ESL/International
Learning Advisers work with International students and support students from non-English speaking backgrounds (NESB).
If you are a student from a non-English speaking background, you are encouraged to check out any relevant workshops being offered.
In consultation with your Faculty Academic Adviser and the International Student
Office you may also wish to consider taking one of the following subjects as
part of your degree:
Resources
Editing Your Writing (pdf)
This guide provides some valuable hints on how to successfully edit your own
writing. The guide includes common error codes used by editors and examples
of common errors and their corrections.
http://www.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/quiz_list.htm
This site contains 170 interactive quizzes that not only mark your answers but
also explain the reason behind the answer. The quizzes cover areas such as spelling,
grammar, clauses, phrases, punctuation, pronoun use and structural flaws. There
are accompanying units and notes for each quiz.
http://www.daveseslcafe.com/
This popular site calls itself "The Internet's Meeting Place for ESL/EFL
Students and Teachers from Around the World!" It includes the following
sections: Address Book | Announcements | Bookstore | Chat Central | Discussion
Forums | FAQs | Help Center | Hint-of-the-Day | Idea Cookbook | Idioms | Job
Center | Message Exchange | Phrasal Verbs | Photos |Pronunciation Power | Quizzes
| Quotes | Slang | Software | Today in History | Web Guide Links.
http://a4esl.org/
There are over 1,000 quizzes, exercises and puzzles on the a4esl.org website
to help you study English as a Second Language. This project of The Internet
TESL Journal has contributions by many teachers.
http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/~alzsh3/acvocab/
This site will help you expand your academic vocabulary using the Academic Word
List (AWL). Learning vocabulary from the AWL will help you improve your comprehension
of academic texts. It will also help you write assignments in an academic style.
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/esl/eslstudent.html
This is a page with links to resources that assist ESL students by answering
general questions about the English language and helping with grammar problems,
idioms, and academic conventions. It includes a large number of links to online
courses, grammar sites, vocabulary activities and help with specific tasks.
http://www.protrainco.com/info/grammar-archives.htm
The Good Grammar, Good Style Archive has more than 100 pages of useful articles
and frequently asked questions about style, grammar, or mechanics! Topics include
subjunctives, the serial comma, subject-verb agreement, the who-whom distinction,
and when it is all right to be passive.
http://www.edufind.com/test/
The EduFind Online Test Centre is a site where you can work through fully interactive
tests and educational games to improve your skills. There is no charge but you
do have to register to use this resource and your browser must accept cookies
and have Flash Player installed. Once you are registered you can also keep track
of your test scores over time. While the test itself is free, it is part of
a commercial site so there are some optional extras that require payment.
