Language Learning Websites
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Language Learning Resources Online
Jeff's Favorite Sites (totally subjective)
- UsingEnglish.com
- FreeESLMaterials.com
- RachelsEnglish.com
- EnglishCentral.com
- English Listening Lesson Library Online
- Englishpage.com
- ESLGold.com
- Wordcount.org
- Free Rice
- AgendaWeb.org
- Internet TESL Journal Links
- Sounds of American English
General/Mixed Purposes
- Internet TESL Journal Links
- 33 Digital Skills for 21st Century Teachers
- English-Zone.Com
- Learning English with EnglishClub.com
- ESL Flow
- English Daily
- Englishforeveryone.org
- UsingEnglish.com
- English, baby - Student Community
- Activities for ESL Students
- Ediscio.com - Online Flashcards
- Learning English Online
- Dave's ESL Cafe
- Interesting Things for ESL Students
- British Council - Learn English
- Discoveryeducation.com
- Virtual Language Centre (Hong Kong Polytechnic University)
- Call4all.us
- List of ESL Podcasts
CALL Glossaries
- ICT4LT Glossary
- Walt's Internet Glossary
- Glossary of Internet Terms by Matisse Enzer
- Glossary of Internet & Web Jargon by UC Berkeley
- Computer Dictionary - Technology, Network & Internet Terms
- AgendaWeb - Free English Exercises
- Englishpages.com
- FreeESLMaterials.com
- SpellingCity
- English Language Centre Study Zone
- Language.com
- Exercises for Beginners
- Learningchocolate.com
- Learn-english-online.org
- Manythings.org
- Jezarka's Interactive Exercises
- Elllo.org - English Listening Language Lab Online
- A4ESL.org - Activities for ESL/EFL Students (English Study)
- ESL Blues
- Real-English.com - ESL Videos ESL Lessons.
- Business English Grammar Lessons
- English Exercises Online
- English Works! Exercises Main Index
- Teaching ESL
- 5 Minute English
- Rong-Chang.com
- Adult Learning Activities | California Distance Learning Project
- Learn English Online at Open English World
- English Learing Activities List (Emily Chen)
- http://busyteacher.org/ (printable handouts)
- ITESLJ's links to Games & Quizzes
Sites designed specifically to provide exam preparation
- English Listening Lesson Library Online
- Randall's ESL Cyber Listening Lab
- Adult Learning Activities - California Distance Learning Project (news stories and Interactive exercises)
- Learning Resources (news stories from CNN and CBS and interactive exercises)
- BBC Learning English: Watch and Listen
- The English Listening Lounge
- English Listening Room
- English Listening Exercises
- Voice of America - Special English
Music - Lyricstraining.com
- Lyricsgaps.com
- Learn English By Songs.- another EFL music resouce
- Musicalenglishlessons.org
- Teaching with Songs - ESL music materials from Isabel Perez
- Songsforteaching.com
- Tefltunes.com - ESLSong Lessons Songs For Teaching Grammar
- Lyrics Mode - find lyrics to popular English songs
- K-POP MADNESS: Lyrics
Online Karaoke - Karaokeparty.com
- Singsnap
Podcasts
- Listen to English - Learn English
- ESL Business News
- Business English Pod and Video Vocab
- Guide to the TOEFL Test Podcast
- ESLPodcast
- English Through Stories
- The Bob and Rob Show Podcast
- ESL PodCards
- ESL Podcasts
- ITESLJ Podcast List
- Shambles ESL POdcast List
- RachelsEnglish.com
- Sounds of American English
- Englishcentral.com
- Sozoexchange.com
- Phonetics: English Sound Library (Universityof Iowa)
- PUFS Pronunciation
Other Sites
- American English Pronunciation Practice
- LearningEnglish Pronunciation
- EnglishPronunciation at EnglishClub.com
- English Pronunciation/Listening (OkanaganUniversity, Canada)
- Eva Easton - Pronuciation
- Emily's Pronunciation Class
- Listen & Repeat Machine
- Common Korean Errors
- Ear Training
Chatbots are automated chat tools that can be pre-programmed say certain things or interact with users. Text to speech chatbots allow you to create a speaking character (or avatar)
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Vocabulary
- Learning Vocabulary Can Be Fun!
- Vocabulary Learning
- Wordcount.org (how common are words?)
