Useful
Links for Writers and English Students

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College Level Resources

 

ESL Resources

 

Common Errors in English

Scroll down a long list of confused words and misten meanings from Paul Brians at WSU.

Dave's ESL Cafe

A compendium of ESL information, exercises and teaching and learning tips.

 

The Elements of Style

An electronic version of the classic short handbook by William Strunk, Jr.

 

Karin's ESL Partyland

A place to learn about and practice English with other ESL students worldwide.

 

Grammar Slammer

Use it on the web or download it for yourself.

 

Lists of Grammar Lists

From Georgia State University, list of words, such as irregular verbs, that are useful for ESL learners.

Guide to Grammar and Writing

A rich source of tips and exercise on sentence-level, paragraph-level, and essay-level concerns.

 

 

Self-Study ESL Quizzes

Just like it says: a large sampling of quizzes for ESL practice.

Mary Nell's UW Grammar Page

Summaries and explnantions of many grammar points, by Mary Nell Sorenson at the University of Washingon.

 

Randall's ESL Cyber Listening Lab

One of the largest ESL listening training resources on the Web with various interesting topics for three different levels.

 

Library Media Center: Research Help

Step by step tutorials on how to use the BCC Library, the Library Catalog and the EBSCOhost database. Plus, a collection of helpful LMC reference handouts.

 

 

Voice of America Special English

Listen to Voice of America broadcasts designed especially for English learners.

Paradigm Online Writing Assistant

A collection of pages on different types of essays and how to write them.

 

Wired for Books

Wired for Books presents short audio clips of interviews with some of the greatest writers of the twentieth century.

Plagiarism: What It Is and How to Recognize and Avoid It

Learn to distinguish between paraphrasing and plagiarism.

 

 

Prosody and Versification

A site explaining and defining all of the poetry terms you've forgotten.

 

 

 

The Owl at Purdue

The nation's most ambitious writing lab has dozens of handouts and resources for writing students and teachers.

 

The Research Room

Lots of great pointers about writing academic essays, from Empire State College.

 

 

The Blue Book of Grammar and Punctuation

Useful examples of punctuation and grammar, as well as quizzes and interactive tests.

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Editing Tips

Strategies for avoiding and finding common writing mistakes

 

Grammar Bytes: An Interactive Grammar Review

It looks like a game at first, but it's got a lot of information