EAL/ESL Resources

These EAL (English as an additional language) resources are recommended by the Student Learning Commons.

SFU / SLC Resources

• English Language & Culture courses - SFU Continuing Education
• Online Resources for EAL Writers
• EAL/ESL Web Sites - everything from pronunciation to podcasts
• a, an or the? - handout about the proper use of articles

External Resources

• englishpage.com
• ESL/EFL Resources Online - McGill University (Canadian and international)
• The Owl At Purdue - ESL Instructors and Students (Purdue Online Writing Lab)
• Guide to Grammar and Writing - Capital Community College Foundation
• Self-Study Grammar Quizzes - The Internet TESL Journal
• ESL Study Hall - George Washington University
• Lingualnet - Learning English through Movies is a great place to learn English and it is a great place to sample some interesting short films
• Real English - Real English utilizes authentic and unique ESL videos of people speaking real English on streets across the globe.
• literacynet.org - Literacy Net is an online adult literacy site that offers web-delivered instruction using current and past CNN San Francisco bureau and CBS 5 news stories. Each story module includes the full text of each story and interactive activities to test comprehension. The learner can choose to read the text, listen to the text, or view the broadcast through streaming video.
• Sounds of English - Contains pronunciation pages - pictures, sounds, and videos to help you with English pronunciation.