Resources For ESL Students

Here are some links for ESL websites. We have added some Cleveland and cultural links at the bottom of the page. If you have suggestions for additional websites to share with your classmates, please e-mail them to esl@csuohio.edu! Thank you.

Here are two handbooks that will help you understand the Intensive English Language Program and Cleveland State University polices:

• IELP Student Handbook
• Cleveland State University Student Code of Conduct
• Center for International Services and Programs.
• Maintaining Good Visa Status
• University Police: Safety programs and Services
• Library Resource Guide for ESL

GENERAL ESL

• Interesting things for ESL students (http://www.manythings.org/)
• ESL Café (http://www.eslcafe.com)
• ESL Resources and activities (http://www.Englishpage.com)

LISTENING

• Randall's Cyber ESL Listening Lab  (http://www.esl-lab.com/)
• VOA News – Special English (http://www.voanews.com/specialenglish/se-foreign-student-series.cfm)
• VOA News (http://www.voanews.com/english/portal.cfm)

SPEAKING,CONVERSATION,PRONUNCIATION

• The Sounds of English  (http://www.soundsofenglish.org/)
• Conversation, Debates & Discussions Pronunciation (http://www.eslflow.com/debateanddiscussionlessons.html)
• Interesting things for ESL students (http://www.manythings.org/)

GRAMMAR

• http://www.englishclub.com/grammar/
• http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/

VOCABULARY

• http://www.eslcafe.com/idioms/
• http://www.eslcafe.com/pv/

WRITING

• Online Writing Lab. http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/678/01/
• APA Style APA Style (http://www.apastyle.org/)
• Citation Help (http://citationmachine.net/)

READING

• VOA News (http://learningenglish.voanews.com/)
• ESL Reading (http://www.elcivics.com/worksheets/reading.html)

DICTIONARIES

• http://www.m-w.com http://www.dictionary.com
• http://dictionary.cambridge.org
• http://www.thefreedictionary.com
• http://www.thefreedictionary.com/

For more information, contact:

• Michele Bowman, Ph.D.
• Director, ESL Program/Intensive English Language Program
• 2121 Euclid Avenue, JH 314
• Cleveland State University
• Cleveland, OH 44115

Campus Address:

• ESL Program - Teacher Education Department
• 2485 Euclid Avenue, Mather Manson (MM) 209
• Cleveland, OH 44115
• Email: esl@csuohio.edu