Moshi, an audio-first chatbot released in 2024, enables conversations up to 5 minutes with a chatbot. At the time of this review, the tool appears to only offer […]
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Using AI in your job search: A Language Learning Resource for Job Seekers
This review was written with assistance from Claude Haiku Using AI in your job search: Resources and prompts is a publicly available Google Doc designed to help advanced […]
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English accents worldwide
The IDEA website contains samples of speaking of hundreds of speakers–first reading one of two texts, and then just speaking, unscripted, about themselves. This is a great way […]
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Extraordinary academic English learning website
Monash University in Australia hosts an academic English language self-study website, Learn HQ, with vast breadth and depth in reading, writing, speaking, listening, and grammar. There are quick self-assessments […]
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Preview a Reading with VocabGrabber
VocabGrabber, a tool from Thinkmap’s Visual Thesaurus, allows users to paste in up to 100 pages of text, and then see a visual display of the most frequent […]
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All the language learning you can do with NPR
“NPR” stands for “National Public Radio,” a not-for-profit radio network that emphasizes high quality, in-depth, long-form news and conversation. Most radio shows are available as podcast episodes, and […]
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Vocabulary.com personalized game and dictionary
The terrific website Vocabulary.com has been out for several years now, and it just keeps getting better. This is a product of Thinkmap, the group that created Visual Thesaurus. You […]
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Using English for Specific Academic Purposes
Andy Gillett’s UEFAP site, Using English for Academic Purposes, supported by BALEAP (the British Association of Lecturers in EAP) offers a deep set of resources for academic communication […]
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WNYC Studios Podcasts
WNYC is a public radio station in New York City. In addition to running a major radio station, WNYC Studios features 60+ podcasts on a wide range of […]
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“Marketplace” podcasts
Whether you are interested in economies, personal finance, business, inequality, social and political movements, or how money impacts our daily lives, the Marketplace suite of podcasts has an […]