Adult Learning

About the Adult Learning collection

The Adult Learning collection is part of the World Languages Living Room at Central Library. It is on the 1st Floor of the Central Library, where the ramp exits into the Non-Fiction Zone.

Non-Fiction Zone

We have books, cassettes, CDs and videos to help:

Improve literacy skills for adults whose first language is English
Adults learning English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL)
Tutors of literacy and English for Speakers of Other Languages

Adult Literacy and ESOL brochure (617KB)

Subjects covered:

Some of the subjects covered in this collection include:

Adult Learners

grammar
reading
writing
vocabulary
mathematics
spelling

Books and tapes and CDs to help with:

pronunciation
speaking
listening
and communicating in English

IELTS practice material

Books and book and cassette/CD sets for new readers.

These graded readers are available from starter to advanced levels and cover a wide range of fiction, non-fiction and biographies of interest to adults.

Library tours

We can arrange tours of the Library and Adult Learning collection for tutors with groups of adult literacy or ESOL students.