Welcome to the Wayne G. Basler Library at Northeast State Community College
Welcome to the Wayne G. Basler Library at Northeast State Community College
Read and Think English (Book Only) - For Spanish Speakers by
Aprende inglés a medida que descubres la riqueza de la cultura estadounidense Construye un efectivo vocabulario en inglés sin la carga de aburridas repeticiones o tediosas memorizaciones con Read & Think English. Dentro encontrarás más de cien fascinantes artículos escritos en inglés sobre cosas tales como los apreciados rituales de Acción de Gracias o cómo interpretar el lenguaje corporal y la comunicación no verbal. Cada artículo presenta el nuevo vocabulario en negritas dentro del mismo artículo; en los márgenes encontrarás las traducciones. Aprenderás inmediatemente toda palabra que te sea desconocida. Con Read & Think English: Comprenderás el vocabulario en inglés rápida y fácilmente con la ayuda de las traducciones al español Revisarás y reforzarás el nuevo conocimiento adquirido con preguntas al final de cada capítulo Aprenderás sobre los Estados Unidos, la diversidad de su gente, y sus tradiciones únicas ¡Elimina lo aburrido de aprender un idioma y descubre una herramienta lingüística innovadora que te mantendrá entretenido/a en tu recorrido hacia el manejo competente del inglés!
ESL DeMYSTiFieD by
Learning English just got a whole lot easier. As an ESL student, you are always looking for new ways to improve and expand your English-language skills. You want to talk more naturally in the language and understand more words and phrases. This helpful guide will get you to the next level as you master the patterns of the English language and learn to speak it with confidence. Beginning with a review of vowel and consonant pronunciation, ESL DeMYSTiFieD covers key grammar fundamentals such as auxiliary verbs, phrasal verbs, conjunctions, pronouns and possessives, and prepositions. Step-by-step, you'll understand the linguistic patterns found in English and quickly master the language. Test yourself at the end of every chapter for reinforcement that you're fast on your way to improving your English skills. This fast and easy guide features: Step-by-step guidance through the fundamentals of English Hundreds of exercises that help you reinforce your new language skills Quizzes at the end of each chapter and a final exam that reinforce new language skills A companion 70-minute audio CD that provides important oral practice and pronunciation guidelines Simple enough for an advanced beginner, but challenging enough for a more intermediate student, ESL DeMYSTiFieD is your shortcut to fluency in this challenging language.
ESL Beginner, 3rd Ed: English as a second language by
ESL Beginner Makes English Easy! If you need to learn the basics of English grammar, this is the book for you! Written by experienced ESL teachers specifically for ESL learners, this easy-to-use handbook is perfect for anyone who is just learning the language. ESL Beginner introduces you to the basics of English grammar with confidence-building activities and exercises that move you to the next level with the right tools and at the right pace. The book uses daily living skills to help you understand English grammar concepts such as nouns, verbs, simple sentences, compound sentences, and modifiers. Special tables that address articles, vocabulary, plurals, prepositions, and irregular verbs are included for additional review. Each section of the book contains skill-building exercises and examples that let you practice what you have learned. A glossary of the basic parts of speech, plus appendices of word lists are included for reference. With ESL Beginner, you'll be able to learn at your own pace and enhance your speaking abilities through individual exercises, class discussions, and group projects that are fun and effective learning devices. This book is an ideal supplement to classroom textbooks and language courses, and serves as the perfect ESL workbook for anyone preparing for an English language test. The book builds upon your knowledge of English grammar as you 'graduate' through each chapter. Whether you're studying English in a class or on your own, this fun and friendly workbook will help you build your skills and communicate with precision…and success.
Pronunciation Exercises for English As a Second Language by
This classic text helps advanced students master the most common and difficult speaking errors. Based on classroom experience, this text has been revised to enhance its effectiveness for both teachers and students. Segments, patterns, and exercises have been chosen on the basis of an analysis of speaking errors made by intermediate and advanced students of many language backgrounds.
