• DIY (Do It Yourself)--  1. Come to the English Department (http://www.eng.fju.edu.tw) and find a page you like or don't like.
2. Go to the March chart of Yam's Taiwan Pop 100 (http://www.yam.org.tw/yampop/) and get a category and try to find out why some web sites are popular.
• Group Work --Go to Online Children's Stories(http://www.acs.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/stories.html). Get a story there and perform it to us in class on Oct 2.   (Recommended: Tales to Tell (http://www.thekids.com/kids/stories/)

 

 

(The Harper Collins site turns out to be a site just for fun.  You cannot get the whole story there.  Still, you can  go to the Features section of The Big Busy House (HarperCollins Online Books for Children  http://www.harperchildrens.com/index.htm).  Find a story and see the picture, game, coloring activity it presents.)
 

• DIY for the more adventurous -- Go to Online Children's Stories from The Children's Literature Web Guide and find another story to read.  Don't get a novel!

 
• DIY (Do It Yourself) -- 1.Go to Yam (http://www.yam.org.tw/b5/yam/) and Yahoo (http://www.yahoo.com/), and key in the possible research paper topics and see what you get.  (For the other major search engines, go to our dept.'s relevant links.)

 
2. Use Fu Jen library's online search ( http://140.136.241.241/ )
and °ê¤º¹Ï®ÑÀ]®Ñ¥Ø¾ã¦X¬d¸ß¨t²Î
( http://theorynt.cs.ccu.edu.tw/agent/mainpage.exe ) and check if there are books relevant to your topic.

3. Join our department's English Chatroom at least twice.  Send a message and respond to one. What do you think about this kind of online discussion?  What motivates people to write their opinions on BBS or other discussion boards?
 

• Group Work -- Go to the ESL Idiom page (http://www.eslcafe.com/idioms/id-mngs.html) from Dave ESL Cafe and take down five idioms.  From Oct 6, the groups will take turns presenting the five idioms in class.

• Go to ¡m§Á¸ôªá¶é¡n¡]ºô§}¡Ghttp://benz.nchu.edu.tw/~garden¡^and pick a poem to analyze its matching of meanings and visual effects.
• Choose a photograph or two at PhotoCollect (http://www.photocollect.com/) to analyze.
• What do you think about the commercialization of internet?

• Current Affairs

• respond to at least 3 of our research paper topics on our message board

• English Chatroom second visit

• Visit the following Online Writing  Resources  (the following websites are partly from ¬ã¨s¤èªk»P½×¤å¼g§@¤Î­^¬ü¤å¾Ç¸ê·½ and partly recommended by Lydia Tseng.)


I. Online Writing Centers

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http://www.lsa.umich.edu/ecb/OWL/writing.html

The Rensselaer Writing Center Handouts

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http://www.rpi.edu/dept/llc/writecenter/web/handouts.html
 

II. For ESL Students
  ESL Cafe (by Dave Sperling)
http://www.eslcafe.com/
http://www.english.uiuc.edu/cws/wworkshop/writer.html

  Linguistic Funland

• http://www.linguistic-funland.com

 
 
  English as a Foreign Language
• http://www.sussex.ac.uk/langc/english.html

 
  ESL Monkey
• http://members.aol.com/eslmonkey/index.htm

 
  Learn English through the Internet (by Elaine Hoter)
• http://mofet.macam98.ac.il/~elaine/eti/


  TESOL (Up for sale now)

• http://www.tesol.com/

 

 
Citing Electronic Materials with the New MLA Guidelines
 
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http://units.ox.ac.uk/departments/langcentre/langlists/efl.html
from  Oxford University Language Centre http://units.ox.ac.uk/departments/langcentre/
Soon they will be sorted out and selected for our students and put in our composition databank. 
 

• Aardvark's EFL Learning Resources. Dictionaries, learning resources, useful links, reader's suggestions.
• The Comenius English Language Center. Particular focuses include idioms, fables, and 'e-mail keypals'.
• The Digital Education Network. Acts as a directory of courses worldwide.
• EFLWEB. Online magazine for teachers and learners of EFL. Versions in French, Spanish, German, Italian and Portguese.
• English Language Unit, at the University of Macedonia. Especially good for business and IT English.
• Frizzy University Network (FUN). Focus on writing.
• IATEFL. The International Association of Teachers of English as a Foreign Language.
• Illinois University English as a Second Language Home Page Page. Includes a menu of language exercises and recommended links.
• Language Net. Authentic texts, exercises, teaching materials.
• Learning English Online. Menu of links to exercises.
• Links for ESL/EFL Students. Recommended links from the Internet TESL Journal
• Andreas Lund's ESL/EFL Page. Projects, links, resources, grammar, poetry, Norwegian-English material. Idiosyncratic and engaging style.
• Mining Co. Guide English as a Second Language
• Resources in Language Testing. From the English Language Institute at the University of Surrey.
• Schmooze University. Attempt to create a virtual EFL-learning community. Assumes prior knowledge.
• Useful Resources and Learning Materials for Students. From Lancaster University. Includes good descriptions of links.
• Volterre Web Links for Learners. A varied collection, including extensive commentaries.
• Meyer Language Lab: ESL resources on the WWW.

