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ESL/EFL Internet Resources for Independent Study

Course Text Books / Supplementary References

English Firsthand 1 & 2 - You can practice on-line with materials/exercises from the corresponding units which we do in class. Answers and feedback are given in the exercises.

Great Paragraphs - On-Line Web Exercises - You can practice on-line with materials/exercises from the corresponding units which we do in class. Answers and feedback are given in the exercises.

Cutting Edge on-line for Students

Natural English on-line for students

Listening

For Language Learners

Randall’s ESL Cyber Listening Lab

Adult Learning Activities - California Distance Learning Project
Read and listen to news stories. Some of the stories have videos. Do the Activities after you listen.

The English Listening Lounge - Select listening from Free Guest Area.

Virtual University - Students from different countries studying in Japan talk about a variety of topics such as: Music, Language, Crime, Family, Relationships, etc. Some of the exercises are designed for Japanese students, but you can try the others.

Listening Activities by Lauri Fried-Lee

About.com Listening Quizzes

Focus English.com Everyday English in Conversation

 

ESL-lab

 

E.L. Easton - English on-line - Listening

 

Ohio State University - ESL Listening

 

About.com beginner_listening

 

Aitech Japan ESL Listening

 

Globegate

 

English-at-home - Listening

 

Using English for other Purposes (UEFOP) - Listening

 

Amalnet.k12.il - listening

 

ESLpartyland - listening links

Authentic (Real) Materials (Challenge yourself with these real-world materials!)

 

The CBC Archives (English) - The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's archives of both radio programs/reports, and television programs and reports. Click on the area you are interested in, and then click on the exact program. Make sure to click on the 'TV' symbol or 'Speaker' (radio) symbol and enjoy! A great way to use and learn with authentic (i.e., real) materials.

 

ZED - CBC - a different kind of reality TV, hosted by The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation

 

CBC - Radio - The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation

 

Western/Pacific Literacy Network: CNN SF and CBS 5 Learning Resources - CBS and CNN news stories. Try not to read the story before you listen. On the left hand side under Activities, you can choose several post-listening tasks: Vocabulary, Word Selection, Multiple Choice, Sequencing, Conclusions, etc.

 

Arlyn Freed's ESL/EFL Listening Resources - Select items from Authentic & Semi-authentic Listening Materials (this more advanced)

 

Radio-Canada - French radio

Radio-Canada Archives (French) - The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's archives of both radio programs/reports, and television programs and reports. Click on the area you are interested in, and then click on the exact program. Make sure to click on the 'TV' symbol or 'Speaker' (radio) symbol and enjoy! A great way to use and learn with authentic (i.e., real) materials.

Dictionaries

wikipedia

Wikipedia -An On-line Encyclopedia

MSN Encarta On-line Dictionary - a great all-round dictionary for ESL/EFL students, also has a pronunciation feature

Cambridge's On-Line Dictionary - another great all-round dictionary for ESL/EFL students, also has a pronunciation feature

Speech.cs.cmu.edu - a on-line pronunciation Dictionary

Dictionary.com

The American Heritage Dictionary

Merriam-Webster On-Line Dictionary

Altavista - Babelfish - An On-line Multi-lingual Translator

Phrasal Verb Dictionary by EnglishPage.com

Phrasal-verb Dictionary by Using English.com

Rhyming dictionary by rhymezone.com/

French On-line dictionaries - a list of French on-line resources

Slang Dictionary by Urbandictionary.com

Pronunciation

Phonetics: The Sounds of English and Spanish The University of Iowa - Click on "English sounds library"

Phonetics- the sounds of American English

English Pronunciation/Listening Okanagan College

American English Pronunciation Practice Minimal Pair Practice & Quizzes

Ship or sheep.com - English language pronunciation practice using minimal pairs

English Pronunciation Test

Spoken English - Spoken grammar and pronunciation lessons

E.L Easton - Pronunciation

Manythings.org

University College of London (UCL) - Pronunciation

Englishclub.net - Pronunciation

Edict.com.hk - Pronunciation

Sounds of English.org

Antimoon.com - Pronunciation

Fonetiks.org

English-zone.com

Aitech.ac.jp - iteslj - ESL Pronunciation

ESL.about.com - Pronunciation/

Super-memory.com

Englishclub.net - Pronunciation/

Grammar
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University of Victoria, English Language Centre Study Zone

Grammar Explanations and Quizzes by Lauri Fried-Lee

Guide to Grammar and Writing Interactive Quizzes

ESL Blues Diagnostic Quizzes and Tests - Take the “Diagnostic Quiz for the entire site” or the “Original Diagnostic Quiz” and work on the exercises that ESL Blues recommends that you do.

Edict.com Virtual Language Centre Diagnostic Grammar Tests - Take the Diagnostic Grammar test and work the areas you made mistake on.

LBCC E-ESL The Big List – Online Lessons and Quizzes Listed by Content

NetGrammar

Activities for ESL Students: English Grammar Quizzes – Medium

Activities for ESL Students: English Grammar Quizzes – Difficult

Language Corpora

The British National Corpus

BNC - Corpus

German Language Corpus - Can also use English words though.

 

 

 

 

 

Corpus Linguistics

Michigan On-line Corpus of Academic Spoken English (MICASE)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Vocabulary

LanguageGuide.org: English Vocabulary Guide - Learn the spelling and pronunciation of vocabulary words with images grouped by topics.

Activities for ESL Students: English Vocabulary Quizzes – Medium

Activities for ESL Students: English Vocabulary Quizzes – Difficult

Levels Tests Online - Test your word level.