ESL Beginner: English as a second language made nice and easy! by
Premium Edition with CD! ESL Beginner covers the basic English grammar for those just learning the language. Topics include nouns and noun phrases, verbs, simple sentences, compound sentences, and modifiers. Students enhance their speaking abilities through individual exercises, class discussions, and group projects that are both fun and effective learning devices. This new Premium Edition includes versatile Vocabulary-Building Games plus a Vocabulary Enhancer chart on CD, helping ESL beginning students sharpen their skills even further! DETAILS - Reading and listening exercises with simple explanations that allow students to master grammar through practice - Extensive solo practice and group activities - Includes CD-ROM with Vocabulary-Building Games and Vocabulary Enhancer chart - Superb preparation for students taking the TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) REA...Real review, Real practice, Real results.
Concepts and Comments : a reader for students of English as a second language by
CONCEPTS AND COMMENTS includes twenty-five engaging thematic selections that develop essential vocabulary and reading skills. Learners with a 1,000 word vocabulary will double their word bases while investigating strategies to further their comprehension through context clues, predictions, inference, main ideas, and details.
Oxford Basic American Dictionary for Learners of English
Oxford's new American Dictionaries for learners of English offer students a dictionary that is just right for their level. Written specifically for students working to improve their English language skills, these dictionaries support English learners, struggling readers, and special education students with Basic to Advanced levels. Based on extensive research with U.S. teachers and language-learning experts, these three new dictionaries help students: Transition from picture dictionaries more easily by using words they can understand for definitions and using illustrations for more difficult words. Learn content area words from math, chemistry, biology, geography, etc. Focus on the Academic Word List and the Oxford 3000TM(the most important words to learn in English). Extend their vocabulary with extra help note boxes throughout the dictionary-help with related vocabulary synonyms, topic collocations, Academic Word List collocations, and word families, affixes, and more. Write different types of texts in English, from resumes to e-mails to essays, with the Writing Tutor (Intermediate and Advanced levels only). Included in each dictionary is a CD-ROM containing a separate Picture Dictionary and a Topic Dictionary, allowing students to search for words by content area or topic, and create their own topic dictionaries. The full A-Z dictionary is included with spoken headwords and a 'record your own voice' function for practicing pronunciation.
The American Heritage English As a Second Language Dictionary by
Provides a word list and definitions; a simple alphabetic pronunication system; sample sentences and phrases; homonyms, synonyms, prefixes, and suffixes; and grammar information.
McGraw-Hill's Essential ESL Grammar : a handbook for intermediate and advanced ESL students by
Master American English and communicate with confidence As an experienced student of English, you know the language can be a tricky one to learn with its complex grammar and its many "exceptions to the rule" rules. Written by ESL guru Mark Lester--author of Grammar and Usage in the Classroom--this authoritative reference unravels these mysteries so you can take your English-language skills to the next level. You'll gain the confidence to speak English in any setting: in the workplace, at school, in social situations, and at home. Master those troublesome subjects that baffle even native speakers of English: articles * determiners * predicate adjective complements * post-noun modifiers * conjunctions * word order * verb tenses * modals * noun clauses
Easy English Step-By-Step for ESL Learners by
You've come to the right place for learning English quickly and easily! Easy English Step-by-Step for ESL Learners is based on the idea that the quickest route to learning this subject is building a solid foundation in the basics. You won't find a lot of pointless discussion; instead, you get an original, step-by-step approach to mastering English, with important concepts linked together by clearexplanations, appropriate exercises, and helpful answers. The first steps introduce you to the everyday expressions of the English language, allowing you to communicate in a variety of everyday situations almost immediately. Gradually, a series of interconnected steps takes you from simple to more challenging concepts at your own pace, with a variety of increasingly difficult exercises to practice what you've learned. After working through these exercises, you'll have a better grasp of the subject along with the knowledge and skills you need to handle English with confidence. Easy English Step-by-Step for ESL Learners features: Easy-to-understand grammar explanations with multiple examples Realistic conversations for practical situations, from Shopping to Getting Around Town and Making Friends Helpful communication strategies, including the use of gestures and body language Exercises to help test what you've learned and measure progress Online audio recordings to improve pronunciation and fluency Danielle Pelletier is the president of English League, a translation and workforce training companythat provides English and foreign-language training and cross-cultural education to international students andprofessionals working in universities and corporations.
