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Free online resources and references for English and Literature courses including English Dictionary, English Thesaurus, English links, and English as a second language. See tutorials, newsgroups, MLA Style, and more...
 
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References for English Courses

AskOxford.com
References, Oxford Guide to English Language, Ask Question/Answer; Language links for English, French, German, etc.
 
Bartleby.com: Great Books Online
Dictionary, Thesaurus, quotations, or online literature.
 
The Alpha Dictionary Site
 
Selected Colleges and Universities in the United States
Partial list: Alphabetical, by state. Many colleges, schools are not listed.
 
Douglass: Archives of American Public Address (Speeches)
 
Encyclopedia Britannica
This site has a somewhat searchable database but also has dictionary and a thesaurus.
 
Internet Public Library
This is a very large site. Begin by selecting a category of inquiry.
 
Literature and Composition Links
This site is so large with Lit. and Composition links that it is a reference.
 
Lives, The Biography Resource
Thousands of biographies, memoirs, and more
 
News and Newspapers
Hitmill.com's compiled directory of world news links, U.S. newspapers.
 
Refdesk.com
Send in your comments to the Webmaster... pros and cons alike.
 
THOR The Virtual Reference Desk
An excellent reference site you may want to bookmark.
 
WWWebster Dictionary
Dictionary and Thesaurus
 

 

GRAMMAR LINKS

11 Rules of Writing
This site includes writing, grammar and punctuation. Good to review.
 
Commnet.Edu Guide to Grammar and Writing
 
Garbl's Writing Center
Gary B. Larson's portal to a free editorial style manual , annotated directory of writing web sites, concise writing guide, advice, and writing forum.
 
Grammar Handbook
Writer's Workshop at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. Click on the Grammar Handbook link in the left column
 
Grammar Hotline
For your grammar questions about your own writing
 
Guide to Grammar and Writing
Searchable grammar and style handbook or manual.; Powerpoint presentation guide and business communication.
 

 

READING

Dan Kurland's CriticalReading.com
How the Language Really Works: The Fundamentals of Critical Reading and Effective Writing Criticalreading.com shows you how to recognize what a text says, what a text does, and what a text means by analyzing choices of content, language, and structure. It shows you what to look for, and how to think about what you find.
 
Reading Resources for English Language Learners (ohiou.edu)
 
Young Children Learning to Read
GetReadyToRead.Org (resources and information for preschool reading and for teaching young children how to read)
 
A to Z Kids Stuff Reading Activities (begins with activities for Toddlers)
 
Preschool Reading Skills (scholastic.com)
 

 

WRITING LINKS

Commnet.Edu Guide to Grammar and Writing
 
Dartmouth.Edu Writing Program
 
Edurest (list)
Writing resources.
 
English for Webheads
Free writing course
 
Garbl's Writing Center
Gary B. Larson's great site: portal to a free editorial style manual , annotated directory of writing web sites, concise writing guide, advice, and writing forum.
 
Guide to Writing a Basic Essay
Step-by-step how to with hyperlinks.
 
Online Writing Lab of Purdue University (OWL)
Indispensable Writing Resources
Write or research a paper, do research, find reference material, writing lab links, and search engine links.
 
Online Writing Guide at Purdue University
Great site for writers; additional links
 
Paradigm Online Writing Assistant
Start your essay here. Free writing assistant.
 
College Writing
The Nuts and Bolts of All stages of writing an academic paper.
 
The Thesis Statement (pertains to essays)
 
The Writer's Web (University of Richmond Writing Center)
Early stages of writing a paper; information about the process of writing in general, some interactive activities.
 
Writing Help (resource list)
Ruth Vilmi's hyperlinked directory of writing resources on the Web.
 
Writing Techniques Handbook
This is from the Writer's Workshop, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. Click on "Tips and Techniques" in the left column.
 

 

MLA STYLE

Documenting Electoric Resources: MLA Style (download a PDF File)
Overview of MLA Documentation Styles. (PDF Files needing Acrobat Reader)
 
MLA Style Documentation Guides
MLA formatting and documentation style as provided by the Online Writing Lab (OWL) at Purdue University. Similar sites are listed.
 

 

LITERATURE

A Celebration of Women Writers
Browse by Century or by Country
 
Anglistik Guide
Anglo-American Language and Literature Guide
 
Bartleby.com: Great Books Online
Online literature, references, quotations.
 
California Literature
Hitmill.com's directory of California literature links for students.
 
Literature and Composition Resources
A huge site you will not want to miss…
 
Native American Authors
 
Project Gutenberg
Searchable database for online books.
 
The Great Books Foundation
Books, sales, book discussions; the great books program was started many years ago by two professors at the University of Chicago. Who can recall the publishing of the "Great Books of the Western World"? Was this done during the late '50's or the early 1960's? Look at the literature posted on the site today.
 
The Modern Word
An exploration of Twentieth Century authors.
 
The Perseus Digital Library
Archaic and classic Greek texts
 
Women Writers Project
Accessible by subscription only; one-month trial subscriptions are available
 
Writing Papers of Literary Analysis
 

 

ESL LINKS

About.Com's ESL Resources and Reading Links
 
Article Useage
A tutorial on the correct use of English articles, for ESL Students.
 
Best English Links for ESL Students
Languages-on-the-web.com has a very good directory of links for ESL students.
 
EFI: Free English School on the Net
Beginning, intermediate, advanced levels; free courses.
 
Peak English
Online interactive English school for ESL students. The premiere site on the Web for learning the English language.
 
Writing Argumentative Essays for ESL Students
How to write an argumentative essay; structured for the ESL Student.
 

 

SEARCHING / SEARCH ENGINES

Search Tutorial at hitmill.com Good starting point for students; covers search tools and Web resources, search engines.
 
Internet Research Starting Points
Starting points for Internet research; a site you will not want to miss!
 
Power Searching for Anyone
Short, concise article to help you successfully search online.
 
Search Engines List
Big list at hitmill.com of the search engines and search tools.
 
Search Engines Page
CUI W3 Search Engines Page; interfaculty center for research; This is a good starting point for research: great directory of search tools.
 
Search Engine Tutorials and Tools
 
The Library of Congress
Another great research site; begin research here by category.
 
THOMAS-U.S. Congress on the Net
Current happenings in Congress
 

 

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