, Feedback and suggestions - [email protected]

Teachers submitting material - [email protected]

Personal mail addresses - [email protected] and [email protected]

If you cannot find a copy and are desperate for a chat, E-Mail me requesting mIRC and I will mail you my personalised script (BlokScript v2) which contains a full working version of mIRC v5.02 (2.8mb). Future versions of this script (v3) will include EFL-specific routines. Instructions for use are contained in a help file but the program itself is largely self-explanatory.

If you already have mIRC, simply connect to any UnderNet Server and send me a message (for example: /msg Blok Hello!!). If I am online (usually Fridays and Saturdays between Midnight and 3am GMT), I will respond. Failing this, we could always arrange a time to chat via e-mail. The chat channel normally used for teaching purposes is #BlokEFL. All students are welcome to join in. Pre-arranged student chat conferences are posted via E-Mail and ICQ and are generally held fortnightly. The last conference was held on a Saturday afternoon as a grammar workshop and was attended by eight students.

2914296 - username BlokEFL : for use exclusively by students;

2914372 - username Rudy : for use exclusively by teachers;

1628764 - username Blok : personal and emergency use only.

Messages can be left on the ICQ server although I have noticed this to be unreliable at times. Files transferred via the ICQ Network are also prone to disappear, so please use E-Mail or FTP for file transfer. The ICQ software also includes a chat/conference utility which is painfully slow and, compared to mIRC, pretty primitive. ICQ is most useful for keeping track of online contacts as it automatically informs you when a registered user connects. I use this facility to inform people of the current FTP IP address.

ICQ is free!! - details can be found at http://www.mirabilis.com. If you do not have ICQ installed and wish to send me an ICQ message, you can page me via - http://wwp.mirabilis.com/1628764

As with mIRC, CUTEFTP is commonly available but if you encounter difficulties in obtaining a copy, please E-Mail me requesting CUTEFTP and I will mail you a copy. FTP software may look complicated but if you are familiar with file-management utilities under Windows, transferring files using FTP should be a breeze.

The BlokEFL server operates whenever I'm online (see above) and also on request (e-mail). The IP is dynamic, so be sure to check with me via E-Mail, IRC or ICQ for current IP details. Also available via FTP is a specially selected collection of software which may be useful for study of the English language as well as internet-related and WP/DTP software. Please mail me for details.

Click on these links for EFL-related information :

1) http://home.sol.no/anlun/gram-po.htm : A grammar poem.

2) http://www.m-w.com : Webster's Web Resources - including an online dictionary and thesaurus etc.

3) http://www.globalnet.co.uk/~efl/Bad_Language/badlan1.htm : Toilet language - humourous yet productive.

4) http://www.globalnet.co.uk/~efl/Badlan2/badfr2.htm#frame2 : So-called 'taboo' language and how/when to use it.

5) http://www.linguistic-funland.com/tesl.html : Linguistic Funland. Well worth a visit.

6) http://www.englishtown.com/ : Interesting, although the chat area is limited.