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External links

Below are the links to the external websites. Language Centre takes no responsibility for the content of these websites.

Useful Links / Language Resources / Media / Literature / Exams

Useful Links

• Aardvark's EFL Learning Resources dictionaries, learning resources, useful links, reader's suggestions.
• Dave's ESL Cafe from Dave Sperling. Focus on contacts between learners.
• Learn English effectively articles on how to learn English effectively, based on the experiences of successful learners.
• Links for ESL/EFL Students recommended links from the Internet TESL Journal.

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Language Resources

• Dictionaries and Reference
  • Newbury House Dictionary Online comprehensive English (American) dictionary.
  • OneLook Dictionaries A one-stop resource which searches a large number of dictionaries at once.
  • Your Dictionary developed by Robert Beard
  • Thesaurus A very good thesaurus. The site also has word games.
• Grammar
  • Common errors
  • Grammar handouts
  • Grammar and Style Notes . A guide by Jack Lynch.
  • Mary Nell's Grammar Summaries and Explanations
• Listening
  • Randall's ESL listening lab
  • Yahoo - Radio: Programs a long list of programmes.
• Phonetics
  • Studying Phonetics on the Net Resources For Studying Spoken English from George Dillon at the University of Washington
  • EnglishLeap.com resources for phonetics from an Indian perspective. Also contains resources for learning English through Tamil and Hindi. Up to intermediate level.
  • Pronouncing words with EmbedPlus videos video dictionary that will allow you to hear and see how words are pronounced
• Reading
  • Project Gutenberg digitally republished classic literature.
  • Everypoet.com A large online archive of works by well-known poets and poetry- related resources
  • A celebration of Women Writers
  • Just So Stories
  • Prize winning books online
  • Yahoo - Electronic Literature: Collections Yahoo's long list of sites offering literature online.
  • Hyperizons - Hypertext fiction Original hypertext fiction, plus theory, criticism and reviews.
  • Myths and Legends Very well organised list of links, classified by region and language.
  • On-Line Books Excellent search engine for books available online. There are probably more than you think: 'Austen, Jane', returns 13 entries including the complete works!
  • The Poetry Archive Searchable database of famous poets and poems.
  • Storybytes Collection of stories, all under 2049 words long.
• Writing
  • Writing den
  • Paradigm Online Writing Assistant
  • Outta Ray's Head Writing Lessons
  • Tandem . The International E-Mail Tandem Network: Language Learning in Tandem via the Internet
  • The writing sites below are mainly for US university writing programmes
  • Providers of information on writing (American/USA English)
    • Learning Through Writing. Dalhousie University
    • LEO: Literacy Education Online. St. Cloud State University Writing Center
    • Nesbitt-Johnston Writing Center
    • OWL Online Writing Lab. Purdue University
    • The Writing Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison
    • University of Victoria Writer's Guide
  • Information on writing by topic
    • Essay writing (American/USA English)
      • Introductions: St Cloud State University
      • Capitalisation: Aizu University
      • Citation: Ohio University
      • Combining sentences: St. Cloud State University
      • Essay exams: Colgate University
      • Quotation: University of Wisconsin
      • Transitions: University of North Carolina
      • Various: Purdue University
    • Other writing (American/USA English)
      • Writer's Resource Center
      • Hamilton College writing for specific disciplines: biology, psychology, philosophy, literature.
• Vocabulary
  • Law . The WWLIA legal dictionary
  • Washington Post Business Glossary
  • A Word a Day A new word every day, with definition and audio for pronunciation

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Media

• Print
  • The Hill Times
  • The Irish News
  • The Irish Times
  • Los Angeles Times
  • New York Times
  • Reuters
• Radio
  • World Radio Network
• TV
  • CNN Newsroom
  • CBC Newscast

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Literature

• Contemporary writers' database A joint project from the British Council and Booktrust
• Today in Literature Biographical information on writers, texts, and events in literary history

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Exams

• TOEFL
• TOEIC

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