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Syllabus, Spring 2008
Christine's Links to Useful TESL/CALL Web
Sites
(including Dictionaries, Thesauri,
Encyclopedias, and skill areas)
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The new TOEFL iBT (Internet-based test) (link to resources) |
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The TOEFL PBT (paper-based test)
(link to resources) |
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General Test-taking Strategies
Learning Disabilities |
Listening |
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Reading &Vocabulary |
Note-taking Strategies and
Standard Symbols and Abbreviations |
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Vocabulary Strategies |
Discourse Cues in Listening |
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Reading Strategies |
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Word-based Games for ESL Students
(matching, speed, jig-saw)
(prefixes,
homonyms, opposites, irregular plurals/verbs, word forms (v,n),
suffixes, and more) |
Audio Concentration/Memory Games
(exercises with similar-sounding words) |
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Focusing
On Words
(searchable
database of words of Latin and Greek origin, includes
definitions for roots, prefixes, and suffixes)
Greek and Latin ROOTS of
English
(download)
(Searchable for roots and prefixes/suffixes; quizzes included) |
Grammar
Grammar Check--Pretest I
(general)
Grammar Check--Pretest II
(general
Grammar Check (all
topics, correlated with Azar)--Tenses (Present, Past, Present
Perfect), Articles, Singular-Plural Agreement, Adjectives,
Modals, Passive Voice, Infinitives, Gerunds, Clauses--Noun
Clauses, Adjective Clauses, Connectors (Adverbials),
Connectors (Comparisons), Conditionals, Review
Clauses
Adjective Clauses--Review
Noun Clauses 1: Reported Speech, wh-questions
Noun Clauses 2: Reported Speech--Be
Questions
Noun
Clauses 3: Reported Speech--Indirect Commands
Noun Clauses 4: Reported Speech--Tenses,
Pronouns
Noun Clauses--Review
Noun Clause Quiz (multiple
choice)
Adverbials--Review
Adverbial Clauses--Error Correction
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Irregular Verbs
List of common irregular verbs
Interactive Quizzes, with answer check:
Irregular Verbs--Quiz,
Irregular Verbs 1--Basic Drill,
Fill-in-the principal-parts
(85 verbs)
Irregular verb Crossword Puzzle
Cloze Quiz
Fill-in-the-blank quiz |
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Writing
Techniques of Sentence Combination --
Using Discourse Markers
Exercises/Quizzes
Combining Independent Clauses
(Punctuation)
Deciding which Clauses Need Punctuation
Cause and Effect Transitions
Result Clauses with so..that, such..that
So..that vs. so that
because vs. even though
if, only if, unless
Connectors
(Multiple Choice, Azar 17, 19)
Connectors in Context
(exercise/quiz with answer check)
Sentence Connectors--Error Analysis
Types of Essay Questions
Michael Harvey's Nuts and Bolts of College
Writing
Adam Turner's
Writing Tips |
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Phrasal Verbs
Dennis Oliver's Phrasal Verb Page
Verb + Preposition Dictionary
Two-part Phrasal Verbs
NetDictionary
(shows collocations for phrasal verbs and has links to text-to-speech
audio files)
Self-Study Phrasal Verb Quizzes
Java-script Phrasal Verbs Quiz
EnglishClub's
Phrasal Verbs Quiz
Phrasal Verb Quiz |
Articles
Articles -- Decision Tree
Articles--Summary
Articles and exercises from Grammar
Check
Articles - Exercise
Articles -
Exercise (answers)
See also this Cloze Exercise on
Do We Really Need to Sleep--A, An, The,
or No Article |
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Speaking
speaking materials on
Christine's Links to TESL/CALL Web Sites
pronunciation materials on
Christine's Links to TESL/CALL Web Sites |
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© 2006
Christine Bauer-Ramazani, Saint Michael's
College. Last updated:
April 12, 2008 |