Research Guides: School for the Advancement of English Language and Learning (SAELL) Resources: Useful Resources

Dictionaries

Oxford English Dictionary
The OED is the unsurpassed guide to the meaning, history, and pronunciation of English-language words, both present and past.

Collins Online Dictionary
Collins Online Dictionary provides definitions and pronunciations of English words. Dictionary entries are often accompanied by video pronunciations and images.
Merriam-Webster Learner's Dictionary
An online dictionary with pronunciation, quizzes, and more.
Macmillan Dictionary

Sounds of English Pronunciation Guide
This website is a helpful pronunciation guide to the sounds of English. It uses audio, video, images and text. It also contains lessons and activities.
Forvo.com English
Pronunciation website offering recordings of native speakers pronouncing over 70,000 English words.

Free English ELT Graded Readers from ELI Graded Readers
ELI Graded Readers has free e-books for a variety of levels. These books are in British English and include quizzes and other exercises.

Academic Phrasebank
A large collection of helpful phrases that are frequently used in academic writing, from the University of Manchester.
Purdue OWL
Purdue Owl is a guide to academic writing, citations, research, and avoiding plagiarism.

Time
ISBN: 0040781X

Time Magazine contains current news articles written at a high school level. To access Time, go to the above link, then to the Academic Search Ultimate Link. Requires login.
Newsweek Global
ISBN: 00289604

Newsweek Global contains current news articles written at a high school level. To access Newsweek, go to the above link, then to Academic Search Ultimate. Requires login.
People
ISBN: 0093-7673

People is an American weekly magazine that specializes in celebrity news and human-interest stories. To access People, go to the above link, then to Academic Search Ultimate. Requires login.

BBC Learning English
BBC Learning English focuses on teaching British English. It has information on grammar and pronunciation, quizzes, self-guided courses, and reading materials for all levels.