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English for Foreign Speakers

This page has resources for non-native English speakers who are trying to improve their English skills. A number of the sources specifically address ways to pass the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) exam. Listed items on TOEFL Reserve in Morgan Library can only be checked out for 2 hours, 24 hours, or 72 hours. This is not a complete list of what is on Reserve! Look for additional titles by doing a subject search in SAGE using the terms listed below.

ETS TOEFL®: The Test of English as a Foreign Language. Educational Testing Services.

"ETS offers a broad range of assessment and learning tools to help evaluate and build the English language skills of students, employees, and individuals, preparing them for the real-life academic or business environments that await them." Product information is available in more than one language.

ESL: English Study and Learning Materials.

Site with free English teaching materials. Has "over a thousand pages of free information and resources for both teachers and students. All materials are organized by skill and level."

Books/Audio on Reserve or in Morgan Stacks

Give the call number from the online catalog SAGE (found under "available?") to Reserve Desk staff or find book on the shelf.

Cambridge Preparation for the TOEFL Test (2002 ) available?
Cracking the TOEFL (2001-2) available?
Everything You Need to Score High on the TOEFL (1999)
available?
Heinle & Heinle's Complete Guide to the TOEFL Test (2001)
available?
How to Prepare for the TOEFL (1999) available?
How to Prepare for the TOEFL (2001) available?
How to Prepare for the TOEFL Test: Test of English as a Foreign Language (1999) available?
Longman Complete Course for the TOEFL Test: Preparation for the Computer and Paper Tests (2001) available?
Pass Key to the TOEFL, Test of English as a Foreign Language (2001) available?
TOEFL Strategies (1998) available?
TOEFL Success (2001) available?

Do a subject search in the library catalog SAGE for:

  • Test of English as a Foreign Language Study Guides.
  • English Language Textbooks for Foreign Speakers.
  • English Language Examinations Study Guides.

to see these and additional titles; there are a number of items not on Reserve that can be checked out for longer time periods.

Teaching English to Foreign Speakers

Use the following subject terms in SAGE if seeking materials to help with teaching English to foreign speakers.

  • English Language Study and Teaching Foreign Speakers
  • English Language Spoken English
  • Second Language Acquisition
  • Language and Languages Study and Teaching

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