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Resources for Students

The Odegaard Undergraduate Library and Computing Commons maintains a collection designed to meet the primary needs of non-native english speaking students at the University of Washington. The collection is arranged by reading level and classified in Library of Congress subject arrangement (call number order). This collection contains both books, CD-ROMs, and cassette tapes. Most of the resources maintained in the collection are available for check out. The collection can be found on shelves in the north study area of the first floor - the location will be marked Odegaard IEP/ESL in the library catalog. Please ask for assistance at any service desk or Ask us!

Grammar

• Fundamentals of English grammar -- PE1128 .A965 2002 (Odegaard IEP/ESL)
• Grammar step by step with pictures -- PE1128 .B6 2004 (Odegaard IEP/ESL)
• Grammar troublespots : guide for student writers -- PE1128 .R2326 2004 (Odegaard IEP/ESL)

Dictionaries

• The American Heritage dictionary for learners of English -- PE1628 .A6229 2002 (Odegaard IEP/ESL)
• Cambridge English Pronouncing Dictionary -- PE1628 .J77 2003
• The Newbury House dictionary of American English : an essential reference for learners of American English and culture -- PE1628 .N49 1999

TOEFL Testing

• Kaplan TOEFL paper-and-pencil -- PE1128 .K372 2004 (Odegaard IEP/ESL
• TOEFL iBT -- PE1128 .T654 2005 (Odegaard IEP/ESL)
• TOEFL success 2005 -- PE1128 .R63 2005 (Odegaard IEP/ESL)
• ETS Test Link Database (online database- UW restricted)
• Testing and Education Reference Center (online database- UW restricted)

Reference & Study Resources:

• English Language – Pronounciation
• English language -- Textbooks for foreign speakers
• English language -- United States -- Dictionaries

Test & Examination Texts and Manuals:

• English language -- Examinations -- Study guides
• Test of English as a Foreign Language -- Study guides (for TOEFL resources)
• Test of English for International Communication -- Study guides (for TOEIC resources)

General Sites:	Seattle Area - Local ESL Resources & Programs
Babel Fish translation Englishpage.com The ESL Center YourDictionary.com	King County Library System Seattle Central Community College Seattle Language Academy : English Language Programs
Grammar & Vocabulary:	School and Program Directories
Activities for ESL Students Daily Grammar Interesting things for ESL Students Online English Grammer OWL Online Learning Lab	American Association for Intensive English Programs  ESL.com ESL Directory.com Study USA
Listening & Speaking:	TOEFL Tests & Information
Randall's ESL Cyber Listening Lab Repeat After Us Sounds of English	Free TOEFL Study on the Internet TOEFL Information site
News & Magazines
BBC News: Learning English Medline Plus: Easy to Read Health Topics Topics Online Magazine for Learners of English Voice of America by Special English

RESOURCES FOR TEACHERS OF ESL

UW Program Information for ESL Teachers

• UW College of Education
• UW Department of English MATESOL Program

General Titles

• An introduction to English language : word, sound and sentence -- PE124 .K85 2004  
• ESOL tests and testing : a resource for teachers and administrators -- PE1128.A2 S858 2005
• Mastering ESL and bilingual methods : differentiated instruction for culturally and linguistically diverse students -- PE1128.A2 H4675 2005
• Meeting the needs of second language learners : an educator's guide -- P51 .L498 2003
• Teaching English as a foreign or second language: a teacher self-development and methodology guide-- PE1128.A2 G38 2006
• Technology and teaching English language learners -- PE1128.A2 B89 2003

Grammar & Vocabulary Instruction

• Grammar alive! : a guide for teachers -- LB1576 .H3235 2003
• Essential linguistics : what you need to know to teach reading, ESL, spelling, phonics, and grammar -- P51 .F694 2004
• Teaching academic ESL writing : practical techniques in vocabulary and grammar -- PE1404 .H57 2004

Post-Secondary ESL Instruction

• Crossing the curriculum : multilingual learners in college classrooms -- PE1128.A2 C744 2004
• ESL Writers : a guide for writing center tutors -- PE1404 .E83 2004
• Handbook of undergraduate second language education -- P51 .H327 2000
• Teaching Academic ESL Writing: Practical Techniques In Vocabulary And Grammar -- PE1404 .H57 2004

Reading & Literature

• Accessing the classics : great reads for adults, teens, and English language learners -- Z1035 .R825 2006
• Book bridges for ESL students : using young adult and children's literature to teach ESL -- PE1128.A2 R454 2002

Research Issues in ESL

• Handbook of research in second language teaching and learning -- P118.2 .H359 2005
• Spoken English, TESOL and applied linguistics : challenges for theory and practice - PE1128.A2 S643 2006
• Teaching and learning a second language : a review of recent research -- P51 .M285 2003

Working Abroad

• Opportunities in overseas careers -- HF5549.5.E45 C32 2005 (Odegaard Career Books)
• Teaching English overseas : a job guide for Americans and Canadians -- PE1128.A2 M555 2003  (Odegaard Career Books)  

UW Electronic Journals

• ELT Journal
• Research in the Teaching of English
• Studies in second language acquisition
• Teaching English in the Two Year College
• TESL-EJ: teaching English as a second or foreign language
• TESOL quarterly - Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages

• English language -- Study and teaching -- Foreign speakers
• English Language -- Study And Teaching --Technological Innovations
• English Teachers -- Training of
• Language and languages -- Study and teaching
• Second language acquisition

Testing

• English language - - Ability Testing
• Test of English as a Second Language

• The Center for Adult English Language Acquisition (CAELA)
• Breaking News English: Ready to use EFL/ESL Lesson Plans & Podcasts
• ERIC/CLL Resource Guides Online – Internet Resources for Teachers of English as a Second Language
• ESL Magazine
• The Internet TESL Journal - for Teachers of English as a Second Language
• Language, Learning & Technology: A Journal for Second & Foreign Language Educators

ESL Jobs

• ESL Jobs
• ESL Jobs World
• TEFL Courses & Teaching English Abroad

• Dave's ESL Cafe
• Edufind.com
• Englishclub.com
• TESL/TEFL/TESOL/ESL/EFL/ESOL Links