English as a Second Language (ESL)

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May 2011

This study guide will be useful in finding information for English language learners.

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Reference and Reserve Books at a Glance

Resources

• English grammar
• English as a second language

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• From the Horse's Mouth: Oxford Dictionary of English Idioms (PE1464 .F76 2009)
• Cambridge Idioms Dictionary (PE1460 .C25 2006)
• Collins COBUILD Phrasal Verbs Dictionary (PE1319 .C65 2005)
• Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Basic English (PE1319 .C65 2002)
• Oxford English-Hindi Dictionary (PK1936 .O93 2003)
• Oxford Pocket School Thesaurus (PE1591 .O9526 2007)
• Oxford Wordpower: English-Arabic Dictionary A-Z (PJ6640 .O94 2006)
• The Oxford ESL Dictionary (PE1628 .O8685 2004)
• Canadian A-Z of Grammar, Spelling, & Punctuation (PE1097 .C36 2006)

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• Chambers 21st Century Dictionary
• Collins French Dictionary Plus
• Collins German Dictionary
• Collins Irish Dictionary
• Collins Latin Dictionary
• Collins Portuguese Dictionary
• Collins Spanish Dictionary
• In The American Heritage ® Abbreviations Dictionary

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Books

• Basic Vocabulary in Use (PE1449 .M393 2001)
• English Vocabulary for Beginning ESL Learners (PE1128 .E57 2006)
• How to Say It: Choice Words, Phrases, Sentences, and Paragraphs for Every Situation (PE1483 .M34 2001)
• Study Skills for Speakers of English as a Second Language (LB2395 .L49 2003)
• The Basic Oxford Picture Dictionary English/Chinese (PE1629 .G73 1995)
• The Official Guide To The New TOEFL IBT (PE1128 .O38 2007)
• Word by Word English/Korean (PE1130 .K6 M65 2007)
• Word by Word Basic: English/Spanish (PE1129 .S8 M475 2007)
• The Oxford ESL Dictionary (PE1628 .O8685 2004)
• The Scarlet Letter (PE1128 .R53 2008)
• Password 3: A Reading and Vocabulary Text (PE1128 .B623 2005)
• All New Very Easy True Stories: A Picture-Based First Reader (PE1128 .H435463 2006)
• The Idiom Advantage: Fluency in Speaking and Listening (PE1128 .W367 1995)
• True Stories in the News: A Beginning Reader (PE1128 .T78 2008)
• Bookworms Club Silver: Stories for Reading Circles (PE1126 .A4 B659 2007)
• Grammar for You (PE1114 .G53 2005 V.1)
• Conversation Starters for Intermediate ESL Students (PE1128 .A2 P35 2001)
• English by Heart (PE1128 .M343 2008)
• Romeo and Juliet (PE1126 .N43 C667 2008)
• The Gift of the Magi and Other Stories (PE1126 .N43 T394 2008)
• Speak English for Success: ESL Conversations, Topics and Dialogues (PE1128 .G67 2009)
• Word by Word: English/Arabic (PE1130 .A8 M65 2008)

Journals

• The Reading Matrix: An Online Journal

Multimedia Resources

• English Every Day: A Resource for Language Learning (PE1128 .E527 2000) [VHS]
• How To Pronounce Vowels & Consonants (PE1137 .H69 1991) [DVD]
• English as a Second Language (PE1128 .E518 2004 V.1 – V.4) [DVD]
• Pronounce It Perfectly in English (PE1137 .Y38 2005) [Book and CD]
• Clear Speech from the Start: Basic Pronunciation & Listening Comprehension in North American English (PE1128 .G55 2001) [CD]
• American Headway .1 (PE1128 .S632 2001) [CD]
• Active listening. Class Audio CDs. (LB1065 .B76 2007) [CD]

Organizations, Associations and Community Resources

• Canadian Council for Refugees
• Centre for Canadian Language Benchmarks (CCLB)
• Immigrant Services Calgary

Web Resources

• Bow Valley College ESL program page
• BBC Learning English
• Language Learning and Technology
• Dave’s ESL Café
• English for All
• ESL Flow
• English Listening Lounge
• ESL Party Land

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