NOVA: Library

RESOURCES FOR INTERNATIONAL AND ESL STUDENTS

English as a Second Language Resources

About.com's English as a Second Language pages
Activities for ESL Students
BBC's Learning English -- mainly focuses on British English
Dave's ESL Café
Do You Speak American? -- accompanies an NPR program on American English
elllo -- online listening practice
English as a Second Language Home Page -- a starting point for ESL learners who want to learn English through the World Wide Web
ESL Cyber Listening Lab -- a collection of online listening exercises for beginning, intermediate and advanced students
ESLGold -- lessons and quizzes for beginning, intermediate and advanced students
Interesting Things for ESL Students
Library Words & Definitions
Life in the U.S.A. Information on many topics related to U.S. culture; represents the views of the site's creator, Elliot Essman
Listen & Read Along -- short reports and stories
Online Writing Lab ESL Resources, Handouts, and Exercises
Speech Accent Archive -- accents of English speakers around the world
Topics -- an online magazine for learners of English
Tower of English -- choose a theme from 34 different categories and find a list of sites to visit
Yappr.com -- videos, games, and worldwide chat

World Wide Information Resources

CIA World Factbook
Country Studies for Selected Countries -- from the Library of Congress
Electionworld -- provides historical information as well as current reports on elections around the globe
FIRST -- Facts on International Relations and Security Trends

Government Resources

Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments -- compiled by the CIA and updated weekly
Diplomacy Monitor -- presents the latest major diplomacy-related documents from around the world
Electronic Embassy -- foreign embassies in Washington, D.C., with Web sites
Foreign Governments: Constitutions, Laws and Treaties -- from the University of Michigan Documents Center
State and Local Government on the Net -- Web sites for U.S. states and territories, counties, and municipalities
THOMAS: Legislative Information on the Internet -- search for U.S. Representatives and Senators, find upcoming legislation, and see how your legislators voted
The White House

U.S. Immigration Sources

ACLU Immigrants' Rights Project -- provides information about and assistance in protecting the civil and constitutional rights of immigrants
American Immigration Lawyers Association
Immigration Equality -- resources on immigration laws for the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community as well as immigrants who are living with HIV/AIDS
Immigration FAQ Central -- an immigration attorney answers oft-asked questions
National Council of La Raza's Immigration Information page -- Latino advocacy organization's information and news page
National Immigration Law Center
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services -- Federal agency dealing with immigration issues

News and Information Sources

English Dictionaries

Foreign Language Dictionaries

On-Line Dictionaries -- more than 200 languages covered
Chinese Characters and Culture
Lexicool -- directory of bilingual and multilingual dictionaries
WordReference -- includes English, French, German, Italian and Spanish dictionaries
Korean Online Dictionaries
French-English Dictionary