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AmLa and ESL

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

Playaways - Listen to Books!

Playaways are small ready-to-go audiobooks that you can listen to anywhere. They are very small and light. They do not need an internet connection. 

You can set the listening speed to medium, 1x slower, 2x slower, 1x faster, or 2x faster. 

Some Playaways come with the book so you can listen and read at the same time. 

Click here to see a list of the Playaways that we have in the library. 

playaway

http://www.playaway.com/

Books on CD

 

The library also has audiobooks on CD.

Some of our books on CD are SmartReaders. You can play SmartReaders at two speeds. One speed is 40% slower than average conversational speed. The other speed is 17% slower cartoon listening to headphonesthan average conversational speed.  

 

Some of our books on CD are SteadyReaders. These are recorded at 15% slower than average conversational speed. 

We also have books on CD that are recorded only at average conversational speed.

 

The books on CD come with a copy of the book so you can listen and read at the same time. 

Click here to see a list of the library's books on CD.