Englishweb

This page is for students of English, both in my classes and otherwise. Right now, it is, as you can see, just a collection of good links. As I have more time (and ideas), it'll expand. Please drop me a line if you've stopped by and found something interesting.

Reference

Dictionary.com: An Online Dictionary
Word of the Day: Receive a new word in your e-mail every day!
Wikipedia: An Online Encyclopedia
Google: A search engine
Project Gutenberg: Thousands of Free e-texts. Mostly Classics
Poets.org: American Poetry Online
WordSpy: An index of new idioms
BBC Style Guide: The BBC style guide.
New York Times Online: The New York Times. A great source of information. -- Registration required
BBC News: News from the British Broadcasting Company
Salon.com: Salon.com, an independent news source. Requires an annoying subscription
The Chicago Tribune: Sweet Home Chicago
Slashdot: Good source of technical information
Townhall: Conservative Editorials!
Wired: A technology magazine
A PDF Guide to Debating: A cool guide to debating

English Resources

Antimoon: A great website for English learners and teachers
Learn English 4 Free Online: A nice site for students wanting to practice on their own. "Try a test, laugh at the jokes, read the news, sign up for our newsletter."
Proofreading Symbols: A comprehensive list of the proofreading symbols I use
Strunk and White: A great style manual
Chicago Manual of Style: The Chicago Manual of Style
MLA Online: A guide to MLA documentation
Plain English Campaign: Lots of good writing tips here
First Certificate of English Website: Click on "Download Handbook" to get LOTS of help! You'll need Adobe Reader.
Grammar Help: Grammar Help
Easybib: An online bibliography creator. Very Useful!
Get it Write, Online: Online writing help
Phrasal Verbs: Phrasal Verbs at ESL Cafe
Effective Transitions: Effective Transitions
Angles Online: A fun multimedia sight

TOEFL

The Official Site for TOEFL: The official Test of English as a Foreign Language
Free TOEFL links: Free TOEFL links
TestWise: Another TOEFL resource

Teacher Resources

Breaking News English: Ready-to-use EFL / ESL lesson plans based on current affairs. Graded news articles, listenings and communicative activities uploaded daily.
Ted's Pages: Lots of cool stuff here. Check the Discussion Topics!!
The New York Times Teacher Connections: LOTS of cool stuff here. Centered around reading, but also has pictures
Library of Congress Lessons: Good for poetry, if you're into that sort of thing.

Fun with English

This site's chatroom: Chat with other English-speakers here!
My English Language Forum: A place to leave messages. English Only.
Learning English with the BBC: BBC English Page
The New York Times Learning Network: Have fun with the New York Times!!

Page created and maintained by Aaron Fowles. E-mail: afowles AT sdf.lonestar.org