Online-Learning-Links-100L

Listening and Speaking

http://www.americanrhetoric.com Learn about American rhetoric. Click Top 100 Speeches for America's best. Listen to audio clips of politicians, actors, preachers, athletes, singers, and other noteworthy personalities. Also includes audio and video database of many Hollywood movie speeches. NEW

http://www.clintonpresidentialcenter.org/programs.htm This Clinton Presidential Center site includes video clips under Resource Center.
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http://www.esl-lab.com Select topics under General Listening Quizzes (Difficult) and topics under Listening Quizzes for Academic Purposes (very difficult). Pre-listening, Listening, and post-listening exercises provide hours of practice.

http://www.musarium.com/video/index.html Live video interviews with ordinary people around the

U.S.

Click a thumbnail picture for a topic Or Interviews 50 cents. Then click the green arrow that appears. Note that you can also view the text version. Videos play with Quick Time. In the Lab, click best button. Click on the frame you want to watch and play the video.

http://wiredforbooks.org/ Wired for Books: Ohio University's online audio includes interviews with famous 20t century authors and audio (on RealPlayer) of some of the most important classics such as Alice in Wonderland and A Christmas Carol. You will find hours of listening pleasure at this link.

http://www.englishmed.com/dialogues/ Medical dialogues in British English with script. Click on one of the topics. Then click See full cartoon. Click the round arrow on the right and wait for the sound file to load. Excellent site and no password needed.

http://www.iei.uiuc.edu/free.html Click a topic and follow directions at the top of the screen (scroll to the begin or next button.) Complete the four parts for each topic.

http://www.historychannel.com Click the Video/Audio link at the top of the page. Select a topic under Top Video Clips or Browse Speeches to get a list of topics under four themes: politics and government, science and technology, arts, entertainment and culture, war and diplomacy.

http://www.eslwonderland.com/activities/index.htm Listen to discussion of current topics of interest.

http://www.npr.org/ Listen to today's news on National Public Radio. Click the sound icon.

http://www.abcnews.go.com Read news stories and listen to the audio files; they work better than the video files.

http://fyi.cnn.com/fyi/ Read current news stories and get more information from related links. The Teacher Resource link provides discussion questions.

http://www.poetry.com/greatestpoems/list.asp Practice reciting poetry and better your pronunciation at this site that has 100 of the greatest poems ever written.

Grammar

http://chompchomp2.com/gbfree/menu.htm Grammar Bytes! Find a comprehensive list of grammar terms, exercises, handouts, and tips and rules. Many exercises are free. NEW

http://www.englishmed.com/ Go to the Exercise box on the left and find hundreds of activities on articles, irregular verbs, word order, etc. The site appears to be free - no password needed.

http://www.ucl.ac.uk/internet-grammar/home.htm The Internet Grammar of English comes from University College London. Use the navigation tools on the left side of the page for Contents, Glossary, Index, and List of Exercises.

http://cctc2.commnet.edu/grammar/index.htm Excellent comprehensive Guide to Grammar and Writing. For grammar, including parts of speech, do word and sentence level and paragraph level exercises. For a complete index of grammar topics, click the next link.. http://cctc2.commnet.edu/grammar/index2.htm

http://www.better-english.com/grammar.htm In Better English Grammar, the list of grammar topics appears on the right. Scroll down for a topic of your choice. Numerous short grammar quizzes are available at this link.

http://www.edufind.com/english/grammar/index.cfm Click Table of Contents.

http://www.edufind.com/english/grammar/subidx.cfm Comprehensive index of English grammar with good examples. Search by Subject.

http://www.uottawa.ca/academic/arts/writcent/hypergrammar/claustyp.html#adjective%20clause Use this link to review dependent clauses.

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/esl/index.html Numerous handouts concerning grammar.

http://www.aitech.ac.jp/~iteslj/quizzes/9901/gc-connectives.html Review Connectives (Transitions) with this quiz.

http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/570/pulp/index.htm Go to this link for reading, grammar, and sentence development exercises. Click Cause and Effect to review conjunctions, transitions, and prepositions.

