ENG113 Freshman English IV: Web Resources

• Electronic British Library Journal - British Library
• Open Access Journals for Language and Literatures
• University of Michigan Library Digital Collections
• Merriam-Webster: America's Most Trusted Dictionary
• English Language and Literature Studies | CCSE
• Linguistics, Literature and English Teaching Journal – DOAJ
• English Grammar Online - free exercises, explanations, vocabulary, dictionary and teaching materials
• Grammar Book - ELLLO 
• TED: Ideas change everything
• Modern Language Assocation
• National Council of Teachers of English
• Purdue OWL (Online Writing Lab)
• VOA Voice of America

National Public Radio

• Talk of the Nation - Audio news talk show.
• Morning Edition - Morning news talk show
• All Things Considered - Audio talk show on a variety of topics
• Car Talk - Talk show about cars and more
• This American Life - Life and culture.
• NPR News
• NPR Music
• NPR Arts and Entertainment
• NPR Podcast Directory

Online English News

• BBC News Hour
• BBC Hard Talk - Journalists debate current events.
• BBC The Witness - Real-life accounts of major events.
• Radio 5 - Sports and news
• Radio 4 - Talk, culture, literature, and news
• Radio 4 Extra - Radio comedy, drama and programming for children
• Radio 2 - Music and entertainment
• Radio 1 - The latest music
• Saudi Press Agency

• Advanced Composition for Non-Native Speakers of English The main objective of this site is to help non-native English speakers write for an English speaking academic audience which necessarily includes organization of ideas, the single greatest weakness among many non-native English speakers.
• EAP English Exercises: Academic essays and academic writing A collection of online exercises designed to practice skills for writing different kinds of essays. Users can also compare their answers against a series of model essays.
• How-to-Study: Articles A selection of practical articles about study skills and related areas. The currently available articles are grouped into categories including language, notetaking, remembering, studying, and taking tests.
• Purdue Online Writing Lab The Online Writing Lab (OWL) provides writing resources and instructional material. Users can also submit brief, writing-related questions to the OWL Mail Tutors. You may also find the new grammar blog useful.
• UEfAP: Academic Writing Explains how to write academic essays and reports; includes information on research, paragraphs, plagiarism, references and grammar. Also has a check list and a set of exercises.
• Academic Literacy Site contains useful information about essay writing, critical reflection, referencing, editing, oral presentations, effective notetaking and active reading.
• TOEFL Test Ready - Build Your English Proficiency
• Test Magic
• Test Prep Review
• TOEFL
• TOEFL Grammar Practice Quiz

• BBC: Learning English This site from the UK's BBC includes resources for General and Business English, Grammar, Vocabulary and Pronunication, Quizzes, Videos and Podcasts.
• English Club English Club is designed to help you learn English online. You can get help with English grammar, study grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation, play games and do English quizzes online and chat in English with other students and teachers.
• English Language Teaching Home Page | Oxford University Press
• English-Zone.ComA collection of English resources divided into different zones, including grammar, reading, verbs, pronunciation, idioms and spelling. Some content is freely available but the rest requires a subscription.
• ESL PartyLand Student Learning A site with English Lessons based around a variety of topics. Also includes information about ways of learning English, plus quizzes and games.
• UsingEnglish.comLearn English with the free tools for ESL students, including English language references, activities including tests and polls, and articles on English usage. The ESL forum is the perfect place get help learning English, where people are online to answer your questions 24 hours a day.
• Academic English Cafe - Home for Learning English with Quizzes, Games, Model Essays and More Learn English online at your own pace. Take free English language quizzes, practice academic vocabulary, find great books on learning English, read model essays, listen to authentic English language podcasts and more.
• English4Today Hundreds of grammar and vocabulary resources, online courses, IELTS, Business English, and Writing courses, video English lessons, podcasts, downloadable software. Join the most active English learning and teaching communities on the Internet. Membership is free

• Learn English: Grammar
• Nonstop English
• English4Today: Online English Grammar
• English4u: Grammar Exercises

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