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ENG 1061/1070 English Composition/Effective Speaking: For English language learners

Getting started with background research for composition and speech topics.

Books in the Castleton library

Find items in the Vermont State College online catalog using this subject heading:

English language Study and teaching Foreign speakers

Or browse the library's English Language Learner collection.

Resources for learning English

Resources for improving your English


Resources for learning English, compiled by the Madison College Libraries:

More resources

Learn English from the BBC
Audio, video and text materials, including entire online courses

Links to a range of materials from the Internet TESL Journal

Open Educational Resources compiled by MERLOT: ESL/EFL

50 Incredibly Useful Links For Learning & Teaching The English Language from Te@chThought.com

Resources for Students from Dave's ESL Cafe
Including Grammar Lessons, Idioms, Phrasal Verbs, Pronunciation Power, Quizzes, Slang


Featured resource for beginning and intermediate learners

USA Learns is a free website to help adults learn English online.  Includes hundreds of video lessons and thousands of English learning activities.

Reference sources

Common Errors in English Usage
A list of each error with a brief explanation of what is correct

Visual Dictionary Online from Merriam-Webster