Lord Fairfax Community College | Current Students | Services for Students | English as a Second Language Information | Additional Information

The Student Learning Center at Middletown (Room 319) also includes computers reserved for English as a Second Language (ESL) students. Students may use these computers for use on campus to practice grammar, pronunciation, writing, reading, listening, and vocabulary. Also, computers in the lab contain software for business English, grammar practice, and listening practice. If you need help with these programs, or if you would like an individual study plan, contact Dr. Moore.

Students at Fauquier may also request an individual learning plan by contacting Dr. Moore.

• Grammar Resources

  These sites offer instruction and practice on grammar. Sites allow you to choose your level of difficulty and a specific structure.

  • Internet TESL Journal Grammar Quizzes
  • eflnet grammar index
  • E.L. Easton's Grammar Quizzes/Practice
  • Dave Sperling's ESL Quiz Center
  • Englishjet's Placement Tests
  • 1-language.com's Quiz Page
  • Grammar Tutorials
  • The Grammar Aquarium
  • ESL Blues Site
  • English Exercises On-line
  • English Club Grammar Quizzes
   

• Listening and Speaking Resources

  These resources will help you improve your speaking skills and your listening skills. Many of the sites include simple quizzes with immediate feedback.

  • English Pronunciation from Okanagan University College
  • Sounds of English
  • Many Things Pronunciation Practice
  • Many Things Listening Practice
  • 1-language.com ESL Listening Center
  • 1-language.com ESL News
  • California Distance Learning Project
  • Randall's ESL Cyber Listening Lab
  • Literacy Net/CNN stories
  • E.L. Easton's Listen to English
   

• Writing Help

  • Purdue's On-Line Writing Lab
  • TV411 Writing Strategies
  • Paradigm On-line Writing Assistant
    
  • E.L. Easton's Writing Guide
  • Learning Express Library
   

• Reading Help

  These sites give you practice in reading for speed and for comprehension. The Reading Matters sites offer practice in timed readings with follow-up questions.

  • TV411 Reading Strategies
  • Discovery Zone Learning Adventures
  • The Study Zone
   

• Vocabulary Resources

  • Vocabulary Size Test from Insightin
  • English Page Vocabulary Exercises
  • Phrasal Verb Activity
   

• Study Skills

  • Note Taking: Muskingum College
  • Learning Strategies For Success: Muskingum College
   
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