RESOURCES

BASIC REFERENCES
ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE
DOCUMENTATION OF SOURCES
GRAMMAR AND MECHANICS
RESUMÉS, LETTERS OF APPLICATION, PERSONAL STATEMENTS
RESEARCH
COMPOSITION
PROPOSAL WRITING
LAB REPORTS AND MEMOS

 

BASIC REFERENCES

WWWebster Dictionary
Based on Merriam Webster's Collegiate Dictionary.

Bartlett's Quotations

Rogét's Thesaurus

Strunk's Elements of Style

Wilton's Word and Phrase Origins
This interesting site includes the origins of word and phrases. For example, how old is the term "politically correct,"? How did "drag racing" get its name? Why would someone "read you the riot act?" A fun site to read.

ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE

Dave's ESL Cafe
Many of the resources for non-native speakers that one might expect, but also includes a message exchange and chat room.

The ESL Study Hall
A useful site for non-native speakers, it contains self-study quizzes on punctuation and information on vocabulary, slang, and idioms. Students can also drop into "The English Listening Lounge" to hear native speakers.

Learner's Dictionary
Pronunciation exercises for ESL students.

DOCUMENTATION OF SOURCES

Citation Style for Research Papers
This Long Island University web site gives examples of APA, Turabian, MLA, Chicago and AMA styles.

The Citation Builder
North Carolina State University's online automatic citation builder.

LOBO Library Online Basic Orientation at North Carolina State University
Wide range of topics including using resources.

Engineering Communication Centre
Automatically build a bibliography using two styles for engineering, Chicago Manual of Style and IEEE Style of documentation.

An Introduction to Basic Legal Citation
Written by Peter Martin of Cornell Law School, this citation primer is based on the sixteenth edition of the Bluebook.

The Writing Center at Rensselaer

GRAMMAR AND MECHANICS

Purdue University Handouts
Over 130 handouts on writing research papers, resumes and cover letters, parts of speech, punctuation, sentence structure, spelling, and MORE.

Grammar Guide
Guide to grammar and writing.

L'Université d'Ottawa Centre d'é Hypergrammar
A comprehensive hypertext guide to English grammar.

Common Errors in English
This is a site at Washington State University which provides both lists of and interesting discussions of common errors, what they are and what they are not.

Online Writing Materials
The Materials for Students section provides extensive textbook-quality advice about all aspects of writing in an academic environment.

RESUMÉS, LETTERS OF APPLICATION, PERSONAL STATEMENTS

Purdue University Handouts
Over 130 handouts on writing research papers, resumes and cover letters, parts of speech, punctuation, sentence structure, spelling, and MORE.

The Writing Center at Rensselaer

Statement of Purpose
Answers the question, "What do colleges look for in a Statement of Purpose?"

Statement of Purpose
This site includes sample essays.

RESEARCH

LSU Libraries Homepage

Virtual Reference at LSU's Middleton Library
Students can have instant help with their research during business hours.
"Chat online with a librarian now"

The Internet Public Library
Literally, a public library online with a reference center, exhibits, magazines and serials, newspapers, online texts.

Internet Searching

refdesk.com
The single best source for facts on the internet.

The Word
An eclectic collection of links that cover writing resources, magazines, journals, and reference works.

COMPOSITION

Purdue University Proofreading Strategies

Purdue University Handouts
Over 130 handouts on writing research papers, resumes and cover letters, parts of speech, punctuation, sentence structure, spelling, and MORE.

Paradigm Online Writing Assistant
An "interactive, menu-driven, online writers guide and handbook" by Chuck Gulford of Boise State University. Features information, advice, and activities on topics such as discovering, organizing, revising, editing, thesis/support essays, exploratory essays, argumentative essays, informal essays, and documenting sources.

PROPOSAL WRITING

A Practical Guide for Writing Proposals
A guide to writing proposals by Alice Reid, M. Ed., Instructor of English and Educational Technology.

LAB REPORTS AND MEMOS

The Writing Center at Rensselaer

LabWrite
A guide provided by North Carolina State University to help you write lab reports.