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A research guide for Applied Linguistics
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Applied Linguistics is an interdisciplinary field that examines questions about language systems and their relationship to practical, real-world problems such as language teaching and learning, language assessment, language program evaluation, language planning and policy, and literacy.
Use the TABs above to find resources for the study of applied linguistics and second language acquisition.
Core Linguistics Database
Linguistics and Language Behavior Abstracts (LLBA)
Indexes journal citations and other publications covering all aspects of the study of language including phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, and semantics.
Core Online Resources
These are likely to be the best online sources in which to start your research in applied linguistics.
- Education Research CompleteIncludes citations and full text articles from education research journals, books, and conference papers.
- ERIC (EBSCO interface)Includes citations and full-text access to education research found in journals, books, and grey literature.
- Films On DemandMaintains a collection of streaming videos, educational films, and video segments in the humanities & social sciences, business & economics, science & mathematics, health & medicine, technical education, family & consumer sciences, careers & job searching, and guidance & counseling. Closed captions and/or interactive transcripts are available for many, but not all, titles.
- Gale Educator's Reference CompleteCovers education journals from preschool to college as well as educational technology, bilingual education, health education, and testing.
- Linguistics and Language Behavior Abstracts (LLBA)Indexes journal citations and other publications covering all aspects of the study of language including phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, and semantics.
- MLA International BibliographyIndexes citations to journal articles, dissertations, and books about world literature, literary criticism, language, linguistics, and folklore from 1921 to the present.
- Professional Development CollectionIncludes full text of educator magazines and journals from the mid 1990s to the present.
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