Research Guides: English as a Second language (ESL): Introduction to ESL

Welcome!

This is a guide for students in the English as a Second Language (ESL) program at College of San Mateo.

The library offers many resources and services that can help you, including international newspapers, magazines, books, and dictionaries. We also offer online books and articles that you can read on the computer.

If you have any questions, please visit the reference desk or contact the CSM Librarians. We are here to help you!

Words to Remember

OneSearch
OneSearch allows you to search for full text ebooks and articles in all the CSM Library databases, and for book records of books in print. (A book record contains information about the book: author, title, etc. - and where the book is available.)
Off-campus and on-campus access
Information about accessing resources on and off-campus
e-Book
electronic or online book
Periodical
Periodical is published with a fixed interval between the issues or numbers, for example: newspaper (daily), magazine or journal (weekly or monthly). Periodicals contain articles.

ESL Department at CSM

ESL Department at CSM
The College of San Mateo ESL Department website contains faculty contact information, recommended ESL websites, campus resources, and more!

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