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Resources for Languages
Skillstutor Program
Many College of the Desert students are not native speakers of English. The ESL sites listed here are specially chosen to provide instruction and exercises to help our non-native English students. Keep in mind that new language skills are learned most quickly when you study for short periods (1/2 an hour) several times a day rather than for long periods once a week. So make a habit of using these sites regularly to improve your grammar, usage, vocabulary, and fluency in using the English language.
Mousercise - This site gives the students an introduction to using the mouse. It is provided from The Ultimate Christmas Site.
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SkillsTutor is a fully interactive software package that offers instruction in reading, writing, ESL, and math. If you are enrolled in ESL 50B, your instructor may have given you specific assignments for this software. However, any COD student is welcome to use this software to brush up on grammar, punctuation, and writing skills. Click on the link below and follow the log-in instructions on the next page.
IMPORTANT:
This software is paid for by COD and is only available to registered students of the college.
At the end of each semester, including summer session, all students are deleted from this program.
SkillsTutor Log-In
Web Guide to SkillsTutor
American Sign Language - Links to several ASL sites.
ASL Pro.com - Has an ASL dictionary, quizzes and fingerspelling.
ASL University's Course Lessons - Lessons are categorized by first and second semester, ASL lessons with emphasis on Basic Life Skills. They are currently expanding to cover further semester practice in ASL.
American Sign Language Resource Site - lifeprint.com - Dictionary, fingerspelling, lessons, and a wealth of ASL links and information.
Dr. Bill's Fingerspelling CD - Practice recognizing signed words.
Fingerspelling Numbers - Fingerspelling practice with numbers. Range for numbers can be selected from 0-1,000,000. Speed can be adjusted from ‘Slow’ to ‘Deaf.
K8AIT American Sign Language Dictionary - This site is provided by the National Business Aviation Association and has quite a few flight terms within their ASL dictionary.
Learn ASC - Links to several ASL sites.
Learning American Sign Language (ASL) and Signed English (SE) Lesson Tutor - ASL/SE Vocabulary Index, Welcome Lessons and Practice.
ASL University - PowerPoints, Lessons, Dictionary and more!
SIGNhear Communication Center - Alphabet, Numbers, and Dictionary. Over 200 signs and descriptions.
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About.com's English as a Second Language Site - Contains vocabulary, grammar, listening, and pronunciation.
Activities for ESL Students - Quizzes, tests, exercises and puzzles to help you learn English as a Second Language (ESL). This project of The Internet TESL Journal (iteslj.org) has thousands of contributions by many teachers.
AulaFácil.com Cursos Gratis On-Line - English is a fundamental language for tourism as well as for businesses. With the Intermediate English Course you will be able to further your knowledge and also resolve numerous exercises.
BBC World Service - Learning English - This site has Learning English: In the News, For Work, With Music, and Through Sport.
Better English Website - Grammar Explanations, Easier Exercises, Grammar Exercises Strong Collocations, Vocabulary Exercises, Multi Word Verbs Spelling exercises, Sentence Construction exercises Find the Pairs Exercises, Missing Words Exercise Business English Crosswords, Business English Hangman Matching Exercises, Text Exercises, Free Stuff, Intensive English language programs The Electric Library This is an excellent database of newspaper and magazine articles. Highly recommended.
California Distance Learning Project - Subjects include: News Stories, Family, Community, and Work, ESL Connection Online, Workplace ESL Online, How To Vote, How To Be Heard, Safe Streets, Employment Application, How to Get a Job in California, and an E-Mail Project.
Cambridge's Venture Arcade - Practice English at your level. Levels include: Basic, 1, 2, 3, and 4. There is also practice for U.S. Citizenship.
Dave's E.S.L. Cafe - A variety of sites are here including: Idioms, Phrasal Verbs, Quizzes, Slang, and a search forum.
Digital Dialects - Language Learning Games
E.L. Easton English Online - This site has links to: Grammar, Quizzes & Tests, Test Your English, Reading, Writing, Spelling, Vocabulary, Listening, Speaking, and Pronunciation.
ESL FLOW - Searchable source of thematically-based ESL lesson in grammar, speaking, vocabulary, pronunciation.
ESL Independent Study Lab - Links to Listening, Pronunciation, Vocabulary, Reading, Writing, Grammar, Fun and Games.
ESLhome.org - ESLhome.org is a welcoming place for students and teachers to explore the Internet world of learning.
Easy English - This site has Tests and the lessons go to sites for grammar explanations and practice.
