Newspapers                 back to top         

English for Professional Communication: excellent site by the University of Hong Kong - English Centre, for non-native speakers of English to improve their writing skills. Covers CV and letter writing, research articles, etc.

ESL resources for students:  In Purdue University's OWL (online writing lab).  Look at the "handouts", which are grammar and language explanations which you can print out (get the "printer-friendly" version); there are exercises too.  There are also links to many sites for students of English as a Second Language (ESL).

Writing guidelines for science and engineering students  site with advice on how to write laboratory reports, dissertations, etc.  For advanced students or native speakers of English.

Tutorials on how to use the Internet

Learn the Net:  Internet tutorial - very complete. Also in Spanish and other languages.

Collins Memorial Library: some advice on evaluating website content.

Science                       back to top

Medlineplus:  with dictionaries, audio-visual tutorials, topics and information about all kinds of health issues.  Also available in Spanish. A very interesting and useful site.

Biology links  from Celedonio González Díaz's website, at the Biology Faculty ULL..  There are on-line biology books, interactive  webpages  in English, some with options to change to Spanish or Portuguese (a good way to practice comparing technical terms), etc.

Fun trivia: interactive Trivial Pursuit-type quizzes about chemistry topics.

Chemistry Comes Alive!  Web site of the Journal of Chemical Education, you can see short video clips of reactions, experiments, etc.

General Chemistry Online  Search for the names of chemical compounds from their formula (or vice versa), and other things of interest.

Marshall Brain's How Stuff Works  Commercial site (many advertisements and banners) which explains, simply enough, how things work.

NASA:  NASA (North American Space Agency.)  You can see "webcasts" (short videos with interviews, images, etc).  A lot of interesting video clips and text information about space exploration, great images and graphics.

Bibliographic searches etc.              back to top

BULL  the library at ULL has many databases you can consult, such as Medline (see below), MLA, EBSCO, etc.  These are easy to use, very good and free (if accessed from the ULL).

 This page also has links to the journals ("revistas") and where they can be found (Revistas por Centro), or according to their field (Revistas por materia).  The link "Catálogo de Revistas" gives you a listing of over 400 journals and their descriptions and/or websites.

PubMed (Medline):  abstracts of medical and pharmaceutical articles.

Electric Library  From HighBeam Research, this is a "virtual" library, which allows you to search by keywords or phrases.  Its sources include newpapers, books, magazines (not many specialized journals, but there are some), encyclopedias, radio and TV transcripts, -  and not the Internet.  You must be suscribe to eLibrary in order to see the actual article.  It is especially useful for finding out where there is information on a specific subject, and, if you are not a subscriber, you can always consult your "real" library to see if they have the magazine, book, etc.   

Encyclopedia.com  permits keyword search of encyclopedia entries.

Wikipedia An on-line encyclopedia, made and edited by any registered user. A "wiki" is a web page that can be edited by practically anyone, so be careful of the contents on Wikipedia. Look at the "discussion" tab, to make sure there isn't a lot of controversy about the entry.

Software  (free)      back to top

  Web site for AcrobatReader, software that enables you to open, read, save, and print .pdf files.  T

Adobe Flash Player Many sites use "flash" for media (video clips etc.), so you need a flash player.

RealOne to listen to music, video, etc.

Bookstores   (for books you can't get at your local bookstore)

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: UK online bookstore, with links to others, some which sell used books at reduced prices (but don't always ship outside the UK).  For American publications, you can also consult amazon.com.

amazon.com  USA online bookstore.  You can find American publications which aren't necessarily found at UK site, and there are links to other bookstores which also sell used books at reduced prices.  The shipping takes much longer, and is more expensive, but sometimes you can save by buying used books (although they don't always ship outside the USA) and/or buying several books at the same site, if possible.

Looking for a job                         back to top  

English for Professional Communication: Exellent site maintained by the English Centre at the University of Hong Kong, aimed at non-native speakers of English. There are interactive exercises, videos of job interviews, advice on how to write resumes/CVs, letters, emails, and more.

Jobstar  links and advice as to how to write a Curriculum Vitae or resume in English.  Easy to understand.

naturejobs  from the journal Nature, job ads for different research positions, plus articles to do with different job issues.

Job letters and resumés examples and advice for cover letters.  The exercises are for advanced students or native speakers.

ULL: CV in Spanish, from the Universiy of La Laguna web site.  Good advice for writing a CV.

ULL:letters  in Spanish, from the University of La Laguna web site.  Good advice, but make sure you consult your notes or Jobstar for advice about letter format.

Links to chats and forums: (for more information on chats and forums, see the internet  tutorial) back to top

NASA:  chats and forums about NASA (North American Space Agency.)  You can also see "webcasts" (short videos with interviews, images, etc).  

Physics forum  not only phyics, there's mathematics, thermodynamics, and many other topics as well.

Yahoo Science chats and forum:  Gives links to chats and forums related to science. 

About.com: chemistry chat Click "log onto chat", then put any name and birth date, then click "connect".

About.com: chemistry forum Register and see what problems other chemistry students are talking about!

Asimov's science fiction: If you like science fiction, click on "chats" - you can chat with writers of science fiction, usually at 9.00 pm "EST" (Eastern Standard Time, which is 5 hours behind our time, so at 2 in the evening - for late night students only!). There are forums too.

Email exchanges             back to top 

My language exchange.com You can find a "partner" and exchange emails with other people according to age, interests, country, etc. Easy to understand and use. 

Please contact me if you know of any other useful links or if any of these doesn't work: afagan "at" ull.es.