English Study Direct

Do you need interactive online academic courses and resources designed for students of English as a second language? Are you looking for good value? For excellence? Are you looking for distance learning online? Do you want to study at a university in the UK, in Australia, in Canada or the USA? You can use our courses to prepare you for entry - both at undergraduate and postgraduate level.

We offer English work and home study direct from the UK with one of our excellent ESL/ EFL courses with a range of course options to suit your needs. All tutors are highly qualified and experienced. We offer exam preparation courses for IELTS and TOEFL and courses in English for University studies.

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Are you a student of English who needs extra help studying English? Are you looking for free ESL/ EFL online help?

You can learn English online using the best  free resources on the web - this is open distance learning in its truest sense. There are interactive English language exercises for reading, listening, writing, grammar. You can visit online libraries, read English newspapers, listen to English radio, watch English TV and  news videos, use the free translators and online dictionaries. Try the Student Resources on the left, or the TESOL Online Resource Centre with free ESL, EFL, ELT resources - see the box below.   

Are you an ESL  teacher looking for online English teaching resources?

We offer links and guides for ESL or EFL tutors, information on professional associations, TESL, ELT and applied linguistics  journals and articles and sites that offer free interactive activities that are excellently produced. Click on the link in the TESOL Online Resource Centre box below. You can browse and buy ESL, ELT and applied linguistics books, too.  Check out new publications and reviews at one of the Amazon online bookshops (go via Amazon Associate box link at bottom of the page).