ESL | Writing | Oral Communication | Quantitative | Content
Audio Resources
Conversations on Campus – listening exercises featuring unscripted LU student conversations (available as MP3-format audio files):
Conversation Between Classmates - Transcript (Word Document)
Political Discussion - Transcript (Word Document)
Discussing a Movie - Transcript not yet available.
First Meeting Between Roommates - Transcript not yet available.
Tutoring Manuals
Breaking Down Speaking and Listening Skills
ESL Oral Communication Tutoring – Skills and Tasks
Offsite Resources
General
- Using English for Academic Purposes - http://www.uefap.com/
- The University of Washington ELP Center Pedagogical Resources Page - http://depts.washington.edu/~eslinfo/Lists/student.html
- Purdue University Online Writing Lab ESL Resources for Teachers - http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/esl/eslteacher.html
- English as a Second Language Podcast
Reading
- Appleton Post-Crescent - http://www.postcrescent.com/
- Christian Science Monitor - http://www.csmonitor.com/
- Bangkok Post Learning Post (click on “cover stories” or “news stories” in the box on the top right or “student lessons” for stories with glossed vocabulary. Also, “Classroom-ready lessons
in instant lessons” on the bottom left are stories with exercises) - http://www.bangkokpost.com/education/index.htm - Yahoo News - http://news.yahoo.com/
Writing
- Advanced Composition for Non-native speakers of English http://eslbee.com/
- Purdue University Writing Lab’s “Writing a research paper” http://owl.english.purdue.edu/workshops/hypertext/ResearchW/
- University of Minnesota NNS Student Resources – Sample Papers http://composition.cla.umn.edu/student_web/index.htm
Speaking/Conversation
- The College Slang Page - http://www.intranet.csupomona.edu/%7Ejasanders/judi2.html
- Dave’s ESL Café Slang Page - http://www.eslcafe.com/slang/
- Dave’s ESL Café Idioms Page http://www.eslcafe.com/idioms/
- Dave’s ESL Café Idea Cookbook – Speaking - http://www.eslcafe.com/idea/index.cgi?Speaking:
- Dave’s ESL Café Idea Cookbook – Private Teaching - http://www.eslcafe.com/idea/index.cgi?Private:Teaching
Pronunciation
- International Phonetic Association Homepage - http://www.arts.gla.ac.uk/IPA/ipa.html
- University of Iowa – The Sounds of Spoken Language - http://www.uiowa.edu/%7Eacadtech/phonetics/#
- Peter Ladefoged’s “Vowels and Consonants” - http://hctv.humnet.ucla.edu/departments/linguistics/VowelsandConsonants/vowels/contents.html
- Do you speak American? - http://www.pbs.org/speak/words/
Listening
- Lawrence University Freshman Studies Lectures - http://www.lawrence.edu/dept/freshman_studies/lectures/
- National Public Radio - http://www.npr.org/
- Wisconsin Public Radio - http://www.wpr.org/
- American Public Media's Word for Word - (weekly one hour podcast of the nation's top speeches on current news and events, updated every Friday)
- Elllo English Language Listening Lab Online (the “Choose speakers by nationality” section features unrehearsed conversations) - http://www.elllo.org/
- Studs Terkel Conversations with America - http://www.studsterkel.org/
- History and Politics Out Loud - http://www.hpol.org/
- Listening and Note-Taking http://www.uefap.com/listen/
- Listening Exercises on-line http://cla.univ-fcomte.fr./english/sites/audio.htm
Other helpful sites
- Script-o-rama – Watch your favorite tv show or movies while reading the script http://www.script-o-rama.com/snazzy/dircut.html
