Useful Links

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LRC Website (*only available from computers on UNCC campus)

S:\COAS\LCS\LABS\audio\elti - audio files on LRC website to accompany ELTI textbooks
S:\COAS\LCS\LABS\audio\elti\quest - audio files on LRC website to accompany Quest textbooks

Test Preparation

TOEFL MELAB GRE GMAT
http://www.ets.org/

http://www.eslpod.com/toefl/ - podcasts

http://www.testprepreview.com/toefl_practice.htm

 

http://www.lsa.umich.edu/eli/testing/melab/

http://www.melabsuccess.com/ - free sample questions & practice tests with study materials for purchase

http://www.michigan-proficiency-exams.com/ecpe-salespage.html - online practice tests for purchase

http://www.ets.org/

 

 

 

 

 

http://www.gmac.com/gmac/thegmat/ - general info about the test

http://www.mba.com/mba - has link to website registration page and free downloads of practice tests

 

 

Listening Practice

News Stories Skill Practice Specific Topics

http://www.literacynet.org/cnnsf/index_cnnsf.html  - text of news articles w/audio & video files & quizzes designed for students

http://www.nytimes.com/learning/index.htm - text of news articles w/online vocabulary links & activities designed for students

http://www.voaspecialenglish.com or http://www.voanews.com/specialenglish -  Voice of America audio for news stories read at a slower pace, with text

http://www.newsforyouonline.com - simplified news stories on current events; contains audio for all text at slow speed

http://www.breakingnewsenglish.com/ - text of stories w/audio files & activities for students

http://www.pbs.org/newshour/newshour_index.htm.- Public Broadcasting Station

http://www.npr.org
- National Public Radio

http://www.radiodiaries.org
- National Public Radio stories

http://www.cnn.com

http://www.msnbc.com

http://www.eslbusinessnews.com - podcast

http://www.esl-lab.com
- Randall's Cyber-Cafe

http://www.elllo.org

http://www.eslhome.com/esl/listen/

http://www.1-language.com/audiocourse/index.htm

http://www.eltpodcast.com - conversations

http://www.myefa.org/login.cfm  - English for All program

http://www.uefap.com/listen/listfram.htm - listening/note-taking

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

http://www.pbs.org/podcasts/ - podcasts for a variety of shows aired on PBS

http://www.hpol.org/ - famous speeches

http://www.loe.org/ - environment

http://www.google.com/Top/Science/News_and_Media/Radio_Programs - popular science topics

http://www.dartmouth.edu/~acskills/videos/index.html - videos about academic skills & study strategies

http://www.sutree.com - instructional videos

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

General Resources

Online Dictionaries University Admissions & Course Planning General Reference
http://learnersdictionary.com - Merriam-Webster Learners' Dictionary - Register for free additional features

http://visual.merriam-webster.com - Picture dictionary

http://simple.wiktionary.org/wiki/Main_Page - many entries include illustrations

http://www.m-w.com - Merriam Webster dictionary - includes audio files for pronunciation

http://dictionary.cambridge.org/ - Cambridge Learner's Dictionaries - includes idioms and phrasal verb dictionaries

http://nhd.heinle.com/home.aspx - Heinle's Newbury House Dictionary of American English

http://www.ldoceonline.com/ - Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - click on the round logo to begin

www.wes.org - transcript evaluation service

http://educationusa.state.gov/ - Education USA website, containing information for international students about studying in the U.S.

http://www.advising.uncc.edu - UNCC Advising Center for undergraduates (contains information about different majors and course requirements at UNCC)

http://www.advising.uncc.edu/majorsminors.htm - list of available undergraduate majors and minors at UNCC

http://www.advisingcenter.uncc.edu/Planning%20Sheets.html - course requirements for different undergraduate majors at UNCC

 

 

 

 

www.amazon.com - purchasing test preparation books & CDs

http://www.plcmc.org - Charlotte Mecklenburg Public Library website

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page - Wikipedia

http://simple.wikibooks.org/wiki/Main_Page - simplified textbook entries on a variety of topics

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Grammar, Writing, and Research

Grammar Writing MLA/APA Documentation
http://www.englishpage.com/

http://netgrammar.altec.org/

http://www.uncc.edu/writing/grammar.html

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/grammar

http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar

http://bcs.bedfordstmartins.com/exercisecentral/
- free grammar exercises and tutorials with registration

http://www.dianahacker.com/rules/

http://bcs.bedfordstmartins.com/rewriting/
- writing and research guidelines

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/

http://www.uefap.com/accuracy/accfram.htm  - proofreading

http://cla.univ-fcomte.fr/english/paragraph/index.html
- paragraph structure & organization

 

 

 

 

http://citationmachine.net

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other Skills

Reading & Vocabulary Various Skills & Activities Pronunciation
http://netgrammar.altec.org/

http://www.uefap.com/reading/readfram.htm

http://www.uefap.com/vocab/vocfram.htm

http://www.learnersonline.com/weekly/index.htm - readings on a variety of current topics

http://www.geocities.com/cfnavarro26/affixes.html - online workbook with practice using prefixes & suffixes

http://a4esl.org - includes podcasts

http://iteslj.org/links/

http://www.manythings.org

http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish

http://www.lclark.edu/~krauss/toppicks/toppicks.html - links to over 250 websites for listening, vocabulary, reading, writing, grammar, pronunciation and games

http://international.ouc.bc.ca/pronunciation/ - scroll down for activities

http://www.ugoeigo.com

http://www.eslhome.com/esl/speak/