How to search for free learning materials

Videos of Adult Learners

If you are interested in becoming a tutor or if you know an adult who might want instruction, these videos from Philadelphia -- in 4 parts on YouTube -- might be of interest:  It's never too late to learn to read.

TED talk shows possibilities for language learning

Academic Word Lists

In the course of advising several ESL learners who want to increase their mastery of words commonly used in texts and discussions of intellectual material, I ran across several valuable web sites.  The AWL originated in New Zealand, these are British and Canadian sites, and they include American spellings also.

Download a list of the AWL word families


Copy and paste text to see highlighted AWL terms

Practice exercises and pronunciation audio

Get help completing FAFSA

http://www.collegegoal.org/

This web site explains the help available. The Hutchinson site is Parker Student Union on the HCC campus.

Great free courses

This basic English/Spanish course can be done online, or saved for working offline:



http://ocw.usu.edu/University_Extension/CALFNES_Spanish/index.html


Take a look at this beta site for many free university-level courses. If Einztein takes off, this could offer an  exciting way to learn.

http://www.einztein.com/

For food for thought, take a look at this video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zDZFcDGpL4U

Learn English

Take a look at the New York Public Library list of sites for learning English.

http://www.nypl.org/help/community-outreach/immigrant-services/learn-esol-online-resources