English as a Second Language
Whether you're a new student starting your first assignment, further on in your studies, or starting a research project, this page will help you find and use the best information for your subject. You will also find resources to help develop your academic, study and digital skills.
If you can’t find what you need here, please contact your Academic Support Team: library-SBS@salford.ac.uk
Key resources for English as a Second Language students
Books and Journals
The first place you should look is your reading list – you will find a link to this in your Blackboard modules. It lists all the core texts for your subject as recommended by your lecturers. all our other books and journals can be found in Library Search.
Graded Reader books
The Library has a number of Easy Reader and Graded Reader books which are small versions of popular fiction. The English Easy Readers are shelved at 428.64.
Newspapers
- Newsstreams Newspapers - You can access local, regional and national newspapers from around the world.
- Gale OneFile News
Databases
- Oxford Reference Online - A reference database which includes English and bilingual dictionaries, as well as subject dictionaries and reference books published by Oxford University Press.
- Box of Broadcasts (BoB) - A useful TV scheduling service which can be used to record, store and create clips from television and radio programmes from a selected list of channels.
LinkedIn Learning
LinkedIn Learning offers over 9,000 professionally produced online courses covering a wide range of technical, creative and professional skills.
Always use our institutional link to log in – you will need your University email address and password. The first time that you log in, you will be taken through a setup process to discover courses tailored to your interests.
Discover more in our video: Using LinkedIn Learning at Salford.
Browse your Reading Lists
Your tutors select books, articles, videos and other resources for your reading lists and the Library buys them so you don't have to.
Find the lists for your modules in Blackboard, or in Library Search.
Referencing
APA 7th (Harvard) style is the main referencing style in use at the University. We've compiled an easy to follow list of guidebooks and examples to help you get to grips with complexities of referencing.
Newspapers
Newspapers are a valuable source of information. They provide insight into what interests and concerns people both now and in the past.
The Library provides some excellent newspaper sources that allow you to search simply and easily across many newspapers at once.
Dissertations and Theses
During the course of your studies, you may find that you need to search for dissertations or theses.
You can use Library Search to help you find them and there are a number of different ways to search, depending on what you want to find.
New English as a Second Language Students
Book a one to one
If you’ve tried our eLearning and classroom sessions and need more help, you can request a one to one appointment for information finding, academic and writing or digital skills. Select your chosen time slot and book on through Advantage.
Book on a workshop
We offer a wide range of face-to-face skills training. If you need to improve your IT skills, learn how to find information for your assignments or improve your study skills this is a great place to start.
All workshops are bookable through Advantage by clicking on the workshop title. Where a session has no remaining spaces you can add yourself to the waiting list.
Using Library Search for assessments [online]
Starts: 25 Oct 2021, 5:00 pmFinishes: 25 Oct 2021, 6:00 pmRemaining places: 13This workshop is a live demo of how Library Search works and showcases what it can do to help you find information. This webinar will show you how to find and use Library Search, and will include tips on making the most of all of its features, saving you time! This workshop is online.Avoiding plagiarism in your work [online]
Starts: 26 Oct 2021, 5:00 pmFinishes: 26 Oct 2021, 6:00 pmRemaining places: 2This workshop will help you understand what plagiarism is and how to avoid it in your work. Please note: This workshop is online.Worried about submitting your assignment? (ONLINE DROP IN)
Starts: 27 Oct 2021, 11:30 amFinishes: 27 Oct 2021, 12:30 pmSupport for students
Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) Exam session [Online]
Starts: 25 Oct 2021, 4:00 pmFinishes: 25 Oct 2021, 5:00 pmVenue: MOS Exam - Certiport exam providerRemaining places: 9This is an online EXAM SESSION for Microsoft Office Specialist certification. When booking you MUST have registered on the MOS programme AND scored 70% plus in GMetrix's 'Testing' mode in your chosen application. Bookings not meeting this criteria will be cancelled. Bookings open 4 October.Word: Formatting your dissertation or thesis - PART 1 of 2 [Online]
Starts: 26 Oct 2021, 3:30 pmFinishes: 26 Oct 2021, 5:00 pmRemaining places: 14FOR STUDENTS ONLY: Ready to start writing up? Apply Styles to your headings, and insert Captions for your figures and tables. Then work smarter by creating automatic listings for your Table of Contents, and for your Figures and Tables. - Not suitable for Word beginners. Bookings open now.Word: Formatting your dissertation or thesis - PART 2 of 2 [Online]
Starts: 27 Oct 2021, 3:30 pmFinishes: 27 Oct 2021, 5:00 pmRemaining places: 21Ready to start writing up? During this 1 hour workshop learn how to stop your chapter headings moving up and down your pages by inserting Page Breaks, apply different page number formats and change Page Orientation. - Not suitable for Word beginners - Bookings open now.
Using Library Search for assessments [online]
Starts: 25 Oct 2021, 5:00 pmFinishes: 25 Oct 2021, 6:00 pmRemaining places: 13This workshop is a live demo of how Library Search works and showcases what it can do to help you find information. This webinar will show you how to find and use Library Search, and will include tips on making the most of all of its features, saving you time! This workshop is online.Using Library Search for assessments [online]
Starts: 22 Nov 2021, 12:00 pmFinishes: 22 Nov 2021, 1:00 pmRemaining places: 48This workshop is a live demo of how Library Search works and showcases what it can do to help you find information. This webinar will show you how to find and use Library Search, and will include tips on making the most of all of its features, saving you time! This workshop is online.Using Library Search for assessments [online]
Starts: 6 Dec 2021, 5:00 pmFinishes: 6 Dec 2021, 6:00 pmRemaining places: 50This workshop is a live demo of how Library Search works and showcases what it can do to help you find information. This webinar will show you how to find and use Library Search, and will include tips on making the most of all of its features, saving you time! This workshop is online.