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Source: Maryland English Institute

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Resources to Improve English Speaking
  • Famous Speeches in History
  • Great Speeches from Various Sources
  • Learn Out Loud Podcast Directory
  • TED Talks for improving fluency, rhythm and intonation
  • Tongue Twisters for improving articulation
  • WavePad audio editing software for visualizing your speech
  • Toastmasters Public Speaking Organization
Resources to Improve English Pronunciation
  • ESL Pronunciation Work Page
  • Hear Native Speaker Pronunciations
  • Minimal Pair Activity and Tongue Twisters
  • Rachel's English Pronunciation Site
Resources to Improve Control Over English Sounds
  • Perfecting Your English Pronunciation with DVD
  • Pronunciation Contrasts in English
  • Sounds of English
Resources to Improve English Listening
  • English Listening Lesson Library Online
  • Real English
Resources to Improve English Vocabulary and Grammar
  • Academic Words and Phrases
  • Affixes: The Building Blocks of English
  • English Language Study Zone
  • Espresso English
  • Word Units: More Building Blocks of English
Dictionaries and Corpora
  • All the Bilingual and Multilingual Dictionaries on the Web
  • The Corpus of Contemporary American English
  • Dictionary and Thesaurus
  • Global Web-Based Englishes
  • Google Books NGram Viewer
  • Online Etymology Dictionary
Listening Resources
  • BBC Podcasts
  • CNN Podcasts
  • NPR Podcasts
  • TED Talks
  • TED Radio Hour
  • Academic Earth Lectures
  • MIT OpenCourseWare
  • Open Culture Educational Media
  • Princeton University Media Central
Learning Styles
  • Index of Learning Styles Questionnaire
  • Information About Learning Styles
  • Learning Styles Inventory
  • The VARK Questionnaire

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