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Web Links for Learners of English

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Alphabetical Listing

  • Aardvarks English Forum
    http://www.englishforum.com/
    Comprehensive web portal with a wealth of resources for students and teachers of English (ESL/EFL). interactive exercises, message boards, ELT book catalog, Good School Guide, Web Directory, world news, links, cool tools and more.

  • Activities for ESL Students
    http://a4esl.org/
    There are over 1,000 activities on this website to help you study English as a Second Language. This project of The Internet TESL Journal has contributions by many teachers. If you're learning English as a foreign language you can also profit from this site.

  • AJR Newslink
    http://www.newslink.org/
    Looking for reading material in English? Try this site from the American Journalism Review. Loads of newspapers, magazines and more.

  • Andy Holt Virtual Library
    http://www.utm.edu/vlibrary/vlhome.shtml
    An excellent tool for homework and research, it contains a world catalog window, free bibliographic databases, periodicals list, reference desk, online digital collections (nearly one million documents, with children's literature), Humanities and Fine Arts discipline-oriented resources. These resources are offered for free to the public.
    Producted by Globe-Gate Research.

  • Antimoon.com
    http://www.antimoon.com/
    This site is for students and its main topic is how to learn English effectively. Stop by Poland for an interesting site.

  • BBC English Radio
    http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/BBC_English/index.htm
    Teachers and learners using BBC radio (or even if you aren't) should visit this site. Radio schedules, programme information, BBC English Magazine, an interesting feature called Words, words, words, tips for teachers and learners... BBC English Radio is the English Language Teaching department of BBC World Service. and is now helping learners and teachers electronically, through the Internet.

  • Breaking News English
    http://www.breakingnewsenglish.com/
    Ready-to-use EFL / ESL lesson plans based on current affairs lessons. Graded news articles, listenings and communicative activities uploaded daily.

  • Campus Resource Centre Amiens France
    http://www.u-picardie.fr/crl/campus/index.html
    Lots of interactive exercises for learning English. This site is maintained by Dr. Michael A. Riccioli.

  • Chorus: Cutting Edge CALL Resources
    http://www-writing.berkeley.edu/chorus/call/
    Shockwave ESL/EFL activities. Try the Grammar/Listening Quizzes. Challenging! Jim Duber promises more surprises on his site soon.

  • Common Errors in English
    http://www.wsu.edu/~brians/errors/
    Quite a collection of common errors in English. Worth a visit, especially for advanced learners.

  • Dave's ESL Cafe
    http://www.eslcafe.com/
    Dave Sperling's extraordinary web site for learners, teachers, grammar, phrasal verbs, message board, jobs, you name it.

  • Easy English On Line
    http://mrc.ltd.free.fr/index.html
    Easy English On Line has more than 800 free exercises created by Eduard Roose.

  • Education Calendar
    http://home.earthlink.net/~mediadesigns/Calendar.html
    Selected days of the month with web links to various events. The focus is on K-12 (kindergarten - 12th grade) in the USA, but it looks interesting for all.

  • English as a Second Language Home Page
    http://www.rong-chang.com/
    By Rong-Chang Li, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, U.S.A

  • english@home
    http://www.english-at-home.com/
    This site has grammar, vocabulary and speaking with learning games, a free newsletter and more.

  • English Club.Net
    http://www.englishclub.net/
    An extensive site with topics covering study, reference, leisure, business, forums and even homework.

  • English Daily
    http://www.englishdaily626.com/
    This site has vocabulary, common mistakes, idioms, stories, grammar, proverbs, slang...

  • English On-Line
    http://cla.univ-fcomte.fr/english/index_s.htm
    This site is a resource for students and teachers of English as a Foreign Language. Among others it includes:
    • Do-It-Yourself English: Une "boîte à idées" pour étudiants et enseignants d'anglais / Exercises for students working on their own with articles, cassettes, etc. Can also be used by teachers in class.
    • Interactive grammar exercises
    • Beginners Dictation Exercises - illustrated
    • Real English Video Dictations
    • Interactive reading exercises based on VOA special English programmes
    • An extensive list of annotated links to help students find exercises and other resources on-line rapidly.
    • A mini lesson on how to make webpages for language teachers.

  • ESL All
    http://www.eslall.com/
    A directory of English as a Second Language (ESL) resources.

