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Below you'll find online resources for English as a Second Language.

For more English resources, see the English Research Guides page.

• Dictionary.com
  
  
• The Internet Picture Dictionary
  Multilingual picture dictionary designed especially for ESL students. Search in various languages or browse pictures by letter or category. Site also offers interactive activities: flashcards, fill-in-the-blanks, word scramble, stinky spelling, and straight recall.
  
  
• Thesaurus.com
  
  
• Translate.com
  Find translations in multiple languages.

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• English as a Second Language Home Page
  Contains a directory of links in categories including: Listening and Speaking; Reading with Understanding; Grammar and Writing; ESL-related Information; English Language Schools; and More ESL Sites.
  
  
• ESL Quizzes, Lesson Plans, Activities and More
  Links to numerous ESL resources for teachers and students.
  
  
• Interesting Things for ESL Students
  Full of word games, puzzles, quizzes, slang, proverbs, American English pronunciation exercises, and more to help individuals learn English.
  
  
• Self-Study Quizzes for ESL Students
  Contains quizzes covering grammar, vocabulary, idioms, and other topics.
  
  
• The Tower of English
  Includes about three dozen interest categories and several hundred Web sites in an A-Z list that use "endless games and fun activities to catch the interest and imagination of ESL students," while practicing the use of the English language. Many sites include interaction in foreign languages. Searchable.

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• ESL Grammar Links
  Links to reference sources, exercises, quizzes, and resources for teachers.
  
  
• Guide to Grammar and Style
  Includes grammatical rules and explanations, comments on style, and suggestions on usage.
  
  
• HyperGrammar
  Electronic grammar course from the University of Ottawa. Read and learn about the different parts of speech, sentences, punctuation, etc. Includes how to use pronouns and verbs, and how to build phrases, clauses, sentences, and paragraphs.
  
  
• Grammar Links for ESL Students
  Includes links to general resources, quizzes, verb and prepositions practice, and other activities to help "make understanding the nuances of English grammar much easier to understand and comprehend."

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• Audio for ESL
  Includes audio files of news articles and links to transcripts of the articles so students can listen and read along. From Voice of America (VOA).
  
  
• The Daily English Show
  Watch the video podcast online or download the MP4 file. Contains links to tanscripts of the scripts in 10 lanugages including English and Spanish.
  
  
• Podcasts
  Links to Podcasts for ESL learners. Includes links to transcripts so students can listen and read along.

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• Children's Literature Web Guide
  Internet resources related to books for children and young adults.
  
  
• Practice Readings
  Offers short stories to practice reading in English.
  
  
• Reading
  Links to sites that offer help with reading English.

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