Open Knowledge. Strong Foundations. EFL Studies.
Free academic textbooks for your journey through language, literature, and translation.
Project director: Prof. Munassir Alhamami
55 titles · 37 available on Zenodo · 18 coming soon
Start with a foundation text, then explore the topics in your branch. Published books open in Zenodo, where you can read the record and download the free PDF.
Discover how language is structured: sounds, words, sentences, and meaning.
7 available · 1 coming soon
Connect language study with teaching, learning, assessment, and society.
13 available · 2 coming soon
Explore literary forms, interpretation, and the worlds that texts create.
9 available · 2 coming soon
Build foundations in translation, interpreting, technology, and professional practice.
8 available · 13 coming soon
1 · Choose a branch. Open the textbook page for your course or area of interest.
2 · Read on Zenodo. Select a cover or the Zenodo button to access the public record and download the free PDF.
3 · Study at your pace. Read a chapter, note key terms, and connect the ideas with your classes.
Videos, podcasts, and more learning resources are coming in November 2026.
New textbooks are in development. Pages marked Coming soon will be updated when their books are available.
English Language Studies for EFL University Students (ELS4EFL) provides free academic textbooks that help students build strong foundations in theoretical linguistics, applied linguistics, literary studies, and translation studies.
Project Director: Prof. Munassir Alhamami
Professor of Applied Linguistics
King Khalid University, Saudi Arabia
Reader Correspondence
Comments, corrections, classroom experiences, and suggestions for future editions are welcome. When reporting a correction, please include the textbook title and the relevant chapter or page number.
Email: munassir7@gmail.com
University email: mhamame@kku.edu.sa
The textbooks in this series are developed with assistance from ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and NotebookLM.