This hyper-text dictionary is good to have to access quick definitions, as it provides a quick hyper-text definition for any word. It also provides links to other dictionaries as well as a thesaurus.
A teacher developed site prepared with both the student and teacher in mind. This site is great for teachers and students, and also provides a sort of springboard to a number of other sites. Although the discussion/lesson plans pages are outdated, the activities are still creative and useful.
This is the ultimate ESL resource site that no list of links would be complete without. This site is personable, thorough, user friendly, and guaranteed to always be up to date. There's something there for everyone, and I always enjoy checking out the lastest teaching vacancies throughout the world.
This site is truly useful for teachers as well as learners, and isn't just another compilation of links to other links. It has an up to date discussion board where both teachers and students can ask questions and share ideas.
This site provides a pretty thorough menu of information for teachers and students. It includes accessible activity ideas and information for a university level intensive English program, as well as links that would be relevant and useful. For example, the site provides information about test preparation and ESL courses. I particularly like the Grammar Safari and the authentic listening materials available for students on the Web.
An interactive site for students; includes crossword puzzles arranged by difficulty level and topic; also has other activities like treasure hunts.
This is a well-designed professional site that enables students to become a part of a global community and improve reading, writing, and listening skills through the use of games, quizzes, and an interactive community of learners. Once you join you choose a cartoon like alien that represent you in "english space". Pretty cool.
This site includes contact information for all kinds of English language programs throughout the world. It's a great resource for students and teachers alike.
LeRosey Crosswords and Quizzes
Although there aren't too many quizzes and crosswords at the this site, the ones that are included are on interesting topics that the students would enjoy.
This site provides great course material for teachers and students of business English. The material is well organized and quite navigable, as the site provides more content that is suited for adult learners. I particularly like the global update section that even includes some RealAudio links for authentic news material, followed by an assignment. Two thumbs up for this site!
Although this site has very few activities itself, it does provide countless links to vocabulary related pages. This is perhaps the most concentrated "link" network I've found.
Although not necessarily intended for ESL/EFL learners, this site provides a great springboard for discussions among intermediate/advanced learners. The site provides up to date news information accompanied by questions and topics for discussion.
Truly, this site provides more than most students would ever need. However, it includes articles relevant to learning English, as well as forums/chat rooms for discussion. It also has activities that even include soundbytes so students can practice listening and then responding. The site also includes information for teachers - including resources and training.
This site is intended for L1 speakers in need of a vocabulary boost at just about any level. The great thing about this site is that it includes some work with roots and affixes - great for ESL/EFL learners. It also has some fun puzzles.
Although it isn't interactive, this simple site has a few great sample TOEFL sections, with the answers posted after each one. It was created by a student who took the TOEFL and then compiled some of the information he found to be useful in his own preparation.
This site provides free practice exercises for various standardized tests including the TOEFL, GMAT, and GRE. It includes both interactive and printable materials, as well as useful information and links for students. I particularly like the fact that it includes writing samples.
Students and/or teachers can decide the type of exercies (ie vocabulary, pronouns, etc) and then choose activities accordingly. There aren't many activities in each category, but there are a number of categories.
This site includes more than 250 free exercises for students. Even though they are short, they cover a variety of topics that most students would find useful.
Puzzles, jokes, trivia and word games. This is a fun site for ESL students.
Great site for advanced students who need writing help. This site enables learners to find appropriate words for a variety of situations.
This site has a wide variety of quizzes organized by grammar point -- could be used by both teachers and studdents. I particularly like the "dating game" that deals with word relationships.
This site has something for students, teachers, as well as parents. It has some pretty fun interactive quizzes and matching exercises for lower level students.
A variety of quizzes, games, books and links for students and teachers. This is a great site with free stuff - this is the vocabulary link, but you can then navigate to other academic categories. It also includes games and info on books and other links.
This is a fun, colorful site that is quite navigable. I like the way it is divided up by teacher or student, and I particularly like the learning pages where students can learn more about a particular topic and then chat about it.
This site includes word puzzles, games and other interactive activities suitable for ESL learners.
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ReplyDeleteAn excellent variety of resources ... could use a bit more multimedia.
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