This review is by guest contributor Emmanuel Orozco Castellanos. Learning English on Youtube may not seem like a new idea. There already exists a virtually infinite amount of […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
“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 […]
Podcast: Cache Chat
Cache Chat is a conversational podcast hosted by two undergraduate Computer Science (CS) students at Clemson University. The Cache Chat hosts use informal language to explain CS concepts, […]
“Got a minute?” Scientific American’s podcast offers one every day.
Do you want to work on vocabulary, fluency, pitch range, or interpreting technical content to a lay audience Scientific American is a long-established magazine that publishes articles on […]
MICASE Corpus of spoken English on campus
MICASE is a searchable collection or “corpus” of the transcripts of real-life spoken language on the University of Michigan campus. Most of the audio files are available for […]