Self-Study English

Grammar

• English Page: Grammar
  Excellent online grammar lessons, tutorials and other language resources for learners of English

• English Club
  Excellent online grammar lessons, tutorials and other language resources for learners of English

• Common Errors in English Usage
  Solutions to common grammatical problems

Writing

• Purdue University Online Writing Lab 
  A complete guide to academic writing online

• Manchester University Phrasebank
  A bank with standard phrases to help you write reports, papers, theses etc

• Bristol University Grammar and Punctuation Guide 
  Excellent grammar and punctuation guide with exercises

• Academic Writing in English for the University of Aalto 
  Comprehensive guide to writing, with information on cohesion, grammar, punctuation and style.

Vocabulary

• English Page: Vocabulary
  Vocabulary, collocations and phrasal verb tutorials, exercises and much more

• Academic Word List: Flashcards
  Practise the words of the Academic Word List with these easy to use flashcards

• Oxford Collocation Dictionary Online
  A collocations dictionary, check if the word combinations you have made exist

• Thesaurus: American English
  Synonyms dictionary which helps expand your vocabulary

Online dictionaries

• Cambridge Dictionary
  Cambridge English dictionary online

• Longman Dictionary
  Longman Dictionary online

• Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary
  Oxford English Dictionary for Advanced Learners

• Merriam Webster
  The authoritative American dictionary

Speaking + pronunciation

• English Pronunciation
  Help with good British and American pronunciation

• British Pronunciation by the BBC
  Pronunciation tips and the sounds of British English clearly pronounced and explained by the BBC

• American Pronunciation
  Fill in the word and click on the microphone icon to listen to the American pronunciation of the word in this online American dictionary

Integrated Skills

• BBC World Service Learning English
  Listening, Speaking, Writing, Reading, Vocabulary and Academic English all on one site

Do you need more help with your English?

Why don’t you take an English course with us? You will find more information on our courses here. If you haven’t taken our Placement Test yet, you will find more information on that here.