EVALUATING INTERNET SITES

Quick List of Criteria to assess Web Sites
http://www.tmcc.edu/library/INFO/webeval.htm

More Complete Criteria for evaluating Web Sites
http://www.library.jhu.edu/elp/useit/evaluate/index.html

see also Research  >>
 
 

GRAMMAR

1.  Grammar Index

2. Sentence, Paragraph & Essay Structure

3. Transition(Linking) Words
http://www.english-at-home.com/

http://leo.stcloudstate.edu/style/transitioncues.html

4.  Combining Sentences
also do Exercises at bottom

5.  Articles:  the & a

6.   Confusing similar words

7. Basic Sentence Structures

7.  Common Errors in Sentence Structure
 
 

1.  Listening & Notetaking Skills

 http://elc.polyu.edu.hk/ELSC/material/Listening/note-taking.html
 
  2.  See Listening Page

PRESENTATIONS

1.  How to Give Oral Presentations

2.  Giving an Oral Presentation

3. The Oral Presentation Website(HK UNI)

4. Basic Tips on Presentations

READING

 Analysing a Journal Article
http://www.yukoncollege.yk.ca/~agraham/guides/guidec.shtml
 

Researching & Locating Journal Articles
http://www.wesleyan.edu/libr/tut/rst7.htm

Reading Exercise from McGraw Hill 

News Quizzes   (NYT)
http://www.nytimes.com/learning/students/quiz/index.html
 

RESEARCHING

Quick Guide to Research & Essay Writing
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/research/r_ressteps.html

Internet Tutorial
How to use Search Engines to find Information on the Web
http://www.pandia.com/goalgetter/
 

More on Research
http://homepages.ihug.com.au/~qqqf/research.html
 
 

VOCABULARY

Type in the URL or copy & paste text into box
and press "process". All words on web page
are now linked to a dictionary.
http://www.voycabulary.com/
 
 

WRITING

AEP 9 Essay

How to Write Analysis/Argument Essays
http://www.asu.edu/duas/wcenter/successessay.html

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/workshops/hypertext/ResearchW/types.html

Analysing Essay Question
Planning and Writing Essay
http://www.jcu.edu.au/studying/services/studyskills/essay/

Thesis Satement,  Developing a 
http://www.orangeusd.k12.ca.us/yorba/writing_thesis_statements.htm

What is a thesis + examples
http://mciu.org/%7Espjvweb/thesis.html

General Writing
A Comprehensive Guide to Essay Writing
http://www.real.gold.ac.uk/essayguide/index.html      ***

Writing Index listed by topic
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/index2.html ***

Writing Essays & Research Papers
http://www.ucalgary.ca/UofC/eduweb/writing/    * New *

http://depts.gallaudet.edu/englishworks/tablecontent.html

http://www.unn.ac.uk/central/studserv/essay.htm

Introductions & Conclusions
http://ceds.vu.edu.au/studentLearning/ReadingWriting/Writing/WritingGenres/WritingIntroductions.htm

http://www.orangeusd.k12.ca.us/yorba/writing_introductions.htm

http://www.orangeusd.k12.ca.us/yorba/writing_a_conclusion.htm

  Academic Writing from UNE
 http://www.une.edu.au/tlc/aso/writing.htm

Developing a Thesis
http://www.writing.northwestern.edu/thesis.html

Thesis Examples
http://www.english.uiuc.edu/cws/wworkshop/advice/developing_a_thesis.htm

More on Essays
http://web.uvic.ca/wguide/Pages/EssaysToc.html
 

Paragraphs

What is a Paragraph - Unity, Support & Cohesion
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/general/gl_pgrph2.html

Topic Sentences & Unity(commnet)

Coherence & transition between Sentences + exercises(commnet)
 

Paraphrasing
http://www.usca.sc.edu/writingroom/hos/Paraphrasing.html

Quoting & Paraphrasing
Quoting Sources: Reporting verbs

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Summarising & Outlining
Developing an Outline
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/general/gl_outlin.html
Sample Outline
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/print/general/gl_outlinS.html

More on summaries/Outlines  >>
 

Bibliography,  How to Write a
http://dicksonc.act.edu.au/Library/bibliog.html

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/research/r_mla.html
 

Editing & Proofreading
Checklist for Paragraphs
http://www.sifc.edu/english/WritersGuide/59WPReviseSt4Ediit2CkList.htm

http://www.sifc.edu/english/WritersGuide/56WPReviseSt3Para2Checklist.htm

Checklist for Essay
http://www.sifc.edu/english/WritersGuide/57WPReviseSt3EssayChecklist.htm
 

DISCUSSION TOPICS

1.  Current Issues Page
Many Discussion Topics >>

New discussion Topics   *****