Web Resources: English as a Second Language
ELI Online Submission System ELI Reading Project Earth and Sky Companion site to Earth and Sky radio program. Has RealAudio essays and transcripts.
English Language Listening Lab Online (elllo) collection of more than 1000 listening activities
English, baby! Interesting site for learning English slang. The best part is the "Eavesdropping" section, which features a new dialog each week. Each dialog is accompanied by a transcript and glossary.
English Listening Lounge http://www.englishlistening.com/
Commercial site, but free guest area has 30 listening passages. Each accompanied by comprehension questions and a transcript.ESL Independent Study Lab http://www.lclark.edu/~krauss/toppicks/toppicks.html
Michael Krauss' excellent annotated list of the best resources for ESL students on the Internet
Grammar Girl's Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/
podcasts, transcripts, and opportunities to add comments
The Harrow Technology Report http://www.TheHarrowGroup.com/
Reports about technology. Audio clips with transcripts for each report. Intermediate level.
Click on a report. On the next page, click on "Listen to this Issue."Listening Practice at About.com http://esl.about.com/cs/listening/index.htm
Links to listening exercises at all levels. The audio files are accompanied by vocabulary lists and comprehension exercises.
The McLaughlin Group http://www.mclaughlin.com/
Video clips and transcripts of the TV show on PBS. For advanced listeners and those interested in politics. To find the videos, search the TMG Library by month and year or by word.Mr. Manner's Quick and Dirty Tips for a Polite Life http://manners.quickanddirtytips.com/default.aspx
podcasts, transcripts, and opportunities to add comments
National Public Radio http://www.npr.org
hourly news and indepth stories of social interest.Randall's ESL Cyber Listening Lab http://www.esl-lab.com/index.htm
by Randall S. Davis. Listening exercises at all levelsRealAudio Programs in English http://www.aitech.ac.jp/~itesls/ra/
Links to radio broadcasts by Voice of America, National Public Radio, and PBS. Voice of America includes one broadcast in "Special English," which is a slowed-down version.TOEFL links http://www.lclark.edu/~krauss/toppicks/toefl.html
Annotated list of links to TOEFL resources
Travelers Journal http://www.travelersjournal.com/
Companion site to Travelers Journal radio program (heard every morning on WDUQ at 9:00). Click on the current month for short one-minute Real Audio essays + transcripts. For high intermediate level.For more links to English activities:
- Go to TESL/TEFL/TESOL/ESL/EFL/ESOL Links at http://iteslj.org/links/
Robert Henderson Language Media Center, University of Pittsburgh
http://www/polyglot.pitt.edu/web/englishlistening.html
Last revised: October 7, 2009