Rather than an enormous list of links, below are the Career Centre's top picks for immediately useful resources to help you improve your English, verbal expression, and be a more effective student. If you find a site more useful than one of these links tell us about it. Choose resources to help you with: |
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Purdue University Online Writing Center is one of the best online writing labs available. It has a plentiful assortment of online handouts on every writing topic imaginable, from grammar to vocabulary--great for quick references while you write assignments.
APA Style Formatting Guide Need to follow APA style for more than just your bibliography? This guide explains how to use APA style to format your paper's margins, title page, figures, appendices, etc, with many examples of actual usage.
Works Cited Sample Entries explains how to cite print, non-print and online resources using MLA style citation.
is a condensded version of the full APA manual but nevertheless a highly detailed reference source.
Basic Elements of Grammar Guide the punctuation section of this site from the University of Calgary explains the correct and incorrect usage for each punctuation mark.
Definitions of Basic Sentence Parts Click on each sentence element in this page's chart to be directly linked to its corresponding explanation. It's very easy to use.
Common Problems of English Grammar and Punctuation lists detailed punctuation rules and shows examples of the proper usage of commas, semicolons, colons, apostrophes, dashes, ellipses, and parenthetical citations.
INTERLINK Grammar- Parts of Speech is a site geared particularly toward ESL students. Click on each category or grammar component to read a detailed definition. Test your knowledge of each with the pop quizzes offered on the far side of the page.
Need some help finding the proper verb tenses? These pages will help you understand when and how each verb tense is used:
Group Presentations By Sheridan Faculty David Nowell, these pages explain how to build a team, find out why teams get stressed so often, and offer a step-by-step process to build the presentation. Also includes resources for further reference.
Effective Presentations Click on the play button to scroll through the Power Point presentation that makes valuable recommendations for an effective visual presentation.
Creating Effective Presentations! explains the importance of selecting your font carefully, organizing the information logically, and selecting the background wisely.
Quizzes for English Study A project of the TESL Internet Journal, this site has interactive quizzes on grammar, vocabulary, and other topics relevant to people learning English.
ESL Learning Centre includes numerous listening, speaking, reading, and writing lessons, there are also grammar, vocabulary, and pronunciation quizzes. A great website for ESL students (and others!) to improve their English skills.
Dictionary.com Everything you need for spelling and vocabulary help is here. This site provides definitions from several different dictionaries. It also offers a full thesaurus, as well as translation tools and games. Check out the "Ask Dr. Dictionary" section to find out helpful word usage and grammar information.
Dictionary of English usage is helpful if you don’t know when to use a word. The website is also versatile; look up any word and the smart search engine will transfer you to the proper dictionary section.
How-to-study.com is an excellent source for advice on note taking, studying, test taking, reading, writing, research and more!
Comprehensive guide in 30 different languages containing useful information on effective approaches to improving all aspects of your academic life.
Managing test anxiety is a guide containing effective study habits, test taking strategies, and advice for reducing test anxiety.