乱伦大神-Valencia Library: English Language Learners' Resources

Welcome to the Literatures and Language's online guide for learning and improving your English. This guide will not only lead you to excellent online and print resources, but will also tell you how to find more through the Library catalog.

Search LIBROS Catalog for ELL/ESL materials


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The English Language Learners' collection at Valencia Campus includes bilingual materials, fiction and non-fiction at lower lexiles, dictionaries, and online language resources designed to help students study and practice their English language skills.  These are all discoverable in the library catalog.


Use the advanced search function to limit to specific formats, date ranges, or lexile levels. Suggested subject terms to narrow your results to ELL specific resources: "English language study and teaching", "bilingual literature", "English dictionaries", "[name of language] and English bilingual dictionary", "Children's and Young Adult literature" or "graphic novels" or "Young adult non-fiction" ...

Subscription Databases for Language Learners

These suggestions are available to the community. Take advantage of these awesome tools from anywhere - but use our links to access the full content.  There are many more resources available for community access in the library
Databases are powerful tools for finding information from around the world in a variety of languages. You can change the database interface to "preferred" language, translate articles or listen to it aloud another language.

  • Set up your account with our link.
  • Tutoring for classes in Spanish or English. Real time, real live tutors!
  • SkillSurfer ESL resources & Language Learning Lab.

  • Setup account on campus. On campus only for community users.
  • Study materials and test preperation in a variety of languages, e.g. Spanish GED materials.
  • TOEFL test material for educators.

Many useful databases are available throughfor everyone in New Mexico, a gift from the NM State Library. 
Two suggestions from their collections for bilingual students:

  • Informe Academico
  • Gale Virtual Reference Library

What is ELL?
The nation’s English-learners are the fastest growing segment of the K-12 student population, and now make up 10 percent of public school enrollment 乱伦大神 is a second home for 1,500 international students and scholars.

(NMPED)

ELL demographics, policies & handbooks.

 

ELL Resources on the Web

Click these links below for quality resources on the free web. There are hundreds of sites out there you might like, these are a good start. You may need to create an account to access the full content.

Learning English as a 2nd+ Language

  • (Duke University Libraries)

 

Translation Toolbox



 

Teaching English as a 2nd+ Language

 

by ESL expert Rebecca Blum-Martinez. Published by  2018.

 

  • for educators
  • (Duquesne University Gumberg Library)