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Teaching Materials Center

This guide is starting point for anyone seeking to learn about the resources available in the Teaching Materials Center. This includes: what general resources are available, how to find specific resources, and how to access materials.

Search Strategies - Foreign Language Books

Please note that there can be a blurry division between bilingual materials and foreign language materials. With this method you may discover books that are bilingual, meaning the story is told in both English AND another language. This is especially true for languages beyond Spanish and Chinese. 

For more information on how to specifically find bilingual TMC books, navigate to the next tab. 

There are multiple ways to locate bilingual education materials for children.

  1. Try a subject search, for a subject that contains "bilingual." Pair this with a keyword of the language or topic you are interested in.
  2. Try using the keywords: "bilingual" or "bilingual books." This is sometimes a good option, because a book may not be under the subject heading of "bilingual," but it's description might say something like "text in English and Japanese" (for example).  

*Remember to always limit by location to Teaching Materials Center.

Explore some of the bilingual books held by the TMC. If you do not see the language you want listed below, try following the instructions to search for yourself, or contact your librarian.

Examples of Bilingual TMC Books

Examples of Spanish TMC Books

Examples of Chinese TMC Books

老轮胎

老轮胎

TMC Easy BAO

小鸡漂亮

小鸡漂亮

TMC Easy TAN

大侦探老一白

大侦探老一白

TMC Easy XIA

青鸟飞过

青鸟飞过

TMC Easy XIA