Hickok boost englishonline

Boost your English withBoost your English withOnline ResourcesOnline Resources

John Hickok, M.L.I.S., M.A.John Hickok, M.L.I.S., M.A.

Librarian/InstructorLibrarian/Instructor

California State University, Fullerton, USACalifornia State University, Fullerton, USA

About meAbout me

- Library Instructor - Library Instructor

- ESL Instructor- ESL Instructor

California State UniversityCalifornia State University

(Fullerton campus, near (Fullerton campus, near

Disneyland)Disneyland)

Part 1: Part 1:

Online Research ResourcesOnline Research Resources

Need news from all around the world?Need news from all around the world?

$ = Lexis-Nexis$ = Lexis-Nexis

Free = www.onlinenewspapers.comFree = www.onlinenewspapers.com

Want to read full-text magazine articles?Want to read full-text magazine articles?

$ = ProQuest$ = ProQuest

Free = www.magatopia.comFree = www.magatopia.com

Online Reference Libraries:Online Reference Libraries:

1.1. Internet Public Library (ipl.org)Internet Public Library (ipl.org)

2.2. Libraryspot.comLibraryspot.com

3.3. Infoplease.comInfoplease.com

4.4. Refdesk.comRefdesk.com

Online Directories:Online Directories:

Definition:Definition: like telephone yellow like telephone yellow pages, Online Directories list pages, Online Directories list

resources by categories/subjectsresources by categories/subjects

1.1. DMOZ.org Directory (#1!)DMOZ.org Directory (#1!)

2.2. Yahoo.com DirectoryYahoo.com Directory

3.3. About.com DirectoryAbout.com Directory

http://www.google.com/advanced_search

1.1. Use Google advanced menuUse Google advanced menu

2.2. Use a competitor to Google called Use a competitor to Google called “yippy.com”, which gives you “yippy.com”, which gives you

results in results in categoriescategories

Part 2: Part 2:

Online English Learning Online English Learning ResourcesResources

I teach international students how to find I teach international students how to find information online…especially ESL information online…especially ESL information.information.

Some DIRECTORIESSome DIRECTORIES of ESL websites: of ESL websites:

TESL Internet Journal DirectoryTESL Internet Journal Directoryhttp://iteslj.org/links/http://iteslj.org/links/

ESLcafe DirectoryESLcafe Directoryhttp://www.eslcafe.com/search/index.htmlhttp://www.eslcafe.com/search/index.html

About DirectoryAbout Directoryhttp://esl.about.com/http://esl.about.com/

DMOZ DirectoryDMOZ Directoryhttp://www.dmoz.org/Arts/Education/Language_Arts/English/http://www.dmoz.org/Arts/Education/Language_Arts/English/English_as_a_Second_Language/ English_as_a_Second_Language/

Yahoo DirectoryYahoo Directoryhttp://dir.yahoo.com/Social_Science/Linguistics_and_Human_Languages/http://dir.yahoo.com/Social_Science/Linguistics_and_Human_Languages/Languages/Specific_Languages/English/English_as_a_Second_Language/Languages/Specific_Languages/English/English_as_a_Second_Language/Lessons_and_Tutorials_Online/Lessons_and_Tutorials_Online/

Example of ESL WRITING site:Example of ESL WRITING site:

www.essaypunch.com

Example of ESL LISTENING site:Example of ESL LISTENING site:

http://esl-lab.com/

Example of ESL Example of ESL SPEAKING/PRONUNC site:SPEAKING/PRONUNC site:

www.manythings.org

Example of ESL GRAMMAR site:Example of ESL GRAMMAR site:

http://iteslj.org/

Example of ESL VOCAB site:Example of ESL VOCAB site:

http://www.learnamericanenglishonline.com/images/Vocabulary%20Images/Food%20photos/fruit/Fruit.html

E-books…E-books…

Google Books www.googlebooks.comGoogle Books www.googlebooks.com

Bibliomania www.bibliomania.orgBibliomania www.bibliomania.org

Project Gutenberg www.gutenberg.orgProject Gutenberg www.gutenberg.org

Bartleby www.bartleby.comBartleby www.bartleby.com

Best wishes as you find terrific Best wishes as you find terrific new ESL resources!new ESL resources!

Thank youThank youCám ơnCám ơn !!