Great Links!

A+ Research and Writing Links
Learn more about research papers, persuasive, argumentative, narrative essays, and more.
LASSI
a4esl.org
An interesting ESL site with grammar and vocabulary quizzes.
Longman Comp Solutions
ab longman.com/henry
The Skilled Reader, The Effective Reader and The Master Reader
Longman Vocabulary Website (vocabulary 1)
ab longman.com/long 
Resources for Writers
Longman Vocabulary Website (vocabulary 2) 
Wendy Wish's Class
  My Reading Lab
ab longman.com/mcwhorter
Reading Across the disciplines
My Skillslab.Com
  My Writing  Lab
Adam Rado's English Learning Fun Site   (ELFS)
Grammar, Idiom, slang, vocabulary, pronunciation, listening, more
New York Times Website
Allyn and Bacon Reading Skills Website New York Times Learning Network
Azar Grammar Charts
For use by our Valencia Students in the lab.
Phonetics -- The Sounds of Spoken Language
Cerritos College Web site Purdue University Online Writing Lab
grammar and writing tutorial pages with examples and printable handouts.
CNN San Francisco 
Get practice in reading comprehension, idea sequencing, listening, vocabulary, and more!   Wonderful audio/visuals!
Putting It Together
Bedford/St. Martin's online Reading website
Common American Slang
Learn about common slang expressions, like "My sister's boyfriend is a real airhead;" "This town is really an armpit."
Reading Across the Disciplines  (ab_longman.com/mcwhorter)
Companion Website to REA0002 and EAP1620 Textbook
CPT Review
Reading and English CPT review for west campus.
Reading and All That Jazz
Companion Website
for Prof. Jeanne Mauzy's Reading 2 textbook
Crime Scene
Participate in the current case!
Randal's ESL Cyber Listening Lab
Great ESL listening practice!  Quizzes and exercises!
Dave's ESL Cafe
Grammar quizzes!  Hints!  Phrasal verbs!  more, more, more!
Reading for Thinking--Fact and Opinion
Appropriate for EAP 1520 and 1620
Dictionary.com
Type in a word at the top of the screen and find dictionary meanings.  You can also click on a thesaurus for any word.  
Real Writing Exercise Central
EAP1640
ELEaston.com
American English Pronunciation
Roane State Online Writing Lab
How to begin a writing assignment, argumentative essays, cause and effect essays, etc.
ELLLO
English Listening Language Lab Online
 
English Listening.Com
English used for academic study, especially in university. The speakers are native speakers and non-native speakers.
Self-Study Quizzes for ESL Students 
There are lots of grammar quizzes here.   Quality is mixed.
English Page.com
Free online English lessons & EAP resources
Skilled Reader
The companion website to The Skilled Reader textbook
English Zone
A decent grammar site, but you will have to pay a fee to use most of it.
SkillsTutor.com
Excellent online grammar, reading, and writing tutorial and practice.
English Language Center Study Zone (UVIC)
Possibly the best grammar website on the internet.
Takako's Great Adventure
Really fun English listening website.
Essential Reading Skills
Companion Website to Reading-1 Textbook
Townsend Press Online Exercises
 
ESL Blues
Great Grammar site! 
Turnitin.com
Exemption Test

University of North Dakota
Study Skills Handouts

Furman University Online
There is some information here about narrowing a topic, writing a thesis, etc.
University of St. Thomas
Study Guides and Strategies
Fennessy Classes
Ms. Fennessy's course website
UVIC Writer's Guide
The Writer's Guide is an introduction to the process of writing and to the study of literature.
See also English Language Center Study Zone (UVIC) for other UVIC material.
Grammar Bytes
A very cool grammar site!  Learn about comma splices, irregular verbs, grammar terms and rules, and more!
Valencia Community College Homepage
Guide to Grammar and Writing
Great Grammar site!  Especially suited for English students.
Virginia Tech
Study Skills & Self Help Information
Holt Online Learning -- for Elizabeth Evans Classes WebCT
Link to Valencia WebCT course sites.
Houghton-Mifflin ESL site
Ms. Marilyn Santos' lab assignments:
1. http://www.college.hmco.com/esl/students/ website.
2. Flashcards website
Write Start with Readings
Companion website to The Write Start with Readings Textbook for EAP1540
Interesting Things for ESL Students
Word games, puzzles, quizzes, exercises, slang, proverbs and much more.
Writing Den
Read interesting articles with pictures and audio.  Learn about words, sentences, and paragraphs.