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I have over time been collecting links that I think could be useful for language study and research. As such, this is a growing collection and suggestions are always welcome. Please report any dead links that you come across.
TOEFL Preparation Links
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Pronunciation Training Links
Click here for links to websites that you can use for reading aloud, shadowing, and listening practice
Student recommendations
YouTube
- Rupa sensei - The reason why I chose this video is not only because I can learn English but also because I can learn and enjoy Australian slung. There are many other things that you can enjoy and learn English, so I recommend the one. [recommended by K.K. Oct. 2020]
- Vikingbaby ヴァイキングベビー - I like this YouTube channel because their son is so cute and these videos make me smile. Moreover, in this video, Emi who is half Japanese and half Latin teach me how to learn other languages, and it is helpful for me. [recommended by A.N. Oct. 2020]
- JFlaMusic - The reason that I recommend thos video is this girl is a Korean who born in Aisa area can speak English very well.And I really like music ,like the people who can sing songs .I think she is an idol for me. [recommended by C.X. Oct. 2020]
- BBFamily--Our Life in Japan - I recommend this channel "bilingual baby". It is a family channel of a bilingual couple, their son and daughter make an appearance. This is not as we say learning English channel. Their videos are made based on their everyday living. So, we can get more natural English that native speaker usually use. In addition, children are 5 and 2 years old. For that reason, English that used in the video is not difficult. If you watched it, you could get the sense of English in everyday living. [recommended by K.N. Oct. 2020]
- WAO RYU!ONLY in JAPAN - The reason why I choose this channel is he knows what I don't know about exciting Japanese spots. Through watching his videos, I thought he may know more about Japan than me. [recommended by S.S. Oct. 2020]
- バカイト【Bakaito】 - This channel show us BAKAITO hanging out with exchange students. They always speak English so you can hear many kinds of accent. [recommended by S.O. Oct. 2020]
General interest
- Modern-day invitation etiquette - This is a website which shows how to write invitations. I chose this website because we can understand how to write invitations easily. I think everyone will have chances that you have to write invitations of wedding party, birthday party, job meeting and so on, so this website is very useful in the future. [recommended by M.W. July 2020]
- Microsoft Support - If you don't understand something while using Word, Excel and PowerPoint, you can solve it here. [recommended by H.A. July 2020]
- SUMO: 21 Business Email Examples (+Templates) You Can Copy And Paste - This website is my recommendation. We students don't have much experience with business e-mail. There are many examples in the website, so we can learn how to write many kinds of business e-mail.Now, we hardly have opportunities of sending business e-mail, but we should know the correct way of writing business e-mail for when we are members of society. [recommended by M.S. July 2020]
- Unsplash - This is the website that has a lot of freely-usable images. We can use the website to make slides of a presentation or posting blog articles with images. Images and pictures in the website are beautiful and the amount is very large. And in addition to that, we can use all images freely on commercial business. [recommended by H.T. July 2020]
- Open Polytechnic: How to write a report - This is a website which tells us how to write a report. We university students have much opportunity to write papers. Also, when we become a member of society, we will have to write reports. There are 10 steps to write them on this website. It gives us a detailed explanation clearly. [recommended by R.N. July 2020]
- SampleTemplates: FREE 7+ Self Introduction Speech Examples - We have a lot of opportunities to introduce myself, but sometimes I don't know what to say. Also when you introduce yourself at work, you have to make an appeal, but it is not easy. I think it's a very useful site for such people because you can see samples to suit the situation. [recommended by Y.K. July 2020]
Interesting Links
- TED - Ideas worth spreading - Many many interesting talks about a very wide range of topics, ususally with subtitles in English and Japanese. Dialect: Various
- Australia Plus - Learning English - Improve your English in a fun and interesting way with Learning English programs for a range of levels. Dialect: Australian
- The Tatoeba Project has many sentences that will help you learn common expressions and useful phrases. You can also compare how words are used in English and Japanese.
