Online resources for students
Four Pronunciation & Spelling Sites
Antimoon
http://www.antimoon.com/how/pronunc.htm
Pronunciation resource that requires an intermediate to advanced reading level to use, it nevertheless has excellent advice and lessons, with an accompanying list of links to other resources.
http://www.antimoon.com/how/pronunc.htm
Pronunciation resource that requires an intermediate to advanced reading level to use, it nevertheless has excellent advice and lessons, with an accompanying list of links to other resources.
English Leap's Learn English Pronunciation
http://www.englishleap.com/other-resources/learn-english-pronunciation
This site has several helpful pages; this one in particular gives pronunciation rules for different letter combinations in English.
http://www.englishleap.com/other-resources/learn-english-pronunciation
This site has several helpful pages; this one in particular gives pronunciation rules for different letter combinations in English.
Learn that Word
https://www.learnthat.org/
Multilevel vocabulary and spelling site, learn vocabulary and spelling by narrowing down your lessons via commonly misspelled words or TOEFL vocabulary.
https://www.learnthat.org/
Multilevel vocabulary and spelling site, learn vocabulary and spelling by narrowing down your lessons via commonly misspelled words or TOEFL vocabulary.
Talk English's Business English Lessons
http://www.talkenglish.com/Speaking/listBusiness.aspx
MUltilevel pronunciation site that has all manner of pronunciation exercised, this page focusses n business English for for people with office jobs. Each lesson contains multiple sentences to learn. Features audiofiles and exercises.
http://www.talkenglish.com/Speaking/listBusiness.aspx
MUltilevel pronunciation site that has all manner of pronunciation exercised, this page focusses n business English for for people with office jobs. Each lesson contains multiple sentences to learn. Features audiofiles and exercises.
Five Podcast & YouTube Channels
China232 A Cooler Way to Learn English
http://www.china232.com/
Decent podcast website for advanced students,which observes worldwide ESL training "sucks". Attempts to solve the problem by being the coolest "We try to make the coolest, most fun, and most useful ESL podcast in the world.We explain all the advance slang and useful English vocabulary you need to have good conversations with native speakers, watch American movies and TV shows (no subtitles), get a great job, study for tests like IELTS, TOEIC, and TOEFL."
http://www.china232.com/
Decent podcast website for advanced students,which observes worldwide ESL training "sucks". Attempts to solve the problem by being the coolest "We try to make the coolest, most fun, and most useful ESL podcast in the world.We explain all the advance slang and useful English vocabulary you need to have good conversations with native speakers, watch American movies and TV shows (no subtitles), get a great job, study for tests like IELTS, TOEIC, and TOEFL."
Culips' Learn to speak English like a native
http://esl.culips.com/
“A podcast for English learners throughout the world,” this site tailors content to a variety of languages. Hosts news, history, and slang to break down the quirks of the English language.
http://esl.culips.com/
“A podcast for English learners throughout the world,” this site tailors content to a variety of languages. Hosts news, history, and slang to break down the quirks of the English language.
Listen and Learn's Podcasts in English
http://www.podcastsinenglish.com/index.shtml
Multileveled site with an immense library of excellent podcast and supporting materials.
http://www.podcastsinenglish.com/index.shtml
Multileveled site with an immense library of excellent podcast and supporting materials.
YouTube Channel OMG! 美语
OMG! 美语
This site is mainly for Chinese speakers. YouTube user OMGmeiyu uses her animated style and knowledge of Chinese to help native Chinese speakers learn English in a curious manner.
OMG! 美语
This site is mainly for Chinese speakers. YouTube user OMGmeiyu uses her animated style and knowledge of Chinese to help native Chinese speakers learn English in a curious manner.
YouTube Channel TeacherPhilEnglish
TeacherPhilEnglish
Study basic English, business English, idioms, and more with Teacher Phil. You’ll learn how to speak with an American accent, even taking on some of the more advanced language rules.