  • ESL Independent Study Lab
    http://www.lclark.edu/~krauss/toppicks/toppicks.html
    Clearly presented and organized resources for studying English as a Second Language on your own by Michael Krauss of Lewis and Clark College, Oregon. (Editor's note: also useful for EFL: English as a Foreign Language)

  • ESL Classifieds
    http://eslclassifieds.com/
    This site offers students and teachers access to ESL Jobs, Study Abroad programs, Online ESL Courses, Email Pen Pals, Teacher Training programs, ESL books, software, videos, and more.

  • ESLnet.net
    http://www.eslnet.net/
    From Hungary, Ervin Nemeth has an eclectic selection of language learning resources for learning English as a second language including sample essays, exercises and more.

  • ESL Slang Page
    http://www.eslcafe.com/slang/
    In Dave Sperling's ESL Cafe site. [Page d'argot en anglais.]

  • ESP - EFL: Michael's English Language Exercises
    http://www.english-studies.org/
    English for Special Purposes and General English exercises developed with French speakers learning English in mind by Michael A. Riccioli. Quizzes, British History Page, software and more.

  • eViews
    http://www.eviews.net/
    eViews is free for students and fee-based for teachers for their teaching materials. This site offers listening exercises with lesson plans for teachers and students looking for advanced level comprehension. English appears to mean British English; otherwise you'll see American, Australian, etc. as descriptions of the English accents.

  • Graffiti Wall
    http://www.pacificnet.net/~sperling/wall.html
    Post your graffiti at Dave's ESL Wall in Los Angeles, California! Original and it'll take you to the "Ask Dave" page too!

  • Interesting Things for ESL Students
    http://www.manythings.org/
    Indeed, interesting web pages to improve your English. Do visit this site.

  • Internet Movie Data Base
    http://us.imdb.com/
    Find out about your favorite movie.

  • Internet Projects for Learners and Teachers of English http://www.wfi.fr/volterre/inetpro.html
    This is VOLTERRE-FR's collection of exciting and innovative Internet Projects.

  • Internet TESL Journal's Selected Links for Students of English as a Second Language http://www.aitech.ac.jp/~iteslj/ESL.html
    "Stop by Japan for a fine collection of links for learners. This is a good "starter page" for ESL students. Only pages which are highly useful and very interesting to students are on this list, so students won't get bored wading through a large list of links to pages which may not be all that interesting. Maintained by The Internet TESL Journal with input from teachers all over the world."

  • iT's On-Line
    http://its-online.com/
    E-zine for students and teachers, with free on-line materials combined with a print publication from Spain. Bravo and olé for a nice resource.

  • IELTS Blog by Dominic Cole
    http://ilsielts.blogspot.com/
    Dominic Cole's blog has advice and tips on how to prepare for IELTS with materials including sample essays and task 1 reports prepared by an experienced teacher to help improve your writing. Many links to the best IELTS online resources including reading and listening practice tests.

  • Jürgen Wagner's Web Site
    http://www.wagner-juergen.de/
    Numerous interesting activities for learning English (and French). See Jürgen's Webquests, links, grammar exercises and more in his site in Germany.

  • Language Humor
    http://www.english-usa.net/humor-jokes/
    Have a good laugh with a collection of memorable quotes.

  • Learn American English Online
    http://www.learnamericanenglishonline.com/
    This site is especially designed for students who want to learn basic grammar and vocabulary.

  • Learn English
    http://www.learnenglishguide.com/
    Learn English guide, all about how to learn English and how to speak English.

  • LearnEnglishFeelGood.com
    http://www.learnenglishfeelgood.com/
    ESL site with free English grammar exercises and vocabulary quizzes, downloadable grammar handouts, videos, lists of American idioms and phrasal verbs, and more.

  • LinguaCenter
    http://deil.lang.uiuc.edu/
    This site is primarily intended for students in the DEIL Lingua Center, but others are welcome to browse. The site is run by Doug Mills at the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign, USA.

  • Lingoo
    http://www.lingoo.eu/
    Lingoo is a community site specialising in language exchange and paid stay holidays for children aged 8-18 organised directly between families.

  • Linguistic Funland
    http://www.linguistic-funland.com/tesl.html
    This list is run by Kristina Pfaff. And full of goodies.

  • Network
    http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/BBC_English/network/index.htm
    BBC English: Network, [an] "Internet magazine for teachers and learners of English." With interviews, radio programme details, an Internet glossary, email discussion group
    [see also:
  • Email Lists for Learners of English in Volterre-Fr for BBC-ELT and other lists].