Reading and Research

http://www.clintonpresidentialcenter.org/programs.htm Clinton Presidential Center - Read about the important programs sponsored by the Center and learn how citizens can get involved. NEW

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/science_03.html Read articles on Science and technology from National Geographic.

http://nytimes.com/2005/01/06/international/worldspecial4/06wounded.html?hp&ex=1105074000&en=e31f42c4725188b4&ei=5094&partner=homepage South Asian Tsunami, 12/26/04 - 1/6/05. View the Interactive Graphic for the full impact.

http://www.scholar.google.com Search engine for Academic Research NEW

http://www.itools.com/ Find the best Internet search tools at this link, including search tools, research tools, language tools, financial tools, map tools, etc. NEW

http://www.quia.com/pages/esl91.html Ann Thistlethwaite's ESL 91 class page. Go here for links to To Kill A Mockingbird vocabulary, idioms, and allusions.

http://www.multcolib.org/homework/scihc.html#biomes Numerous science topics can be researched from this page. NEW

http://www.scu.edu/cml/firstgen/index.cfm
Read the stories under the Themes: Family Histories and Arrivals, Adapting and Adjusting, Identity. Click on the names to read interesting first person narratives of Life Histories and Experiences of First Generation College Students at Santa Clara University.

http://www.time.com/time/reports/v21/home.html Visions of the 21st century. Topics include science, culture and lifestyle issues, technology, geopolitics, health and environment.

http://www.time.com/time/time100/ Time's 100 most influential leaders of the century:
Leaders and Revolutionaries, Artists and Entertainers, Builders and Titans, Scientists
and Thinkers, Heroes and Icons, and the Person of the Century - Einstein.

http://www.pbs.org Check this site for outstanding reading material accompanying Public Broadcasting Services programs. Topics include Life and Culture and Science and Nature.

http://jamaica.u.arizona.edu/ic/mcbride/ws200/grp8latn.htm Excellent article on cultural stereotypes, images, and conceptions of Latina women as they appear in films.

http://www.ca.gov/state/portal/myca_htmldisplay.jsp?BV_SessionID=@@@@1815074255.1085267960@@@@&BV_EngineID=cccdadclieldldfcfngcfkmdffidfog.0&sCatTitle=California%2B-%2BThe%2BDream,%2BThe%2BChallenge&sFilePath=/portal/links/the_dream.html
California: The Dream and the Challenge in the Twenty-First Century -an article by Kevin Starr, State Librarian of California.

http://www2.actden.com/writ_den/menu.htm Select an essay to read and then click on Paragraphs. After reading the essay, study the organization of the main ideas of the essay by clicking In Brief.

http://www.awesomestories.com/index2.htm Excellent resource consisting of 8 channels of articles on topics such as history, biography, religion, movies, etc. Links within the text provide volumes of reference material.

http://cwx.prenhall.com/bookbind/pubbooks/gonzalez-mena/ An excellent resource for the Textbook on Early Childhood Education entitled The Child in the Family and in the Community. Select a chapter and follow the navigation buttons on the left for a wealth of quizzes, summaries, etc.

http://www.census.gov/population/www/documentation/twps0023.html If you are in Child and Family Studies, this information from the U.S. Census Bureau on Poverty, Family Structure, and Child Well-Being will be of interest to you.

http://scu.edu/ethics/ Connect with Santa Clara University's Markkula Center for Applied Ethics and learn volumes about the ethical issues of the 21st century. Click Publications for a wealth of articles and Practicing Ethics for readings in biotechnology and health care, business ethics, character education, public policy and technology.

http://go.hrw.com/hrw.nd/arbiter/pRedirect?project=hrwonline&siteId=298&pageId=1041 Research the Olympics and Ancient Greece with a tour through this comprehensive site.

