English Education with the Internet (updated June 18, 2007) (Back to the home page)

192. Severn Suzuki's famous speech It's very moving. (6/18)
191. American Rhetoric You can hear some famous speeches. (2/22)
190. Common Errors in English You can get the information of common errors in English.　(1/30)
189. TheFreeDictionary.com 　You can use a free dictionary here. (9/15)
188. The Lewis Carroll Scrapbook You can see a scrapbook made by Lewis Carroll. 　(8/21)
187. Word Power vocabulary-building exercise
186. Wikipedia free encyclopedia. That's great!
185. Minimal Latin Elements
184. Quick Donations　You can donate money to charity at no cost to you. (7/2)
183. Daily Yomiuri NewsVoice　You can hear the news from The Daily Yomiuri,an English newspaper published in Japan. (10/7)
182. Xrefer You can look if some expressions are used or not. (9/10)
181. Harry Potter Pronunciation Guide You can listen to the proper pronunciation of the names in "Harry Potter".　(8/17)
180. Cool Baby Names You can get a lot of information about English names.　(8/17)
179. The Devil's Dictionary Ambrose Bierce's classic work
178. English Conversation by Ken Toyama The instructor of an English converasation radio program "Ekaiwa nyumon" teaches you English on the Internet. (2/9)
177. J.K. Rowling Webcast (suspended) (1/25)
176. Harry Potter's official homepage　(1/15)
175. The Three Stooges
　　　And you can see their pictures in the Film Room.　(11/27)
174. Thw World Factbook 2001 CIA offers you a lot of information about all the countries in the world. (11/20)
173. Beatgreets.com You can send greeting cards with music. (10/26)
172. Etymology Dictionary You can find etymology of English words. (10/25)
171. 123 Greetings You can send greeting cards for free here. (10/24)
170. abcNews.com You can see their live broadcast. (9/12)
169. angry little girls! a bittersweet weekly comic strip about young girls (9/7)
168. Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases (3/18)

Written Japanese online Tutorials. 144-page katakana tutorial, Japanese Ministry of Education's Joyo Kanji complete with etymology, stroke order, movies, and mood music. Links to books, software, and free stuff. Also see the Japanese Paper Maker online program to make your own calligraphy practice paper or posters. (7/5)

126. English Expression Dictionary　You can learn many expressions in English. (6/7)
125. English Proficiency Test

The official page of the English Proficiency Test
About the English Proficiency Test
A sample test of pre-1st grade
A sample test of 2nd grade (5/19)

124. TOEFL (English)
　　　TOEFL (Japanese)
　　　A sample test of TOEFL (5/15)
123. Ananova (A virtual newscaster tells some news.) (5/2)
122. ESL Multimedia Language Learning
　　　（There are a lot of quizzes of LISTENING, SPEAKING, READING & WRITING） (5/1)
121. News links　(Here are a lot of links to wire services and newspapers and news sites.) (3/7)
120. TOEIC Official Website　(2/29)
119. Real Player (You can see CNN　and ABCNews.） (2/10)
118. Free Providers (2/10)
　　　Livedoor (for Japanese)
117. Free Homepage and Free Mail Address (2/10)

（Homepage and Mail Address）
Geocities　（English）
Geocities　（Japanese）
Angelfire (English)
Xoom (English)

(Homepage only)
Tripod (English)
Homestead (English)

（Mail Address only）
NetAddress　（English）
excite　（Japanese）
goo （Japanese）
YABUMI　（Japanese）
Anet　（Japanese）

116. Reading news 2 (2/10)

(These links are based on "Web Pages for English Learners" by Francis Britto, which appeared in The Daily Yomiuri.)
CNN "Story of the Week"
THE ULTIMATE COLLECTION OF NEWS LINKS (You can see newspapers all over the world.）
News Resource (You can see newspapers all over the world.）
Online Newspapers.com (You can see newspapers all over the world.）
Online Newspapers (You can see newspapers all over the world.）

115. Reading news 1 (1/25)

(These links are based on "Web Pages for English Learners" by Francis Britto, which appeared in The Daily Yomiuri.)
The New York Times 'Learning Network'
Bangkok Post 'Educational Services'
Star Tribune 'Education Resources'
BBC World Service 'Words in the News'
USA Today 'Daily Lesson Plan'

