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BEGINNING
Grammar and Spelling:
- Basic English (video - very basic)
- Basic Everyday Spelling Workbook
- Focus on Grammar Basic (on computer)
- Intermediate English (video: very low "intermediate")
- Sentence Sense
- Side by Side Beginning
Listening and Pronunciation:
- Focus on Grammar Basic (software- Listening exercises)
- Listening Tasks
- Jazz Chants: Old and New
- Just Joking: Stories for Listening and Discussion
- Perfect English Pronunciation (video/DVD)
- Pronunciation Pairs
- Small Talk
- Top-Up Listening 1 and 2
- Whattaya Hear?
- Whaddaya Say?
Cultural Awareness:
- Connect with English (video series)
- Crossroads Café (video series)
Reading:
- Longman Classics, Levels 1-3 (book only)
- Elementary Anecdotes in American English
- Cambridge Readers, Level 2
- Connections Readers
- Heinle Illustrated Classic, Levels A and B
- Oxford Bookworms, Levels 1-2
- Oxford Dominoes, Levels 1-3
- Penguin Readers, Level 2
- Focus on Grammar Basic (software- Reading Comprehension exercises)
INTERMEDIATE
Grammar and Spelling:
- Focus on Grammar: Intermediate / High Intermediate (software)
- Graded Exercises in English (book only)
- Grammar Plus
- Mastering American English (book only)
- Practical Everyday Spelling Workbook
- Side by Side Intermediate
- Skills Bank (software- Student Network - English 403 - guest
access)
Listening, Speaking, and Pronunciation:
- American Speechsounds (software)
- Breaking the Accent Barrier (video)
- Business Listening and Speaking
- Face the Issues
- Focus on Grammar Intermediate/High Intermediate (software-
Listening exercises)
- Jazz Chants Old and New
- Listening Dictation
- Listening Tasks
- Perfect English Pronunciation (DVD/video)
- Presenting in English
- Pronouncing American English
- Pronunciation Contrasts in English
- Small Talk
- Targeting Pronunciation
- Top-Up Listening 3
- Whaddaya Say?
- Whattaya Do?
- Whatttaya Hear?
Cultural Awareness:
- All Clear! Idioms in Context
- All Clear! Advanced
- Attitudes through Idioms
- Connect with English (video series)
- Crossroads Café (video series)
- 101 American Customs
- 101 American English Idioms
- 101 American English Proverbs
- The Slangman Guide to Street Speak 1, 2, and 3
Reading and Vocabulary:
- Anecdotes in American English: Intermediate and Advanced
- Focus on Grammar Intermediate/High Intermediate (software-
Reading Comprehension exercises)
- Jamestown Classics
- Longman Classics, Level 4 (book only)
- Cambridge Readers, Levels 3-5
- Heinle Illustrated Classics, Level C
- Penguin Readers, Levels 3-4
- Skills Bank (on computer - Student Network - English 403 -
guest access)
- Ultimate Word Attack (vocabulary software)
- Wordcraft 1 and 2
ADVANCED
Grammar and Spelling:
- Focus on Grammar Advanced (software)
- Skills Bank (software - Student Network - English 403 - guest
access)
Listening, Speaking, and Accent Reduction:
- Academic Mini-Lectures
- American Accent Training
- American Speechsounds (software)
- Breaking the Accent Barrier (video)
- College Oral Communication 3
- Consider the Issues
- Focus on Grammar: Advanced (software - listening exercises)
- The Heart of the Matter: Listening, Speaking, and Critical Thinking (video)
- Pronouncing American English
- Targeting Pronunciation
- Video Review for the TOEFL, Tape 1: Listening Comprehension
- Well Said (CDs only)
Cultural Awareness:
- Focus On American Culture (video)
- other resources under the "Intermediate" section
may be helpful
American Literature:
- American Short Stories
- Cambridge Readers, Level 6
Vocabulary:
- Focus on Grammar Advanced (software - Reading Comprehension
exercises)
- Video Review for the TOEFL, Tape 3: Vocabulary and Reading
Comprehension
- Skills Bank (on computer - Student Network - English 403 -
guest access)
- Wordcraft 3
WRITING SKILLS VIDEOS
Paragraph Skills:
- Basic Writing Skills, Tape 2 ("Paragraphs and Meaning")
- Write It Right: It All Starts with Paragraphs, Tapes 1-3
- English Punctuation I-VII
- Putting Ideas in Order: Outlining Skills
- Writing for Results
- How to Take Essay Tests
Research Paper and College Transfer
Preparation:
- The Art of Learning, Tape 5 ("The Written Word")
- Read, Write, and Research (series of 24 videos)
- Video Review for the TOEFL, Tape 2: Structure and Written
Expression
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