Basic American Grammar and Usage: an ESL/EFL Handbook by
Many students of English as a second language are daunted by the complexities of English grammar and its terminology. This user-friendly book was written especially for them. The emphasis here is on practical use of written and spoken American-style English, rather than on theory. The first of the book's 15 chapters explains different kinds of sentences--affirmative, negative, and interrogative, as well as clauses and phrases that are component parts of many sentences. Several chapters that follow focus on different parts of speech, describing their uses in verbal and written communication. The book's later chapters discuss vocabulary, standard protocols in conversational speech, and modes of expression, such as preferences and dislikes. A separate chapter presents guidelines for composing letters, e-mails, r©sum©s, and other written forms. Short quizzes for self-testing appear throughout the text, with answers given at the back of the book.
Writing Better English for ESL Learners, Second Edition by
Write in English like a native speaker! Taking a developmental approach to improvingwriting skills, Writing Better English helps you increase your levels of proficiency in both grammar and vocabulary. Before tackling sentence structures, the book helps you reinforce those grammar elements you may have trouble with, like verb tenses and pronouns. You'll then expand your written communication abilities through comprehensive explanations, skill-building exercises, and practical writing activities.
Clear Grammar 2: activities for spoken and written communication by
Books in the Clear Grammar series teach basic grammatical concepts, provide speaking and writing practice in grammatical structures and at varying cognitive levels, offer opportunities for students to check their progress, and serve as a grammar reference that is written with language and terms that lower-level students can understand without teacher assistance. Lessons focus on one specific grammar point and include grammar presentations, lists of potential errors with corrections shown, written exercises, speaking activities, multiple choice exercises, and review tests. Book 1 (beginning/high-beginning): the verb to be, regular verbs, possessive adjectives, demonstrative adjectives, past tense of to be and regular verbs, wh-questions, word order, present progressive, count and noncount nouns, prepositions. Book 2 (high-beginning/low-intermediate): articles, to be + going to, past tense of irregular verbs, how questions, frequency adverbs, object pronouns, one/other, the possessive, words that compare, modals, problem words. Book 3 (low-intermediate/intermediate): two-word verbs, past progressive, present perfect, problematic time words, adverbs of manner, too/for, adjectives, used to, infinitives, gerunds, adverbs of purpose, sentence connectors, relative clauses. Book 4 (high-intermediate/low-advanced): past perfect tense, word forms, conditionals (if clauses and wish), adverb clauses, noun clauses, reduction of adjective and adverb clauses, past modals, subject-verb agreement, review of prepositions, and review of verb tenses. The workbook listed with each textbook is the companion workbook, designed to accompany and supplement the textbook as extra practice. Only the textbooks include the grammar instruction. To determine which level is right for your students, try the online placement test.
Basic Grammar in Use : self-study reference and practice for students of English by
Basic Grammar in Use, Second Edition, is a new edition of a highly successful text for high-beginning to low-intermediate students. Each unit in the Basic Grammar in Use Student's Book is presented in a two-page spread, with simple, clear explanations on the left-hand page and practice exercises to check understanding on the right. This edition includes an Audio CD with example sentences, 10 units of new material, more exercises per unit, and a section of Additional Exercises, which give students the opportunity to consolidate what they have learned. An edition without answer keys is also available. Basic Grammar in Use, Second Edition, can be used as a class text or for self-study.
Grammar in use, intermediate, with answers : self-study reference and practice for students of English by 
Fundamentals of English Grammar by
The Azar Grammar Series offers concise, level-appropriate grammar presentation with a variety of written exercises and communicative classroom activities. Included are both student-centred pair and group work.
Communicating Effectively in English : oral communication for non-native speakers by 
Why Is English Like That? historical answers to hard ELT questions by 