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ESOL titles in the TCC Libraries Catalog

What Every ESL Student Should Know by Kathy Ochoa Flores
ISBN: 9780472032860
Publication Date: 2008-01-31
This book teaches English language learners about language learning and classroom expectations. It is a compilation of advice, experiences, suggestions, strategies, and learning theories collected over many years of teaching this population. What Every ESL Student Should Know was written to help English language learners be successful in community college and college classrooms--specifically, how to prepare students for expectations and behavior within the classroom and how to help them to be good students, how to participate in class, what to expect from the class, and what to do to learn English. Learning strategies and language theories are presented in brief. This text is ideal for orientations or pre-college workshops for international or immigrant students.
English Vocabulary for Beginning ESL Learners by Jean Yates
ISBN: 9780071763035
Publication Date: 2011-09-12
Master the words and phrases necessary for handling everyday situations Practice Makes Perfect: English Vocabulary for Beginning ESL Learners helps you develop your vocabulary by providing practice in word-building and encouraging you to analyze new words for an ever-increasing vocabulary. Each chapter of this comprehensive book focuses on a theme, such as family or travel, so you can build your language skills in a systematic manner. As you lay the foundation for an increasing vocabulary, you are able to perfect your new words with plenty of exercises and gain the confidence to communicate well in English. Practice Makes Perfect: English Vocabulary offers you: More than 220 exercises Concise grammatical explanations A new chapter on contemporary vocabulary An answer key to gauge your comprehension With help from this book, you can easily speak or write in English about: Different occupations and jobs * American holidays and traditions * Taking the train * Growing your own garden * Where it hurts on your body * Your house * Your family and friends * What you studied in school * Your favorite TV show * Your family's background . . . and much more!
A Year in the Life of an ESL Student by Edward J. Francis
Call Number: PE1128 .F6722 2011
ISBN: 9781604945348
Publication Date: 2010-01-01
A Year in the Life of an ESL Studentis an essential addition to the advanced level ESL classroom. By studying the varied and interesting dialogues and completing the challenging exercises, students will dramatically improve their comprehension and usage of everyday idioms and advanced level vocabulary.

ESOL/Academic Foundations Tutoring Center

Location: WCTS 1214A Email: NW.ESOLtutoring@tccd.edu Phone: 817-515-7316

Mission Statement

The mission of the ESOL/Academic Foundations Tutoring Center is to offer ongoing academic support for non-native English speakers and students in developmental reading and writing courses. Tutors offer assistance in reading, writing, and conversation to non-native English speakers in ESOL and transfer-credit courses. For students in developmental reading and writing, we offer assistance in reading comprehension, sentence relationships, vocabulary building, grammar reviews, and essay writing.

Available Services

· Pronunciation Skills

· Conversational Practice

· Essay Assistance

· Grammar Reviews

· Punctuation Reviews

· Reading Accuplacer Workshops

· Writing Accuplacer Workshops

Assistance is available in one-on-one and small group settings. Contact us for more information.

Policies and Procedures

· Tutoring sessions are limited to 45 minutes a day and two sessions per week.

· Services are only available to current TCC students.

· Children are not allowed to attend tutoring sessions.

· Tutoring sessions do not take the place of classroom instruction; students must continue to attend class.

· Tutors do not write or edit drafts for students but can offer advice in a conversational manner to help students improve writing skills.

Academic Foundations Department

The tutoring center is part of the Academic Foundations Department, which prepares students for success in college, career, and life by focusing on academic competence, confidence, and commitment.

Student Success - Transition to College Overview (NW): ESOL

ESOL titles in the TCC Libraries Catalog

ESOL/Academic Foundations Tutoring Center

Location: WCTS 1214A Email: NW.ESOLtutoring@tccd.edu Phone: 817-515-7316

Academic Foundations Department

The tutoring center is part of the Academic Foundations Department, which prepares students for success in college, career, and life by focusing on academic competence, confidence, and commitment.

Hours of Operation

Appointments are available Monday – Friday, 8:00am to 12:00pm. Contact us at 817-515-7316 or NW.ESOLtutoring@tccd.edu to schedule an appointment.

Walk-in sessions are available Monday – Thursday, 1:00pm to 10:00pm and Friday 1:00pm to 5:00pm. No appointment is necessary during walk-in hours.

Summer hours are Monday – Thursday, 7:00am – 12:00pm and 1:00pm-6:00pm.