The links available on this page direct you to a variety of online learning platforms covering listening, speaking, grammar, and idiomatic expressions, offering numerous free opportunities to practice English!
The English We Speak (Level: intermediate)
Podcasts in English (Level: beginner to intermediate)
Voice of America - Learning English (Level: intermediate to advanced)
This American Life (Level: Advanced)
Test-taking can be especially stressful for EAL students as they are navigating a new language. When it comes to testing and evaluation, every test is a test of the student’s language proficiency.
How to ace multiple choice tests - Maclean's Education offers some tips and techniques that can help you succeed at a tricky multiple choice exam.
How to Take Multiple Choice Tests – Minot State Online offers in-test strategies for multiple choice.
Test-Taking Strategies – Common Questions
UNC Multiple Choice Exams – UNC’s Learning Center offers some tips on how to prepare and take mcq’s.
The Academic Word List (AWL) - Provides a list of academic vocabulary words frequently used in university-level texts, along with exercises and activities to practice using these words in context.
Activities for ESL Students – Quizzes, tests, exercises and puzzles to help practice English as a Second Language. This is a project of The Internet TESL Journal and is fueled by thousands of contributions from ESL teachers.
Breaking News English - Offers current news articles with interactive activities and discussion questions designed to improve reading comprehension, vocabulary, and critical thinking skills for English language learners.
Dave’s ESL Café – Designed as a place for ESL/EFL learners and teachers to meet and share information about English, culture, TOEFL, international teaching experiences, and many other ESL related topics.
Easy-to-Read - Medline offers information about different health topics in easier to read, more plain English, without all the jargon!
English Listening Library Online - ELLLO has over 3,000 free listening lessons for all levels! Most lessons have audio or video, a transcript, vocab support and interactive quizzes.
EF Resources for Learning English – This collection of free English learning resources is designed to help you study whatever aspect of conversational English is most interesting or important to you at the moment.
iSLCOLLECTIVE - Created by a collective of ESL/EFL educators dedicated to curating and sharing original English language lessons. Their aim is to alleviate any apprehension regarding upcoming classes, providing valuable resources to support your teaching endeavors.
Medline Plus : Health Information in Many Languages - Health information in multiple languages, arranged by language.
MedlinePlus: Multi-language health information, arranged by topic - Health topics are listed in alphabetical order. Under the topic is listed the various languages in which that health topic information is given.
National Clearinghouse for English Language Acquisition (NCELA) – The Department of Education’s website dedicated the education of English language learners. Contains demographics and data, information on grants and tools for both students and teachers.
Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL)’s Multilingual Section – This section includes resources on writing across the curriculum, writing in the disciplines, and it contains links to OWL workshops and exercises useful for multilingual students.
Preply - Advance in your career or explore the world with personalized 1-on-1 English courses taught by the best online tutors.
Randall's ESL Cyber Listening Lab - helps ESL and EFL learners improve their English listening comprehension skills through conversations.
TalkEnglish.com - Practice speaking English with conversations that use most important English expressions, idioms, and slang.
ThoughtCo. - These resources cater to teachers seeking ESL teaching materials, beginners, and advanced students aiming to enhance reading comprehension, conversation, and writing skills, facilitating progress to the next level.
Understanding Medical Words - A tutorial from the National Library of Medicine that teaches about medical words.
Using English - Online English as a Second Language (ESL) tools & resources for students, teachers, learners and academics, covering the full spectrum of ESL, EFL, ESOL, and EAP subject areas.
U.S. Department of Education's Office of English Language Acquisition - provides national leadership to help ensure that English Learners and immigrant students attain English proficiency and achieve academic success. In addition to preserving heritage languages and cultures, OELA is committed to prompting opportunities for biliteracy or multi-literacy skills for all students.
Voice of America Learning English - Offers news articles, videos, and audio recordings with transcripts to help improve listening comprehension and vocabulary skills.
DeepL is an impressive machine translation software that has a good reputation for its accurate and nuanced translations.
LanguageTool is an online grammar checker and proofreading tool to help students identify and correct errors in their writing, including grammar, punctuation, and style. It can be integrated into Word, Docs and more.
QuillBot serves as a complete language processing and productivity tool with its grammar checking and writing enhancement features.
Reverso is a free AI translation software that supports translations in 18 languages. It also assists users in improving their linguistic skills and expanding their vocabulary knowledge.
TalkPal is a paid GPT-powered AI language tutor that has the ability to create personalized learning experiences by analyzing the learner’s strengths and weaknesses.
Strategies for Academic Language Development (Article) - Acquire and use accurately a range of general academic and domain-specific words and phrases sufficient for reading, writing, speaking, and listening at the college level.
Brehe's Grammar Anatomy - Brehe's Grammar Anatomy offers accessible grammar insights for both general and specialist readers. It delves into beginner grammar terms and concepts with clear examples and minimal technical jargon. Ideal for academic or personal use, it's a valuable addition to any library.
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