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"Effective teaching may be the hardest job there is."
– William Glasser
This research guide is designed to assist students in the School of Education in locating materials on the topic of ESL or English Second Learners in the library physical space and online through our library web pages.
This library research guide supports research and study for students enrolled in Trevecca's English as a Second Language program. Resources include eBooks, online full-text journal articles & newspapers, statistical sources, use of RefWorks for research, access to print books, study spaces, and links to expert research help as needed. Explore the menu pages on the left, or use the QUICK LINKS below to find what you need.
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Waggoner Library has great spaces to get work done. - If you are in Nashville, take advantage of the Waggoner Library's study spaces. From numerous computers to collaborative mediascapes and group study rooms, we have a variety of spaces and tools for you to use.
If you need headphones, a laptop, charging cables, a tabletop whiteboard, markers/erasers, or ring lights for videoing, the Technology Lending Library can help. The Information Desk has these, plus many more gadgets and technology items to check out and use in the library. Some can be checked out for several days. View more information about our Gadgets Collection here!
The library has several rolling whiteboards on the main floor and the top floors of the library. They are first-come, first-served and require that you check out dry-erase markers and cleaning solution if using.
Students can print to the Papercut printers. Print jobs are released by either tapping or sliding your TNU ID to release the print job.
Food-free zones are located around the computers on the main & ground floors and the Library Instruction Room. Waggoner NINETEEN| 01 coffee bar on the main floor serves coffee, teas, pastries, and grab-n-go lunches. Be mindful of your spaces and clean up after yourself.
Graduate Study Rooms
Do you live in the Nashville area? The library has four study rooms set aside for graduate students. Reservations are important to ensure you have the space when you need it. Graduate study rooms can be reserved for up to 8 hours and require a key for access. When you arrive at the library, show your reservation email to the Information Desk student worker to check out the key to the room. Upon exiting, lock the door and return the key to the student worker. Please check the library hours before coming to campus.
Click here to reserve a graduate study room.
Group Study Rooms
If you are studying with others, note the room capacity; graduate study rooms seat two people, while group study rooms seat up to six. If you prefer, you can reserve a group study room that holds four to six people. Keys are not required for group study room access.
Collaborative Mediascape Room
The Collaborative Mediascape Room is a collaborative workspace that allows multiple laptops, tablets, or smartphones to connect to a large screen monitor simultaneously. Waggoner Library personnel reserve the right to relocate groups not using the collaborative nature of the Mediascape to accommodate groups that wish to use these features. The collaborative mediascape room has a capacity of four persons and is reservable for 3-hour time increments. This room is locked, and reservations are required for access.
Click to reserve: The Collaborative Mediascape Room, #207
When you arrive at the library, show your reservation email to the Information Desk student worker to check out the key to the room. Upon exiting, lock the door and return the key to the student worker.
All study rooms are located on the top floor of the library.
Need headphones, a laptop, charging cables, a tabletop whiteboard, markers/erasers, or ring lights for videoing? The Information Desk on the main floor has a variety of technology for students to check out for use in the library. View the Gadgets Collection, here.
Set a meeting with a librarian other than Dr. Speer at a convenient time! Click the link below to schedule an appointment.
Click here to make your appointment.
If a convenient time is not available, please contact us, and we will try to accommodate your needs.
Appointments can be made for telephone sessions; most will use virtual Teams.
Library Hours
Fall & Spring Semester Hours (mid-August - first of May)
Monday-Thursday: 8 am-Midnight
Friday: 8 am-4:30 pm
Saturday: 10 am-4 pm
Sunday: 3 pm-Midnight
Please know that library hours may change during holidays, semester breaks, and inclement weather. For breaks and other hours, check here. Changes in library hours will be posted on the library home page as soon as possible. Please contact us with any questions.
NOTE: Card Swipe access using your Trevecca ID is required for main entrance access after 5 PM Sunday - Thursday. The ground floor access through Admissions is card swipe access at all times.
Tennessee Electronic Library (TEL) is a robust collection of databases and online resources available to all citizens of Tennessee and is freely available for all schools - public or private. Because TEL is a source educators, parents, and students can access easily through their school, we have curated a list of TEL databases (alphabetically) that we think are especially useful to ESL educators. Ask the librarian if you don't see TEL on your school website!
A multidisciplinary database covering many subjects with content from journal articles, newspaper resources, magazines, and audio & video files.
Includes articles on cultural differences, contributions, and influences of diverse leadership in our global community.
Informe Académico provides quality reference material—not simply translations of English-language materials—on a powerful, easy-to-use interface configured for Spanish-speaking users, allowing researchers to analyze topics and conduct research in Spanish. Search and view scholarly articles in Spanish and Portuguese. The database offers a wide range of content from and about Latin America. Informe Académico proporciona acceso a periódicos y revistas especializadas de lengua española y portuguesa. La base de datos ofrece una amplia gama de contenidos sobre América Latina.
Provides access to authoritative periodical content covering 21st-century leadership skills, organizational dynamics and leadership, management trends, education, and more.
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