TeacherPhilEnglish
Study basic English, business English, idioms, and more with Teacher Phil. You’ll learn how to speak with an American accent, even taking on some of the more advanced language rules.
Seven Reading and Writing Sites
Erin Baack's ESL Bee
http://eslbee.com/
Mainly for advanced/academic student.. This web site is for non-native speakers of English who want to write in English for academic purposes. with a focus on the organization of ideas, which the site argues as "the single greatest weakness among many non-native English speakers."
http://eslbee.com/
Mainly for advanced/academic student.. This web site is for non-native speakers of English who want to write in English for academic purposes. with a focus on the organization of ideas, which the site argues as "the single greatest weakness among many non-native English speakers."
ESL Independent Study Lab: Writing
http://legacy.lclark.edu/~krauss/toppicks/writing.html
Exercises from beginner to advanced. Annotated list of internet writing resources for students.
http://legacy.lclark.edu/~krauss/toppicks/writing.html
Exercises from beginner to advanced. Annotated list of internet writing resources for students.
Hunter College' Reading & Writing Center
http://rwc.hunter.cuny.edu/reading-writing/resource-links_esl.html
This site is meant to function in conjunction with the instructor and student, as it lists resources that can be consulted in (for example), a draft/editorial writing process in a collaborative learning environment.
http://rwc.hunter.cuny.edu/reading-writing/resource-links_esl.html
This site is meant to function in conjunction with the instructor and student, as it lists resources that can be consulted in (for example), a draft/editorial writing process in a collaborative learning environment.
Pizzaz People Interested in Zipy and Zany Zscibbling
http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/~leslieob/pizzaz.html
Beginner to advancd level creative writing and oral storytelling activities with printable handouts for: poetry and fiction.
http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/~leslieob/pizzaz.html
Beginner to advancd level creative writing and oral storytelling activities with printable handouts for: poetry and fiction.
Purdue University's Owl Online Writing Lab
https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/section/5/25/
Mainly for advanced/academic student. Includes resources on writing across disciplines, writing in the disciplines, and it contains links to OWL workshops and exercises useful for ESL students. Slso includes links to ESL resources on the Internet.
https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/section/5/25/
Mainly for advanced/academic student. Includes resources on writing across disciplines, writing in the disciplines, and it contains links to OWL workshops and exercises useful for ESL students. Slso includes links to ESL resources on the Internet.
Reed College Doyle Online Writing Lab
http://www.reed.edu/writing/esl_resources.html
Academic/advanced. A good listing of grammar, style and study guides in a self-help support format.
http://www.reed.edu/writing/esl_resources.html
Academic/advanced. A good listing of grammar, style and study guides in a self-help support format.
Vocaboly
http://www.vocaboly.com/vocabulary-test/
Multi-level commercial "vocabulary builder", featuring a free trial of this site’s vocabulary builder software, covering SAT, GRE, TOEFL and GMAT testing. useful for students requiring a focus on those entrance exams.
http://www.vocaboly.com/vocabulary-test/
Multi-level commercial "vocabulary builder", featuring a free trial of this site’s vocabulary builder software, covering SAT, GRE, TOEFL and GMAT testing. useful for students requiring a focus on those entrance exams.
Ten General Resource Sites
Brigham Young University's Corpus of Contemporary American English
http://corpus.byu.edu/coca/
Mainly for advanced/academic students. The Corpus of Contemporary American English is a ‘monitor corpus’, to track and study recent changes in English. The 400 million words corpus is evenly divided between spoken, fiction, popular magazines, newspapers, and academic journals, with a search capacity to reveal usage patterns in various genres.
http://corpus.byu.edu/coca/
Mainly for advanced/academic students. The Corpus of Contemporary American English is a ‘monitor corpus’, to track and study recent changes in English. The 400 million words corpus is evenly divided between spoken, fiction, popular magazines, newspapers, and academic journals, with a search capacity to reveal usage patterns in various genres.
