Looking at Real Language: A Seminar for Teachers of English

Resources

Reference Sources

• Merriam-Webster OnLine: Based on the print version of the Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary, Tenth Edition (1998).
• Google: Type define:your term (ex: define:housing starts). If you don't find it, you might try typing the word directly into Google. If it's a phrase, be sure to put double quotation marks around it (ex: "housing starts").
• Мультитран
• Cambridge Dictionary of American English: This dictionary is aimed at non-native speakers. Unfortunately, it only searches on the first word you type in, so you can't search for whole phrases.
• Bartleby.com: Especially useful is the American Heritage Dictionary, Fourth Edition (2000).
• WordReference.com
• Wikipedia
• Web Concordancer
• Wiktionary

Browsing the Web

• Librarians' Index to the Internet: Not just for librarians!
• Internet Public Library
• Google Directory: based on the Open Directory Project.
• Finding information: search engines

ESL/EFL Resources

• ESL resources in MERLOT. Be sure to click the "+" next to "ESL" to view subcategories as well. The site is hard to use, but the resources in it are good.
• Dave's ESL Cafe
• ESL Lounge
• English as an additional language: from Wikipedia. Be sure to check out the "See also" and "External links" sections.
• Pako's English Page
• English Teaching Forum
• Voice of America: Special English
• Learning Enlish: from the BBC
• British Council - LearnEnglish
• teaching English: from the BBC and British Council
• Преподавателям английского языка
• EnglishForums.com: Free English language help
• English as 2nd Language - Learn English
• The New York Times Learning Network
• English Language Office for the Russian Federation at the Embassy of the United States of America in Moscow
• Online English Education Center
• Online Materials in English as a Foreign Language
• Hello-Online
• Electronic Journals from the U.S. Department of State International Information Programs
• Online Resources for English Language Teachers

Readings on America

• The United States in 2005: Who We Are Today

Listening Practice

• National Public Radio (NPR)
• Voice of America

Children's Literature

• LIS403LE: Literature and Resources for Children (Fall 2004): see the "Texts" and "Research" sections.

English-Related Events and Resources in Moscow

• American Center Moscow -- especially see the calendar of events
• Films shown in English with headphones for Russian translation:
  • America Cinema
  • Кинотеатр «Под Куполом»
• The Moscow Times
• Moscow Expat Site
• British Council Russia: Наш центр в Москве
• English Language Evenings Moscow
• New English Communication Club
• Moscow English Conversation Club
• Клуб переводчиков
• English Language Office for the Russian Federation at the Embassy of the United States of America in Moscow