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Learn American English Online

A wonderfully comprehensive site, conveniently divided into seven color-coded levels. Each level has grammar, online chat, reading, and dictation exercises. In addition, there are numerous teacher materials.

BBC - Learning English

A very comprehensive site. Their "Six Minute English" is a really handy feature that has short video listening lessons on current topics - a new one every day.

Foreign Language Resource Site

A selected list of ESL websites, focusing on those which are interactive or use graphics, animation, audio, video and text to teach English online.

American vs. British English

A detailed list of the differences between British and US vocabulary. Many words have explanations and examples of usage.

Dave's ESL Cafe

"The Internet's Meeting Place for ESL/EFL Students and Teachers from Around the World!"

Dave's ESL Cafe has chat, discussion forums, and message exchange. There is a help center, idea cookbook, and hint-of-the-day. Students can also take quizzes, and learn about phrasal verbs, quotes, slang, and much more.

E. L. Easton - English Online

Easton's Materials for Teaching and Learning is a collection of Web sites for learning not only language mechanics such as pronunciation, spelling, grammar, reading and writing but also for learning through activities. There are links to key pals, movie scripts, music lyrics, and many other interesting topics.

English Online. Net

Registration is required, but free, for a variety of courses and lessons. Lesson topics include Conversation, Grammar, Idioms, and Vocabulary. Courses are offered in Business Writing, Technical Writing, and a Resume Lab. They also offer a free online newsletter.

English Page. Com

The English page offers excellent grammar lessons with self-paced exercises. There are also vocabulary and reading comprehension passages on a variety of cultural topics. The Games link leads to interactive crossword puzzles, and the Reading Room has articles arranged by subject area as well as a link to the International Book Club.

ESL Web Guide by Dave's ESL Cafe

This collection of ESL related links is well-organized and contains many useful topics such as using video in the classroom, immigration, jobs, kids, preparing for TOEFL, and many more.

ESL-EFL Sites

This is a list of About.Com's top picks for ESL/EFL web sites. Also includes an extensive subject library to search for more ESL sites.

ESL - Online Course for Beginners  

Another About.Com site - This is a free, 8-unit, online course for beginner level ESL students.

Learning English for Beginners at About.Com

"Beginner learning materials including grammar, listening, vocabulary, reading, writing, reference, quizzes and an online course."

Learning English for Intermediate Levels at About.Com

"Intermediate level learning materials including grammar, listening, vocabulary, reading, writing, reference, quizzes and an online course."

Learning English for Advanced Levels at About.Com

"Advanced level learning materials including grammar, listening, TOEFL and Cambridge Exam preparation materials, vocabulary, reading, listening comprehension, writing, reference, and quizzes."

Florida State University's International Center

A selection of links by topic: General, Pronunciation, Conversation, Grammar, Dictionaries and Thesauri, Reading, Writing, Translation Services, and Commercial Services.

The Resource Room

Not specifically for ESL - this site has information about education for students with learning disabilities.

Syvum.com

Online education and interactive learning links compiled with an Indian flavor -- check out the fish recipes!

Tower of English Lobby

This site is a great source for web-based learning activities. The links in the ESL Internet Guide lead to featured web sites and interesting assignments based on them.

English Baby!

A visually appealing, dynamic, "hip" site that teaches English using real-world situations. Very slick, very cool, very fun!!

ESL Partyland

Thanks Abby for sharing this great site with lessons on everyday topics in English! Keep up the great work.