Cool Sites
for ESL Students
suggested by the staff and students of
The Tutorium in Intensive English
General ESL sites
Grammar
Dave's ESL Cafe
A favorite!
Tower of English
Easy to use!
Linguistic Funland
ESL HOTLIST
Interesting Things for ESL Students
The English Zone
Better English: Exercise List
English Club
English at Home
New!
Online English Grammar
The American Heritage Book of English Usage
Guide to Grammar and Writing
Grammar Quizzes
(from the Internet TESOL Journal)
ELC Study Zone
Virtual ESL Grammar
English Club English Grammar
About.com English as a 2nd Language Grammar Reference
English Learner
(grammar and vocabulary lessons and tests
)
New!
Listening Comprehension
Reading
Randall's ESL Cyber Listening Lab
Great American Speeches
National Public Radio
The English Listening Lounge
The Academy of American Poets Listening Booth
Young and Old Favorites
(American Music with Lyrics from NIEHS)
Voice of America Special English
Favorite Poems Project
(Short videos of people talking about and reading poems. Listen and read. Learn poems for speaking!)
Speech Accent Archive: American accents
(Listen to regional differences in American English. )
English Listening Lab Online
New!
The Bob and Rob Show
New!
(podcast discussion and variety show on culture, language, vocabulary)
Easy Online RSS Reader for ESL/EFL Podcasts
Amazon Books
Bartleby.com
The Magazine Rack
DoubleTake Magazine
Time for Kids
New!
(News stories at an easier reading level)
Reader's Digest Magazine Articles
Reading Skills
(Using a Dictionary, Finding Main Ideas, Drawing Inferences, more from the AmLa Department of Mt. San Antonio College)
Tips on Reading a Newspaper
(from the Bangkok Post)
ELC Study Zone
Poetry 180
Strategies for Critical Reading and Writing
New!
(for advanced students)
Study Skills: Effective Reading
Speed Reading: Self-Pacing Methods
The English Server Short Fiction Collection (online fiction)
MacMillan Business English E-Lesson
Speaking
Culture
English Pronunciation from Okanagan University College
ELEaston Pronunciation
10 Tips for Successful Public Speaking from Toastmasters
Allyn&Bacon Public Speaking Website
McGraw-Hill Public Speaking Website
McGraw-Hill Public Speaking Tutorial
Presentations and Public Speaking in English
Pronouncing English Sounds
RepeatAfterUs
(texts and recordings for speaking practice)
New!
Chicago Historical Society
Field Museum of Natural Histor
y
Art Institute of Chicago
Museum of Contemporary Art
Culture Shock : A Fish Out of Water
Differences Between British and American English
English Around the World
Internet Movie Database
Edward S. Curtis's
The North American Indian
(photos)
Online Maitre D': Chicago's Restaurant Guide
Library of Congress
(American History, music, online
exhibits)
The MudCat Cafe
(information, lyrics, and links about many musical styles, especially blues and folk)
The Encyclopedia of Chicago
American Folklore: ESL Reading Practice
New!
(
American folk tales)
Writing
Test Preparation
Writing Tips: Sentence Builder
Writing Tips: Paragraphs
Writing Tips: Essays
Purdue University Online Writing Lab Handouts
LEO (Literacy Education Online)
Writers Workshop
(from UIUC; try "Tips &Techniques" from the top menu)
Email
Business Letter Writing Basics
Letter Writing Desk
(examples, samples, tips, formats)
Advanced Composition for Non-Native Speakers of English
New!
TOEFL
GRE
GMAT
TOEIC
TestMagic
TOEFL iBTPractice Test
Vocabulary
Research/Study Skills
BBC World Service Words in the News
Vocabulary in the News
ESL Slang Page
Self-Study Vocabulary Quizzes
Building A Better Vocabulary Tutorial (advanced)
The Idiom Connection
Idiom Site
(a list of idioms and definitions
)
New!
Dictionary of Idioms and Idiomatic Expressions
FindArticles.com
Google.com
About.com
Ask.com
Study Skills Self-help Information
Taking Essay Tests
Learning Strategies Database
Internet/Email Hoaxes
Finding Information on the Internet: A Tutorial from UC Berkeley
SCAILAB: Web Site Evaluation
FirstGov
(U.S. Government gateway/search site)
News
Health/Fitness
CNN Student News
(click on Student News)
BBC Learning English
MSNBC
Chicago Tribune
New York Times
Chicago Sun-Times
Online Newspapers
(an international index )
Newsweek
Time Magazine
Healthfinder
HealthAtoZ
WebMD
UIC Counseling Services
Practice Conversations
(vocabulary and expressions for the doctor's office)
Tutorium in Intensive English
University of Illinois at Chicago
Send suggestions to
marnier@uic.edu
Last update:6/11/08
The Tutorium assumes no responsibility for content or availability of the sites listed.