EXTENSIVE READING SKILLS (ERS)
Dictionaries Wiktionary: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiktionary Cambridge: http://dictionary.cambridge.org Merriam-Webster: http://www.m-w.com Columbia: http://columbia.thefreedictionary.com Art: http://www.artlex.com Computer: http://computing-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com http://webopedia.internet.com http://foldoc.doc.ic.ac.uk/foldoc/index.html Commonly confused words: http://www.wsu.edu:8080/~brians/errors/errors.html Dental: http://www.braces.org/braces/dentists/glossary/index.cfm Economics: http://www.amosweb.com/gls Etymology: http://www.etymonline.com Financial: http://financial-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com Idioms: http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com Law: http://dictionary.law.com http://legal-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com Linguistics: http://www.sil.org/linguistics/GlossaryOfLinguisticTerms Medical abbreviations: http://www.pharma-lexicon.com Medicine: http://www.merck.com/mrkshared/mmanual/sections.jsp http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com Music: http://www.ericweisstein.com/encyclopedias/music More dictionaries: http://www.rong-chang.com/ Terms and definitions http://www.informationsphere.com/ Dictionaries by subject: http://www.martindalecenter.com/Language_3_English.html#ENG-GEN-SUB Education Knowledge Network Explorer: http://www.kn.pacbell.com Encyclopedias Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Current_events Encarta: www.encarta.msn.com Britannica: www.britannica.com Art: http://artcyclopedia.com/index.html Articles on various topics: http://www.encyclopedia.com/ Books and knowledge: http://encyclozine.com Broad fields: http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/ CIA: http://www.cia.gov/ Countries: http://www.countryreports.org Country profiles and maps: http://www.worldatlas.com Fiction and non-fiction: http://www.bartleby.com Life: http://www.els.net Monsters: http://webhome.idirect.com/~donlong/monsters/monsters.htm World Encyclopedia – countries: http://www.emulateme.com
Dictionaries
Wiktionary:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiktionary
Cambridge:
http://dictionary.cambridge.org
Merriam-Webster:
http://www.m-w.com
Columbia:
http://columbia.thefreedictionary.com
Art:
http://www.artlex.com
Computer:
http://computing-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com
http://webopedia.internet.com
http://foldoc.doc.ic.ac.uk/foldoc/index.html
Commonly confused words:
http://www.wsu.edu:8080/~brians/errors/errors.html
Dental:
http://www.braces.org/braces/dentists/glossary/index.cfm
Economics:
http://www.amosweb.com/gls
Etymology:
http://www.etymonline.com
Financial:
http://financial-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com
Idioms:
http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com
Law:
http://dictionary.law.com
http://legal-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com
Linguistics:
http://www.sil.org/linguistics/GlossaryOfLinguisticTerms
Medical abbreviations:
http://www.pharma-lexicon.com
Medicine:
http://www.merck.com/mrkshared/mmanual/sections.jsp
http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com
Music:
http://www.ericweisstein.com/encyclopedias/music
More dictionaries:
http://www.rong-chang.com/
Terms and definitions
http://www.informationsphere.com/
Dictionaries by subject:
http://www.martindalecenter.com/Language_3_English.html#ENG-GEN-SUB
Education
Knowledge Network Explorer:
http://www.kn.pacbell.com
Encyclopedias
Wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Current_events
Encarta:
www.encarta.msn.com
Britannica:
www.britannica.com
http://artcyclopedia.com/index.html
Articles on various topics:
http://www.encyclopedia.com/
Books and knowledge:
http://encyclozine.com
Broad fields:
http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/
CIA:
http://www.cia.gov/
Countries:
http://www.countryreports.org
Country profiles and maps:
http://www.worldatlas.com
Fiction and non-fiction:
http://www.bartleby.com
Life:
http://www.els.net
Monsters:
http://webhome.idirect.com/~donlong/monsters/monsters.htm
World Encyclopedia – countries:
http://www.emulateme.com
Languages Centre, MECIT