Babbel allows you to practice conversation-style written language.

British Library: Learning English Timeline – explore the evolution of English language and literature, from the 11th century to the present day

Duolingo is a free language tool which helps you learn and practice listening, reading and writing. Set up an account to track your progress and commit to practicing for a few minutes each day.

Encyclopaedia Britannica – English Language

English Club – a free website designed to help you learn English online

English Speaking Union – an international educational charity and membership organisation that brings together people of different languages and cultures in over 50 countries

Lightbulb Languages has lots of resources including audiovisuals, worksheets and posters for different levels in lots of languages.

Merriam-Webster – origins of English language

National Council of Teachers of English – devoted to improving the teaching and learning of English and the language arts at all levels of education

Poems for…one world: a hyphen-21 project

Poetry Foundation – an independent literary organization committed to a vigorous presence for poetry in our culture

The Poetry Archive – a not-for-profit organisation that makes and acquires recordings of poets from around the English-speaking world and makes substantial excerpts from them freely available online

The Student Room – a student community that exists for every student to use to support each other