English as a Second Language

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Subject Directories

• Yahoo > English as a Second Language

Internet Sites

• About.com > English as 2nd Language
• Activities for ESL/EFL Students
• Dave's ESL Cafe - Comprehensive site that includes Business English and icebreakers
• FreeTranslation - Links to free dictionaries, translators (including web page translators) and language courses
• English as a Second Language - Links to dictionaries such as the Encarta World English Dictionary where you can click on a word and hear it pronounced
• English Club 
• Heinle's Newbury House Dictionary of American English - Simple, clear definitions and sample sentences
• Howjsay.com: An English Pronouncing Dictionary with Instant Sound
• Ohio University > English Student Resources
• Purdue University Online Writing Lab > ESL Resources, Handouts and Exercises for Students and Teachers
• Self-Study Quizzes for ESL Students
• The ESL Center
• TOEFL Online - Official web site for Test of English as a Foreign Language

Articles: Indexes and Full Text

• Expanded Academic ASAP (Infotrac)
  • On-Campus
  • Off-Campus
• First Search Databases
  • Article First
    • On-Campus
    • Off-Campus
  • WilsonSelectPlus - Full text.
    • On-Campus
    • Off-Campus

Books, Videos, and More

To find print (and some non-print) materials in OCC Libraries, search the Library Catalog. Some sample searches are:

• Keyword:
  • ESL
• Library of Congress Subject Headings:
  • English language--study and teaching--foreign speakers
  • readers for new literates

OCC Departmental Web Pages

• English as a Second Language

See also: Languages

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