English Club.com - This site has English lessons for Grammar, Pronunciation, Vocabulary, Reading, Writing, Speaking, and Listening.
English Learner.com - English lessons and tests on grammar, reading, and vocabulary. Has crossword puzzles and hangman.
English Page - Grammar, Vocabulary, Reading and Listening. Grammar includes explanations and practice exercises. Weekly vocabulary lessons on various themes, including holidays.
English at Home - Learn English grammar, vocabulary, verbs and speaking with ESL games.
FreeRice.com - For each English vocabulary word you answer correctly, they will donate 20 grains of rice.
Global Study Site - Has links to sites around the world to study English.
Hello English - This website requires a membership for some activities, but there are several activities to work on that are free. Some of these are: Animals, The Calendar, Colors, Dictionary, Exercises, Letters (The Alphabet,) Numbers, Pronouns, and Time.
Hypergrammar - Hypergrammar has several exercises that will help you to understand: grammar, vocabulary, spelling, and reading.
Interlink's ESL Resource Center - Lessons and Exercises including: Grammar, Reading and Writing, Vocabulary and Idioms, Spelling, Pronunciation, and Listening.
LBCC E - ESL (Long Beach Community College's Electronic ESLThe Big List Web resources are grouped into categories such as Simple Present & Present Continuous, Simple Past & Past Continuous, Perfect Tenses, Future Tenses, Modals, Conditionals, Phrasal Verbs, Tag Questions, Nouns & Pronouns, Adjectives & Adverbs, Clauses, Articles, Prepositions, Conjunctions, Connectors & Transitional Expressions, and Punctuation. Reported Speech Passive Voice
Learning Chocolate.com - Learning Chocolate is web site aims to help students to memorize vocabulary in an easy and efficient way, by using pictures, sounds and games. Try their games and enjoy learning, like eating chocolate.
Little Explorers Picture Dictionary - On-line dictionary. English-Spanish, English-French, English-German, English-Portuguese. Famous explorers, rhymes and several activities.
Many Things.org - This site covers several skill areas including: grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation, reading, spelling, and idioms; just to name a few.
Ohio ESL - Grammar, Listening, Writing, Reading exercises.
Okanagan University College's English Pronunciation/Listening Site - Minimal Pair Practice.
PIZZAZ! - PIZZAZ! is dedicated to providing simple creative writing and oral storytelling activities with copyable (yes, copyable!) handouts for use with students of all ages. Permission is given to use these resources for in-class, non-profit use only.
Pumarosa© - This site has 15 beginning and 15 intermediate grammar lessons for Spanish speaking students who want to learn English.
Purdue University's Online Writing Lab - This site has information on study materials, workshops, and tutorials all to assist you with writing topics. Handouts and resource pages are available for ESL. These cover writing, grammar and punctuation topics.
Quia! Activities - Games to help learn vocabulary and phrases.
Randall's CyberListening Lab - Easy, Medium, and Difficult Levels of Listening Activities.
Selected Links for ESL Students - Grammar, Reading, Vocabulary, Quizzes that will help you to learn English better.
TESL Journal's Self-Study Quizzes for ESL Students - Grammar quizzes at Easy, Medium, and Difficult Levels.
The English Zone.com - This site has spelling, reading, verbs, idioms, conversation, writing, study skills, irregular verbs, and some fun activities, too.
The Online English Grammar by Anthony Hughes - The follow grammar explanations are included: adjectives, adverbs, determiners, direct & indirect speech, ING form, nouns, passive, possessive with 's and', relative clauses, the infinitive, to get, verbs & verb tenses.
Tower Of English - This site has links to the following: Culture, ESL Sites, Grammar, Holidays, Idioms/Slang, Listening, Mysteries, News, Poetry, Pronunciation, Puzzles, Quizzes, Reading, Tests, Vocabulary, Writing and more.
University of Iowa's-Phonetics (The Sounds of Spoken Language) - This site allows you to view/hear sounds being produced with the diagram, step by step descriptions, and an audio/video of a person pronouncing the sound.
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Focus on Grammar's Companion Website - Introductory, Basic, Intermediate, High-Intermediate, and Advanced writing activities that go with the textbook.
Houghton Mifflin's Textbook Companion Site for E.S.L - This site has grammar practice that goes along with the computer program Grammar Links that we use here in the Language Lab. Included are practice grammar tests and flashcards for vocabulary practice.
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About.com Website for French Language Learning - French language helps with vocabulary, grammar, and pronunciation.
