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We get a lot of requests from
our students regarding quality online English resources. So, we asked our instructors
to compile links to their favorite sites. Enjoy!
Dictionaries
Merriam-Webster online
Dictionary
A fantastic American English dictionary! Click on the word to listen to the
correct pronunciation or check out their word-of-the-day.
Cambridge Dictionaries online
This is a good student’s dictionary site. Here you can find out about
British and American English, idioms, phrasal verbs and more.
Online Etymology Dictionary
Have you ever wondered where an English word came from? This is where you
need to look.
English slang and
colloquialisms used in the United Kingdom
Want to find out if a Britt has cursed you or praised you? Look here.
Online Slang Dictionary
(American+) American English slang plus other 'world
English' slang. You can add to
this one if you have a good bit of new slang.
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Glossaries
Food glossary
Swedish-French-English food glossary with fairly accurate lists of foods in
categories such as; fruits and berries, meats, fish and herbs. Really nice
resource!
Project Management Terms
English-only glossary of common project management terms-great for project
managers, business development or management in general!
BizEd Business dictionary
This glossary and diagram bank has over 1000 business and economics
definitions and nearly 200 of the most common diagrams for you to search or
browse. There is also an acronym finder, to help you check what all those
economics and business abbreviations stand for!
Gloss*arama
Economics with a touch of whimsy! This site contains a searchable database
of common economic terms, as well as fun and quirky economic news,
exercises and puzzles.
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Newspapers
BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation)
The world's largest English
language broadcaster has a truly spectacular web empire. It has hundreds of
thousands of pages, every kind of media you can think of (well, ok, they
wont send you a handwritten note), games, videos, sound archives... It is
simply impossible to get bored here!
The International
Herald Tribune
American-based newspaper with concise and well-written articles and
reports.
The Christian
Science Monitor
Don't worry-this newspaper is
far from having anything to do with Christian Science. It is actually one
of the most balanced newspapers on the web. Lots of news and great feature
reports dealing with the tough issues of today.
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Multi-Media
Radio Tower
The Internet Radio Receiver
There are a lot of internet radio sites, but this one manages to get along
without injecting ads. They have a good selection of real radio stations
available too.
SHOUTcast
Online radio with music from dozens of musical genres-classical, rock,
synthetic, etc. Easy to use and navigate and completely free!
Podcasting
If you haven't tried podcasting,
you really must give it a try. Talk shows, radio, audio TV, you name
it-nowadays you can listen to anything on the move. This site has a great
selection of links to popular podcasts.
Old Time Radio Shows in MP3 & Real Audio EY's Audio Links
More than 100 links to websites that play or allow you to download old time
radio shows...
American Rhetoric
The power of oratory in the United
States
"Rhetoric is the art, practice, and study of human
communication." Andrea Lunsford
This is an almost unbelievable resource. You can read full transcripts of
thousands of the most famous English language speeches in history, hear
hundreds of recordings, watch videos of speakers, study the science and art
of Rhetoric. There is a lot here.
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Self-Study
European Commission Translation Service
Style Guide
This is a fabulous resource and it is free! There are 121 pages of detailed
advice on how to write English in the EU. Learn the right formats for
currency, e.g. SEK400 or sk400-which is it?
NetGrammar
Want to study grammar on your own, at your own pace? This is a great place
to start. Basic English grammar is presented in clear, easy to follow
lessons. Gives you what you need without any ads or distractions.
Drgrammar
This is a terrific grammar resource. Download and print off their Dr
Grammar FAQ-it's a handy grammar
resource that gives clear and easy explanations of common grammar
conundrums-who or which, a or an, etc?
Better English Grammar
A handy self-study resource for those of you who want to practice grammar!
ESL- English as a
Second Language
English as a Second Language has an amazing amount of English exercises.
Just search for what you want: glossaries, grammar, business English, etc!
fonetics.org
Pronunciation practice. This is a great site - you can pick the type of
English accent you want to practice.
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Fun Stuff
English Quotations - www.bartleby.com
Ever wonder how writers find those perfect quotes at the beginning of every
chapter? You can find them too if you use this great site. Give it a try
and amaze your friends and family.
www.bokfynd.nu
A pricerunner for books. Type in the details of the book you want and they
give you a price and availability comparison from Swedish, European and US
online bookstores. Really useful!
The Internet archive
Ever wonder what Microsoft's
website or your own looked like 10 years ago? The internet archive is an
ambitious non-profit project to archive the internet! It's really cool.
Short Stories from East of the Web
This site is very highly recommended. You will find tremendously original
short fiction here. There is something here for every reader and it is all
free!
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