Language Resources
Language Resources
Language Resource Guides
The staff at the Kitchener Public Library have created helpful resource guides for people who are learning English as a second language. You can access the language resource guides on the right hand side of the screen.
ESL (English as a Second Language)
To help learners and teachers of English as a Second Language, Main and each of the community libraries have a selection of books, CDs, audiocassettes, videos, and CD-ROMs to help learners and teachers of English as a Second Language.
Click here to learn more about ESL resources at KPL.
Learn Languages Online
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Transparent Language
A comprehensive language learning tool, featuring grammar and speaking lessons for over 70 languages including ESL English.
Use In Library | Use Outside Library
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BBC Languages
Online language learning, support, and advice from the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). Includes links to online tutorials, courses, translation dictionaries, and more!
Click here to visit BBC Languages
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Live Mocha
The world's largest language learning community.
Click here to visit Live Mocha
Other Languages
KPL also has books, CDs, DVDs and online databases to help you learn a language other than English.
The International Language collection at the Main Library provides books and DVDs in over 15 languages, including:
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Arabic
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Chinese
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German
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Spanish
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Vietnamese
KPL also subscribes to a growing number of magazines and newspapers in other languages. Currently, we subscribe to magazines and newspapers in:
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German
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French
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Chinese
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Dutch
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Spanish
Your Library
http://www.settlement.org is a website designed to help New Canadians and has a helpful video to explain how libraries can help New Canadians. It is available in 17 languages.
Please click on one of the languages listed below to watch the video on the settlement.org website.
Your Library Videos
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