Englishclub.com: Vocabulary Quizzes

Learning Vocabulary Can Be Fun - WordSearch, Crosswords, Hangman, Quiz, and Match Game
You can select vocabulary words by theme and level.

Vocabulary Improvement Program - For advanced students to study roots, prefixes, suffixes

Idioms

The Idiom Connection: English Idioms & Quizzes

Self-Study Idiom Quizzes

ESL Idiom Page by Dennis Oliver - Reference with definitions and examples

Wayne Magnuson English Idioms Sayings and Slang - Reference with definitions and examples

GoEnglish.com Pocket English Idioms - Reference with searchable keywords

Reading

University of Victoria: 330 Reading Exercises

University of Victoria: 410 Reading Exercises

Readings for ESL Students by Lauri Fried-Lee

Reading for Understanding Two

Effective Reading

Online Reading Lab: America – Today and Tomorrow - Timed readings with comprehension questions

Edict Virtual Language Centre: Reading Comprehension Texts with Questions

Cloze Test Reading Exercises

Texas Education Agency Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS) online tests - Try the reading tests for Grade 3 first. Remember, the tests were written for native speakers.

BBC Schools - A broad selection of articles from the BBC about children's education. You can find everything from internet safety to revision tips to help your child make the most of their English learning

CBC - News and info - Canada - The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation

CNN - News and Info

CNN - International

How Stuff Works

National Geographic

Who 2 - Famous people and their biographies

Writing

Guide to Grammar and Writing

OWL at Purdue University: General Writing Concerns Handouts

Advanced Composition for Non-Native Speakers of English

The University of Victoria Writer’s Guide

Edict.com - Virtual Language Centre: Academic Writer

Paradigm Online Writing Assistant

Essay Info Essay Writing Center

Tameri.com - Writing Paragraphs

Aitech Japan (iteslj) ESL Writing

Englishonline -Writing

Ohio University education department - English Writing Activities

PCCC - ESL Writing & Grammar Lab

Dartmouth Education - Writing materials for students

Integrated Skills

NetGrammar

Takako’s Great Adventure

English Exercises Online! (by Lilliam Hurst)

Expert English.com

Learn English for kids - hosted by the British Council.

Learn English - hosted by the British Council. A free site that helps you learn and practise your English online. We have games and activities for all levels from Elementary to Advanced and new ones are added every week.

Learn English for professionals - hosted by the British Council.

BBC World Service Learning English

Cutting Edge on-line for Students

Natural English on-line for students

Business English

BBC Business English Web-site

Longman Business English

English Club.com - Business-English

The Financial Times - Europe

The Guardian - Business News - UK

Business Week

CBC - Business - The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation

CNN- Money

Web-Sites for Business English - a list of ELT publications, through IH-Barcelona

Prospective & Current ESL/EFL Teachers may be interested in these sites

General Interest

Bogglesworld - A great resource for lesson plans and ready-made lessons.

English-to-go.com - A great resource for lesson plans and ready-made lessons.

One Stop English - A great resource to keep up-to-date on the latest ESL/EFL news and great teaching ideas.

Search English - News and info, hosted by the British Council.

Teaching-Unplugged - Scott Thornbury's web-site

Teacher Development - Scott Thornbury's web-site

The Language Assistant News and info, hosted by the British Council.

In 2 English.com

English for everybody

ESL Teachers Board.com

English On-line - New Zealand

English Resource.com - a web-site where you can download many ESL/EFL resources

World-English.org - A great resource for lesson plans and ready-made lessons.

Dave's ESL Cafe

Marks ESL World

Teaching English - A great information and news resource.

Teaching English - Lesson Plans - A great resource for lesson plans and ready-made lessons.

Karen's ESL Partyland - basic resources & lesson plans

ESL Korea

ELT Web - a list of language resources

ELT Publications - a list of ELT publications, through IH-Barcelona

Web-sites for YL - a list of ELT publications, through IH-Barcelona

Technology and Education in ELT - a list of ELT publications, through IH-Barcelona

Web-sites for English Teachers

Listening

Dave Sperlings's ESL web Guide- Listening

Globegate - Listening Comprehension: Some Notions and Strategies

Lingua Center - On-line Resources

Purdue University - Owl English ESL student handouts


Writing

Pro-Lingua Associates Writing Materials

Georgia State University -ESL Writing Activities

Alta Books - Writing

Berkeley Education -TESL-EJ - Landmark Essays on ESL Writing

About.com - ESL Writing Lessons and activities

Profesor van Vlack's Current Courses

Professor van Vlack's Course Archives

Professional Organizations and Programs

The British Council - UK

British Council - Seoul

Kotesol

ELTECS - the British Council

TEFL.com

ELT News- Japan

Cambridge CELTA

Cambridge Delta

Language Tests and Testing Centers

IELTS.org

IDP - Korea

Educational Testing Service (ETS)- TOEFL

Educational Testing Service (ETS) - Home

Educational Testing Service (ETS) - TOEIC

ESL/EFL Publishers On-Line

Oxford Korea

Oxford University Press

Houghton Mifflin Publishers

Cambridge Korea

Thomson & Heinle Publishers

Thomson & Heinle Publishers - Korea

MoonJin Media Publishing Distributers

Pearson - Longman Korea

Cambridge University Press

Prolingua-Associates

Alta ESL Materials Distributor

Language Solutions Inc.

Trimira Publications

Cambridge International Book Center

ELT WEB - Publishers - a comprehensive list of EFL/ESL publishers

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