Research Guides: Applied Linguistics (TESOL): Databases

Databases

Directory of Open Access Journals
Provides access to: NYS TESOL, Asian EFL Journal, Journal of ELT Research, International Journal of Applied Linguistics and English Literature, Indonesian EFL Journal, and International Journal of Instruction, and more.
Educational Administration Abstracts
Indexes articles in educational administration, including educational leadership, educational management, and educational research.
Education Source
Full-Text access to scholarly research and qualitative studies relating to many areas of education from early childhood through higher education.
ERIC
Authoritative database of indexed and full-text educational literature and resources.
Professional Development Collection
Highly specialized database of full-text electronic information especially for educators, professional librarians and education researchers.
APA PsycINFO
Excellent resource for locating scholarly research in the behavioral and social sciences along with many related fields. User friendly tools limit results to document types and specific research methodologies such as qualitative studies.
Teacher Reference Center
Provides indexing and abstracts for 230 periodicals of the most popular teacher and administrator journals and magazines.

Academic Search Complete
Multidisciplinary database providing full-text access to scholarly journals, newspapers, books, and reports.
Communication & Mass Media Complete
Offers full text and cover-to-cover indexing and abstracts for journals covering communication, mass media, communication theory, and other closely related fields of study.
JSTOR
Digital library of academic journals, books, and primary sources covering more than 60 disciplines in the humanities, social sciences, sciences and mathematics.
MLA International Bibliography
Definitive index for the study of language, literature, linguistics, rhetoric and composition, folklore, and film, covering scholarly publications from the early 20th century to the present.
Project MUSE
Provides access to the full text of eJournals and eBooks in the humanities and social sciences.
SocINDEX with Full Text
Comprehensive coverage of sociology, encompassing all sub-disciplines and closely related areas of study, including ethnic and racial studies, gender studies, political sociology, socio-cultural anthropology, sociological history, and more.

Academic Video Online
Delivers more than 68,000 video titles including documentaries, interviews, feature films, performances, news programs and newsreels, demonstrations, and raw footage.
Films on Demand
Web-based digital video delivery service that allows users to view streaming videos on a wide variety of subject areas and disciplines.

Suggested Keywords

Some Keywords to Locate Language Acquisition Resources: applied linguistics, EFL, ESL, language learners, language learning strategies, morphology, psycholinguistics, second and foreign language, sociolinguistics, TESOL

Some Keywords to Identify Qualitative Research: qualitative, action research, cluster sample, constant comparative method, content analysis, discourse analysis, ethnograph, ethnological research, field study, focus group, interview, observational method, and more.

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