English as a Second Language Resources

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English is a complicated language with rules and exceptions to rules. Therefore, it is important to immerse yourself in the language. Watch TV, listen to others speaking, listen to English songs, and find someone who speaks the language to help you. It would be beneficial to buy a pocket dictionary to look up words you don't understand what they mean.

There are sites online that would help with writing and vocabulary, but speaking English correctly almost demands practice with an English-speaking person.

There are some tapes for sale online that would also help.

Type "ESL" in your web browser, and you will find many free resources for reading and writing English, but nothing is as beneficial to learning to speak English as actually speaking to English-speaking people.

Here are some examples of the resources you'll find online. There is a ton more.

http://www.esl-lab.com/

http://iteslj.org/v/e/

http://esl.about.com/od/beginningvocabulary/Beginning_Level_English_Vocabulary_Resources.htm

http://esl.about.com/library/lessons/blgr_beginner_review1.htm

http://a4esl.org/

http://www.eslgold.com/

Dictionary.com
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Writeacher · Posted: Fri Jan 30, 2009 12:47 pm Post subject: More ESL/EFL resources

http://www.pathwhelp.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=5782

From the ESL section among the PATH message boards.

Writeacher · Posted: Sun Feb 15, 2009 3:01 pm Post subject: More ESL/EFL resources

Here are two new sites that are good, both for ESL students and their teachers! Thanks to Carla (www.webenglishteacher.com) for finding these.

Common Mistakes
http://www.common-mistakes.net/
Learning English and refining vocabulary - learning from others' mistakes.

English Vocabulary
http://www.theenglishvocabulary.com/categorytopic.php?lang=3
Grouped by categories

I've added them into the ESL section of the message boards, but I think they are worth posting here -- separately -- since they deserve extra attention!
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http://www.ccc.commnet.edu/mla/index.shtml
and
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/557/01/

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