UNM-Valencia Library: English Language Learners' Resources
The nation’s English-learners are the fastest growing segment of the K-12 student population, and now make up 10 percent of public school enrollment. UNM is a second home for 1,500 international students and scholars.
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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.
Use the advanced search function to limit to specific formats, date ranges, or lexile levels.
Suggested subject terms to narrow your results to ELL specific resources:
"bilingual literature"
Subscription Databases for Language Learners
These databases are not available to the public. UNM and the State of New Mexico carry the subscriptions for you to access. Lucky! 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 change the database interface to "preferred" language, translate articles or listen to it aloud another language.
- Setup account on campus. Call for assistance.
- Provides self-paced courses for learning a variety of languages, including English.
- Download an ap to learn on the go.
- Setup account on campus. Call for assistance.
- Study materials and test prep in variety of languages.
- TOEFL test material for educators.
- Spanish GED materials.
- Set up your account with our link.
- Tutoring for classes in Spanish or English. Real time, real tutors!
- SkillSurfer ESL resources & Language Learning Lab.
- Setup account on campus. Call for assistance.
- Search academic films by language.
- Tranlsations and closed captions available
Many useful databases are available through El Portal for everyone in New Mexico, a gift from the NM State Library.
Two suggestions from their collections for bilingual students:
ELL Resources on the Web
Click these links below for quality resources on the free web. There are hundreds of sites out there you might like, these are a good start. You may need to create an account to access the full content.
Learning English as a 2nd+ Language
- IES What Works Clearinghouse
- BBC Learning English
- Voice of America Learning English
- engVid
- English Language Learning (Duke University Libraries)
- Interesting things for ESL students
Translation Toolbox
Teaching English as a 2nd+ Language
- Informative video about supportive approaches to teaching ELL students.
Supporting English Language Learners through the Curriculum and Beyond by ESL expert Rebecca Blum-Martinez. Published by EL Education 2018.- TESOL International
- IATEFL
- ACTFL
- NABE
- Dual Language Education of New Mexico
- Colorin Colorado
- Lexile Analyzer for educators
- NEA English Language Learners
- ESL Resources for Teachers (Duquesne University Gumberg Library)
- Rethinking Schools New Teacher Book
- NCTE English Language Learners