West Valley College
English as a Second Language Department
Resources for ESL Students
At West Valley College
- Skills Lab (ESL 975A-D)
- International Partners Program
(IPP)
- Computer-Assisted
Writing (CAW) Lab
- Library (check out the Easy Access Page)
- Placement testing
- Financial Aid Office
- Extended
Opportunity Programs and Services (EOPS)
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- At Mission
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- ESL Department
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- Grammar, writing, and vocabulary on the Web
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- Dave's ESL Cafe for
grammar, idioms, and good clean fun
- Randall's Cyberlistening Lab a great
place to practice listening at various skill levels
- Grammar
Safari "hunt" for grammar items in texts
- Merriam-Webster Dictionary
when you're looking for the perfect word
- OWL
from Purdue University provides on-line handouts and explanations
of a wide variety of grammar, punctuation, and writing topics
- Roget's Thesaurus a
great source for synonyms
- Slang
- TOEFL
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- Sources for authentic listening on the web
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- ABC News American
Broadcasting Company
- Fox
Network News network
- Discovery Channel
- CNN Cable News Network
- Discovery Channel
- MTV Music Television
- You Tube
Amateur videos
- PBS
Public Broadcasting System
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Area Adult Education Programs
- For a list of program
addresses
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- Last updated 08/25/2007.