- Vocabulary Zone from English-Zone.com
- Vocabulary Lessons and Activities from eslflow.com
- Vocabulary Lessons from EnglishClub.com
- Word Based Games for ESL Students
- Vocabulary University
- Vocabulary Exercises
- Vocabulary Web Games
- E. L. Easton - English Vocabulary
- Business Vocabulary
- Vocabulary for K-12 and ESL Kids
- The Online Books Page (University of Pennsylvania)
- Amazon.com/books (book reviews, bestsellers, and more)
- English Reading from E.L. Easton
- English reading from EnlgishClub.com
- Great Books
- BBC Schools (for ages 4-11, ages 11-16, and ages 16+)
- Classis Bookshelf
- Online Library of Literature
- The Literature Network
- Open Directory: Literature
- Online Children's Stories
- Repeat after Us - Online Library and Language Lab
- Extensive Reading Foundation
- Paradigm Online Writing Assistant
- Advice on Academic Writing
- My-English-Writing.com
- Online Writing Lab (OWL) - Purdue University
- The Writing Center - University of Wisconsin at Madison
- Writing Resources for English Language Learners - Ohio University ESL
- Writer's Web - University of Richmond
- Hypertext Writer's Guide - University of Victoria
- Advanced Composition for Non-Native Speakers of English
- E. L. Easton - Writing
- Rong Chang Writing
- Writing Activities
- Academic English Cafe
- Azar Grammar Materials
- Guide to Grammar and Writing
- Roadtogrammar.com
- Grammar Bytes Exercises Handouts & Presentations
- Grammar Help
- Hyper Grammar
- English Grammar Zone
- Guide to Grammar and Style
- Grammar in English Daily
- E. L. Easton - Grammar
- Eslkidstuff.com
- Kindersite.org
- SpellingCity.com
- Starfall.com
- PBSGames
- BritishCouncil Games
- KidsEslGames.com
- Eesl4kids.net
- Vocabulary for K-12 and ESL Kids
- Sesamestreet.org
- Dogonews.com
- Abcya.com
- ESLGamesWorld
- Mark's English School
- List of ESL Games
Storybooks and Read Aloud - Freekidsbooks.org
- ChildrensLibrary.org
- Smories.com
- Storylineonline.net
- Storybird.com
- Bookbox.com
- Magickeys.com/books
- Tarheelreader.org
- Archive.org Children's Library
- List of Children's Books for Reading
See the publication below for descriptions of other sites for young learners.
- Dictionary.com
- Thesaurus.com
- Visualthesaurus.com
- Wordcount.org
- Blachan.com/shahi/ (visual dictionary)
- Teacher Training Videos
- TeacherTechVids.com
Mobile Tools
- Google Translate - Android iPhone
- Conversation English
- iVocabulary
- English Phrasebook m(Idioms)
- 15,000 Useful Phrases
- AccelaStudy
- Classting.com
- Classdojo.com
Make your own comics and animations
- Makebeliefscomix.com/Comix
- Comicmaster.org.uk
- Stripcreator.com/make.php
- Wittycomics.com
- Blank Cards
Videos - Goanimate.com
- XtraNormal
Assorted Tools
- Graphic Organizer Links & Gliffy.com (mind mapping and chart building)
- Barry Fun English Tools
- Online Clocks & Stopwatches
- Mrs. Dell's Tools List
- Lots of tests at: Similarminds.com/personality_tests.html
- Right Brain/Left Brain
- MBTI
- International Edubloggers Directory of ESL & EFL blogs
- Lexiophiles list of Top 100 Language blogs
- EFL Blog List
- Moving Forward's Education Blogs by Category
- Top 100 high school teachers who blog
- Teacher Lingo Teacher Blogs
Here are some EFL Related blogs and blog lists.
Blogger Blogs
| More EFL Teacher blogs
Other News & Tech Blogs |
Open Online Courses Most sites gathered from: http://www.mooc.ca/courses.htm
- Coursera list of courses
- MIT Open CourseWare (course materials only)
- Stanford's Free Online Courses
- Connectivist MOOCs - MOOCs that conform to the original format developed by George Siemens and Stephen Downes
- Carnegie Mellon University Open Learning Initiative
- Class Central - Stanford, Coursera, MIT and Harvard led edX (MITx + Harvardx + BerkeleyX), and Udacity
- Curricki - open curriculua
- Edx courses
- iTunesU - some courses - guide from DIY University (Apple doesn't provide a list of courses, naturally); list of affiliates
- Open Learn - Open University (UK), see menu at left
- P2P University - courses
- Udacity courses
- Udemy list of online courses
- University of the People - course catalogue
- WikiEducator content
- Wikiversity - 'schools'
- Open Yale courses