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ONE LINE ENGLISH COURSES

Dictionaries

We have listed a number of on line dictionaries below that you can use or recommend to some of your older students. Most of them are available for free.

• Cambridge Dictionary
• Dictionary.com
• The Devil's Dictionary - Ambrose Bierce (attention-grabbing definitions)
• Newbury House Dictionary  
• One Look Dictionaries (503 Dictionaries in one database)
• Oxford English Dictionary (This is a paid service)
• Webster's Dictionary
• Wordsmyth English Dictionary - Thesaurus

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Special Dictionaries

Here are a few special type dictionaries that serve a special purpose such as finding acronyms, synonyms, or even words that rhyme. 

• The Acronym Finder (The meanings of over 61,00 acronyms/abbreviations)

• Brewers Dictionary of Phrase and Fable

• Larry's Aussie Slang and Phrase Dictionary

• Synonym Dictionary (What's another word for.......?)

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Thesauruses

• Roget's Thesaurus

• Webster's Thesaurus

• Wordsmyth English Dictionary - Thesaurus

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English Magazines

There are a lot of English magazines available in Taiwan.  We have listed a few links to some of the magazines below as well as other English Magazines outside of Taiwan. Check them out for possible lessons for your students.

• ESL Magazine
• EZ Talk
• Let's Talk in English
• Studio Classroom  
• The Internet TESL Journal

• U-Net's EFL Magazine

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Online English Courses

Check out some of the on-line courses below for possible lesson plans or refer some of your students to them. Most of them are free however some do need to be aid for.

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