114. Yahoo! Broadcast (1/14) (You can watch TV, listen to the radio and so on.)
113. More quizzes about English (12/27)

(These links are based on "Web Pages for English Learners" by Francis Britto, which appeared in The Daily Yomiuri.)
The Half-Baked Interactive Tests
TEST YOUR ENGLISH
Karin's ESL PartyLand
English Lessons and Tests

112. Several quizzes about English (12/6)

(These links are based on "Web Pages for English Learners" by Francis Britto, which appeared in The Daily Yomiuri.)
ESL BIues
Interactive Exercises
Interactive Handouts
Academia Boston's Non-interactive Exercise Pages

(Basic)
(Intermediate)
(Upper-Intermediate)
(Advanced)
(Texts)

English Workbook: Free English Study On the lnternet

111. Several quizzes about English (11/2)

(These links are based on "Web Pages for English Learners" by Francis Britto, which appeared in The Daily Yomiuri.)
Self-Study Quizzes
Business English Exercises
Kathleen and Kenji Kitao's "Quizzes"
ESL Quiz Center

110. Grammar Quizzes (11/2)

(These links are based on "Web Pages for English Learners" by Francis Britto, which appeared in The Daily Yomiuri.)
200 Grammar Topics
330 Grammar Topics
410 Grammar Topics
Index to Grammar Materials
Grammar Exercises
Resources For Writers
Grammar Bytes
English Grammar & Structure Exercises

109. Britannica Search (You can use the Encyclopedia Britannica.） (9/2)
108. Grammar Handouts

(These links are based on "Web Pages for English Learners" by Francis Britto, which appeared in The Daily Yomiuri.)
Lists of Grammar Lists
Grammar Summaries and Explanations
Self-Help Handouts (for grammar)
Self-Help Handouts (for punctuation) (9/1)

107. Grammar

(These links are based on "Web Pages for English Learners" by Francis Britto, which appeared in The Daily Yomiuri.)
Guide to Grammar and Writing
Grammar Central
Online English Grammar
Modern English Grammar
Grammar Safari
Sentence Craft
Grammar for Journalists (9/1)

106. Key Aspects of Japan （This site will help you when you want to explain things Japanese.）(8/24)
105. Let's use English! (This site has many useful links for learning English throu the Internet.) (7/14)
104. Further Listening (7/6)

(These links are based on "Web Pages for English Learners" by Francis Britto, which appeared in The Daily Yomiuri.)
Interactive Learning Resources
English Listening Lounge
ESL Activities for Students
60 Second Theater

103. broadcast.com (You can listen to a lot of bradcasts.) (6/30)
102. Pronunciation

(These links are based on "Web Pages for English Learners" by Francis Britto, which appeared in The Daily Yomiuri.)
Pronunciation 1
English Pronunciation
Sounds of English
AMERICAN ENGLISH PRONUNCIATION
on-line phonology course (6/30)

101. Dictionaries

(These links are based on "Web Pages for English Learners" by Francis Britto, which appeared in The Daily Yomiuri.)
The Newbury House Online Dictionary of American English
The WWWebster (Merriam-Webster's Collegiate) Dictionary and Thesaurus
OneLook Dictionaries
Jeffrey Fried's Japanese-English Dictionary (6/30)

100. HTI Modern English Collection-- Simple Searches

(This page also can produce a concordance of all the words that appear on the page in either alphabetical or frequency orde.) (6/17)

99. Concordancer

(This page can produce a concordance of all the words that appear on the page in either alphabetical or frequency orde.) (6/17)

98. Pages that will help you find useful resources for English learners. (6/17)

(These links are based on "Web Pages for English Learners" by Francis Britto, which appeared in The Daily Yomiuri.)
TESL/TEFL/TESOL/ESL/EFL/ESOL Links
ESL Web Guide
Sites Neteachers Thought were Cool!
ESLoop

97. Pages that will help you improve your listening comprehension. There are various tests for listening comprehension. (6/9)

(These links are based on "Web Pages for English Learners" by Francis Britto, which appeared in The Daily Yomiuri.)
Randall's ESL Cyber Listening Lab
Lingua Center's Interactive Listening Comprehension Practice
Listening Exercises at the University of Stirling
Movie Clips

