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4927D Integrated
Language Skills 
Module Purpose
To
provide students of non-English speaking background
or who have special language needs with the language
competencies required to successfully complete their
chosen vocational studies.
How to use these Resources
There
are some wonderful resources on the Internet to help learners
develop language skills. These resources will help you find
websites which contain thousands of exercises to improve
your skills in:
1. Pronunciation,
Grammar, Vocabulary and English Idioms
2.
Australian Slang
3. Business English
4.
Special Language Needs
Pronunciation,
Grammar, Vocabulary and English Idioms
English
Pronunciation - This is a wonderful resource from
About.com's English
as 2nd Language website. It includes many links to
basic, intermediate and advanced pronunciation exercises.
Self-Study
Quizzes for ESL students - This site from
The
Internet TESL Journal contains more than 1000 interactive
quizzes and activities on grammar and vocabulary at all
levels. It has some bi-lingual material.
English
as a Second Language - A gateway site periodically
updated by Rongchang Li of the University of Illinois.
Your computer must be configured to play sound to get
the most out of this page. Try some of the exercises on:
Listening, Reading, Writing, Grammar and Pronunciation.
Dave's
ESL Cafe
- One of the most comprehensive ESL (English as a Second
Language) sites. It has links for both students and teachers,
including job listings. Has great sections on:
Pronunciation;
Idioms;
Phrasal
verbs and
Grammar
quizzes.
Randall's
ESL Cyber Listening Lab - Has short and long listening
exercises at various levels of difficulty. Some
pronunciation exercises.
Ohio
University Resources for English Language and Culture
- Gateway site with a comprehensive list of resources
for grammar, reading, writing, listening and speaking.
Capitol
Community College's 'Guide to Grammar & Writing' -
This comprehensive guide explains the elements
of grammar and writing, with links to some on-line exercises.
The
University of Illinois' Grammar Safari
- The idea behind this site is that real English exists
on the WWW, and students can learn how English is used
in everyday life by web-surfing and reading. Grammar Safari
suggests an approach for finding examples of English words
used in authentic communication.
Purdue
University's Online Writer's Lab is one of the most
comprehensive writer's resources on the web, with pages
of helpful handouts including:
Australian
Slang
Activity 1
Take
the ESL Quiz Centre's quiz on
Australian
Slang. If your score is less than 80% you might like
to look at the
The
Basics of Aussie Slang.
Activity 2
Ask a person in your class who grew up in Australia to work
through some of these
Australian
Slang terms to discover which ones he/she uses in regular
conversation.
Activity 3 Go to
The
Macquarie Dictionary of Australian Slang and look up
the word 'nark' (as in 'My supervisor is a real nark!')
Other
useful websites
Australian
Slang - A very comprehensive list of uniquely Australian
slang terms.
Business
English
BizOffice
Small and Home Based Business Forms - this site
contains over 500 models of business letters and forms
that you can copy and use. Excellent for learning the
conventions of business English.
Purdue
University's Online Writer's Lab -
Professional Writing - has printed notes on general
business writing issues together with samples and models
of common business letters.
Business
Meeting - this is a hypertext program in which you
are given a situation and offered a number of alternatives
from which to choose your next course of action. Each
solution then leads to another decision. An interesting
and challenging way to learn business English.
Special Language Needs
LD/ADD
Pride Online - Learning Disability/Attention Deficit Disorder
Links -
Inspired by Deaf Pride, this site offers an interactive
community resource for youth and adults with learning
disabilities (LD) and Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD).
It has a chat room, mailing lists, software plus many
useful links.
The
Instant Access Treasure Chest - A collection of links
for teachers on support for students with many different
kinds of language disabilities.
Other
useful websites
Ruth
Vilmi's 'Writing Help'
- An interesting collection of language links put together
by Ruth Vilmi of the Helsinki University of Technology.
Of note is the large section on technical writing.
Last updated:
23 August, 2006
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