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ESL 104 Listening/Speaking	Instructional Medium	Skills Emphasized
Longman English Assessment	Interactive software	Take the General Test in Listening for placement in English Interactive; Take business assessments for placement in Talking Business and Market Leader.
English Interactive 4	Interactive software	Listening/speaking/grammar/ reading
Talking Business	Interactive Software	Listening, Vocabulary, Pronunciation, Speaking
Market Leader	Interactive Software	Advanced Listening, Reading , Vocabulary, Grammar, Pronunciation, Business Skills
Advanced Listening Comprehension	Audio CDs and DVD	Listening and Speaking skills
Lecture Ready 3	Audio CD and DVD	Preparation for comprehending college lectures and note taking skills
NorthStar Advanced	Audio CDs	Listening/Speaking/ Pronunciation
TOEFL Computer Test Overview Kit	Audio CDs	Over 5 hours of recorded listening material

ESL 302, 91, 106, Eng.1A- Writing/Grammar	Instructional Medium	Skills Emphasized
Understanding and Using English Grammar	Interactive software-	Grammar, reading, writing; Record dialogues and playback
Focus on Grammar Interactive Level 5	Interactive software	Grammar, Reading, Listening, Writing
Grammar Sense 3	Interactive Software	Grammar Activities and games
Oxford Phrasebuilder Genie	Interactive Software	Oxford’s Advanced and Collocations Dictionaries
Read, Write, Edit -Grammar for College Writers	Textbook and Express CD	Read and edit for grammar errors; plan, organize, and edit writing
Writer’s Resources	Interactive software	Essay development and sentence grammar
Access 21^st Century GED Reading	Interactive software	Reading, listening, and vocabulary improvement
Inside Reading 3 and 4	Texts and CD-Rom	Reading and Vocabulary Activities based on the Academic Word List
Active Skills for Reading Level 4	Text and audio CD	Reading, listening, vocabulary
Newbury House Dictionary	Networked -Icon on desktop	Look up words, listen, word webs, flashcards, and pronunciation key
http://www.eslstation.net/	Online Lab	Links under 104/106/302/91
San Jose Writes ~ Use the Edit Grid to improve your writing skills.

Preparation Course for the TOEFL Test

Please ask our Instructional Assistant or Kathy Hanson about our Preparation Course for the TOEFL Test (iBT) that is available in the ESL Lab. CD-Roms for each of the skills tested are on designated computers. The books may be used only inside the ESL Lab. Please don't write in them. Ask if you need a page copied.

Dictionaries Available in the ESL Lab

Longman Advanced American Dictionary

Longman Dictionary of American English

Longman American Idioms Dictionary

Longman Business English Dictionary

Longman Phrasal Verbs Dictionary

Longman Student Grammar of Spoken and Written English

Longman Language Activator

Longman Diccionario Pocket - Inglés-Español

Oxford Dictionary of Business English

Oxford Idioms Dictionary

Oxford Phrasal Verbs Dictionary

Oxford ESL Dictionary Workbook

Basic Newbury House Dictionary

The Newbury House Dictionary (on computer desktop with sound files)

Webster’s Dictionary

The American Heritage College Dictionary

Roget’s Thesaurus II

Larousse Spanish-English Dictionary

Vietnamese-English Dictionary

Essential English-Vietnamese Dictionary

All of the learning materials and dictionaries listed may be used in the ESL Lab and study rooms (L-123 and L-124) and in the foyer. These materials may not be removed from the lab. Please use the ESL Lab often. The online lab may be used wherever you have access to the Internet.