Resources for English Language Learners

Welcome!

Welcome to the UNM-Valencia Library subject guide for learning and improving your English. This guide will lead you to excellent online and print resources and will also show you how to find more through the Library catalog. 

The English Language Learners' collection at Valencia Campus includes bilingual materials, fiction and non-fiction at lower lexiles, dictionaries, and online language resources designed to help students study and practice their English language skills.  These are all discoverable in the library catalog.

Search our LIBROS catalog for physical or electronic materials.        

Use  the Advanced Search function to limit your results to specific formats, date ranges, or lexile levels.

 Suggested subject terms to narrow your results to ELL specific resources: "English language study and teaching", "bilingual literature", "English dictionaries", "[name of language] and English bilingual dictionary", "Children's and Young Adult literature" or "graphic novels" or "Young adult non-fiction" ... 

Research & Language Databases at UNM

UNM-Valencia Research Databases

 UNM and the State of New Mexico carry the subscriptions for you to access. Take advantage of these awesome tools from anywhere - but use our links to access the full content. Databases are powerful tools for finding information from around the world in a variety of languages. 

You can often change the database interface to "preferred" language, translate articles or listen to it aloud another language.
These databases are available to the public.

BrainFuse Help Now

PrepSTEP / Learning Express

El Portal 

Informe Academico  is a Spanish language research database of Spanish language publications, both academic journals and current news, with translations available)

NM Reads offers eBooks for New Mexicans of all ages about Southwest history, culture, fiction and poetry. 

 

Websites for Learning English Online

Practice Your English

Explore these links for fun and engaging activities to practice your English language skills independently or with friends.
Selected for quality and relevance to adult learners; please be aware some resources are a mix of American and British English.


Breaking News English   Free, ready-to-use EFL / ESL lesson plans on the latest breaking news -in 7 levels. New lessons uploaded twice a week. 

English Club  a free website to help you learn (and teach) English. English Club is written for British English but contains great exercises and vocabularies for American English as well.  

Grammar-Quizzes  offers a robust selection of free grammar exercises and quizzes for adult learners of English. 

Lanternfish is a curious collection of worksheets, glossaries and flashcards for the ESL and TEFL Teacher. Materials are available for all ages.

Learning Chocolate is a vocabulary learning platform with graphic/auditory/and written representation of English vocabulary organized by categories. A special section for adult learners, you can study English (both US & UK!), Japanese, Chinese (Mandarin), German or Spanish vocabulary.

USA Learns is an interactive site for adult learners of English.

Special Topics

Paris 2024 Summer Olympics
https://eslflow.com/olympicslessonplans.html

https://ellii.com/collections/holidays-events/the-olympics 


NewsBank

An online, searchable database providing access to newspapers from 18 states and territories including New Mexico. Each paper provides unique coverage of local and regional news, including companies, politics, sports, industries, cultural activities, and people in the community.

World Atlas of Language Structures (WALS)
(WALS) is a large database of structural (phonological, grammatical, lexical) properties of languages gathered from descriptive materials.  A linguists treasure, explore and compare languages from around the world.


Resources for Instructors

Online Instructional Resources for Content and Lesson Ideas

AmeriLingua offers ESL lesson plans, worksheets, and speaking activities for adults in PDF, designed by experts to make teaching and learning English simple and fun.

Breaking News English   Free, ready-to-use EFL / ESL lesson plans on the latest breaking news -in 7 levels. New lessons uploaded twice a week. 

Ellii (formerly the ESL LIbrary) empowers English language teachers around the world with high-quality content and interactive courseware.

 Grammar-Quizzes  offers a robust selection of free grammar exercises and quizzes for adult learners of English. 

Lanternfish is a curious collection of worksheets, glossaries and flashcards for the ESL and TEFL Teacher. Materials are available for all ages.

Learning Chocolate is a vocabulary learning platform with graphic/auditory/and written representation of English vocabulary organized by categories.

MERLOT  (Multimedia Educational Resource for Learning and Online Teaching) provides access to curated online learning and support materials and content creation tools, led by an international community of educators, learners and researchers. 

