English as a second language links
Audio-visual Library Resources
All materials and equipment are available in the Self Study room.
Search catalogue
To find out how to use the interactive ESL resources read the instructions for the different products below.
Online dictionaries, thesauri, encyclopedias.
Britannica encyclopedia
Cambridge International Dictionary of Idioms
Computing dictionary
Gray’s Anatomy of the Human Body
Financial dictionary
Legal dictionary
Medical dictionary
Roget's thesauri
Other University of Sydney ESL links
University of Sydney Learning Centre Workshops for English Language & Learning (W.E.L.L.)
University of Sydney Write Site
Grammar and Writing Resources
University of Sydney Centre for English Teaching
Borrow resources in ESL from the University of Sydney Library.
Business English
Business English current events - podcasts and transcripts
University of Sydney Business English courses
Pronunciation Online
English for Everyone online
FREE English Language Courses: beginners; elementary; intermediate; advanced. British English accents.
BBC Learning English - Watch and Listen
In this part of the site you can improve and practise your English with activities that involve listening and watching. Each of the sections below has something to listen to, some have video as well and there are lots of exercises to test your comprehension.
Language Learning Links
ABC NewsRadio: WordWatch
Cambridge Advanced Learners Dictionary
Encyclopedia Britannica Online
English as a second language on about.com
Listening Practice (ESL)
Current events English - podcasts, transcripts & exercises
ABC NewsRadio on the Net
BBC Radio
Radio Canada International
