The resource COVID-19 Language Guide is a collection of links and materials that focus on vocabulary and phrases related to COVID-19. COVID-19 Language Guide was created by the Vanderbilt University English Language Center (ELC) as part of our mission to address the professional, academic, and practical language needs of students who use English as an additional language. Please visit Vanderbilt University’s COVID-19 page for official information.

Vocabulary

Advanced

• Coronavirus or COVID? A glossary to help navigate pandemic vocabulary (Penn Today)
• Essential vocab for COVID-19: From asymptomatic to zoonotic (Nashville Public Radio)
• Our new COVID-19 vocabulary—what does it all mean? (Yale Medicine)

Intermediate

• The language of Coronavirus (Oxford University Press)
• Understanding COVID-19 vocabulary (Cedars-Sinai)

Basic

• Coronavirus vocabulary (ABC Education)

Videos

• How to talk about the Coronavirus in English (YouTube)
• Talking about Coronavirus in English—vocabulary & expressions (YouTube)

Quizes

• Coronavirus vocabulary for ESL advanced adults (Quizlet)
• What is the coronavirus? (ESL Video)

Critical Thinking

• Coronavirus resources: Teaching, learning and thinking critically (The New York Times)