Research Guides: International Students: Academic Resources

English Language Resources and Writing Help

Intensive English for Internationals (IEI)
The Intensive English for Internationals (IEI) program at the University of Memphis offers a comprehensive study of the English language for international students. Whether you want to succeed at an American university, enhance your professional skills, or further your personal growth, IEI can support you.
Using English for Academic Purposes
Andy Gillett’s site, Using English for Academic Purposes, provides resources for academic communication in all skill areas. The best segments of the site offer an introduction, strategic advice and practice exercises, and sample phrases for very specific communicative purposes.
Purdue OWL
A useful writing lab and site provided by Purdue University, which houses tips for grammar, language, citation, and much more!
Writing and Communication Services
The University's Writing and Communication Services (The CWC) is an excellent resource for any and all writing needs of any college students. They provide in person help for writing, editing, presentation, and several other skills.
English Online France
An English language collaboration between l'Université de Franche-Comté in Besançon and the British Council. The site contains games, exercises, and advice for independent English learning.
TEL Language Resources
The Tennessee Electronic Library offers a variety of free and easily accessible resources for language learning including resources dedicated specifically to Spanish first speakers and many others.

Glossaries of Library Terms

English Glossary of Library Terms
USC provided list of English language library terms.
Library Terms Translation Table
Translations of common library terms in seven different languages.

Dictionaries

A selection of some of the dictionaries on offer in the University of Memphis Libraries. These are not the entirety of those housed in our collection, but provide some quick links for ease of access.

Collins diccionario español-inglés, inglés-español
Call Number: 1st Floor Reference, McWherter Library: PC4640 .C53 1998
English-Hindi Dictionary
Call Number: eBook
The new Velázquez Spanish and English Dictionary
Call Number: eBook
Oxford Arabic Dictionary
Call Number: 1st Floor Reference, McWherter Library: PJ6640 .O92 2014
Tuttle Learner's Chinese-English Dictionary
Call Number: eBook

eBooks

Intentional Co-Teaching for Multilingual Learners: An Equitable Approach to Integrating Content and Language by Holly J. Porter
Call Number: eBook

Publication Date: 2024

Intentional Co-Teaching for Multilingual Learners: An Equitable Approach to Integrating Content and Language provides readers with all the information they need to implement a high-quality co-teaching framework to improve academic achievement and English language development for English learners (ELs).
Writing and Presenting in English: The Rosetta Stone of Science by Petey Young
Call Number: eBook

Publication Date: 2006

The Rosetta Stone of Science is a useful and practical guide to presenting scientific research in the English language. It is written specifically for scientists who would like to improve the effectiveness with which they use the English language and improve their communicative skills in order to become published and develop more confidence in presenting their work at international conferences.
Thesis and Dissertation Writing in a Second Language by Brian Paltridge; Sue Starfield
Call Number: eBook

Publication Date: 2019

Fully updated and packed with new material, the second edition of Thesis and Dissertation Writing in a Second Language is the ideal guide for non-native speaker students and their supervisors working on writing a thesis or dissertation in English.