Useful Study Links

VIT Library has Online Journals, Databases and eBooks, plus a large print book collection.

If you wish to buy a text book for your course please see your lecturer in the first instance.

The links below contain resources that may be of benefit to your studies.

TROVE – National Library of Australia

Find and get over 418,714,220 Australian and online resources:
books, images, historic newspapers, maps, music, archives and more.

Website: http://trove.nla.gov.au/

Melbourne City Libraries

Five convenient city locations, free to join!

Get access to free resources such as –

Free Online IELTS Course
ESL Conversation Club
Print Reference Collection
Large print ESL collection
Online Journals, Databases and eBooks
eAudio
eMagazines
eNewspapers
Music
eFilm
Lynda.com … a brilliant online resource where courses are presented via video tutorials.

Website: http://www.melbourne.vic.gov.au/MelbourneLibraryService/Pages/MelbourneLibraryService.aspx

State Library of Victoria

Beautiful place in the city if you want to study in a quiet and peaceful setting.

Offers the following –

Online Journals, Databases and eBooks
Free wi-fi
Internet
Computers
Printing
Cafes
Bookshops

Website: http://www.slv.vic.gov.au/

ESL Bookshops

TESL Books

Foreign Language Bookshop

Language Book Centre

Free ESL Online Resources

ESL Yes! … Beginners to advanced free online English lessons where you can practice reading, writing, listening and speaking!

Living English … High quality video lessons. A 42-part series that looks at the English language (from Australian perspective) used in everyday situations such as checking into a hotel, describing people, places etc. Click here for Videos , Click here for accompanying Transcripts and Notes.

English Vid … Fun way to learn English from entertaining videos.