Curriculum Resources: Foreign Languages & ESL
Books, Audio & DVD Materials
- Audio Lingual Method Language Teaching
- ESL/English as a Second Language
- Juvenile Foreign Language collection
- Language Instruction
- Passport’s Language Guides series
- Pimsleur Language Program series
- Test of English as a Foreign Language Study Guides
- Transparent Language series
Online Resources
- About.com: ESL – Access articles and tips for students and instructors
- Activities for ESL Students – Quizzes, tests, exercises and puzzles from the Internet TESL Journal
- Annenberg Foundation – Provides free video on demand for Spanish and French as well as ESL teachers/learners
- BBC Kids – Foreign language instruction and activities for primary (ages 4-11), secondary (ages 11-16) and students 16+
- BBC Languages – Games, online courses, video/audio resources and links to online tests; check out their essential phrases in 40 languages
- Testing and Education Reference Center (library card required for access) -Test preparation and college and career planning guides; includes TOEFL prep
- Transparent Language Online (library card required for access) – Interactive language lessons to develop everyday conversation skills in 80+ languages, including English for speakers of other languages
- Vocabulix – Numerous free tools for learning Spanish, German, or English
- WatchKnowLearn.org – Videos (for students) via category; languages include Spanish, French, German and Latin as well as English as a Second Language