96. Encarta Online (You can use Concise Encarta here.) (3/11)
95. Find Your Own Keypal! (You can find your keypals easily here.) (3/4)
94. ONLINE DICTIONARIES, THESAURI, ENCYCLOPEDIAS　(disappeared)
93. Guide to Grammar and Writing (You can learn a lot about English grammar and writing.) (2/18)
92. Yahooligans! (A search engine for children, but you can get a lot of interesting information.) (1/26)
91. Cobuild Idiom of the Day (Each day, this page will automatically display a random entry from the Cobuild Dictionary of Idioms. ) (1/26)
90. Lonely Planet

(This site offers compact introductions of sightseeing spots, a good roundup of local history, a medical guide and reports by frequent visitors.) (11/24)

89. Kenji Kitao's Homepage (There are a lot of resources for teaching English as a second language.) (11/14)
88. Kids Web - The Digital Library for K-12 students (They have a lot of information for K-12 students.) (11/10)
87. Louvre Museum (The English version of the official site of Louvre Museum） (11/10)
86. The Magic of Go　(You can learn how to play a Japanese board game "go" in English.) (9/24)
85. Kabuki for everyone

(This site provides a good guide to kabuki, featuring Manjiro Ichimura, an onnnagata (female role) actor. Besides tracing the history of the traditional theatrical art, the site offers an online theater, the sounds of instruments used in kabuki and photo clips showing how an onnagata actor transforms himself into a beautiful woman.) (9/19)

84. Smithfield High School　(They have 15 chat rooms on their homepage. My students have a chat debate with their students there.) (9/16)
83. Live Radio on the Internet　(You can listen to all the radio program around the world live.) (9/10)
82. Internal Revenue Service's Homepage　(You can pay your tax through the Internet.) (9/10)
81. Telecommuting Jobs　(You can find a job which you can do at home.) (9/10)
80. Western Governors University (a virtual university) (9/10)
79. Yomiuri News Stream　(disappeared)
78. The Vatican's Web site (This site provides Pope John Paul II's public appearances live.) (8/25)
77. American Memory

(The electronic archive of the U.S. Library of Congress. You can get sounds, photos and video clips on U.S. history, including baseball highlights from the last century and early motion pictures.) (8/7)

76. The Money College Guide '98　(disappeared)
75. elsgames.com (There are many good examples for ESL classes.) (6/24)
74. Noh and Kyogen (You can get information about these two Japanese traditional masked plays.) (6/20)
73. Schauwecker's Guide to Japan (This is an online guide for everybody who is looking for information about Japan on the internet. ) (5/2)
72. Popup News Translation (in Japanese)
　　(You can download the program which tells you the meaning of the words you don't know when you are reading Asahi Evening News.) (4/21)
71. Mi-chan's Home Page (disappeared)
70. Randall's Cyber Listening Lab　(disappeared)
69. Free Internet Encyclopedia (This is an encyclopedia composed of information available on the Internet.) (4/2)
68. Titanic (You can read the screenplay by James Cameron.) (3/27)
67. Jeff's Practical English Conversation (disappeared)
66. ICQ (You can find if your keypals are behind the computer and chat with them.) (3/3)
65. AudioNet Television (disappeared)
64. AudioNet (disappeared)
63. Free Homepage Center (The wonderful site which has many links where you can make your own free homepage.) (2/24)
62. Penpal Sites!!　(disappeared)
61. Hotmail (You can get your own e-mail address through the Internet.) (2/19)
60. MSNBC Cover (You can make your own news page.) (2/19)
59. The Comic Zone (You can see a lot of comics here.) (2/17)
58. WBS Home Page Center (You can make your own home page here.)
57. Clause Com　(disappeared)
56. The NASA Shuttle Web

(Updates on the Columbia mission are available on this site, including reports on Takao Doi, the first Japanese to conduct a space walk. You can hear the voices of the astronauts.) (11/27)