Yamada Web Guide to English as a Second Language. From the University of Oregon.

Language resources

  General

• Activities for ESL students. From the Internet TESL Journal
• Digital Education Network's English Language Practice Pages. Links to several on-line activities
• ESL Quiz Center. From Dave Sperling's ESL Cafe
• Internet Aided Language Learning (INTALL). A variety of interesting tests based on up-to-date texts.
• Quizzes for ESL Teachers and Students. Emphasis on Japanese students.
• Vocabulary Builders. From the ThumbsUp ESL page

  Dictionaries and Reference

• Casey's Snow Day Dictionary. You supply the definitions, it supplies the words, often the wrong ones. No use whatsoever as a reference tool, but very amusing.
• Hypertext Webster. With links to the definitions of words used in each definition, allowing progressive vocabulary development.
• Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary.
• OneLook Dictionaries. A one-stop resource which searches a large number of dictionaries at once.
• A web of online dictionaries by Robert Beard
• Yahoo Dictionary Page. Large list of bilingual dictionaries and dictionaries for specific purposes, such as slang.

Grammar

• alt.usage.english. A discussion list for grammar points.
• An overview of English article usage for speakers of English as a Second Language
• Elements of Style . By William Strunk, Jr. Standard guide to American English usage.
• English Grammar Clinic. From the Digital Education Network and Lydbury English Centre.
• Grammar Help Page . From Ruth Vilmi.
• Grammar Online. Focuses on the passive voice
• Forming plurals of Greek- and Latin-derived nouns
• Grammar Safari. How to look for grammatical forms on the WWW, and how to practice these forms once you've found them. Quite complicated.
• Grammar and Style. A list of grammar and style guides on the WWW.
• Grammar and Style Notes. A guide by Jack Lynch, at the University of Pennsylvania.
• Mary Nell's Grammar Summaries and Explanations.
• A Guide to Grammar and Writing. From sentences, through paragraphs, to essays.
• HyperGrammar. An online grammar course from the University of Ottawa Writing Centre.
• Interactive English Language Exercises. Mixed level fill-in-the-gaps tests.
• Jonathan Revusky's JAVA-powered English Grammar Pages. Intermediate and advanced level exercises, mainly for Spanish and French speakers. Also includes some pronunciation.
• The King's English. H. W. Fowler's classic book on British English usage. This is nearly 100 years old, so clearly it is more sensible to consult a recent paper edition of Modern English Usage for serious work.
• On-Line English Grammar. From the Digital Education Network

Listening

• CNET Radio. News about computers and IT
• CNN Audioselect. Live audio stream of CNN plus transcripts.
• Fox news. Searchable audio archive
• Interactive Listening Comprehension Practice from the University of Illinois LinguaCenter
• Learning Oral English Online text and audio files of conversations on everyday topics.
• On-line Listening Resource Page. A long list of links to resources which can be used to improve listening comprehension.
• Vincent Voice Library at Michigan State University. Recordings of US presidents and other famous people and events.
• WebActive. News and commentary from a 'progressive' standpoint (in US terms).
• WebCorp's historical audio archive.
• Wicked Stuff for English Learners. Includes a variety of unusual listening activities.
• Yahoo - Radio: Programs a long list of programmes.

  Reading

• Classic Short Stories. An excellent selection.
• Yahoo - Electronic Literature: Collections. Yahoo's long list of sites offering literature online.
• Hyperizons - Hypertext fiction. Original hypertext fiction, plus theory, criticism and reviews.
• iTs for Students. Online magazine designed for teachers and learners of English as a Second Language.
• Myths and Legends. Very well organised list of links, classified by region and language.
• On-Line Books. Excellent search engine for books available online. There are probably more than your think: 'Austen, Jane', returns 13 entries including the complete works!
• The Poetry Archive. Searchable database of famous poets and poems.
• Popular Poets . A short, list of good sites for English and American poets
• A list of links to Projects by ESL Students (webpages, stories, etc)
• Reading Materials for ESL Learners. A long list of a variety of types of reading material.
• Storybytes. Collection of stories, all under 2049 words long.
• Things to Read. A list of online reading materials from the University of Illinois.
• TOEFL Reading Comprehension Instructions and practice from TOEFL Online.

