The CILT Resources Library is a national reference resource for language teachers and others working in the fields of language learning and teaching as well as associated aspects of applied linguistics. It comprises several distinct collections developed over more than 40 years.  

You can search all these collections through the library’s online catalogue

The library holds copies of CILT books, past and present.

Donation of Chinese Resources from HANBAN
The Library’s collection of teaching materials in Chinese has been significantly enhanced by a donation of materials (Text/audio/multimedia) from the Hanban Chinese Learning Resource Centre UK.  The donation is a selection from the extensive catalogue of materials (for all educational sectors) published and/or distributed by Hanban, the Office of Chinese Language Council International, responsible for promoting the teaching of Chinese throughout the world.  It reflects cooperation between our two organizations on a number of fronts, and CILT is delighted to acknowledge the donation and express our gratitude. (Readers may recall that the Library mounted a display of Chinese resources during Autumn 2008).

NACELL collection
The NACELL collection covers language teaching and learning for young learners throughout Primary education. You can find out about how the CILT Library supports primary languages by visiting the Primary languages website.

Teaching resources collection
This consists of materials currently marketed in the UK for modern language teaching and learning. Its prime purpose is to act as a comprehensive reference source for teachers and others needing to review and compare new course materials before deciding what to purchase. This collection... 

• has selections of materials for English as a second language (for UK residents) and of bilingual readers in English and the languages of ethnic minority communities
• holds materials in all commonly-encountered language teaching formats
• includes access to live satellite television broadcasts in a wide range of languages
  

Language teaching methodology and linguistics collections
This covers not only methodological issues but also the many other areas of interest and concern to teachers and researchers in MFL teaching. There is an excellent range of books on both general and applied linguistics.

Periodicals collection
This has in-depth coverage of foreign language teaching methodology titles, including major US journals and journals from countries where the language is spoken as a mother tongue. A few key English as a foreign language titles are also taken as are titles from related fields of applied linguistics and education.

Examinations collection
Provides a range of materials from all major awarding bodies which examine languages in the UK.

Other resources, which may be of particular interest to those carrying out research include:

• documentation of the Council of Europe's modern language projects and other European initiatives
• directories of education establishments
• educational statistics and other works covering Education in general
• encyclopaedias of language/linguistics
• histories of language teaching
• reference grammars and dictionaries
• surveys of language and business needs
• surveys of the world's languages
• various indexes to theses and bibliographies