Useful web sites for English Language and Linguistics
Associations
American Association for Applied Linguistics
Association for Computational Linguistics
British Association for Applied Linguistics
Linguistics Association of Great Britain
Gateways
Catalogue of selected internet resources covering all academic subject areas, including English as a second language. Try searching in the: subject menu or the A-Z menu.
Part of the Oxford University Computing Services. Resources are arranged by type and then alphabetically with some annotation. Also hosts online tutorials to get you started on the web, try the Internet for Modern Languages.
A comprehensive catalogue of Language related internet resources.
This site is a major gateway and is well worth a browse. Some of the key areas you will find are: English language and Computational Linguistics.
Learning English
Free ESL activities, online games, online dictionary, lesson plans, articles and Web directories.
An American site for learning English using movies, music, and slang.
Links to ESL resources for grammar, listening, conversation and pronunciation.
Practice your English and improve your soccer-slang with games, quizzes and football dictionaries.
Learn, practice and improve your English with free on-line resources.
Independent Learning Centre at CUHK
The Independent Learning Centre at the Chinese University of Hong Kong lists valuable resources and activities for the learning of English.
Learning English - BBC Worldservice
Aimed at an intermediate level.
A variety of resources to help improve your writing skills and your use of the English language.
Teaching English
Business English Special Interest Group
The BESIG is a professional body representing the interests and serving needs of the international business English teaching community by offering ways to improve your expertise in teaching business English.
Easy Lesson Plans - ESL Resources for Teachers
The ESL lounge offers free lesson materials and plans, printable worksheets, board games song lyrics and much more.
English Language - British Council
Web resources for English Language teaching Worldwide from the British Council.
ELT Forum topics are updated monthly. Each month, you will find free introductory articles to the topic along with interactive activities to help you explore your views.
European Centre for Modern Languages
Tim Johns Data-Driven Learning page
Windows on the World - British Council
Windows on the World is a free, easy to use resource for schools and colleges seeking international links.
General
Resources and contacts for students and teachers of English as a foreign language.
The British National Corpus (BNC) is a 100 million word collection of samples of written and spoken language from a wide range of sources, designed to represent a wide cross-section of current British English, both spoken and written.
Center for Applied Linguistics
The Center for Applied Linguistics aims to promote and improve the teaching and learning of languages, identify and solve problems related to language and culture, and serve as a resource for information about language and culture.
"The Internet's Meeting Place for ESL/EFL Students and Teachers from Around the World!"
Language and translation site with links for dictionary searches and translation tools.
The Linguistic Funland TESL page
Information and resources aimed at TESL and TEFL teachers and students.
Blackwell Publishers linguistics resource centre.
Purdue University's on-line writing lab, including handouts for teaching English as a second language and links to other on-line writing labs.
Free resource material from the Open University openlearn website
Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL)
Official site - includes tutorials and practice questions.
Investigating international English from a British viewpoint. Includes definitions, History of English and words and phrases.
Dictionaries & Concordances
Cambridge Dictionaries On-line
Features world banks on-line with a free (if limited) demo version.
The Newbury House On-line Dictionary
Oxford Advanced Learners Dictionary
Publications
Link2English - Mary Glasgow Magazines
Oxford University Press - English Language Teaching
For an eLearning tutorial that teaches critical evaluation of information found on the Internet then try the Internet Detective website. The website also includes sections on copyright matters, plagiarism and citation/referencing.
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