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Resources and Materials for English Language Learners and Instructors

Grammar & Writing

     

Grammar, Writing, Vocabulary & Word Use

Grammar

Road to Grammar 

Games, quizzes,vocabulary to assist with learning English grammar

 

Mobil ESL 

Acourse of lessons and practice on the system of English

 

English Central 

Videos, tuttorials, lessons and more. Requires registering for free account

 

TEFL Tunes 

ESL and EFL lessons for teaching english grammar through songs

 

Lanternfish 

Adult ESL Worksheets and Activties

 

New ESL Blues 

Learn English Vocabulary, grammar, writing and more

 

ELC Study Zone 

English language lessons and practice exercises

 

Grammar Briefs 

Grammar information from GCF Global

 

Learn English Free: English Grammar Guide 

Guide to learning english

 

ENGLISH GRAMMAR TESTS 

Practice and improve your knowledge of English grammar. The quizzes come in three levels: beginner, intermediate, and advanced. The topics covered include verb tenses, phrasal verbs, articles, prepositions, noun clauses, and much more.

 

Downloadable English Grammar Tutorials 

Downloadable English Grammar Tutorials by The Yale Poorvu Center for Teaching and Learning

 

Grammar Slides for English Learners

These open educational resource materials consist of presentation slides intended for use in an intermediate English as a Second Language (ESL) classroom. Please read the attached note for suggestions regarding classroom use and adaptation. All materials are licensed BY SA NC under Creative Commons.

 

USA Learns

100% free English classes. Learn English speaking, listening, vocabulary, pronunciation, reading, and grammar plus a free U.S. Citizenship course.

 

Rachel's English: Host Rachel offers a plethora of videos to help students learn all about American English pronunciation, including specific sounds you should make, as well as mouth position.

 

English as a Second Language (created by Rong-Chang Li)

The hub of hundreds of free learning sites for ESL students and teachers. The site addresses areas including listening, reading, writing, grammar, vocabulary, lesson plans, newspapers, magazines, business English, ESP, pronunciation, quizzes, idioms, methods, games and dictionaries.
 
 

Advanced Academic Grammar for ESL Students

 

Advanced Community College ESL Composition: An Integrated Skills Approach

Writing

Introduction to Academic Writing for ESOL Textbook 

Content knowledge for talking about writing and writing processes in a textbook

 

Academic English Cafe 

Practice with academic vocabulary, read model essays, listen to authentic English, and discover useful links for learning and teaching English as a second language. More for Advanced Students

 

Purdue Online Writing Lab: ESL 

Resources for ESL instructors and students

 

ESL Writing Online Workshop 

writing workshop from Excelsior College OWL

 

Short writing activities for beginners 

section of the ESL site contains many exercises for beginning learners to practice various types of writing or writing task

 

Listen and Write 

Students find their respective starting level, then click on an audio title that grabs their attention. They’re then given four different options: full mode, quick mode, blank mode and correction mode. Each one requires the user to complete a task as they listen.

Vocabulary & Word Use

Label Me Printouts 

This resource of printable worksheets is great for teaching new vocabulary.

 

Learning Chocolate 

A vocabulary learning platform

 

Eslflow 

activities, lessons, and more to help ELL

 

English Vocabulary 

Learn English vocabulary

 

LanguageGuide.org: English Vocabulary 

Explore the world of English vocabulary in a sound integrated guide. Touch or place your cursor over an object, word, or phrase to hear it pronounced aloud. Prove your vocabulary mastery by completing challenges.

 

ESL VOCABULARY BUILDING EXERCISES 

Various quizzes to help you learn new English words/vocabulary, and to practice the words you already know.Each exercise centers around one theme/topic, and uses only common/useful English words and expressions

 

Vocabulix 

This online tool is designed to help jumpstart students’ vocabulary skills, with more than 90 vocabulary lessons, and the option to create lessons of your own. (Spanish, German and English only)

 

Learn American English Online 

Free website that has helped students worldwide improve English grammar and vocabulary skills since 2003

 

ESOL Courses 

Free digital resources for learning and teaching English

 

Learn That Word: Students can learn vocabulary and spelling through this site. They can even filter their lessons by commonly misspelled words or TOEFL vocabulary.

 

ESL HQ: This site features access to hundreds of worksheets designed for students interested in learning and speaking English.