- Voice of America Learning English is a site that presents news stories in print, audio, and video. The news is written using frequent words and presented in a clear and direct style. Topics include current events, education, science and technology, history, and entertainment. Dialect: American
- EnglishPod 101 is a fun and interesting website with many kinds of study materials. You can study conversation, culture, vocabulary, grammar, and prepare for the TOEIC on this website. The podcasts can be easily downloaded to an mp3 player so you can listen and study anytime, anywhere. Dialect: Various
- BBC Learning English has been developed for people studying English. I particularly recommend the weekly webcasts which can be reviewed with the accompanying transcripts. Each segment combines interesting news-style reports with feedback from listeners all over the world. It is fast-paced but well-articulated and the hosts use natural paraphrasing to explain certain phrases. Dialect: British, Canadian, American + a wide range of speakers from around the world
- English Language Listening Lab Online is designed for learners; wide range of speakers and topics; well presented with visual accompaniment; Mixer good reinforcement and practice with different accents. Dialect: Various
- Interesting Things for ESL Students presents a collection of games, exercises, quizzes, and other study materials for people who want to study English. Much of the material is based on VOA news segments. There is a wide range of activities for studying vocabulary, reading, listening, and structure. Dialect: American
- English Listening Skills and Activities-Effective Listening Practice is a site full of study activities on all aspects of English. On the listening page, there are many dialogues designed to help students develop their listening fluency. There is also a lot of other information about teaching and learning on the website. Dialect: British
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Agenda Web is a website where you can read and listen to classic stories. There are 100 different stories available. Dialect: Various
- Light up your brain: Stories and games presents a number of children's stories with transcripts so you can listen and read along. The extensive listening practice can help build listening fluency and give the listener a good idea about how to use one's voice to make speech interesting. There are also word games. Dialect: American
- Storynory contains audio and texts of famous, classic, and original stories. All the audio files are free and can be downloaded to personal music players and/or computers. Dialect: British
- Compleat Lexical Tutor gives you a chance to listen and read along to several stories written for students. The website also has tools to help with vocabulary study. Dialect: American
- Everyday English in Conversation has loads of dialogues on a wide range of topics. Each conversation is broken down line-by-line for focused listening practice. Dialect: American
- Candlelight Stories - Peach Boy provides an English version of Momotaro. You can also find "Pirate Jack", the story of Pirates of the Caribbean, and other stories on the website. Dialect: American
- Rikai.com is a dynamic on-line dictionary that makes reading easier. You can use the mouse to focus a word and immediately get a translation. The tool will translate from English to Japanese and from Japanese to English.
- Dust Echoes is a series of twelve beautifully animated dreamtime stories from Central Arnhem Land, telling stories of love, loyalty, duty to country and aboriginal custom and law. Dialect: Australian
- Native American Legends, Myths and Lore - provides more than 100 stories from many different Native American tribes. The stories are told in simple, direct, vivid language and illustrate the connection between humans and nature. Dialect: American
Test Study Links
Links of General Interest
- CiteSeer.IST provides quick and easy searching of a database of dowloadable scientific papers. Also returns lists of citations by keyword/author.
- Find Articles presents a free searchable database that gives you access to millions of articles from thousands of top publications.
- MIT OpenCourseWare "is a free and open educational resource for educators, students, and self-learners around the world. OCW supports MIT's mission to advance knowledge and education, and serve the world in the 21st century." One can access a staggeringly wide range of courses and even listen to some lectures via videorecording.
- Ethnologue is a language reference site which provides information on nearly 7000 of the world's languages. You can search by name, family, size, and location to learn about the range of language varieties and dialects spoken around the globe.
- Creative Commons offers flexible copyright licenses for creative works. All of the tools are free and provide the visitor with a way of choosing the protections that are right for each particular project. This makes it possible to reserve some rights rather than all rights which, in turn, allows others to modify and expand upon the original creation.
- The Word Nerds is a weekly broadcast presented by two hosts who discuss and explore a wide array of word-related topics and curiosities.
- Pulse of the Planet providing 2-minute sound portraits of the planet.
- E-pals.com is an online community where students studying all over the world can meet and learn from each other. "Over 6.5 million students and teachers are building skills and enhancing learning with ePALS. Established in 1996, the ePALS Global NetworkTM has 113,729 classroom profiles bringing people in 191 countries together as cross-cultural learning partners and friends.""