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ESL Faculty Guide: Online Resources

An overview of Shoreline library's ESL collection, as well as other ESL classes and online lessons available for students.

Refer Students to Online Resources for Studying English

Just for Fun

English Club
English Club hosts 480 quizzes on common English idioms. Test your knowledge of American slang!

ESL Notes: English Learner Movie Guide
This long list of movie descriptions allows you to watch a movie and follow along, explaining all the confusing words and phrases. Do you know the library has a collection of popular DVDs? Search the catalog for videos by changing the "Location" to "MEDIA-OC."

ESL Aloud
A collection of podcasts on a variety of topics, including grammar and conversation. Transcripts of the podcasts are available so students can follow along.

Flash Card Exchange
Find already-made sets of flashcards on thousands of topics or create your own. A great tool for learning vocabulary or studying for a class.

Language Caster
A great site for football (soccer) lovers! Offers English lessons while discussing football through worksheets, common phrases, quizzes, and a weekly podcast. 

One minute English

Listen to English speakers from different countries answer a basic question in natural English.

Story Corps

Advanced students will be entertained and moved by the Story Corps oral history project. Also a great resource to start discussions about culture and values.

Vocabulary.co.il
Vocabulary.co.il is a very fun, interactive site with a variety of games students can play to work on vocabulary.

Online ESL Resources

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