Top 27 Twitter Accounts to Learn English
Updated September 2018
Learning English online isn't easy, and your best options are generally actual online classes with real teachers, but Twitter does have some great ESL sites to help you improve your English on the go in 140 280 characters!
Here's a list of our 15 25 27 favorite accounts, updated to include some great newer accounts and remove some inactive ones! You can also follow this list of accounts.
Also make sure to check out the hashtag #LearnEnglish, and if you like what you see on our website, #GinsEnglish is a good one too. 🤓
Best Twitter Accounts to Learn English
Evil English
What makes them so great: sense of humor, useful idioms, funny images
Yentelman
What makes them so great: highly entertaining posts with a great sense of humor, always good for a laugh and the perfectly selected GIF
English 121
What makes them so great: creative emojis, sample dialogues, synonym lists
Idiom Land
What makes them so great: clean design, video clips, useful idioms
Jeffrey Wong
What makes them so great: funky aesthetic, grammar info, kitties
Funky English
What makes them so great: vocabulary quizzes, slang, Britishisms
Vocab Page
What makes them so great: animated posts, clean design, clear layout
Next Step English
What makes them so great: lots of quizzes, fun imagery, retweets of other great accounts
Keep Smiling English
What makes them so great: beautiful design, grammar charts, daily paper
The YUNiversity
What makes them so great: fun videos, lots of variety, volume of content
BBC Learning English
What makes them so great: The best thing about the BBC is that they're the BBC, bringing a great deal of authority and rich content.
Ginseng English
What makes them so great: We had to mention ourselves! We take pride in well designed, clear English learning graphics covering all four skills and plenty of vocab and grammar.
ABC Education Learn English
What makes them so great: Lots of ABC's content links to their blog, but there's no denying they're pumping out a ton of fantastic ESL resources.
Woodward English
What makes them so great: Woodward produces a whole lot of great English learning content, but what makes them stand out from our perspective is their detailed, clear grammatical charts.
ELLA Language
What makes them so great: high-quality, well-designed graphics, regular posts
English Guru
What makes them so great: fun GIFs, clear explanations, conversation prompts
English Club
What makes them so great: sense of humor, useful idioms, funny images
Language Consultants
What makes them so great: eye catching graphics with fun quizzes, as well as engaging blog posts chock full of useful info
My Business English Coach
What makes them so great: all around useful business English tips, including common workplace idioms and blog posts
Alberto Alonso
What makes them so great: charming content and a ton of fun videos, especially his tours of cities that make you feel like you're there!
English Radar
What makes them so great: loaded with grammar, slang, captivating quizzes and vocab lessons, you learn something new everyday with this account
Interactive English
What makes them so great: in addition to colorful images, these guys aren't afraid to get a little goofy in their videos to demonstrate important English learning points
EOI Teacher
What makes them so great: straight to the point and easy to read, these posts give you all the information you need to know quickly and clearly
Clark And Miller
What makes them so great: the recent use of stick figures is not only creative, but helpful in demonstrating the points of their complex blog posts
Daria Storozhilova
What makes them so great: English learning videos that are not only informative but fun to watch
College Essay Guy
What makes them so great: While this "Guy" doesn't specifically teach English, his motivational quotes, writing advice and college tips are great for anyone hoping to study abroad or improve their writing!
English with Christina
What makes them so great: Real English tips that can be used immediately in everyday life, especially in casual conversation