The
Able Writer
An in-depth and exhaustive guide to good English writing style. Aimed at
University level students.
Authors
About.com's Author guide Scott Rettberg leads you to a wealth of information
concerning authors and their respective works.
Arts
& Letters Daily
A wonderful treasure trove of interesting articles to be found on the Net
broken into three categories; Articles of Note, Books, Essays and Opinion.
This page is updated on a daily basis and offers a host of advanced reading
materials.
Arts
Journal
Every weekday Arts Journal monitors and collects stories from more than 100
North American, Australian and European newspapers and magazines that write
about the arts, and posts links directly to the stories on the Arts Journal
site.
Bangkok
Post
This is truly an outstanding site designed by the Bangkok Post to help its
non-native speakers read an English newspaper. Difficult vocabulary is
expained, exercises to improve comprehension are included, and there are
many other approaches offered to help readers with their comprehension. Well
worth a visit.
Book
Collecting
About.com's Guide Cathy Gallagher provides expert resources and information,
as well as a guide to Internet resources concerning Book Collecting.
Books
for Kids
About.com's Guide Linda Sue Grimes provides expert resources and
information, as well as a guide to Internet resources concerning Books for
Kids.
BookLink
Home Page
Extensive online bookshop for ESL teaching materials including over 3000
titles from more than 50 publishers.
Current
Events -- World
About.com's Guide Keith Porter provides expert resources and information, as
well as a guide to Internet resources concerning Current Events -- World.
Edit
English
This company provides editing services to foreign speakers of English.
Services include: TOEFL essay correction, business documents, and ESL/EFL
student tutoring.
Email
About.com's Guide Heinz Tschabitscher provides expert resources and
information, as well as a guide to Internet resources concerning Email.
English
Literature
About.com's Guide Leigh Anne Jones provides expert resources and
information, as well as a guide to Internet resources concerning English
Literature.
Extensive
Reading Homepage
A very important approach to reading in a foreign language, "Extensive
reading... is generally associated with reading large amounts with the aim
of getting an overall understanding of the material. Readers are more
concerned with the meaning of the text than the meaning of individual words
or sentences." This outstanding resource is provided by the ER Working
Group.
Guide
for Writing Research Papers
This Guide for Writing Research Papers is based on Modern Language
Association (MLA) Documentation. By the Humanities Department and the Arthur
C. Banks, Jr., Library Capital Community-Technical College Hartford,
Connecticut
A
Guide for Writing Research Papers
This is actually a document for university students. Any ESL who is college
or university bound can benefit greatly from this advice. Prepared by the
Humanities Department and the Arthur C. Banks, Jr., Library Capital
Community-Technical College Hartford, Connecticut
Interactive
Fiction
About.com's Guide Stephen Granade provides expert resources and information,
as well as a guide to Internet resources concerning Interactive Fiction.
Journals
About.com's Guide Catherine deCuir provides expert resources and
information, as well as a guide to Internet resources concerning Journals.
Literacy
Education Online
A very extensive writing style site. This site also contains an ESL
section. From St. Cloud State University and LEO: Literacy Education Online.
Multilingual
Poetry & Translations
About.com's Guides Bob Holman & Margery Snyder guide to sites featuring
multilingual poetry and poetry translated into English on the Internet.
Newspapers
-- US
About.com's Guide Jack Downs provides expert resources and information, as
well as a guide to Internet resources concerning Newspapers -- US.
Newspapers
-- World
About.com's Guide Andris Straumanis provides expert resources and
information, as well as a guide to Internet resources concerning Newspapers
-- World.
Non-Fiction
About.com's Guide Mary Angela Penny provides expert resources and
information, as well as a guide to Internet resources concerning
Non-Fiction.
The
On-Line Books Page.
More than 5,000 texts available at this online library. Edited by John Mark
Ockerbloom.
Paragraph
Punch
Paragraph Punch is designed to help users learn how to write a basic
paragraph. The program guides users through each step in writing a complete
paragraph. Help messages are provided throughout. Users are encouraged by
seeing their work develop and progress.
Philosophy
About.com's Guide Rich Gray provides expert resources and information, as
well as a guide to Internet resources concerning Philosophy.
Poetry
About.com's Guides Bob Holman & Margery Snyder provides expert resources
and information, as well as a guide to Internet resources concerning Poetry.
Project
Gutenberg
The largest project of its kind on the Net founded and led by Michael Hart,
the Project Gutenberg provides free public domain literature. It currently
contains over 10,000 texts!
Publishing
About.com's Guide Wendy Butler provides expert resources and information, as
well as a guide to Internet resources concerning Publishing.
Purdue
Onlinie Writing Lab Resources
From Purdue University this online writing lab includes over 120 handouts
including some specifically aimed at ESL learners. An absolute must for
TOEFL candidates.
Reading
Efficiently
From Glendale Community College by Dennis Doyle, this introduction to
improving reading skills is meant for native speakers. However, it includes
reading tips and strategies that also apply to ESL/EFL learners.
Romance
Fiction
About.com's Guide Jim Trent provides expert resources and information, as
well as a guide to Internet resources concerning Romance Fiction.
Screenwriting
About.com's Guide Allen White provides expert resources and information, as
well as a guide to Internet resources concerning Screenwriting.
SOON
online magazine
British ESL magazine with a variety of articles centering around Christian
values. This site seems to use ESL as a means not only of learning, but also
of spreading Christian viewpoints.
Tales
of Wonder
An extensive archive of folk and fairy tales from around the world. Perfect
for short reading comprehensions for intermediate to advanced students.
Technical
Writing
About.com's Guide Gary Conroy provides expert resources and information, as
well as a guide to Internet resources concerning Technical Writing.
Writing
Den
Writing help on three levels: sentence, paragraphs and essays. Good basic
rules for intermediate to upper intermediate students.
Writing
for Multimedia: A Guide
Not strictly a guide for ESL learners, this guide is considered by many to
be the authoriative source by Michael Butzgy. Well worth the time and effort
if you or your students need to write for a computer learning/teaching
enviornment.
U
of Victoria Writer's Guide
Originally prepared for students in the English Department at the University
of Victoria, the Guide is an introduction to the process of writing and to
the study of literature. Guide's focus is on essay writing style.
Writers'
Exchange
About.com's Guide Susan Molthop provides expert resources and information,
as well as a guide to Internet resources concerning Writers' Exchange.
Young
Adult Books
About.com's Guide Kimberly Pauley provides expert resources and information,
as well as a guide to Internet resources concerning Young Adult Books.
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