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Boost your English with Boost your English with Online Resources Online Resources John Hickok, M.L.I.S., M.A. John Hickok, M.L.I.S., M.A. Librarian/Instructor Librarian/Instructor California State University, California State University, Fullerton, USA Fullerton, USA

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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

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About meAbout me

- Library Instructor - Library Instructor

- ESL Instructor- ESL Instructor

California State UniversityCalifornia State University

(Fullerton campus, near (Fullerton campus, near

Disneyland)Disneyland)

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Part 1: Part 1:

Online Research ResourcesOnline Research Resources

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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

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Want to read full-text magazine articles?Want to read full-text magazine articles?

$ = ProQuest$ = ProQuest

Free = www.magatopia.comFree = www.magatopia.com

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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

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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

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http://www.google.com/advanced_search

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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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Part 2: Part 2:

Online English Learning Online English Learning ResourcesResources

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I teach international students how to find I teach international students how to find information online…especially ESL information online…especially ESL information.information.

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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/

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Example of ESL WRITING site:Example of ESL WRITING site:

www.essaypunch.com

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Example of ESL LISTENING site:Example of ESL LISTENING site:

http://esl-lab.com/

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Example of ESL Example of ESL SPEAKING/PRONUNC site:SPEAKING/PRONUNC site:

www.manythings.org

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Example of ESL GRAMMAR site:Example of ESL GRAMMAR site:

http://iteslj.org/

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Example of ESL VOCAB site:Example of ESL VOCAB site:

http://www.learnamericanenglishonline.com/images/Vocabulary%20Images/Food%20photos/fruit/Fruit.html

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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

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Best wishes as you find terrific Best wishes as you find terrific new ESL resources!new ESL resources!

Thank youThank youCám ơnCám ơn !!