NutsAndBoltsGuide.com

An easy-to-follow guide on college writing for students and anyone wishing to improve their writing skills. Learn about expressive and communicative writing, plain writing, good structure, research and citation styles, and presentation and punctuation. The site also provides the top 10 writing mistakes. Readers can order the guide in paper or cloth format.

http://www.nutsandboltsguide.com/

Grammar Monster

Offers articles on all aspects of English grammar and usage, a useful resource for students. The site covers the eight parts of speech (adverbs, adjectives, conjunctions, interjections, prepositions, pronouns, nouns and verbs) as well as punctuation. There are also tips on common grammar errors.

http://www.grammar-monster.com/

Wilbers.com

Writing for Business and Pleasure is a website created by Stephen Wilbers to help you improve your writing skills. The site offers an email course and a variety of workshops. The site also has weekly tips and weekly words to better your vocabulary.

http://www.wilbers.com/

I Love Languages

Comprehensive directory of language resources, including dictionaries, language lessons, teaching resources, conferences and more.

http://www.ilovelanguages.com/

GrammarBook.com

For those who struggle with English grammar or want to improve their skills, the Blue Book of Grammar and Punctuation is worth a look. You can order the famous book here, take online grammar quizzes and more. There is also a grammar blog for those who want even more help.

http://www.grammarbook.com/

Grammar Bytes

An education website dedicated to providing entertaining and useful instruction in English grammar, mostly for children. The grammar rules on the website help students learn everything from abstract nouns to relative clauses. The online tips and quizzes provide a way to check your understanding.

http://www.chompchomp.com/

Behind the Name

A resource for finding information on the origin history (i.e. etymology) of first names. Users of the site can simply type in a name they want to search, or browse by categories such as national origin (English, Spanish, French, Arabic, Irish etc) or look up the most popular names currently in use.

http://www.behindthename.com/

Linguist List

Comprehensive linguistics portal. Learn about jobs available in the field, publications, text and computer tools, teaching and learning and more.

http://www.linguistlist.org/

Ethnologue

Scholarly website on linguistics, including languages of the world, exegetical summaries of the bible, language in New Ireland, southeast Asian languages and more.

http://www.ethnologue.com/

SIL.org

Studies and assists languages across the world that aren't very well known. Provides academic publications and training.

http://www.sil.org/

The Chicago Manual of Style Online

A writing reference tool. Students and academics will find the Citation Quick Guide useful as they compile their footnotes and bibliographies. There is also a question and answer section with answers to common grammar and style questions.

http://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/

Omniglot.com

An index of the world’s diverse languages and writing systems. Read language-related articles, techniques for learning a foreign language and info on each of the world’s alphabet. Visitors to the site can browse the online store for a variety of books, CDs and CD-ROMs on languages and linguistics.

http://www.omniglot.com/

Languages on the Web

LonWeb is an educational website that helps people learn a variety of different languages including Algerian, French, Basque, English, Arabic and many other languages. One of the site's main features is the parallel text which provides a given text, such as a fairy tale, in English and another language. Those who operate a language website can submit it to the site’s directory.

http://www.lonweb.org/

Summer Institute of Linguistics (SIL)

A faith-based organization that studies the world's lesser known languages. SIL has investigated nearly 2,000 languages and provides a range of literacy programs. It also offers translation services.

http://www.sil.org