LibGuides: English as a Second Language (ESL) / English for Non-native Speakers: Blogs & Social Media

About Blogs and Social Media

A blog, or web log, is a webpage to which one or more people contribute personal reflections, opinions, as well as factual content. Blogs can contain audiovisual material in addition to text, and in general are updated frequently.
Social media sites are web sites or web-based services which allow people to create online communities. These communities may be based on shared characteristics such as interests, geographical location, or attendance at the same educational institution.
In general, social networking sites require you to register and create an account before using them. Services on these sites are often free.
Familiar examples of social networking sites include Facebook and Twitter.

A high school ESL / EFL teacher posts useful websites for those studying and teaching English.

American English Facebook Page
This is the Facebook page associated with American English, a resource center from the US Department of State for teaching and learning about American English language and culture. Look in the Recommended Websites area of this guide to see the American English website.
Blog, Kaplan International Languages
Check out these blog posts on topics like Quick English: Helping Verbs, How to Write Numbers in English, How to Write Personal Pronouns, and more.
VOA Learning English -Twitter Feed
News and feature stories in simplified English from Voice of America. This Twitter feed is part of Voice of America's Learning English
Wordnik - Twitter Feed
Receive tweets from Wordnik , an extensive online dictionary which shows word use in context through numerous example sentences taken from real world publications. Wordnik also has a Facebook page.