Links


In addition to "blogging to learn" at Blogging English, there are also many other ESL study resources on the Internet.  The list below is from the resource list I created for my 1st online ESL class. I'm cleaning out bad links and updating with new links. 


Study on your own, or subscribe to one or more online courses that send free lessons by e-mail. Don't forgot to post to Blogging English about you self-paced study experiences and what you think of the different resources. Do you have favorite learning sites not on this list? Please post them as a comments.


BLOGGING ENGLISH LINKS (active links even if they don't look like it. originally on sidebar, some duplicated further on) 
ONLINE LESSONS and COURSES
DICTIONARIES AND GRAMMAR REFERENCE SITES



SELF-STUDY & ESL RESOURCE & ACTIVITIES PAGES




LISTENING and SPEAKING

The above sites represent no more than the "tip of the iceberg," so to speak. My own students recommend the CNN esl site (below). You listen to AND read newstories. BBC, PBS and most radio broadcast sites have audio files. Poetry sites often include sound files poetry readings. http://literacynet.org/cnnsf/

  • VOA (Voice of America) offers regular broadcasts especially designed for English learners http://www.voa.gov/ (main homepage) and http://www.voa.gov/special/ for VOA Special English, read at a slower rate and using a smaller vocabulary
VIDEOS - search "ESL" or "ESL + topic" (i.e. ESL + writing)
WARNING ~ eslvideo is a malware site ~ DO NOT VISIT


READING
Besides self study material designed for ESL/EFL learners, don't forget the rest of the internet as a resource for reading and listening materials.  Read about subjects that interest you.

Read and write in English everyday. Read an English language newspaper and online articles everyday. Keep a journal in English. Post messages to bulletin boards and forums at ESL sites. Join special topics groups and forums to practice reading and writing about topics that interest you, 


Good luck with your studies

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