  • NetsurfLearning
    http://www.netsurflearning.com/
    NetsurfLearning interactive worksheets. Hundreds of them in 10 different levels and they are very interesting indeed. The links have been categorized by Bray’s English Centres in Spain.

  • Nonstop English Intereactive
    http://www.nonstopenglish.com/
    Free English grammar and vocabulary exercises and tests on 7 levels. Learning English with interactive email exercises and personal page with activity history.

  • Notable Citizens of Planet Earth
    http://s9.com/biography
    This Biographical Dictionary is great resource for students and teachers!

  • Ohio University's ESL site
    http://www.ohiou.edu/esl/
    The Ohio University Web pages are excellent resources, run by John McVicker, CALL Coordinator, Ohio Program of Intensive English. I'm a graduate of Ohio University, Athens, Ohio, USA myself!

  • 1-language.com
    http://www.1-language.com/
    This is an ESL Site for everyone learning English, including forums, realtime chat, jobs, links, worksheets, flashcards, Flash listening and TOEIC modules, helplines, reading library, games and multilingual support.

  • Randall's ESL Cyber Listening Lab
    http://www.esl-lab.com/
    Randall Davis' site is a free interactive educational site, using both RealVideo and RealAudio technology for language learning, provides visitors with the opportunity to self-test their English listening comprehension skills via JavaScripted quizzes. These are nicely done listening exercises. Worth the visit!

  • SchMOOze University
    http://www.schmooze.hunter.cuny.edu:8888/
    This is a MOO. I think you'll enjoy this one.

  • Self-Study Quizzes for ESL Students
    http://a4esl.org/q/h/
    This site is from the Internet TESL Journal in Japan.

  • SL-LISTS
    http://www.latrobe.edu.au/www/education/sl/sl.html
    SL-LISTS: Student Lists for Learners of English as Foreign or Second Language
    The Student Lists were established in February 1994 to provide a forum for cross-cultural discussion and writing practice for college and university students in English language programs around the world.

  • SOON Online Magazine for English learners
    http://www.soon.org.uk/
    Here you'll find advice on learning English, choosing a language school, visiting Britain, book section, problem page, religious section, teachers' resources, history of the English language, links to other educational sites and more.

  • Taiwan Teacher
    http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Delphi/1979/
    Doug Gilbert's site has Lingua Trivia (word a week etymology page), Past Trivia, a page with different games useful for teaching children English, a page for grammar and other quizzes, and EFL forum and more.

  • Technology Tip of the Month
    http://www.orst.edu/Dept/eli/techtip.html
    Deborah Healey at Oregon State University has monthly tips on using technology.

  • theenglishweb.com/
    http://www.theenglishweb.com/
    This site has English as a Second Language (ESL) links for learning English.

  • The Online Reading Club
    http://userpage.fu-berlin.de/~tanguay/readclub.htm
    "The Online Reading Club is a group of about eighteen people in three different countries who read a piece of world literature every two weeks and send their comments on it to each other via email. The purpose of the club is to widen and vary our reading backgrounds and general knowledge. This club is especially for students, professors, writers, those learning English as a second language, and anyone who wants to read a wide variety of texts in English."
    Contact: Edward Tanguay in Berlin, Germany at tanguay@rz.uni-potsdam.de for more information.
    Wonderful use of the Internet for reading!

  • ToLearnEnglish
    http://www.ToLearnEnglish.com/

  • Tower of English
    http://towerofenglish.com/
    This site is an ESL Internet Guide. There are more than 300 recommended websites where students can find authentic English resources. Each recommendation includes a suggested activity.

  • verb2verbe.com
    http://www.verb2verbe.com/
    This site provides conjugations, translations and online testing of over 4000 French and English verbs.

  • VIFAX-anglais
    http://www.langues-vivantes.u-bordeaux2.fr/
    "Batteries d'exercices fabriqués quotidiennement par nos équipes à partir des journaux télévisés du jour, sont disponibles sur la Toile par abonnement."

  • Word A Day
    http://www.wordsmith.org/awad/index.html
    A site to visit every day for your vocabulary word of the day. You can subscribe online to get A Word A Day in your email mailbox, too.

  • Word Surfing
    http://www.wordsurfing.co.uk/4598.html
    This is a vocabulary learning strategy which encourages students to develop good language habits and keep well-organized, personal notebooks. Sample vocabulary pages from such a book - and an explanation of how to use the technique can be printed out.

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