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ESL
324 Listening/Speaking
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Instructional
Medium
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Skill
Emphasis
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Longman
English Assessment
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Interactive
software
Icon
on desktop
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Take
the Intermediate General Test for placement in English Interactive
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English
Interactive – Level 3
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Interactive
software Icon on desktop
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Listening/Speaking/Reading/
Pronunciation
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Short Takes 2 |
DVD |
Speaking, Grammar, Pronunciation |
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Talking
Business
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Interactive
software Icon on desktop.
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Social
and Functional Business Language
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North
American Idioms
|
Interactive
software
Icon
on desktop
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A
comprehensive program for mastering common idioms
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Lecture
Ready 1
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DVD
& audio CDs
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Listening
comprehension of college lectures and note taking skills
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Northstar
Intermediate
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Audio
CDs
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Listening/Speaking/Pronunciation
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Contemporary Topics 2
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Audio
CDs
|
Listening/Speaking/Pronunciation
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Interactions
2
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Audio
CDs/Video
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Listening/Speaking/Pronunciation
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ESL
323 Reading
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Instructional
Medium
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Skill
Emphasis
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Longman
English Assessment
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Interactive
software; open icon on desktop
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Take
the “Find Your Level” test and then take the reading test at your
level.
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Reading Explorer 2 |
Text, CD-Rom, DVD |
Reading and vocabulary development |
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Active
Skills for Reading Level 3
|
Text
and audio CD
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Reading,
listening, vocabulary
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Inside Reading 1 |
Text and CD-Rom |
Reading and vocabulary (Activities based on the Academic Word List) |
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Reading
Advantage Level 3
|
Text
and audio CD
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Reading,
listening, vocabulary
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| Issues
for Today |
Audio
CD |
Reading,
listening, vocabulary |
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ESL
322 Writing/Grammar
|
Instructional
Medium
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Skill
Emphasis
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Easy Writer |
Interactive Software |
Grammar and Editing whole passages |
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Focus
on Grammar 3
|
Interactive
software
Icon on desktop
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Grammar,
Reading, Listening, Writing
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Grammar
Sense 2
|
Interactive
Software;
Icon
on desktop
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Practice
Zone, Reference Zone, Game zone, Assessment (print score report)
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Understanding
and Using English Grammar
|
Interactive
software;
Icon
on desktop
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Grammar, reading, writing. speaking
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Center Stage 4 |
CD-Rom and Audio CDs |
Texts and CDs available in the Lab |
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ESL
327 Pronunciation
|
Instructional
Medium
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Skill
Emphasis
|
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American
SpeechSounds
|
Interactive
software;
Borrow
CD-Rom
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Pronounce
with video and audio graphics.
|
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American
Accent Program
|
Interactive
software;
Icon
on Desktop
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Pronounce
and record consonants, vowels, and intonation patterns.
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Well
Said Introductory Level
|
Text
and audio CDs
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Pronunciation
improvement
|
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Focus
on Pronunciation Level 3
|
Text
and audio CDs
|
Pronunciation
improvement
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Clear
Speech
|
Audio
CDs
|
Pronunciation
improvement
|
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www.eslstation.net
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Online Lab
|
Find links for language practice under the 320
Series.
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| The
following DICTIONARIES are available for students in the ESL 320 series. |
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The
Newbury House Dictionary
|
Interactive
software; Open icon on desktop. Paperbacks available.
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Vocabulary,
listening, and pronunciation; Flashcards and pronunciation key
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The
Oxford
Genie
|
Interactive
software; Open icon on desktop.
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Place
your cursor over a word in an Internet or MS Word document. The
definition comes up. Or type in words to look up. Listen for
pronunciation.
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Longman
Dictionary of American English
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Borrow
the CD-Rom or the paperback.
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Use
the CD-Rom on computers on the right side of the lab or in the foyer #1,
2, 3,
or 4.
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Essential
English-Vietnamese Dictionary
|
Text
|
Find
Vietnamese-English equivalents.
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Larousse
Concise Spanish-English Dictionary
|
Text
|
Find
Spanish-English equivalents
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Longman
American Idioms Dictionary
|
Text
|
Learn
common idioms.
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Longman
Phrasal Verbs Dictionary
|
Text
|
Learn
common phrasal verbs.
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Longman
Business English Dictionary
|
Text
|
Learn
the language of business
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Longman
Student Grammar of Spoken and Written English
|
Text
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Dictionary
with grammar and usage notes
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Roget’s
Thesaurus
|
Text
|
Learn
synonyms
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| Multilingual
Dictionaries:
Vietnamese-English; Spanish-English; Amharic-English; Chinese-English;
Persian-English |
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| 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 and select the programs that are best for you or recommended
by your instructors.
The
online lab may be used wherever you have access to the Internet.
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