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English as a Second Language Resources

Services Offered Through Davis International Center and Princeton University

If you are a Princeton University student, faculty, spouse, or staff member please see the Calendar of Events for specific dates/times/locations of weekly group discussions in English.

Registration for an English Conversation Partner

International students and visiting scholars: Volunteers are available to help you practice your English every week. The Friends of the Davis International Center will assign you a partner. Please bring your schedule. Through Student Volunteers Council (SVC), a student can meet your spouse every week to practice his/her English. Stop by the Davis International Center Office, 243 Frist Campus Center to register.

McGraw Center

The English Language Program through McGraw Center for Teaching and Learning (located on level 300 of Frist Campus Center) provides instruction for graduate students who are non-native speakers of English as well as helpful information on English proficiency policies for graduate students at Princeton University.

Services Offered Through Local Community Organizations

If you are a Princeton area resident, of PU affiliate, interested in ESL study in the community please contact the following organizations for more information:

Princeton YWCA English as a Second Language Program
New students to the program must make an appointment to take a short placement test before enrolling. Call Director, Louise Sandburg at (609) 497-2100 ext 306 to make an appointment.

Click on the above link to go to their homepage. A list and description of their English as a Second Language classes can be found by clicking on their current course offerings and then on the link "English for Speakers of Other Languages"

PALS prepares non-native speakers of English for academic and professional work in American English, and for successful adjustment to life in the United States. PALS classes are designed to prepare international students for university, community college, or technical school matriculation. PALS also serves community members who wish to improve their English language skills. For more information about daytime and evening classes click the link above.

Information About TOEFL

http://www.toefl.org/

The official website for the Test of English as a Foreign Language programs and services.

http://www.princeton.edu/pr/admissions/u/applsked.html

Princeton University Policy and Deadlines for Undergraduate TOEFL Exams.

http://www.lclark.edu/~krauss/toppicks/toppicks.html

This website includes tips to help prepare for TOEFL. It also has links and 100-400 level listening, pronunciation, grammar, reading, and writing exercises.

Helpful ESL Links on the Web

http://www.m-w.com/

This site enables you to type in a word, see its definition, and hear the words pronunciation. Once you have looked up a word, to hear the pronunciation just click on the picture of the speaker.

http://www.1-language.com/

Free, comprehensive ESL Site including forums, realtime chat, grammar, writing, interactive quizzes and games, flashcards, audio materials, helplines, multi-lingual content - and much more! (This site received the Netscape DMOZ Cool Site Award for the ESL category.)

http://www.geocities.com/esol_explorer/students.html

Created for ESL students, this site includes various grammar, reading and listening exercises as well as related links.

http://www.stories1st.org/

Dedicated to the art of story telling, this site enables you to listen to various, first person accounts and documentaries while following along with an on screen transcript. These stories are first and foremost a work of art so they are very interesting to listen to and read.

http://www.englishclub.com/

Organized as lessons, interactive activities, and special interest topics, this site has a wealth of information including vocabulary, grammar, writing, speaking, games, quizzes, chat rooms, and even jokes.

http://www.selfstudybooks.com/students.shtml

Helpful exercises with idioms, expressions, adverbs, prefixes and more are included on this site.

http://web.archive.org/web/20021217021437/http://lc.ust.hk/~learn/englisten.html

Another list of online resources for people learning English.

http://www.lclark.edu/~krauss/toppicks/toppicks.html

Here you will find 100-400 level listening, pronunciation, grammar, reading, and writing exercises. It also has links and tips to help prepare for TOEFL.