EL Learners

 English Fundamentals for ESL, EFL, and EAL students. 

 Improve Your English Skills in the Four Core Domains

Listening

Speaking

Reading

Writing

 Domain and Sub-Category Resources

Familiarize yourself with the International Phonetic Alphabet and perfect your ability to Pronounce words utilizing American Standard English. 

Vowels

Vowel Teams

Diphthongs

Consonants

Consonant Blends

Digraphs

Syllables

Closed Syllables

Consonant + le

Open Syllables

Multi-Letter Vowels

Silent E

R Controlled

Affixes

Prefix

Infix

Suffix

Homonyms

Homographs

Homophones

Minimal Pairs

Listening activities are divided into three ability levels. Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced.  This will allow students to work at their own pace and gradually improve their listening skills. 


Beginner

Introductions

Short Dialogues

Daily Activities

Short Instruction

Intermediate

Longer Dialogues

Short Monologues

Groups Discussions

Business Interactions

Advanced

Formal Dialogues

Fast-Paced Dialogues

Academic Presentations

Business Presentations

Academic Lectures

Academic Debates

Political Debate

Vocabulary and Semantics

Vocabulary and Semantics will not only introduce the learner to some of the most commonly used words in the English language but it will also allow the learner to use decipher between the denotative and the connotative meaning of words. 

Most Commonly Used Words in English

Most Commonly Confused Words in English

Words with Unique Spelling

Words with Multiple Parts of Speech

Words with Multiple Definitions

Denotation

Connotation

Synonyms

Antonyms

Formal conversations will focus on communication in the workplace and the world of academia, while informal conversations will focus on dialogues with friends and family members. 

Job Interview

Business Meetings

Business Presentations

Class Collaboration

Class Presentation

Conversations with Friends

Conversations with Family Members

Reading is the input domain to the output that is writing. A student must become an avid reader in order to also become a well-rounded writer. These are a list of strategies to develop or improve one's reading comprehension.

Reading Informational Text

Scan Reading

Reading for Central Idea

Reading for Supporting Details 

Making Inferences

Using Context Clues

Annotating Text

Reading Literary Text

Reading for Theme

Annotating Poetry

Grammar and Syntax are the building blocks of any language, and there is no exception for the English language. The Grammatical concepts listed here are organized sequentially in order to have the learner layer each new concept on the previously learned concepts. The Syntactical structures are provided to demonstrate the multiple options available to students when constructing sentences. 

Parts of Speech

Nouns

Verbs

Adjectives

Adverbs

Pronouns

Conjunctions

Prepositions

Interjections

Sentence Structure

Subjects

Predicates

Subject/Verb Agreement

Objects

Clauses

Sentence Purpose

Imperative

Interrogative

Exclamatory

Declarative

Sentence Types

Simple

Compound

Complex

Compound-Complex

Sentence Errors

Fragments

Run-Ons

Comma Splices

While the writing strategies listed here should not be considered exclusive, they will allow the learner to develop the ability to demonstrate mastery of the domain. 

Pre-Writing Strategies

Brainstorming

Graphic Organizers

Outlines

Quick-writes

Writing Strategies

Topic Sentences

Transitions

RACE

The Five Ws and H

The Three Appeals

Literary Devices

Post-Writing Strategies

Proofread

Edit

Revise

Rewrite

English Language Learners