Adopt an Escargot.com - Students can read stories in French and contribute their own stories, pictures, etc. to be added to the website.
BBC Online's Language - Programs for Absolute Beginners, Beginners, Intermediate, and Business French.
Bonjour Français - This website requires a membership for some activities, but there are several activities to work on that are free. Some of these are: Alphabet, Les couleurs, La femme à la moustache, L'heure, La robe, Sujets, Temps, La famille.
Bon Patron - A very basic tool for checking spelling and grammar in student essays. Students can either type directly into the on-screen text box or import (copy & paste) their work. This online tool has its limitations, but it is useful and there is no other free program similar to this.
Digital Dialects - Language Learning Games
E.L. Easton Languages Online - This site contains several links to the following areas: Test Your French, Quizzes & Tests, and Why Study French?
French Grammar Central - Wide variety of grammar selections.
French Language Course - Included are the following: Lesson 1 - Pronunciation Guidelines, Lesson 2 - Articles and Genders, Lesson 3 - Pronouns and Verbs, Lesson 4 - Adjectives and Plurals, Lesson 5 - Sentences Structure [including exercises] Lesson 6 - The Family, Lesson 7 - Where do you come from? Lesson 8 - Comparing, Lesson 9 - Time, Additional Vocabulary, French Expressions and Idioms.
French Lessons.org - Pronunciation, Conjugations, Tenses, Reflexive Verbs, Participles, Pronouns, Relative Pronouns, Noun Gender, Agreement, Adjectives, Verbs, Objects, Adverbs, Comparisons, Negations, and Exercises.
www.busuu.com interesting. One has to register (free) to enter, but it has a variety of activities organized into a course with goals. The student decides how many hours per week he/she wants to spend on the class. It’s available for Spanish, German, Italian and Spanish as well.
LangMedia: French - Videos and Information on: Basic Communications, Culture and Social Life, Necessities, Shopping and Services, and Transportation.
Language Guide.org French - This site has a Pictorial Vocabulary Guide, Grammar, and Readings.
Motifs 4th Edition Companion Site - Has Cultural Activities and Tutorial Quizzes.
News in France - TF1 (French Television Channel News) You can watch the news on video and read articles in French.
Polar FLE - apprendre le français avec l' inspecteur Roger Duflair - Learn French by solving detective stories with Inspecteur Roger Duflair. (Listening, reading, grammar) Good for French II students.
University of Texas (Tex's French Grammar Site) - These items are included at the site: 1. Nouns, 2.Determiners, 3. Adverbs, 4. Adjectives, 5. Verbs, 6. Negation, 7. Prepositions, 8. Pronouns, 9. Conjunctions, 10. Tense/Aspect/Mood/Voice 11. Interrogative Constructions, 12. Appendix: Verb Practice, and 13. Appendix: Grammar Exercises.
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Voila's 5th Edition Online Practice Page - This site goes with your textbook. There are different activities for each chapter and a final exam.
Voila.heinle.com - This site goes with your French textbook. It has Cultural Expansion Activities, Self-Correcting Quizzes, and Interactive Vocabulary. Note from Micheline: this one is the same as the previous line.
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eLanguage School.net TM - Learn the Basics, Grammar, Words and Phrases, and Practice and Exercises.
Living Language - Helpful for knowing expressions, greetings, approaching someone for help, question words, changing money, and time.
Quia! Activities - Games to help learn vocabulary and phrases.
BBC Homepage - Languages - German - This site has the two following courses: 1. Talk German: Short introductory course with TV series and book. 2. Deutsch Plus: Video clips, language notes and activities to accompany this well-established course. This site also has links to News and Features, travel, work and schools.
Digital Dialects - Language Learning Games
E.L. Easton Languages Online - This site contains several links to the following areas: Test Your German, Quizzes & Tests, Courses, Grammar, Listen & Speak, Read & Write, Vocabulary, Why Study German?, The Language Classroom, and Study in Germany.
german-english picture dictionary - Here you will find a basic picture dictionary containing an extensive list of simple words in both languages. Most of the entries are nouns, and many are linked to sites containing more information on the topics.
German Grammar Review and Exercises - Includes tenses, word order, case, adjectives and adverbs, modes, voices and moods, and miscellaneous items.
German Language - This site will help you to learn German with vocabulary, grammar, pronunciation and quizzes.
German for Beginners 2.0 - Basic phrases, self-tests, exercises, and grammar.
Grammar - This site is intended to provide students, readers, and translators of German with a concise and comprehensive reference of grammar.
