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Other teaching and learning resources

FORUM English Teaching
English Teaching Forum online, a quarterly journal published by the U.S. Department of State for teachers of English as a foreign or second language. Over 60,000 copies of the magazine are distributed in 100 countries. This site contains articles from issues of the Forum dating back to 1993. To find a particular article or issue, click on the year it appeared.
URL: http://exchanges.state.gov/forum/
1-Language.com
Learn English Online. Also you’ll find relevant, localized information for international students.
URL: http://www.1-language.com/
About: English as 2nd Language
Includes Free English courses (beginners and intensive), free exam preparations (TOEFL, IELTS, FCE), Lesson plans (for beginner, intermediate and advanced levels including reading, writing, listening, grammar, speaking, pronunciation for adult and childrens' classes as well as Business English).
URL: http://esl.about.com/
TESL: Linguistics
Links of interest to Teachers and students of English as a Second Language, including access to dictionaries, applied linguistics research, and more.
URL: http://iteslj.org/links/TESL/Linguistics/
Voice of America Special English
The Special English Web site is an excellent tool to practice and improve your American English. VOA Special English radio programs are broadcast every day of the year on the VOA network. Each broadcast starts with world news, followed by a short feature report and a 15 minute feature. Throughout this site you will find radio scripts from these feature programs and the matching audio file of the text as it was delivered on the radio. We also offer both RealAudio and MP3 downloadable audio files that you can save and play over and over again.
URL: http://www.voanews.com/specialenglish/
¡Colorín Colorado!
This site provides "information, activities, and advice for educators, and Spanish-speaking families of English language learners (ELLs)." The parents' section offers tips for helping children with school and learning to read and write. The educators' section offers strategies for teaching English-learning children. Also includes newsletters and links to related sites. In English and Spanish. From Reading Rockets, a service of public broadcasting station WETA.
URL: http://www.colorincolorado.org
English Zone
Find Grammar explanations and exercises, Learn spelling rules, Vocabulary rules and games, Find a lot of English idioms and practice them with intractive quizzes, and more.
URL: http://english-zone.com/index.php

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test sites

GMAT (Graduate Management Admission Test)
Find out what you need for the GMAT, from what it measures to become a GMAT school .
URL: http://www.gmac.com/gmac/thegmat/
GRE (Graduate Record Examination)
Learn about the GRE General Test, which measures verbal reasoning, quantitative reasoning, critical thinking, and analytical writing skills.
URL: http://www.ets.org/portal/site/ets/
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SAT (Scholastic Assestment Test)
Know what to expect on test day by reviewing practice questions, taking a practice test, and more.
URL: http://www.collegeboard.com/student/testing/sat/prep_one/prep_one.html
IELTS (International English Language Testing System)
Find out about the test. Also many resources for teachers and researchers.
URL: http://www.tesol.org/s_tesol/sec_document.asp?
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TOEFL (Test of English as Foreign Language)
The TOEFL test opens more doors than any other academic English test. More than 6,000 institutions and agencies in 110 countries rely on TOEFL scores to select students with the English skills needed to succeed.
URL: http://www.ets.org/portal/site/ets/
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translation resources

Babel Fish Translation- ALTAVISTA
URL: http://babelfish.altavista.com/
Google Language Tools
Google handles the same database for trabnslating electronically, blocks of text, or sites.
http://www.google.com/language_tools?hl=en
Dictionary.com - Translator
URL: http://dictionary.reference.com/translate/text.html
Free Translation
URL: http://www.freetranslation.com/

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