{"id":62,"date":"2015-10-12T16:05:33","date_gmt":"2015-10-13T02:05:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/testeli\/?page_id=62"},"modified":"2025-03-06T12:00:22","modified_gmt":"2025-03-06T22:00:22","slug":"resources","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/eli\/useful-information-for-students\/resources\/","title":{"rendered":"Student Resources"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>There are a number of great resources at Â鶹´«Ã½and online that can help you through your journey of learning English at UH. Here are some of them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><b>Â鶹´«Ã½Campus Academic Resources<\/b><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/manoa.hawaii.edu\/registrar\/academic-calendar\/\"><b>Academic Calendar:<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Includes registration deadlines, holidays, and other useful dates<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/manoa.hawaii.edu\/case\/\"><b>Center for Academic Spoken English (CASE)<\/b><\/a><b>:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> CASE provides pronunciation tutoring for members of the Â鶹´«Ã½M\u0101noa community who speak English as an additional language.<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/manoa.hawaii.edu\/undergrad\/learning\/\"><b>The Learning Assistance Center<\/b><\/a><b>:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Free academic coaching and in-person and online tutoring.<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/hawaii.mywconline.net\/\"><b>Online Learning Academy (OLA) Writing Tutoring<\/b><\/a><b>:<\/b> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One-on-one tutoring help for homework assignments. They also provide help with research, vocabulary and summarizing.<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/manoa.hawaii.edu\/undergrad\/ssc\/\"><b>Student Success Center<\/b><\/a><b>:<\/b> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Located at Sinclair Library, this center can help you with your study needs.<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/hawaii.mywconline.com\/\"><b>The Writing Center<\/b><\/a><b>:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Sign up online to have a one-on-one appointment with a writing tutor. Bring your assignment and whatever you have written so far, and trained tutors will help you improve your paper.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><b>Â鶹´«Ã½Campus Service Resources<\/b><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/manoa.hawaii.edu\/studentlife\/campus-center-complex\/services\/\"><b>Campus Center Services<\/b><\/a><b>: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ATMs, Bookstore, Computer Lab &amp; Lounge, Farmer&#8217;s Market, Food Vault, Â鶹´«Ã½ID information, Women&#8217;s Campus Club Thrift Store and other Campus Center resources.<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/manoa.hawaii.edu\/commuter\/\"><b>Commuter Services<\/b><\/a><b>:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Parking permits, Rainbow Shuttle schedule, TheBus information<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/fas\/get_started\/\"><b>Financial Aid Office<\/b><\/a><b>: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Information on financial assistance available.<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/issmanoa\/\"><b>International Student Services<\/b><\/a><b>:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Lots of good information about what you need to know as an international student at UH.<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/manoa.hawaii.edu\/housing\/\"><b>Student Housing Services:<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> On-campus student housing, meal plans\/dining options<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><b>Online Resources<\/b><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><b>Reading<\/b><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/esl-bits.net\/\"><b>ESL Bits<\/b><\/a><b>:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Listen while you read a variety of stories, articles or interviews.<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/readlang.com\/\"><b>ReadLang<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: You can download ReadLang to your web browser and read anything on the internet with a built-in bilingual dictionary. You can also create flashcards from the words that you look up.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Vocabulary <\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.vuw.ac.nz\/lals\/research\/awl\/awlinfo.html\"><b>The Academic Word List<\/b><\/a><b>:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> this is a list of words that come up frequently in English academic writing.<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/freerice.com\/\"><b>FreeRice.com<\/b><\/a><b>:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> play an online vocabulary game that donates food to the hungry as you play.<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/quizlet.com\/\"><b>Quizlet.com<\/b><\/a><b>:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> make an online deck of flashcards and study anything you want.<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vocabulary.com\/\"><b>Vocabulary.com<\/b><\/a><b>: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">play a vocabulary challenge game using your own word list or words generated by the program.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><b>Writing and Grammar<\/b><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.englishgrammar101.com\/\"><b>English Grammar 101<\/b><\/a><b>:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&nbsp; <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Basic grammar lessons on a range of&nbsp; topics (nouns, verbs, adjectives, sentence parts, etc.)<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usingenglish.com\/reference\/phrasal-verbs\/\"><b>English Phrasal Verbs<\/b><\/a><b>:<\/b> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Over 3,000 phrasal verbs with explanations.<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/owl.english.purdue.edu\/\"><b>Purdue\u2019s Online Writing Lab (OWL):<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> this website has an amazing amount of information about academic writing, and it\u2019s especially useful when you\u2019re learning how to use academic citations in your papers.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><b>Listening and Speaking<\/b><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eslvideo.com\/\"><b>ESL Video<\/b><\/a><b>:<\/b> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Free ESL video lessons and listening activities learning English, including video quizzes.<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/\"><b>PBS<\/b><\/a><b>:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Public broadcasting that focuses on educational shows for adults and children on various topics.<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.esl-lab.com\/\"><b>Randall\u2019s ESL Cyber Listening Lab<\/b><\/a><b>:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Various listening activities from easy to difficult. Includes quizzes, interviews and cultural videos.<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencefriday.com\/\"><b>Science Friday<\/b><\/a><b>: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Radio, podcasts and videos on various topics.<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ted.com\/talks\"><b>Ted<\/b><\/a><b>:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Video presentations made by expert speakers on all types of topics.<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ed.ted.com\/\"><b>TedEd<\/b><\/a><b>: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Presentation and illustrated videos on a variety of topics. Each video includes follow up questions and resources for studying the topic more deeply.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><b>Multiple Skills<\/b><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eapfoundation.com\/\"><b>EAP Foundation<\/b><\/a><b>: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Writing, Reading, Speaking and Listening with special tabs for Vocabulary, Skills and Quizzes<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cambridgeenglish.org\/learning-english\/free-resources\/\"><b>English Language Assessment Free Resources<\/b><\/a><b>:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Various interactive activities for students (writing, exam prep, games and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cambridgeenglish.org\/learning-english\/index.htm\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">free activities<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that include listening activities.)<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.google.com\/hawaii.edu\/ge-focused-teaching-materials\/\">Teaching &amp; Materials with a Global Englishes Focus<\/a>:<\/strong> Provides Global Englishes materials for teachers to use in-class and to reflect on their own teaching<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There are a number of great resources at Â鶹´«Ã½and online that can help you through your journey of learning English at UH. 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