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Wer auf unterhaltsame Weise sein Englisch auffrischen und zugleich landeskundliche Kenntnisse erwerben möchte, wird von dieser Webseite des "wdr" begeistert sein:

Surfin' England

Im Bereich "Linguistik" sind Grammatik-Webseiten, Wörterbücher und Übersetzungsprogramme zu finden.

Interessante Links, die beim Erstellen von Referaten und Facharbeiten behilflich sein können:

Anglistik Guide

Virtuelle Bibliothek: Anglistik / Amerikanistik

About: English as a 2nd Language

Encarta Encyclopedia (US Edition / UK Edition)

Bartleby.com Great Books Online

Studienhilfen

Tipps zu Studientechniken

11 Rules of Writing

The Writing Lab at Purdue

A Writer's Reference

Beispiel für Klausur- und Abituraufgaben für alle Fächer sind in den Richtlinien und Lehrplänen für die Sekundarstufe II NRW abgedruckt, die man nach Anmeldung sofort kostenlos laden kann von folgender Webseite:

Ritterbach Verlag GmbH, Frechen

Sprache

Wörterbücher / Übersetzungsprogramme

Online Übersetzung
Übersetzungsprogramm BABYLON
Cambridge Dictionaries Online
Merriam-Webster WWW Dictionary
Wörterbuch linguadict (Online)
Wörterbuch D-EN / EN-D (Online oder Programmdownload)
Wörterbuch D-EN / EN-D
LEO Wörterbuch D-EN / EN-D
Your Dictionary (einsprachig, andere Sprachen, Grammatik)
Online Dictionaries (Verzeichnis von über 800 Dictionaries)
Online Dictionaries (verschiedene Sprachen)

Grammatik / Übungen

The Internet Grammar of English
Englische Grammatik online
Grammar Links
Guide to Grammar and Writing
Online English Grammar
Self-study quizzes for ESL students
englisch-hilfen.de

TOEFL

The official TOEFL website (Test of English as a Foreign Language)

Programme

Vokabellernprogramm Teachmaster

Presse

Great Britian

The Times
Telegraph
The Guardian / The Observer
Financial Times

USA

USA Today
Newsweek
The New York Times
The Philadelphia Inquirer
The Washington Post
The Denver Post
Los Angeles Times

Australia

Sydney Morning Herald
Australian News

New Zealand

Stuff

South Africa

Independent Online

India

The Times of India
Hindustan Times
The Hindu
India: Newspapers and News Media Guide

Great Britain

British Timeline
King John and The Magna Carta
The Magna Carta (1215)
The Bill of Rights (1689)
Government in Britain
Reforming the House of Lords
10 Downing Street
Department for Constitutional Affairs
The United Kingdom Parliament
History: Empire & Seapower

Election

British Election 2001
British Election 2005
British Election: Voting System

Globalization

Global Policy Forum
Migration Information Source
A Student's Guide to Globalization
International Forum on Globalization
Globalization from about.com
Globalization The World Bank Group
The Globalization Guide
The Globalization Website

Equality Today! E-zine published by Young People's Press
The Globalist Daily online magazine
Globalisation Institute

Postcolonial India

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Postcolonial Web
Postcolonial Literature

Heutiges Indien

BBC Country profile: India
India Image
India: Tourism
Lonely Plamet Destination Guide: India
Timeline of Indian history
CIA World Factbook: India
Index Mundi: India

Bend it like Beckham

Official Website
Rotten Tomatoes Review

Northern Ireland

Irish History on the Web
Irish Times
Movie: Michael Collins
Michael Collins - The Lost Leader
Information on the Irish State
Northern Ireland Legislation
Conflict Archive on the Internet (CAIN)
Northern Ireland Tourist Board
Official Guide to Northern Ireland
Political Parties: Northern Ireland (Political Resources on the Net)

Australia

Allgemein

Guide to Australia
About Australia
Australian Tourist Commission
Lonely Planet: Destination Australia
Australian Commonwealth Government Information
Australian Bureau of Statistics
Travel Australia

Regional

Sydney
City of Sydney (Official Site)
Brisbane City Council
Cairns Online - Great Barrier Reef
Alice Springs
Cooktown
Barossa Valley
Statistics Queensland
Statistics Western Australia

Einzelaspekte

Official Website of the Australian Wine Industry
Australian Rugby Union
Australian Woolshed

South Africa

Allgemein

South Africa - The Official Gateway
Lonely Planet Guide
Botschaft der RSA in Deutschland
South African Government Online
South African Tourist Board SATOUR
Travel to South Africa
Gateway to South Africa
South Africa Online

Regional

Guide to Cape Town and the Western Cape
Cape Town and Surrounds
Cape Metropolitan Tourism
Western Cape Tourism
Garden Route Guide

Einzelaspekte

Robben Island Museum
The Rooibos Story
Just Rooibos
South African Wine
South African Rugby
South African Cricket
South African Soccer
Surfing in South Africa

Cry Freedom (1987)

