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Many Good Reasons to Use the ESL Lab
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Many Good Reasons to Use the ESL Lab
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ESL
314 |
Instructional
Medium |
Skill
Emphasis | |
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Longman English Assessment |
Interactive Software |
Listening, reading, writing | |
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English
Interactive – Level 4 |
Interactive software |
Listening,
speaking, read | |
| Short Takes 3 | DVD | Speaking, grammar, pronunciation | |
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Talking Business |
Interactive software |
Listening, vocabulary, pronunciation, speaking | |
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NorthStar
High-HighIntermediate |
Audio
CDs |
Listening/Speaking/Pronunciation | |
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Lecture Ready 2 |
DVD and Audio CDs |
Listening to comprehend academic lectures and note taking skills | |
| Noteworthy | Audio CDs | Listening and note taking skills | |
| More of the Real Thing & Inside America | DVDs | Listening to college lectures / U.S. Culture | |
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ESL 313
Reading |
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Access 21st Century GED Reading |
Interactive
software |
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| Inside Reading Book 2 | Text and CD-Rom | Reading and Vocabulary (Activities based on the Academic Word List) | |
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Active
Skills for Reading Level 4 |
Text
and audio CD |
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Reading
Advantage Level 3 |
Text
and audio CD |
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Interactive Software |
Interactive Advanced Dictionary and Oxford's Collocations Dictionary |
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Phrasebuilder Genie Extras |
Interactive Software |
Vocabulary activities |
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ESL 312
Introduction to Essay Writing |
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Understanding
and Using English Grammar |
Interactive
software-
Icon
on desktop |
Grammar,
reading, writing;
Record
dialogues and playback | |
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Focus on Grammar 4 |
Interactive
software |
Grammar, Listening, Reading, Writing | |
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Grammar Sense 3 |
Interactive software |
Grammar activities and games | |
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Read,
Write, Edit |
Textbook and Express CD |
Read and edit for grammar errors; plan, organize, and edit writing | |
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Grammar
in Context 3 |
Audio
CDs |
Grammar,
listening, and reading | |
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Easy Writer Level 3 and Expert Level |
Interactive
software; icon on desktop
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Read and Edit for errors; review grammar notes | |
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Writer’s
Resources |
Interactive
software |
Essay
development and sentence grammar | |
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Online
Lab |
Find links for Writing and Grammar under the 310 Series . |
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ESL 317
Pronunciation |
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American
SpeechSounds |
Interactive
software |
Pronounce
with video and audio help | |
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Well
Said |
Text
and audio CDs |
Pronunciation,
reading, spelling | |
| Targeting Pronunciation | Audio CDs | Pronunciation improvement | |
| Preparation Course for the TOEFL Test (iBT) | |||
| 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: | |||
| the Newbury House Dictionary | Interactive software; Open icon on desktop. Paperbacks available. | Vocabulary, listening, word webs; flashcards, and pronunciation key | |
| The Oxford Genie and Phrasebuilder Genie | Interactive software; Open icon on desktop | Put your cursor over a word on the Internet or in an MS Word document for the definition, or type in a word. Click the listening icon to hear the word. | |
| Oxford Collocations Dictionary | Text with CD-Rom | Look up words for their use in common phrases or expressions | |
| Longman Advanced American Dictionary | Borry the CD-Rom or the paperback. | Use the CD on computers on the left side of the lab or in the foyer #4, 5, and 6. | |
| Longman American Idioms Dictionary | Text | Learn common idioms. | |
| Longman Phrasal Verbs Dictionary | Text | Learn phrasal verbs. | |
| Longman Business English Dictionary | Text | Learn the language of business | |
| Longman Student Grammar of Spoken and Written English | Text | Dictionary with grammar and usage notes | |
| Roget's Thesaurus | Text | Learn synonyms | |
| Oxford Dictionaries for phrasal verbs, idioms, and business are also available. | |||
| Multilingual Dictionaries: Vitenamese-English; Spanish-English; Amharic-English; Chinese-English; Persian-English | |||
| All of the ESL Lab materials and dictionaries listed may be used in the ESL Lab and study areas (L-123 and L-124) and in the foyer. Lab materials may not be removed from the lab. Please visit the ESL Lab often. The online lab may be used wherever you have access to the Internet. | |||