http://www.unhchr.ch/udhr/lang/eng.htm Read The Universal Declaration of Human Rights adopted and
proclaimed by General Assembly resolution 217 A (III) of 10 December 1948.

http://www.ac.wwu.edu/~stephan/Steinbeck The novels of California's premier writer, John Steinbeck, are featured here along with additional links to each novel.

http://voices.cla.umn.edu This site focuses on the lives and works of North American women writers of color.

http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/London/ Learn about Jack London, read his works, listen to music, view documents and images of his life and times.

http://www.densho.org/ Explore the factors that led to the incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II. Read about internment locations and study the historical documents related to the incarceration of Japanese Americans.

http://www.journale.com/index.html Excellent source of human interest stories (click on archived stories for a complete list.) Photo, Video, and Media Lab make this a complete learning experience.

http://www.latina.com/ Read culturally interesting articles under Nosotras and Latina Life.

http://www.pbs.org/newshour/ Read transcripts from the PBS Online Newshour.

http://www.iei.uiuc.edu/web.pages/readinglist.html Lists of magazines, newspapers, and books online.

http://www.cnn.com/ http://nytimes.com/ http://www0.mercurycenter.com/ Stay abreast of current events.

http://www.howstuffworks.com/ Click on a super category of interest to learn how something works. A subset of categories will appear. Click on a topic of interest.

www.humanmetrics.com Students interested in Psychology can study the Jung-Myers-Briggs typological approach to personality, which uses four criteria to classify personality types.

http://www.mentalhealth.com A comprehensive site with links to many other sites that provide sound mental health information.

http://www.cdc.gov/ Site of the Center for Disease Control and Prevention; up-to-date articles on current health threats and issues, such as anthrax and smallpox and a link to Health Topics A-Z.

http://literacynet.org/cnnsf/home.html Read a current story, listen to it, and complete interactive activities. Go to Story Archives for many more stories on a variety of topics. Not difficult reading.

http://www.artsopolis.com/ Interested in the ARTS? Try this link for half-price tickets to Theater, Music, Dance, and Art in Silicon Valley. NEW

http://www.historychannel.com This page takes time to load. On the left hand side of the screen, scroll down and read up on numerous historical topics of interest.

http://www.quotationspage.com/qotd.html Over 20,000 quotations are archived at this site.

http://www.uq.edu.au/~uejchris/inetguide/intro.htm An introductory guide for using the Internet.

http://www.newscientist.com Under the banner, click hot topics about science. Read recent articles on drugs, artificial intelligence, the environment, medicine, biotechnology, cloning, and many other topics of high interest.

http://www.topsy.org/UsingSearchEnginesESL.html Learn how to conduct an Internet Search.

http://www.studygs.net/ Tips on Study Guides and Strategies for Learning

http://go.hrw.com/atlas/norm_htm/world.htm The Holt World Map

Vocabulary

http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/index.shtml The BBC World Service Learning English Program has four categories of learning: Vocabulary in the news (Click on Words in the News), Business English, Watch and Listen (with music, audio, and interactivity) and Quizzes. NEW
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/business/index.shtml Click this link for Business English in an international setting.

http://www.smic.be/smic5022/ Try this site for a great variety of vocabulary exercises . NEW

http://vlc.polyu.edu.hk/ A good site for vocabulary study, along with some grammar and reading activities.

http://www.tameri.com/edit/roots.html Excellent source of Latin and Greek prefixes, word roots, and suffixes. NEW

http://www.itools.com/lang/ Click on "Idioms / Sayings" and then type in any word that is part of a common expression or idiom. A list of idioms with that word will appear. Click each phrase listed for a definition and example sentences. NEW

http://dictionary.cambridge.org/activity.htm Cambridge Dictionary's activities for verbs patterns, phrasal verbs, and idioms NEW

http://www.alphadictionary.com/langdir.html AlphaDirectory.com Language Directory with a list of online dictionaries for about 300 languages

http://www.better-english.com/exerciselist.html Click the link for 250 free exercises. Don't miss Strong Collocations for practice with words used in typical combinations.

