Teaching in the English language

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"When I first came to the UK I listened to Berkeley podcast lectures on my subject, to get a feeling of pronunciation and get fluid in speaking English."
Eleonora Rivalta - School of Earth & Environment

  1. Academic writing.
  2. English grammar.
  3. General sites with English language resources
  4. Podcasts.
  5. Video.

 

This section of the site provides a selection of resources to support any individual who uses English as a second language regardless of level. 

1. Academic writing 

Advice on academic writing from the University of Toronto

English learning resources from the University of Hong Kong

Online writing lab

Referencing in academic writing 

University of Richmond writing centre

University of Victoria's writer's guide

Using English for academic purposes  

  

2. English Grammar

Cambridge English dictionary

Edufind online English grammar

Parapal online English

Spellzone spelling

Studyzone

Studyzone2

  

3. General sites with English language resources

About.com

BBC World Service

British Council

English Language Learning Resources for Students at the University of Leeds

Michigan Corpus of Academic Spoken English - A collection of transcripts of academic speech events recorded at the University of Michigan.  There are currently 152 transcripts (totalling 1,848,364 words) available at this site.

The British Academic Spoken English Project

  

4. Podcasts

Business English

'Englishcaster'

Free downloadable podcasts on a variety of topics

The Language Centre podcasts at the University of Leeds 

 

5. Video 

The Language Centre at the University of Leeds has a range of filmed academic lectures which may be useful to new international members of staff.