55. The Constitution of Japan (You can read the full text of The Constitution of Japan in English.) (11/25)
54. Asahi Evening News (disappeared)
53. Mainichi Daily News　(One of the English newspapers published in Japan.) (11/18)
52. The Daily Yomiuri　(One of the English newspapers published in Japan.) (11/18)
51. Electric Minds　(disappeared)
50. Japanese proverbs　(You can learn Japanese idioms and proverbs, with English translations and meanings.) (9/22)
49. WWW Chat (You can easily chat with other networkers. But the quality may not be so good.) (8/27)
48. 164 Currency Converter
　　(You can view any exchange rates among the 164 currencies for any day since 1 January 1990 through today.) (8/27)
47. WebSter's spell checker　(disappeared)
46. EIGO WATCH 　(disappeared)
45. Royal Network　(disappeared)
44. The British Monarchy (This is the official Web site of the Monarchy in Britain.) (8/5)
43. Visit Britain

(This site gives access to a database of attractions, events and accomodations in England, Scotland and Wales, and displays images of sightseeing spots, maps and information on its climate.) (8/1)

42. NetAddress (You can have your own e-mail address through the Internet.) (7/30)
41. The Internet Movie Database (You can get a lot of information about the movies.) (7/1)
40. Index - Drew's Scripts-O-Rama (You can get screenplays of famous movies. ) (6/29)
39. Student Chat　(disappeared)
38. The EARchives　(disappeared) (6/28)
37. Foreign Languages for Travelers　(You can learn some basic expressions which you need when you go abroad in 42 languages.) (6/28)
36. my CNN 　(You can make your own CNN page.)
35. The White House
　　(Interactive citizens' handbook with index of government information including White House documents, history and tours.) (5/30)
34. No. 10 Downing Street (London home and office of the British Prime Minister.) (5/30)
33. The Blue Mountain Arts' Electronic Greeting Page　
　　　(You can send a birthday card and other greeting cards through this page for free.) (5/28)
32. The Calvin and Hobbes Internet Resource Center
　　(You can see my favorite comic and if you like they will inform you when they update this page.)
31. Mangajin (You can read Japanese comics in English.)
30. Lewis Carroll Home Page (You can get information about him and get some text and illustrations of his books. )
29. Joke of the Day （disappeared)
28. Astrology (You can hear your fortune of this week by Real Audio.）
27. Mainichi Weekly (You can read Mainichi Weekly and listen to some of its articles by Real Audio.）
26. Impact! Online （disappeared)
25. Pacific Internet Journal News (You can post your own news or article for free. I posted "I didn't know ..." there.)
24. Pacific Internet Web Chat

(You can have a chat with people all over the world in the chatroom. If you decide the time to enter the room with your keypal, you can chat with him or her. I'm planning to chat with my keypal in Germany.)

23. The Newsroom (You can get access to CBS News, Reuters and other news sources.)
22. Human-language Page (This page is a comprehensive catalog of language-related Internet resources.)
21. Grimm's Fairy Tales (You can read Grimm's fairy tales in English, such as Ali Baba and forty thieves and Beauty and the Beast.)
20. Story Hour & Many Books (You can read some stories for little children which were made by 4th and 5th grade pupils.)
19. Internet Public Library

(Comprehensive site on the American presidency includes biographies, speeches and writings, election results, odd facts and presidency highlights.)

18. The Lingua Center
17. New York Times Fax
16. Dave's ESL Cafe
15. Exchange
14. English as a Second Language(This home page is maintained by Rong-Chang Li, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, U. S. A.)
13. The Japan Times (One of the English newspapers published in Japan. This page has news archive: you can read previous news.)
12. USA Today
11. CNN
10. AP
9. Pathfinder
8. Britannica
7. POETS Electronic Penpals (disappeared)
6. Schmooze University

(You can go to the virtual university in cyberspace. You can chat with foreign students with TELNET. If you have any difficulty to go to Schmooze University, the following pages will help you. Yoshi's page

5. Dictionaries (You can place as many online dictionaries at your disposal as possible.)

WWWebster Dictionary (I recommend this.)
Hypertext Webster Interface
English-Japanese Dictionary (Eva)
Japanese<->English Dictionary (Jeffrey's Japanese<->English Dictionary Server)
Dictionaries and Translators

(The Comenius Group is developing this site so that students, teachers and speakers of English from around the world can have online access to relevant materials, services and products. )

3. IECC (You can find teachers and keypals who want to correspond with other schools overseas.)
2. The On-line Books Page (You can find almost all the famous novels, dramas, poems, and essays all over the world.)
1. POETS (Personalized Online Electronic Text Services)　disappered
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