http://www.thesaurus.com Interesting activities and useful information can be found under Fun and Games, Language Resources, and Word of the Day.

http://cctc2.commnet.edu/grammar/notorious.htm Review this lengthy list of frequently confused and misused words, many of which have an audio link.

http://www.kent.wednet.edu/KSD/MA/resources/greek_and_latin_roots/transition.html This excellent reference of Greek and Latin roots, prefixes and suffixes will enhance your vocabulary.

http://www.wsu.edu/~brians/errors/ An alphabetized list of word use errors with good examples.

http://www.sentex.net/~mmcadams/spelling.html Take a weekly spelling quiz. The words are very advanced.

http://www.businessballs.com/acronyms.htm Check out this link for humorous acronyms

Pronunciation

http://www.uiowa.edu/~acadtech/phonetics/english/frameset.html Learn the sounds of American English with this complete phonetics course from the University of Iowa. Video and audio clips provided. NEW

http://www.faceweb.okanagan.bc.ca/pron Practice difficult consonants. Download free Quick Time and Shockwave for multimedia.

http://eleaston.com/pronunciation/ A comprehensive pronunciation site.

Writing

http://www.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/ Guide to Grammar and Writing

http://www.ccc.commnet.edu/sensen/part1/index.html Review the basic structure of English sentences.

http://www.ccc.commnet.edu/sensen/part2/index.html Review the conventions of standard English usage, focusing on your own common errors in written English.

http://www.ccc.commnet.edu/sensen/part3/sixteen/index.html Techniques for Writing

http://www.ccc.commnet.edu/sensen/part3/seventeen/index.html Topics for Writing: From Personal to Public Writing

http://www.ccc.commnet.edu/mla/index.shtml A Guide to Writing Research Papers Based on Modern Language Association (MLA) Documentation. The site is English 1A level. Click the buttons on the left for guidance in writing the research paper.

http://www.stolaf.edu/offices/communications/style/internet.html Correct spelling of Internet terms NEW

http://www.wisc.edu/writing/Handbook/DocMLACitation.html Create MLA citations with help from University of Wisconsin, Madison.

http://www2.actden.com/writ_den/tips/essay/index.htm Review the parts of an essay, how to write an essay, and kinds of essays.

http://www.longman.com/ae/nsls_adv/index.html This site accompanies NorthStar Reading and Writing, Advanced level. Click Student Resources for Writing Style Checklists, Vocabulary Bank, and Internet Activities. Students using this text in ESL 302 will find the site helpful.

http://www.longman.com/ae/fogadv/index.html This site accompanies Focus on Grammar Advanced. To practice writing, go to student Resources and select a unit. Choose one of the three topics to write about. You can go over your writing with an instructor in the ESL Lab or leave your paper in the inbox to get feedback.

http://leo.stcloudstate.edu/catalogue.html Sudents in ESL 302 and 91 should use this catalogue of writing tips for all types of writing, grammar, punctuation, citing sources, resumes, cover letters and much more.

http://cctc2.commnet.edu/grammar/index.htm For help with essay writing, select topics under Essay and Research Paper Level.

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/index2.html A complete index of OWL links organized by topic for writing, punctuation, grammar, writing resumes, applications, etc.

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/esl/index.html Look for ESL grammar handouts here.

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/esl/eslaudience.html How to write for an American Audience.

http://www.bartleby.com/141 William Strunk's principles of style, usage, and composition. Scroll down for content links.

http://vlc.polyu.edu.hk/academicwriter/Questions/writemodeintro.htm An excellent resource for academic writing with a quiz following each section.

http://elc.polyu.edu.hk/CILL/ Click Writing and go to referencing for information on how to reference your text and avoid plagiarism.