LangMedia: German - Video Clips and Information on: Basic Communications, Culture and Social Life, Necessities, Shopping and Services, and Transportation
Learn German Online with free German Language Lessons - Learn to read, understand, and speak German by building on each previous lesson!
Living Language - Helpful for knowing expressions, greetings, approaching someone for help, question words, changing money, and time.
The German Alphabet - This site will show you the German Alphabet.
Quia! Italian Activities - Games to help learn vocabulary and phrases.
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Wie geht's? Audio Practice - Audio exercises that go with your textbook.
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About.com Italian Language - Varied Sites Including: A multimedia, interactive Italian Language textbook at vocabulary, workbook exercises, Italian jokes and puns. Italian Language Lessons in grammar, spelling, pronunciation, and vocabulary. BBC Italian Language Online For Adults. Italian Electronic Classroom-for the intermediate. Italia 2000 for Intermediate/advanced students.
BBC Languages Italian - This site has 2 courses: 1. Talk Italian: Short introductory course with TV series and book. 2. Italianissimo: Video clips, language notes and activities to accompany this well-established course. This site also has links to news, travel, work and school sites.
Cyber Italian - Interactive language course and more. Interactive Italian language course, Italian culture, cinema, literature, art, chat and links.
Digital Dialects - Language Learning Games
E.L. Easton Languages Online - This site contains several links to the following areas: Test Your Italian, Quizzes & Tests, Courses, Grammar, Listen & Speak, Read & Write, Vocabulary, Why Study Italian?, The Language Classroom, and Study in Italy.
Enchanted Learning.com's English/Italian Dictionary - Picture Dictionary in Italian.
Eserciziario per corsi di lingua italiana intrduttivi e medi - Included are Lessico, il sostantivo, il verbo and Ripasso generale.
Italian online by Iluss - Includes: tests, free exercises, vocabulary, verb machine, listening, reading, grammar, download and Italian Culture.
LangMedia: Italian in Italy - Videos with translation on the following topics: Basic Communications, Culture and Social Life, Necessities, Shopping and Services, and Transportation
Living Language - Helpful for knowing expressions, greetings, approaching someone for help, question words, changing money, and time.
Quia! Italian Activities - Games to help learn vocabulary and phrases.
You too can learn Italian! - Three lessons that help you get ready to go to Italy.
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eLanguage School.net TM - Learn the Basics, Grammar, Words and Phrases, and Practice and Exercises.
Digital Dialects - Language Learning Games
Genki Online Self-Study Room - Exercises, Basic Charts and Flash Cards. Kanji, Hiragana, and Katagana. Listening Quizzes and Links.
Japanese Speech on Demand - This site has several lessons that will help you to learn Japanese.
Japanese Writing/Pronunciation - This site will help you to understand the Japanese writing and pronunciation.
Japanese/English Dictionary and More - You will learn English-Japanese, and Japanese-English.
LangMedia: Japanese - Video clips and information on: Basic Communications, Culture and Social Life, Necessities, Shopping and Services, and Transportation.
Learn Japanese on the Web - Online free materials including: Basic Japanese, essential phrases, and verbs.
Learning Chocolate.com - Learning Chocolate is web site aims to help students to memorize vocabulary in an easy and efficient way, by using pictures, sounds and games. Try their games and enjoy learning, like eating chocolate.
Super Japanese Websites - Connections to several Japanese web resources! Drills & Grammar, Dictionaries, Quizzes, and much more.
eLanguageSchool.net TM - Learn the Basics, Grammar, Words and Phrases, and Practice and Exercises.
Living Language - Helpful for knowing expressions, greetings, approaching someone for help, question words, changing money, and time.
Quia! Activities - Games to help learn vocabulary and phrases.
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Yookoso 3rd Edition! Companion Site - Quizzes, Laboratory Audio and Textbook Audio Resources.
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About.com's Spanish Site - Has vocabulary, grammar and pronunciation practice.
BBC Homepage Languages Spanish - Courses include the following: 1. Spanish Steps: A self-contained online course for beginners. 2. Talk Spanish: Short introductory course with TV series and book. 3. Sueños: Video clips, language notes and activities to accompany this well-established course. This site also has news, sites for work, travel and school.
Best Spanish Websites - By Jim Becker. Tons of links to great websites for both students and instructors.
Business Spanish.com - Has grammar, vocabulary, beginner's lessons, and travel Spanish.
