The Encyclopedia Americana
REFERENCE AE5.E333 1999
The New Encyclopaedia Britannica
REFERENCE AE5.E363 1998
The New York Times Almanac
REFERENCE AY67.N5N49
The World Almanac and Book of Facts
REFERENCE AY67.N5W7
Intensive English USA
REFERENCE PE1068.U5I54
The Oxford English Grammar
REFERENCE PE1106.G74 1996
Practical English Usage
REFERENCE PE1106.S94 1995
Barron's How to Prepare for the TOEFL iBT
REFERENCE PE1128.S5 2006
Random House Webster's College Thesaurus
REFERENCE PE1591.R314 1997
Collins COBUILD English Language Dictionary
REFERENCE PE1625.C64 1987
The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
REFERENCE PE1628.A623 2006
Encarta World English Dictionary
REFERENCE PE1628.E5324 1999
Longman Language Activator
REFERENCE PE1628.L65 2002
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary
REFERENCE PE1628.M36
NTC's American English Learner's Dictionary
REFERENCE PE1628.S5825 1998
The BBI Combinatory Dctionary of English : a Guide to Word Combinations
REFERENCE PE1689.B46 1993
Longman Dictionary of American English
REFERENCE PE2835.L6 2002
Oxford ESL Dictionary : for Students of American English
REFERENCE PE2835.O93 1991
NTC's Dictionary of American English Phrases
REFERENCE PE2839.S647 1995
NTC's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
REFERENCE PE2846.S64 2000
Encyclopaedia Britannica Online
The online version of the encyclopedia with Merriam Webster Collegiate Dictionary and Thesaurus built in the page.
The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
Over 90,000 entries feature 10,000 new words and meanings, 70,000 audio word pronunciations, 900 full-page color illustrations, language notes and word-root appendixes.
Encarta Dictionary
Free online dictionary.
Merriam-Webster Online
Includes an online dictionary, thesaurus, audio pronunciations, Word of the Day, word games and other English language resources.
NetLingo Internet Dictionary
Comprehensive dictionary and glossary of Internet acronyms and jargon used in e-mails and chats.
Newbury House Dictionary of American English
Contains over 40,000 entries. Includes simple, clear definitions, sample sentences and idioms, activities and a pronunciation guide.
Columbia Encyclopedia
Contains nearly 51,000 entries with more than 80,000 hypertext cross-references; among the most complete and up-to-date encyclopedias ever produced.
Encarta Encyclopedia Article Center
Over 4,500 articles on the world of knowledge – from Aardvark to Zambia.
Encyclopedia Smithsonian
With links to resources on a wide range of subjects, from Art to Zoology.
The American Heritage Book of English Usage
A practical, authorative and searchable guide to contemporary English, with a detailed look at grammar, style, diction, word formation, gender, social groups and scientific forms.
The Columbia Guide to Standard English
Searchable handbook of language etiquette: friendly, sensible, reliable, and fun to read, with 6,500 entries containing thousands of examples, both descriptive and prescriptive, and featuring 4,300 hyperlinked cross-references.
Strunk’s Elements of Style
Online, searchable version of Strunk’s style manual.
Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus
Contains 35,000 synonyms and over 250,000 cross-references in an easy-to-use format with word definitions and a hyperlinked category index.
Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
Defines words and suggests synonyms.
Dave’s ESL Cafe
Are you learning English as a second language and finding it confusing? This site offers many links on lots of different aspects of language acquisition. You can also find links to forums and chats to help improve your speaking skills.
ESL Resources for Students
Hundreds of links for ESL students compiled as part of Purdue University’s Online Writing Lab.
ESL Special Collection
Links to online resources for students and learners of English as a Second Language funded by the National Institute for Literacy.
TESL/TEFL/TESOL/ESL/EFL/ESOL Links
Links of interest to students & teachers of English as a Second Language, maintained by the Internet TESL Journal.
TOEFL
The official website for the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) programs and services. Includes practice questions.
Topics: An Online Magazine for Learners of English
In this online magazine, "Learners of English as a second language express their ideas and opinions on topics of interest to them." Includes a wide variety of international perspectives on travel, food, learning English, movies, books, family, customs, and more.
Activities for ESL students
Quizzes, tests, exercises, puzzles and podcasts. A project of The Internet TESL Journal with thousands of contributions from many teachers.
Better English
Hundreds of exercises, with a focus on business English.
Interesting Things for ESL/EFL Students
A fun study site for ESL students with word games, puzzles, quizzes, slang, proverbs and much more.
Karin’s ESL Partyland
Award-winning site with over 75 interactive quizzes, 15 discussion forums, interactive lessons on a variety of topics, a chat room, and lots of great links.
Big Dog’s Grammar
The bare essentials of grammar with examples and exercises.
Charles Darling’s Guide to Grammar and Writing
Well-organized guide to matters from sentence structure to essay structure. Besides taking quizzes on a host of standard grammatical topics, readers can click on button to see a random "notorious confusable" (a pair or trio of words that sound alike, such as "we're" and "where" and "were").
Common Errors in English
List of common errors taken from the book “Common Errors in English” by Paul Brians.
Grammar Handbook
Explains and illustrates the basic grammatical rules concerning parts of speech, phrases, clauses, sentences and sentence elements, and common problems of usage. From the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
Online English Grammar
Free online reference and guide for English grammar, writing, punctuation and learning with exercises, games and quizzes.
Online Writing Lab
Handouts and exercises on grammar, punctuation and spelling from Purdue University.
Voice of America Special English
Daily news broadcasts in clear and simple English intended for people learning English. Audio files have matching transcripts for reading along while you listen.
Authentic American Pronunciation
Lessons in authentic use and pronunciation of American English (requires RealAudio Player).
Randall’s ESL Cyber Listening Lab
Listening practice for students through self-grading quiz pages, comprehension quizzes, and study material (requires RealAudio or Divace).
Sounds of English
Help for perfecting your English speaking accent. Includes handouts, audio practice exercises and diagrams showing the shape of the mouth when making certain sounds.
