Library and Academic Services: EAL (English As An Additional Language): Open Textbooks (OER)

Open Educational Resources (OER)

This page contains Open Textbooks which are a type of OER. “OER” stands for Open Educational Resource. These resources are available at zero cost and can be used and adapted and without permission. Check out the Library's OER page for more information.

OER Textbooks

If you are a faculty member and you are interested in adopting this resource into your program, please contact Campus Manitoba at open@campusmanitoba.ca.

Bow Valley College: ESL Literacy Readers
A series of ESL literacy readers ranging from beginners to intermediate level. Reads can press the play button to hear the text read aloud.,
ESL For Beginning Students: Book 1 by Dan Bissonnette
Beginning grammar book in a 5-level series for ESL students. This is the first of the two books for beginners, and it is the first of 5 levels of Academic ESL Grammar. These resources were created by Don Bissonnette at South Seattle College, who taught ESL for 45 years. He dedicates these extensive resources to students and teachers and hopes that the materials make acquiring English easier for all who use them.
ESL for High Beginning Students: Book 2 by Dan Bissonnette
High beginning grammar book in a 5-level series for ESL students. This is the second of the two books for beginners, and it is the second of 5 levels of Academic ESL Grammar. These resources were created by Don Bissonnette at South Seattle College, who taught ESL for 45 years. He dedicates these extensive resources to students and teachers and hopes that the materials make acquiring English easier for all who use them.
ESL for Low Intermediate Students: Book 3 by Dan Bissonnette
Low intermediate grammar book in a 5-level series for ESL students. This is the first of the two books for intermediate students, and it is the third of 5 levels of Academic ESL Grammar. These resources were created by Don Bissonnette at South Seattle College, who taught ESL for 45 years. He dedicates these extensive resources to students and teachers and hopes that the materials make acquiring English easier for all who use them.
ESL for High Intermediate Students: Book 4 by Dan Bissonnette
High intermediate grammar book in a 5-level series for ESL students. This is the second of the two books for intermediate students, and it is the fourth of 5 levels of Academic ESL Grammar. These resources were created by Don Bissonnette at South Seattle College, who taught ESL for 45 years. He dedicates these extensive resources to students and teachers and hopes that the materials make acquiring English easier for all who use them.
ESL for Advanced Students: Book 5 by Dan Bissonnette
Advanced grammar book in a 5-level series for ESL students. This book is the final volume of the series, and it is the fifth of 5 levels of Academic ESL Grammar. These resources were created by Don Bissonnette at South Seattle College, who taught ESL for 45 years. He dedicates these extensive resources to students and teachers and hopes that the materials make acquiring English easier for all who use them.
In the Workplace: An Intermediate Integrated Skills Textbook
This textbook has a focus on the workplace in Canada and gives practice in the four main language skills. It can be used as an online textbook with interactive activities or downloaded, printed and used as a regular textbook. The textbook is aimed at Canadian Language Benchmark levels 5/6.

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