Student Tips and Activity Page

ESL Travel Center and Exploring the United States

Tips and Resources For Writing

The Online Writery The University of Missouri's online writing lab, offering free advice for writers. Other features include writers' forums and links to Internet resources.
Writing Related Resources Purdue University's OWL (Online Writing Lab) provides an endless amount of information and resources for writers. Also included is a collection of handouts on writing and a long list of ESL related resources.
Writing Center Online Resources for writers from the University of Maine. This site includes instructions for citing referenced works (citation formats) and interactive web sites.
Keys for Writers At this site, I have found the best features for students to be the "links and resources" and "Internet Research Guide."

General Resources

Berlitz This site has lots of tips and information for language students. Included are useful phrases, business advice, cultural information, and Cafe Berlitz.
Files for Computer based English Classes If you are new to using the computer, these files will be helpful, whether you are a student or a teacher. Brought to us by the English Teacher's Web Site.
Foreign Language for Travelers This is an excellent resource for those that enjoy traveling. Offers translations of essential phrases for over 70 different languages.
Merriam Webster Online Good online reference including both a dictionary and a thesaurus.
Roget's Thesaurus This will be an indispensable tool for any paraphrasing activity.

Activity Pages

AAA EFL Links Lots of good links to activities for practicing English.
Activities for ESL Students This site produced by the Internet TESL Journal provides informative readings on various topics. Each reading is followed by an activity to test reading comprehension. Also included are various language puzzles and games. Learn about places while studying grammar.
Dave Sperling's ESL Cafe This is a fun site with activities, English slang and idiom guides, a chat room for English students, and more.
ESL Web Sites More sites pertaining to culture in the United States.
Read the Gullah Heritage reading from the Charleston Multimedia Project and do this cloze exercise to test your reading comprehension.