English, baby!
http://www.englishbaby.com/
Alias "Ebaby", this multi-leveled site features many lesson on various topics but also has an interesting social media component to connect people, though it has links to commerical dating sites.
http://www.englishbaby.com/
Alias "Ebaby", this multi-leveled site features many lesson on various topics but also has an interesting social media component to connect people, though it has links to commerical dating sites.
ESL Gold
http://www.eslgold.com/
For students and teachers, mainly for students, self-study resources and quizzes for all levels.
http://www.eslgold.com/
For students and teachers, mainly for students, self-study resources and quizzes for all levels.
ESL Partyland
http://www.eslpartyland.com/
Multi-leveled topic-based ESL lessons provide resources for independent learners as well as students . Each lesson offers discussion questions to help direct topic-based conversation with a conversation partner. Many lessons include additional reading material and extra examples of idioms and expressions. Interactive online activities and games available with interactive, self-scoring quizzes. Quizzes test your mastery of important grammar concepts, such as prepositions and verb forms, and your vocabulary knowledge. Online, interactive games and trivia quizzes test cultural knowledge about topics like movies, literature, and travel.
http://www.eslpartyland.com/
Multi-leveled topic-based ESL lessons provide resources for independent learners as well as students . Each lesson offers discussion questions to help direct topic-based conversation with a conversation partner. Many lessons include additional reading material and extra examples of idioms and expressions. Interactive online activities and games available with interactive, self-scoring quizzes. Quizzes test your mastery of important grammar concepts, such as prepositions and verb forms, and your vocabulary knowledge. Online, interactive games and trivia quizzes test cultural knowledge about topics like movies, literature, and travel.
5 Minute English
http://www.5minuteenglish.com/
Multileveled with short lessons and quizes, 5 Minute English has been designed to give short and easy explanations and exercises.
http://www.5minuteenglish.com/
Multileveled with short lessons and quizes, 5 Minute English has been designed to give short and easy explanations and exercises.
Funbrain
http://www.funbrain.com/
A literacy and numeracy site for children, this site can be very useful to any ESL student or teacher looking for fun games covering a wide gamut of ESL needs.
http://www.funbrain.com/
A literacy and numeracy site for children, this site can be very useful to any ESL student or teacher looking for fun games covering a wide gamut of ESL needs.
Interesting Things for ESL/EFL Students.
http://www.manythings.org/
Featuring quizzes, word games, word puzzles, proverbs, slang expressions, anagrams, a random-sentence generator and other computer assisted language learning activities.
http://www.manythings.org/
Featuring quizzes, word games, word puzzles, proverbs, slang expressions, anagrams, a random-sentence generator and other computer assisted language learning activities.
Languagecaster's English through Football
http://languagecaster.com/
Helps football (i.e., soccer) fans improve their English language skills, using sports as a theme with lots of free language resources: a weekly podcast, football phrases, explanations of football vocabulary, football cliches, worksheets, and quizzes.
http://languagecaster.com/
Helps football (i.e., soccer) fans improve their English language skills, using sports as a theme with lots of free language resources: a weekly podcast, football phrases, explanations of football vocabulary, football cliches, worksheets, and quizzes.
Mark Feder's ESL Resource Center
http://eslus.com/eslcenter.htm
Intermediate to advanced level. Well prepared materials with full internet usage, featuring online quizzes and cloze exercises.
http://eslus.com/eslcenter.htm
Intermediate to advanced level. Well prepared materials with full internet usage, featuring online quizzes and cloze exercises.
ESL Notes The English Learner Movie Guide
http://www.eslnotes.com/
Movies to teach ESL! Each individual guide is a detailed synopsis of a popular movie that consists of the following: a summary of the plot, a list of the major characters,an extensive glossary of vocabulary and various cultural references that even advanced ESL learners would often not understand, questions for ESL class discussion.
http://www.eslnotes.com/
Movies to teach ESL! Each individual guide is a detailed synopsis of a popular movie that consists of the following: a summary of the plot, a list of the major characters,an extensive glossary of vocabulary and various cultural references that even advanced ESL learners would often not understand, questions for ESL class discussion.