Reference Tools for Non-native Speakers of English

<body>  <a href="#lastcrumb" title="Skip Breadcrumb Navigation" onfocus="expandMenu('breadskip');" onblur="hideSkip('breadskip');" ><img src="/wps/media/styles/1480/_skins_/D/default_vanilla/pixel.gif" width="1" height="1" alt="Skip Breadcrumb Navigation" border="0" hspace="0" vspace="0"></a><div class="submenu" id="breadskip"><span class="breadcrumbs">[Skip Breadcrumb Navigation]</span><noscript>: <a href="#lastcrumb"><span class="breadcrumbs">[Skip Breadcrumb Navigation]</span></a></noscript><br> </div> <table border="0" cellspacing="2" cellpadding="0"> <tr align="left" valign="top">  <td align="left" valign="top"><a href="/long_faigley_penguinhb_2/30/7847/2008923.cw/index.html" target="_top" class="breadcrumbs" >Home</a></td>  <td align="left" valign="middle"> <img src="/wps/media/styles/1480/_skins_/D/default_vanilla/breadcrumb_arrow.gif" alt=" arrow " width="21" height="9" hspace="0" vspace="2" border="0"> </td>  <td align="left" valign="top"><span class="breadcrumbs"><a name="lastcrumb" id="lastcrumb">Reference Tools for Non-native Speakers of English</a></span></td> </tr> </table> <p /> <span class="breadcrumbs">No Frames Version</span><br> <span class="homepageTitle">Reference Tools for Non-native Speakers of English</span><p /> <P>Every non-native speaker of English should have a good grammar book and a good English-English dictionary for reference. Here are some useful print and online resources for non-native speakers. <H3>Grammar Books</H3> <P><I>Understanding and Using English Grammar</I>, by Betty Azar. A comprehensive grammar reference that includes interactive language-learning activities. Available with workbook. <P><I>Longman Grammar of Spoken and Written English</I>, by Douglas Biber et al. A reference grammar that reveals which structures, tenses, and lexical choices occur, and how their distribution differs in different types of texts. <H3>Dictionaries</H3> <P><I>Longman Dictionary of American English: Your Complete Guide to American English</I>. Available with CD-ROM. Includes simple explanations and usage examples of idioms, along with exercises that will help with many troublespots. <P><I>Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English</I>. Includes clear definitions and comprehensive coverage of spoken language. Words used frequently are marked as such. <H3>Academic English</H3> <P><I>Insights 1 & 2: A Content-based Approach to Academic Preparation</I>, by Donna Briton et al. Includes readings and tapes of university lectures from across the curriculum, as well as discussion and writing topics intended to help college students synthesize information. <H3>Web Resources</H3> <P><DL> <DT><P><B><A HREF="http://www.longman-elt.com/dictionaries/" TARGET="_BLANK" >The Longman Dictionaries Web Site</B> </A></DT> <DT><P><B><A HREF="http://titania.cobuild.collins.co.uk/Idiom.html" TARGET="_BLANK" >Cobuild Idiom of the Day</B> </A></DT> <DD>New idiom each day from the Cobuild Dictionary of Idioms.</DD> <DT><P><B><A HREF="http://www.gl.umbc.edu/~kpokoy1/grammar1.htm" TARGET="_BLANK" >English Grammar Links for ESL Students</B> </A></DT> <DD>A selection of links from Karen M. Hartman of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County.</DD> <DT><P><B><A HREF="http://www.pacificnet.net/~sperling/eslcafe.html" TARGET="_BLANK" >Daves ESL Cafe</B> </A></DT> <DD>A comprehensive web site that includes activities, chat rooms, and more.</DD> <DT><P><B><A HREF="http://www.pacificnet.net/~sperling/quiz/" TARGET="_BLANK" >Dave Sperlings ESL Quiz Center</B> </A></DT> <DD>A part of Daves ESL Café that provides computer-graded quizzes in grammar, idioms, and slang as well as topics in history, geography, and science.</DD> </DL></P> <br> <p /> <ul> <li> <a href="/long_faigley_penguinhb_2/30/7853/2010595.cw/sitenav/index.html">Site Navigation</a><br /> <li> <a href="/long_faigley_penguinhb_2/30/7853/2010595.cw/leftnav/index.html">Navigation for Reference Tools for Non-native Speakers of English</a> <ul> </body>