C. ESL- Student Resources
ESL Department-Website
ESL Instructional Links
ESL Textbook Websites
Online Reference
ESL instructional links
Betsy Cassriel
Dolores Howard (ESL 60): Link 1 and Link 2
Some of the textbooks currently used by the ESL department have a companion website that you might find helpful.
Please note that the exercises on these websites are not your lab assignments, unless your instructor especifically assigned them to you.
To go to it just click on the website address.
ESL-Grammar
| Classes | Textbook Name / Website address |
| Grammar | Focus on Grammar Basic |
| Grammar | Focus on Grammar Intermediate |
| Grammar | Focus on Grammar High-Intermediate |
| Grammar | Focus on Grammar Advance |
| Grammar | Grammar Links 1 |
| Grammar | Grammar Links 2 |
| Reading | Read to Succeed 1 |
| Reading | Read to Succeed 2 |
| Conversation | World Link Intro |
| Conversation | World Link Book 1 |
| Conversation | World Link Book 2 |
| Writing | Great Essays |
Online Reference
| SBCC Eli Luria Library | http://library.sbcc.edu/ |
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Cambridge University Press Journals online |
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Encyclopedia Britannica |
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| INFOPLEASE | |
| NETLIBRARY | |
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PROQUEST DIRECT |
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| Cambridge Dictionary | http://dictionary.cambridge.org/ |
| Merriam-Webster | http://www.m-w.com/ |
| MSN Encarta | http://encarta.msn.com/ |
Suggestions for Listening Practice:
| Basic English Grammar (CD) |
| CNN Video: Development Composition (CD) |
| Concepts and Comments (CD) |
| English Discoveries (CD) |
| Focus on Grammar (CD) |
| Focus on Pronunciation (CD) |
| Issues for Today (CD) |
| Music Activities (CD) |
| Rosetta Stone (CD) |
| Quick English (General or Business) (CD) |
| Side by SIde (CD) |
| Stories Worth Reading (CD & DVD) |
| Top Notch TV: Fundamentals (DVD) |
| WorldLink (CD & DVD) |
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Available Software and Activities
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Level Grammar Writing Reading
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| 1 |
*Focus on Grammar – Basic (PC)
*Azar Interactive (as ref.) (PC) |
*Side by Side Videos
*Oxford Picture Dictionary CDs *English Discoveries (Let's Start and disc 1) *Outside of class assignments: museums *Career Center *Other Campus Services *Educational/Vocational Programs *Community Services Projects |
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| 2 | *Focus on Grammar- Basic (PC) *Peinado’s Program, Grammar To Go(PC) *Azar Interactive (as ref.) (PC) |
*typing papers *bulletin boards *Campus Pipeline *E-mail use *Mavis Beacon *Spell-Deluxe |
*Side by Side Videos *Oxford Picture Dictionary CDs *English Discoveries (discs 3 & 4) *Outside of class assignments: museums *Career Center *Other Campus Services *Educational/Vocational Programs *Community Services Projects |
| 3 | *Focus on Grammar – Int. (PC) *Azar interactive (as ref.) (PC) *Peinado’s Program, Grammar To Go (PC) |
*typing papers *bulletin boards *Campus Pipeline *E-mail use *Mavis Beacon *Spell-Deluxe |
*Quick English *ESL Activities Website *Outside of class assignments: museums *Career Center *Other Campus Services *Educational/Vocational Programs *L.R.C. Videos and other materials *Community Services Projects |
| 4 | *Focus on Grammar Adv. Int. (PC) *Peinado’s Program, Grammar To Go (PC) |
*typing papers *bulletin boards *Campus Pipeline *E-mail use *Mavis Beacon *Spell-Deluxe |
*Quick English Business *Videoms *Outside of class assignments: museums *Career Center *Other Campus Services *Educational/Vocational Programs *L.R.C. Videos and other materials *Community Services Projects |
| 5 | *Focus on Grammar Advance (PC) *Grammar 3D (PC) |
* typing papers *bulletin boards *Campus Pipeline *E-mail use *Mavis Beacon *Spell-Deluxe |
*Videoms *Patricia Núñez Website *Real Thing Video *Outside of class assignments: museums *Career Center *Other Campus Services *Educational/Vocational Programs *L.R.C. Videos and other materials *Community Services Projects |
