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Mango Languages offers English as a Second Language classes. Users log in with their library card and pin number. An account can be made at Mango to bookmark your progress in the class. Classes are currently available for native speakers of these languages:
- Arabic ( Egyptian & MSA)
-Armenian
-Bengali
-Chinese (Cantonese & Mandarin)
-French
-German
- Greek
-Italian
-Japanese
-Korean
-Polish
-Portuguese (Brazilian)
-Russian
-Spanish (Latin American)
-Turkish
-Vietnamese
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- Arabic ( Egyptian & MSA)
-Armenian
-Bengali
-Chinese (Cantonese & Mandarin)
-French
-German
- Greek
-Italian
-Japanese
-Korean
-Polish
-Portuguese (Brazilian)
-Russian
-Spanish (Latin American)
-Turkish
-Vietnamese
KCPL has a collection of new reader books to learn English. This includes handbooks and short fiction to practice with.
This collection is also helpful for literacy tutors and students.
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This collection is also helpful for literacy tutors and students.
ESL classes
Web resources for ESL
- Activities for ESL students
- Dave's ESL Cafe, the student page
- BBC Learning English ( useful but please note this is British English, not American)
- EngVid, free videos for learning to speak English
- Voice of America - Listening skill center
- Randall's ESL Cyber Listening Lab
- Merriam Webster's Learner's Dictionary (includes pronunciations)
- Collins Dictionary for English Learners