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AmLa and ESL

Mt. SAC Library resources that may be of interest to AmLa and ESL students.

Writing & Studying Resources

Online Practice

PrepSTEP is an online tool that has many resources including tools to help you study by yourself! You can explore many areas including "Core English" for reading, writing, grammar, and vocabulary, and "Recursos Para Hispanohablantes" with information in Spanish about the GED, citizenship tests, and more.  

Writing

You can find books to help English language learners practice writing in the 428 section. Additional books to help college students practice writing can be found in the 808 section. Click here to see a list of sample books and ebooks written for English language learners.

Grammar

Many English grammar books with practice exercises are near the writing books. Click here to see a list of sample grammar books written for English language learners

Vocabulary 

To help you with vocabulary, the library has many vocabulary books, dictionaries, and thesauri written for English language learners. Another way to build your vocabulary is to read a lot, so look at the "read" section of this guide too.