Review by Roger Ebert
The South African State and the Cry Freedom saga
EUFS Review: Cry Freedom
Steve Biko Foundation
Steve Biko: Short Biography
1976 Uprising (Soweto)
Donald Woods, enemy of apartheid, dies at 67
Donald Woods: a tribute from ACTSA Scotland
Donald Woods dies at 67
Soweto Tours and Information

American Dream

Angebot staatlicher Einrichtungen

America - Telling America's Story
The White House
U.S. House of Representatives
State of California (Official Website)

Geschichte

American History
U.S. History (Independence Hall Association)
The History Place
Valley Forge
Fort McHenry National Monument
A Guide to American Flags
U.S. Historical Documents

T.C. Boyle: The Tortilla Curtain

Reader's Guide for The Tortilla Curtain
Material zu BOYLES "The Tortilla Curtain"
Map and aerial photo of the area (Mapquest)
U.S. Border Control
Immigration from Mexico (Center for Immigration Studies)
T. Gégoux: Topanga Canyon 1914 (Gemälde)
Topanga Canyon Docents (Naturalist Training)
Gated Community: Access Control Issues
Why we oppose Gated Communities
Gated Communities Promote False Security
Golf Home Guide
Immigration and Acceptance in "The Tortilla Curtain"
Border Patrol suffers from boredom (CNN)
Illegal immigrants take heat for wildfires (CNN)

A. Miller: Death of a Salesman

Death of a Salesman and the American Dream
Death of a Salesman - TV Production 1985
Classic Notes: Death of a Salesman
Barron's Booknotes on Death of a Salesman

Verschiedenes

National Park Service - Experience Your America
Dead Poets Society
Thornton Wilder
Hispanic Magazine
American Dreams
National Holidays USA
American Folksongs
American Dreams: A voice of the heart (Songs)
Hearst Castle - Experience the Dream

Macbeth

Text

Shakespeare: Complete Works
German translation

About Shakespeare / Macbeth

Enjoying Macbeth
Classic Notes: Macbeth
Shakespeare resource centre
Shakespeare's Stratford on the web
Shakespeare's Stories / Essential Online Resources
All Shakespeare Macbeth (summary, essays, quotes and more)
Study questions
Shakespeare Help: Macbeth (with message board)
The truth behind the Shakespeare myth
Macbeth navigator
Essays on Macbeth (search for "Macbeth")
Shakespeare's Globe Research Database
Das Spannungsverhältnis zwischen Willensfreiheit und Fremdbestimmung
The Shakespeare Globe Centre Australia

Online quizzes

Macbeth quiz 1
The ultimate Macbeth quiz
Macbeth quiz 2
Macbeth quiz 3
Quiz Act I
Quiz Act II
Quiz Act III
Quiz Act IV
Quiz Act V

Shakespeare's Globe Theatre

Shakespeare in Germany

Globe Theater in Neuss
Shakespeare Company Berlin
Deutsche Shakespeare Gesellschaft e.V.

Utopia / Present

TV Preacher: Dr. Robert H. Schuller

Crystal Cathedral
Hour of Power
Hour of Power (deutsche Seiten)
Kritische Stellungnahme
Faulty Gospel
Schuller Power / Gegendarstellung

TV Preachers

Pat Robertson
Jerry Falwell Ministeries
Jerry Falwell's "History of America"

Peter Shaffer: Equus

Indiana University Theatre & Drama: Equus
Summary
Theatre Review 1
Theatre Review 2
Theatre Review 3
Theatre Review 4
Aufführung von Equus in einem deutschen Gymnasium, Juli 2001

George Orwell

George Orwell
Orwell Today
1984
1984
Animal Farm
Classic Notes: 1984
Spark Notes: 1984
Newspeak.com
1984 Internet Links & Resources
1984 - Movie Review

Aldous Huxley

Brave New World? - A defence of paradise-engineering
Brave New World - Summary
Classic Notes: Brave New World

William Golding

Lord of the Flies Information
Novel Guide: Lord of the Flies
Spark Notes: Lord of the Flies
Lord of the Flies: lo fat version
Classic Notes: Lord of the Flies

Metropolis

Allgemein

Metropolis Magazine
Metropolis (international association of 71 global cities)
The Metropolis and Mental Life

Regional

Chicago Metropolis 2020
Metropolis St. Louis
The New York Times on the Web
Los Angeles Times
Living in London
The Times (London)
Philly News(Philadelphia)
Metroactive (San Francisco Bay area)
South African News
The Towers (essay about the WTC, NYC)

Fiktionale Texte

Metropolis (poems)
C. Sandburg: Chicago (poem)
Snow in the city (short story)

Filme

Metropolis (2002)
Metropolis (2002) review
Metropolis (1927) review

Dead Poets Society

Dead Poets Society - The Movie

Dead Poets Society (Peter Weir)
Information about the movie
Criticism of the film
Review of the movie
The conflicting philosophies of realism and romanticism
Reviews
Nitpickers
Memorable quotes
Movie Mistakes
ESL Notes