OER Commons has wide selection of curriculum available for use and/or adaptation for your courses. These materials are Open Education Resources.

Teaching ESL to Adults  - free ESL worksheets for beginners, intermediate or advanced ESL or EFL students? 

VOA Learning English is a collection of creative lessons and current event discussions to help adults 'learn English with Ana."

The Internet TESL Journal For Teachers of English as a Second Language providing Articles, Research Papers, Lessons Plans, Classroom Handouts, Teaching Ideas & Links 


Professional Organizations

Center for Adult English Language Acquisition (CAELA) The CAELA Web site contains links to a variety of resources throughout the site, particularly in Tools (e.g., links for instructors, links for program development), Research (e.g, ESL resource database, statistics and data, research links) collections, FAQs, bibliographies, and briefs

International TESOL is the Trusted Global Community for Knowledge and Expertise in English Language Teaching.  See Also: NMTESOL 

National Association for Bilingual Education (NABE) works to advocate for educational equity and excellence for bilingual/multilingual students in a global society.


International Reading Association (IRA) is a global advocacy and membership organization that transforms lives through literacy.

 

National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) is devoted to improving the teaching and learning of English and the language arts at all levels of education. 


Regional Organizations

New Mexico Adult Education Association   (NMAEA)  strengthens the statewide adult education community including students, practitioners, and interested supporters through advocacy, leadership, communication, collaboration, and mentoring.  The NMAEA Podcast archive is available on their website.

New Mexico Coalition for Literacy coordinates, expands, and enhances New Mexico programs so adults can read and write to achieve their goals. 

NMTESOL, the state affiliate of TESOL International Association, envisions bringing together and supporting English language educators throughout New Mexico, strengthening instruction for English language learners at all levels, and providing leadership and advocacy for both.

Valencia County Literacy Council offers Literacy Classes in English, Finances, Digital Technology and Citizenship. 


Author(s): Larry Ferlazzo, Katie Hull Sypnieski

First published:  16 April 2018

Print ISBN: 978-1119364962   Online ISBN: 978-1119428701   DOI:10.1002/9781119428701

© 2018 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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The CAELA Network in cooperation with the Office of Vocational and Adult Education (OVAE), U.S. Department of Education is pleased to announce the completion of its Framework for Quality Professional  Development for Practitioners Working With Adult English Language Learners. This framework was created to guide the development of high quality professional development opportunities for practitioners working with adult English language learners. It can be used by practitioners across the United States to plan, implement, and evaluate professional development for practitioners working with adult English language learners at the state and program levels. 

The framework has three components that focus on content, process, and context:

Library Services for ACE & ESL Faculty

Library Services for Faculty

A summary of services is presented below.   For full details and how to engage with these services, please reach out to your Librarian.
http:/valencia.unm.edu/library/miscellaneous/facultyinfo.html


Reserves provides students with free access to textbooks and supplemental materials. Submit a Reserve Request Form with the material.
You provide the materials and determine the access period. Allow 24 hours to process.  


The Library provides information literacy and research instruction customized for your course. Instruction services include: Library tours, research labs for face-to-face and online classes, resource curation and research guides. Embed the Library in your Canvas for seamless access.


The Library will borrow materials it does not own from  other libraries for you to access at no charge to you. The Library cannot ILL textbooks. Please allow time for delivery. Forms are on our website or you may request by email.  For more details, contact the Library.


Reference Services help you connect with the information you need to succeed in both academic or personal pursuits.
We’ll help you navigate the Library’s collections, databases, and explore new research strategies and techniques.


UNM CANVAS Supports

UNM-VC Faculty Online Teaching Website   The Faculty Online Teaching & Review Committee has curated a website of resources to provide you with an "Online Teachers Toolkit" for teaching online, hybrid, or web-enhanced at UNM-Valencia Campus. 

See UNM Canvas Training page for in-depth support and troubleshooting.
Contact the Valencia Campus Distance Learning Coordinator for individualized design support in Canvas.


There's More!

Explore http:/valencia.unm.edu/library/miscellaneous/facultyinfo.html  or contact your Librarians to learn more about our services.

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