English Language Support

ELS Resources

Handouts
These handouts are designed to help students with English, as it is used in university work.

Academic English Websites
These link you to useful websites from universities and other institutions around the world. Here you will find style guides, dictionaries, help with writing business and scientific documents, language instruction, and help with lecture note-taking.

ESL Websites
These links take you to some of the most popular ESL websites.

Related Articles
These articles relate to the work done here in the English Language Support unit of Student Services at Ryerson University.

The Writing Centre
Located in LIB-272B, The Writing Centre offers individual help with written assigments, useful tipsheets, online resources, and Workshops

The Learning Success Centre - Study Smarter, Not Harder!
Offers Academic Skills Seminars; Learning Groups; Tutoring; Tip Sheets; and OnLine Resources.

Ryerson Library
Research Skills Workshops
ESL Research Guide
Print and electronic resources that can be used to undertake research on topics related to English as a Second Language.
Search by Title - all the following journals are available electronically:
* Changing English
* ELT Journal
* English for Specific Purposes
* English Quarterly
* English Teaching: Practice and Critique
* English Today: the International Review of the English Language
* English Worldwide
* Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy
* Journal of English for Academic Purposes
* Journal of Second Language Writing
* Language Teaching
* Language Teaching Research
* Second language research
* SLATE: Support for Learning And Teaching of English
* Studies in Second Language Acquisition
* TESL Canada Journal
* TESOL Quarterly - Teachers of English to Speakers of other languages
* Teaching English with Technology
* World English (WE)