  Speaking

• English Pronunciation from Okanagan University College. A set of online pronunciation lessons and links to other sites. Uses the Quicktime and Shockwave plugins, which are downloadable via links from the Okanagan site.
• Stirling University on-line phonology course an on-line course in 'Received Pronunciation'
• Vowels and Dipthongs Diagrams and audio files comparing British and American English vowel sounds.

  Writing

• Tandem. The International E-Mail Tandem Network: Language Learning in Tandem via the Internet
• The Internet Essay Server a collection of links to essays and essay collections

• Providers of information on writing
• Learning Through Writing. Dalhousie University
• LEO: Literacy Education Online. St. Cloud State University Writing Center
• Maui Community College Writing Guide for College Courses
• National Writing Centers Association
• Nesbitt-Johnston Writing Center
• OWL Online Writing Lab. Purdue University
• Princeton University Writing Center
• Rensselaer Writing Center
• University of Illinois Writers' Workshop
• Unilearning
• University of Wisconsin Writers Handbook
• Indiana Higher Education Network
• Writers' Workshop
• Writing As A Process. University of Victoria Writing Center
• University of Illinois
  Information on writing by topic
Essay writing
• Abstracts: Purdue University, St. Cloud State University
• Argumentative essays: University of California-Berkeley, Victoria University of Technology
• Capitalisation: Aizu University, NASA
• Citation: Ohio University,
• Purdue University, MLA and APA,
• Combining sentences: St. Cloud State University
• Comparison and contrast essays: St. Cloud State University
• Conclusions: Hamilton College
• Critiques: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
• Definition: St. Cloud State University, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Washburn University
• Description: Washburn University, St. Cloud State University
• Editing: George Mason University, St. Cloud State University, University of Victoria, Purdue University
• Essay exams: College of St. Benedict, Colgate University, George Mason University, University of Victoria
• Introductions: George Mason University, Hamilton College
• Narrative: St. Cloud State University
• Outline: Purdue University
• Paragraphs: Virginia Tech University
• Paraphrase: University of Illinois, St. Cloud State University
• Process essays: St. Cloud State University, Cal. St. University-LA
• Punctuation: Aizu University, Purdue University, NASA,
• Hamilton College
• Quotation: State University of St. Cloud, University of Wisconsin
• Reaction essay: St. Cloud State University,
• Research paper: ResearchPaper.com
• Reviews: St. Cloud State University, University of Victoria
• Revision: University of Western Sydney,
• George Mason University, Hamilton College, University of California-Berkeley
• Sentences: Purdue University
• Spelling: Purdue University
• Summary: St. Cloud State University, University of Western Sydney
• Thesis statement: St. Cloud State University
• Transitions: Hamilton College,
• Other writing
• Purdue University business writing
• Inkspot writers' resources on business writing
• Duquesne University business writing
• Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute on laboratory reports
• Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute on electrical laboratory reports
• Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute on resumes
• Inkspot writers' resources on science and technical writing
• Technical Writing Center
• Hamilton College writing for specific disciplines: biology, psychology, philosophy, literature.
• Biola University covering letters
• Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute covering letters
• Purdue University on getting a job

  Vocabulary
• Artlex. Dictionary of visual art
• Astronomy. The Jet Propulsion Laboratory's glossary of terms
• BritSpeak. A short list of everyday differences between American and British English.
• Cool Word of the Day. Defines a new word every day. Archive of past words.
• Computers: 'PC Webopedia', an encyclopaedia and search engine for computing and IT
• Jesse's Word of the Day. From Random House.
• Idioms of the Day. From the Cobuild Bank of English.
• Internet: Netglos-English. A dictionary of internet terms.
• The Jargon File. A dictionary of technical jargon.
• Law. The WWLIA legal dictionary
• Life science dictionary from BioTech
• Online Music Dictionary.
• Project Bartleby. Search for usage in a corpus of mainly literary works.
• Vocabulary University. Provider of online vocabulary puzzles
• Washington Post Business Glossary
• A Word a Day. A new word every day, with definition and audio for pronunciation
• Words-R-Us. A new word every day, on a weekly theme
• WordWatch, Weekly commentary on current English from Cobuild