Emory English Language Learning Resources

One of the CCC's longest running programs, the Senior Refugee Program (SRP) provides ESL, exercise, fellowship and recreational opportunities to some of our most vulnerable residents. Older people who come as refugees face the most challenges in making the transition to a new culture, have difficulty learning English and are often isolated.

Game-like Minimal Pair Practice using Flash and MP3 Files

This website has explanations and activities for sounds that are problematic for many ESL speakers Unit One: TH, as in THINK, BATHROOM, and TEETH.

Sounds of Speech (English) mobile application. This site contains animations of the phonetic sounds of Spanish and English. Available for each consonant and vowel is an animated articulatory diagram, a step-by-step description, and video-audio of the sound spoken in context. It is intended for students of phonetics, linguistics, and foreign language.

TED is a nonprofit devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading - through TED.com, our annual conferences, the annual TED Prize and local TEDx events.

This ESL listening Web site created by Randall Davis helps ESL/EFL students improve their listening comprehension skills through practice with self-grading quiz pages.

Spotlight is a 15 minute daily English listening program for English language learners.

English news from the Voice of America. VOA provides complete coverage of the U.S, Asia, Africa and the Mideast. Has audio with transcripts

Search different news programs such as Morning Edition, All Things Considered, Weekend Edition, Marketplace (business news). Transcripts are available for most shows two days after the broadcast date. On the menu tab "Programs," there are popular programs such as "Morning Edition" (news) or "All Things Considered" (popular interest stories).

60-second science (audio with transcripts)

Breaking News English Lessons - 2,034 FREE Easy News English lesson plans. EFL/ESL graded news lessons, news in 7 levels, current events.

Words are highlighted as you hear them, so it's easy to follow the text as you listen or read aloud.

Lessons about authentic use and pronunciation of American English

This website allows you to paste text in (up to 1000 characters), which is then read aloud. This is a good way to listen for and practice word stress.

Theater techniques to help student learn English, featuring Associate Professor Tim McDonough (Theater Studies, Emory University)

Free: Click on information for ESL classes

Free: Join us for a free dinner from 6:00-6:30p.m. with English conversation around the dinner table followed by classes from 6:45-8:00p.m. Classes are free but there is a $20 book fee for first time students. Pre-registration* is required.

Free-English as a Second Language (ESL) classes provide basic through advanced instruction in the speaking, reading, writing, grammar and syntax of English for speakers of other languages. Click here to see a list of ESL classes at the library.

Cost

Cost-university based