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Aardvark's English Forum Resources for international students and teachers of English, including interactive exercises, message boards, language schools, ELT bookshop and web links.
Behind the Name: English Names Etymology and history of English first names.
Common Errors in English Explanations and clarifications of the most common errors in English grammar, vocabulary, spelling and punctuation.
EL Easton - English Online Materials for teaching and learning English.
English as 2nd Language at About Wide range of English language resources including lessons, articles, grammar, vocabulary, quizzes, dictionaries, software and links.
EnglishJet Online English Lessons, Exercises, Tests & Quizzes. English study skills evaluation and online language tests.
Grammar Grabbers A light-hearted guide to English grammar.
Nutshell Phonics Online lessons in spelling and reading for children.
Online English Verb Conjugation Trainer
Randall's ESL Cyber Listening Lab Helps ESL/EFL students improve their listening comprehension skills through practice with self-grading quiz pages.
Wikipedia - English Encyclopedia article on the English language.

AllWords Dictionary Talking English dictionary with multilingual search facility.
American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language Monolingual dictionary with over 90,000 entries, 70,000 audio pronunciations, 900 illustrations, language notes and word-root appendixes.
Babylon Indonesian-English Dictionary
Cambridge Dictionaries Online Selection of English dictionaries including Learner's, American English, Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
Hyperdictionary English Dictionary Monolingual dictionary.
LookWAYup English Dictionary
Merriam-Webster Online Monolingual English dictionary with audio and information on pronunciation and etymology.
Online Dictionary Cross-referenced definitions, spelling correction, and word searches from WordNet, Webster's, FOLDOC, and a variety of specialized sources.
Prompt Online Automatic translation of English to and from French, German, Russian and Spanish.
Webster's Online Dictionary English dictionary with translations in many other languages.
WordReference Includes a monolingual English dictionary.

Eva Easton's Authentic American Pronunciation Guide to American English pronunciation, with audio.
Speech Accent Archive Recordings and phonetic transcriptions of native and non-native speakers of English reading the same paragraph. Allows comparison and analysis many different regional and foreign accents.

American-British British-American Dictionary Dictionary of words that are different in American and British English.
Best of British - The American's guide to speaking British Over 1000 words and expressions that differ in their usage between the US and the UK.
English-to-American Dictionary Translations for Americans of British English words.
FreeLang American-English Dictionary Free software for Windows.
United Kingdom English for the American Novice Dictionary of British English with definitions for speakers of American English.
World Wide Words Over 1600 pages on the origins, history, evolution and idiosyncrasies of the English language worldwide. New words and words in the news are regularly featured.

InterText Digital Library: English Collection of online and downloadable literary texts.
LibriVox Free Audiobooks Literary recordings produced by volunteers from works already in the public domain. Available in MP3 and Ogg audio formats.
Project Gutenberg: English Downloadable e-books in English.
University of Virginia Electronic Texts Large collection of Modern and Middle English literary texts.
WordTheque - Logos Translations Multilingual Library Searchable electronic texts available for download, some with matching audio.

Dave's ESL Café A meeting place for ESL and EFL teachers and students from around the world.
English-4U Free, ready-to-use ESL lesson plans for English language teachers based on current news stories and lyrics of popular songs.
English-To-Go Lesson plans and exercises for English teachers, EFL teachers, home schoolers and K12 teachers.
Kristina Pfaff's Linguistic Funland Resources for teachers of English language and linguistics and English as a second language.

BBC News Country Profiles: Australia Outline of Australian society, politics and history with essential facts & figures.
BBC News Country Profiles: United Kingdom Outline of British society, politics and history with essential facts & figures.
BBC News Country Profiles: USA Outline of American society, politics and history with essential facts & figures.

GEOS Oceania English Language Colleges English courses in Australia, New Zealand, Singapore and South Africa.

English as a Second Language Starting point for learners who want to learn English as a second language through the Web.