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Boost your English withBoost your English withOnline ResourcesOnline Resources
John Hickok, M.L.I.S., M.A.John Hickok, M.L.I.S., M.A.
Librarian/InstructorLibrarian/Instructor
California State University, Fullerton, USACalifornia State University, Fullerton, USA
About meAbout me
- Library Instructor - Library Instructor
- ESL Instructor- ESL Instructor
California State UniversityCalifornia State University
(Fullerton campus, near (Fullerton campus, near
Disneyland)Disneyland)
Part 1: Part 1:
Online Research ResourcesOnline Research Resources
Need news from all around the world?Need news from all around the world?
$ = Lexis-Nexis$ = Lexis-Nexis
Free = www.onlinenewspapers.comFree = www.onlinenewspapers.com
Want to read full-text magazine articles?Want to read full-text magazine articles?
$ = ProQuest$ = ProQuest
Free = www.magatopia.comFree = www.magatopia.com
Online Reference Libraries:Online Reference Libraries:
1.1. Internet Public Library (ipl.org)Internet Public Library (ipl.org)
2.2. Libraryspot.comLibraryspot.com
3.3. Infoplease.comInfoplease.com
4.4. Refdesk.comRefdesk.com
Online Directories:Online Directories:
Definition:Definition: like telephone yellow like telephone yellow pages, Online Directories list pages, Online Directories list
resources by categories/subjectsresources by categories/subjects
1.1. DMOZ.org Directory (#1!)DMOZ.org Directory (#1!)
2.2. Yahoo.com DirectoryYahoo.com Directory
3.3. About.com DirectoryAbout.com Directory
http://www.google.com/advanced_search
1.1. Use Google advanced menuUse Google advanced menu
2.2. Use a competitor to Google called Use a competitor to Google called “yippy.com”, which gives you “yippy.com”, which gives you
results in results in categoriescategories
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Online English Learning Online English Learning ResourcesResources
I teach international students how to find I teach international students how to find information online…especially ESL information online…especially ESL information.information.
Some DIRECTORIESSome DIRECTORIES of ESL websites: of ESL websites:
TESL Internet Journal DirectoryTESL Internet Journal Directoryhttp://iteslj.org/links/http://iteslj.org/links/
ESLcafe DirectoryESLcafe Directoryhttp://www.eslcafe.com/search/index.htmlhttp://www.eslcafe.com/search/index.html
About DirectoryAbout Directoryhttp://esl.about.com/http://esl.about.com/
DMOZ DirectoryDMOZ Directoryhttp://www.dmoz.org/Arts/Education/Language_Arts/English/http://www.dmoz.org/Arts/Education/Language_Arts/English/English_as_a_Second_Language/ English_as_a_Second_Language/
Yahoo DirectoryYahoo Directoryhttp://dir.yahoo.com/Social_Science/Linguistics_and_Human_Languages/http://dir.yahoo.com/Social_Science/Linguistics_and_Human_Languages/Languages/Specific_Languages/English/English_as_a_Second_Language/Languages/Specific_Languages/English/English_as_a_Second_Language/Lessons_and_Tutorials_Online/Lessons_and_Tutorials_Online/
Example of ESL WRITING site:Example of ESL WRITING site:
www.essaypunch.com
Example of ESL LISTENING site:Example of ESL LISTENING site:
http://esl-lab.com/
Example of ESL Example of ESL SPEAKING/PRONUNC site:SPEAKING/PRONUNC site:
www.manythings.org
Example of ESL GRAMMAR site:Example of ESL GRAMMAR site:
http://iteslj.org/
Example of ESL VOCAB site:Example of ESL VOCAB site:
http://www.learnamericanenglishonline.com/images/Vocabulary%20Images/Food%20photos/fruit/Fruit.html
E-books…E-books…
Google Books www.googlebooks.comGoogle Books www.googlebooks.com
Bibliomania www.bibliomania.orgBibliomania www.bibliomania.org
Project Gutenberg www.gutenberg.orgProject Gutenberg www.gutenberg.org
Bartleby www.bartleby.comBartleby www.bartleby.com
Best wishes as you find terrific Best wishes as you find terrific new ESL resources!new ESL resources!
Thank youThank youCám ơnCám ơn !!