English Vocabulary Links has great links for second language learners. English Vocabulary Assistant is a vocabulary support site for international students trying to develop better English vocabulary skills. The ESL Academic Center at Rutgers includes a page of links that offer general information about Rutgers of interest to international and ESL students. Linguistic Funland by Kristina Pfaff-Harris offers fun TESL links for both teachers and students. PALS classes are designed to prepare international students for university, community college, or technical school matriculation.
PALS also serves community members who wish to improve their English language skills.
Still full of useful advice on grammar and style after all these years. Handbook of Rhetorical Devices by Robert Harris and Ross Scaife also includes a Handbook of Literary Terms and offers a search feature to look up definitions. A Handbook of Rhetorical Terms by Ross Scaife offers brief definitions of the most useful terms from classical rhetoric. Suggestions for Revising Prose is a handout from the Rensselaer Writing Center that offers good basic advice on improving the clarity of sentence-level prose. Internet Search Tips and Strategies by Robert Harris of Vanguard University is very useful, and contains a detailed system for Evaluating Internet Research Sources .