Centro Virtual Cervantes - Lecturas paso a paso - This site has stories that are at Beginning, Intermediate, and Advanced Levels of Spanish. It includes pre-reading activities and questions after reading.
Digiclass@Rutgers.edu - Spanish Grammar - Several Spanish grammar topics included in this site. Including explanations and practice.
Digital Dialects - Language Learning Games
E.L. Easton Languages Online - This site contains several links to the following areas: Test Your Spanish, Quizzes & Tests, Courses, Grammar, Listen & Speak, Read & Write, Vocabulary, Why Study Spanish?, The Language Classroom, and Study in Spain.
Electronic Flashcards for Spanish - Verb conjugations, use of correct tenses, verb-preposition combinations, translation of prepositional phrases.
Entevistas 2nd Edition - An Introduction to Language and Culture
LangMedia: Spanish- Language by Country Combined - Videos and information sorted by country on the following topics: Airports and Air Transportation, Cars and Driving, Cultural Interest, Directions, Eating at Home, Eating Out, Emergencies and Health Care, Entertainment, Food, Shopping, Greetings and Partings, Internet, Laundry, Local Transportation, Lodging, Money, Pedestrians, Pharmacies, Post Office, Recycling and Trash, Restrooms, Shopping for Household Goods, Taxi Service, Telephones, Time, Travel Around the Country.
Learn How to Speak Spanish - Online Spanish Help - Interactive Spanish Lessons
Learn Spanish - A Free On-Line Tutorial - Comprehensive on-line tutorial with detailed explanations, quizzes, oral and written exercises, and drills. *Rated excellent by students previewing this site.
Learning Chocolate.com - Learning Chocolate is web site aims to help students to memorize vocabulary in an easy and efficient way, by using pictures, sounds and games. Try their games and enjoy learning, like eating chocolate.
Lingolex Learn Spanish - Originally designed for Spanish-speakers who want to learn English. It has adjectives, prepositions, the weather, food, clothes, 100 most frequently used verbs, phrases, and a reference chart.
Living Language - Helpful for knowing expressions, greetings, approaching someone for help, question words, changing money, and time.
Mosaicos Companion Website - Includes an array of activities and resources designed to reinforce the grammar, vocabulary and cultural material in each chapter. Provides audio recordings for the text and for the Student Activities Manual (SAM).
Quia! Spanish Activities - Games using vocabulary, conjugations, colors, adjectives, body parts, numbers, food, animals, weather, family, clothing, adjectives and irregular verbs.
SpanishChecker - A very basic tool for checking spelling and grammar in student essays. Students can either type directly into the on-screen text box or import (copy & paste) their work. This online tool has its limitations, but it is useful and there is no other free program similar to this.
Spanish Grammar Exercises - Interactive worksheets for different aspects of Spanish grammar.
Spanish Grammar Exercises - Verbs forms and usage, grammar exercises, and self-check verb charts.
Spanish Pronto! - Tools, Basics, Reading, Vocabulary, and a Glossary.
Spanish Verb Conjugation Trainer - Practice the Present Tense, Preterite, Imperfect, Future Tense, Present Subjunctive, Imperfect Subjunctive, and Conditional.
Virtual Link Spanish - A commercial site where you may practice with quizzes and vocabulary for beginners.
Vocabulary Training Exercises - Topics include verbs, general vocabulary, and specific topics such as The Hotel and Clothing.
Vocabulix - Vocabulary Trainer and Conjugation Trainer - This site has 85 vocabulary lessons and has conjugation practice for several verbs.
eLanguageSchool.net TM - Learn the Basics, Grammar, Words and Phrases, and Practice and Exercises.
¡Hola Español! - This website requires a membership for some activities, but there are several activities to work on that are free. Some of these are: El Alfabeto, Las Américas, Animales, El calendario, Los colores, Diccionario, Ejercicios, En la universidad, Hola, Me gusta, Los números, Pronunciacion, Realidad, y Ropa.
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CONEXIONES: COMUNICACIÓN Y CULTURA COMPANION - Audio Links for the Student Activities Manual (SAM). Chapter Review Activities and Links.
Entrevistas Website - This site has exercises from your textbook including vocabulary, grammar and crosswords indexed by each chapter.
Professor Deborah Lemon's Website - This site matches the Dicho y Hecho 7th Edition textbook. Select your Spanish course: Spanish 101A (Capítulos Preliminar a seis) or 101B (Capítulos siete a trece.) Exámenes, Grammar Notes, Basics, Verbs and Vocabulary.
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