Topic outline

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  Online Resources for

  English Language Learning
  

  
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  * All Skills *
  

  

  • Live Mocha - lessons, chatting, and more! URL
  • English Central - videos, vocabulary, pronunciation, and more! URL
  • USA Learns - video lessons and practice URL
  • Learn English with Steve Ford - all kinds of English lessons URL
  • English with Jennifer - ESL videos on a varitey of subjects URL
  • Mister Duncan's channel URL
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  * American Culture *
  
  

  • Life in the USA URL
  • Voice of America Special English - U.S. History URL
  • Voice of America Special English - American Life URL
  • EL Civics: U.S. Government and History Lessons URL
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  * Dictionaries *

  
  
  

  • Cambridge Online Dictionary URL
  • Shahi Visual Dictionary URL
  • Lingro - Make any webpage a clickable dictionary URL
  • Oxford Advanced American Dictionary URL
  • Longman Online Dictionary of Contemporary English URL
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  * English for Careers *

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  * English in the Community *

  
  
  
  

  • City of Berkeley Website URL
  • YWCA English-in-Action URL
  • VolunteerMatch - Become a Volunteer URL
  • YMCA URL
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  * Grammar *
  
  
  

  • Many Things - a variety of grammar exercises URL
  • ESL PDF - a Variety of Grammar Exercises URL
  • Rebecca's ESL Channel - Watch Grammar lessons URL
  • Road to Grammar - TONS of online grammar exercises URL
  • Grammar Quizzes -Quizzes to assess your level and self-study materials on verb tenses, articles, clauses, and punctuation URL
  • Grammar Bytes - a Variety of Grammar exercises URL
  • The Internet Grammar of English -a very advanced but thorough description of English grammar terminology URL
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  * Listening *
  
  
  

  • Daily ESL: Conversation Starters for English Students URL
  • Elllo - English Listening Library Online URL
  • English Club - Dictation URL
  • 80 Excellent Podcasts for Every Kind of Classroom URL
  • Free Audio Books: The Top Eight Websites URL
  • ESL Podcasts URL
  • English Listening Lounge URL
  • ESL Bits: Listen and Read Website URL
  • ESL Notes: The English Learner Movie Guides URL
  • Listen and Write - dictation exercises URL
  • Randall's ESL Cyber Listening Lab URL
  • TED Talks URL
  • This I Believe URL
  • Voice of America Special English URL
  • Hulu.com - free tv shows and movies online URL
  • English Attack! English 2.0 URL
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  * News Sites for ESL *
  
  
  

  • VOA News - News and English exercises! URL
  • Breaking News English URL
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  * Presentation Skills *

  

  • Toastmasters International URL
  • How NOT to Use Powerpoint URL
  • Prezi - An Alternative to PowerPoint URL
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  * Pronunciation *
  
  
  
  

  • American English Pronunciation Practice URL
  • Read the Words - Text to Speech URL
  • Chuala - Text to Speech URL
  • English Meeting - Videos of pronunciation lessons URL
  • ESL Pronunciation Pod URL
  • Rachel's English URL
  • Howjsay.com URL
  • English Pronunciation Test URL
  • "TH" Pronunciation Lesson URL
  • Pronunciation: The Bigger Picture URL
  • Pronouncing Technical Terms URL
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  * Reading *

  
  
  

  • Free Audio Books: The Top Eight Websites URL
  • Oprah's Book Club URL
  • Berkeley City College Library URL
  • Berkeley Public Library URL
  • Berkeley Reads URL
  • U.C. Berkeley Summer Reading Lists URL
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  * Speaking *
  
  
  

  • Shared Talk - Practice speaking with a Global Partner URL
  • Busuu - Practice speaking with a Global Partner URL
  • Practice Speaking English with Mike (chatbot) URL
  • Jabberwacky - Practice chatting with a chatbot URL
  • Practice chatting with a 'Zen' Conversationalist URL
  • Valen ESL - Learn English Vocabulary and Speaking with Valen URL
  • Spoken Academic English Formulas URL
  • Real English - Videos of native English speakers in everyday life URL
  • Vocaroo - Online Voice Recorder URL
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  * Spelling *
  
  

  • Listen and Write - Dictation exercises URL
  • English Club - Dictation URL
  • Listen and spell - Easy to difficult individual word dictations URL
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  * Vocabulary *
  
  
  

  • Wordcount - English word rankings by usage URL
  • Quizlet - Online flashcards to use for studying URL
  • Free Rice - test your knowledge of English vocabulary, and more! URL
  • Vocab Sushi - test your English vocabulary URL
  • Phrasal Verb Demon - All about phrasal verbs URL
  • Idiom Site - A lengthy list of common idioms and their definitions URL
  • Knoword - Test your English vocabulary URL
  • Flashcard Exchange URL
  • ACADEMIC WORD LIST: Interactive Web Site URL
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  * Writing *
  
  
  

  • OWL: Purdue University Online Writing Lab URL
  • Guide to Grammar and Writing URL
  • The Writing Place - A collection of sites on drafting and revising, editing and proofreading, and documenting sources URL
  • MLA Essay Format - Microsoft Word Tutorial URL