World Languages & Literature: Home

A guide to performing research in the languages and literatures of the world.

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Elsa Loftis
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This guide will help you search the scholarly literature regarding languages, literature, and literary criticism, as well as other disciplines such as philosophy, history, literature, psychology, perhaps even art, education or sociology. The guide will also include information regarding searching for primary resources and how to search for scholarly materials in languages other than English.

Use the tabs to navigate through the following pages of the guide:

Find Books --find books in PSU Library and beyond, both online and in print.

Find Articles - find articles in our collection online and in print.

Critical & Literary Interpretation - learn how to find resources that provide critical analysis of literary works and authors.

Historical Context - discovering resources that give historical and/or cultural context of a literary work or author.

Language & Linguistics - finding resources about grammar, phonology, and language learning.

Permalinks & Citation Management - how to manage and cite your academic resources.

Open Educational Resources for Language Learning and Teaching - this page contains suggested textbooks and materials that are openly licensed.

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