The resources below may be helpful for independent language learners to maintain their language skills:
- Sounds of Speech – Providing a comprehensive demonstration of how speech sounds are formed, the site also uses animations, videos, and audio samples to enhance the learning experience for both ELT teachers and students interested in improving pronunciation of American English.
- BBC Learning English – A content-rich website with tons of ideas and activities for ELT self-study. Frequent updates are made to this free resource, with target levels ranging from basic to advanced English-language proficiency. Engaging podcasts supplement main grammar, vocabulary, and pronunciation points.
- ELLO – With more than 2,500 free lessons on countless topics in the English Listening Lesson Library Online, lessons are relevant to today’s world and answer to varied interests. ELLO gives English-language learners access to authentic videos of native and non-native speakers from all over the world, with the ability to choose the nationality, topic, lesson type, and topic.
- LearnEnglish Kids –
- GCF LearnFree Reading –
- GCF LearnFree Everyday Life –
- ELTBASE – A database of resources for teachers and students of English as a second or foreign language. English language worksheets, quizzes, notes and other online resources are indexed by language point and linked to leading course books.
- English Media Lab –
- International Children’s Digital Library –
- Write and Improve –
- English Grammar –
- Dictionary.com –
- Free4talk –
- TED ED –
- Podcast in English –
- Linggle – An English grammar and linguistic search engine developed by the Natural Language Processing Lab of the National Tsing Hua University in Taiwan. It helps students check word choice, usage, and collocations in order to make their writing more natural.
- Academic Phrasebank – A web resource originating out of the University of Manchester in the United Kingdom for essay writers who are interested in frequently used phrases found in research papers.
- Ozdic – An online English collocations dictionary that helps students find words that often appear together and gives them a clear idea of how the words are used. For example, students can check the prepositions, adjectives, and verbs that most often come with a noun. It is also possible for students to find alternative word matches for variety.
- 48 ESL Resources for Students: ESL Writing, Listening, Grammar – This blogpost is a curated list of ESL resources for students and teachers. It includes several well-known resources, as well as others that may be lesser-known.