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Second Language Studies Subject Guide

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Librarian for Second Language Studies

Susan Johnson / 808-956-2529 / susanj@hawaii.edu

Hamilton Library
2550 McCarthy Mall
Honolulu, HI 96822

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Telephone: 808-956-7214
General E-mail Reference: emailref@hawaii.edu

 

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Find Articles and Journals


Note: The UHM Library subscribes to many journals in both paper and electronic formats. Use a database or index to locate articles. To find a specific journal title in electronic format, search the library's list of electronic journals. Use Hawaii Voyager to find paper (and some electronic) formats for specific journal titles. If you do not find the journal you are looking for, please ask for further assistance at a reference desk.


Top Picks


Academic Search Premier
Multi-disciplinary full text database containing full text for nearly 4,650 serials, including more than 3,600 peer-reviewed publications. In addition to the full text, this database offers indexing and abstracts for more than 8,200 journals.


ERIC via Ebscohost or ERIC via Cambridge Scientific Abstracts
The ERIC (Educational Resources Information Center) database is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education to provide extensive access to educational-related literature.


Linguistics and Language Behavior Abstracts
Linguistics and Language Behavior Abstracts covers all aspects of the study of language including phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax and semantics. Complete coverage is also given to various fields of linguistics including descriptive, historical, comparative, theoretical and geographical linguistics. Dates covered are from 1973 to the present.


MLA International Bibliography
The MLA International Bibliography is a subject index for books and articles published on modern languages, literatures, folklore, and linguistics. It is produced by the Modern Language Association (MLA), an organization dedicated to the study and teaching of language and literature.

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google scholar
Search for scholarly literature across many disciplines and sources: peer-reviewed papers, theses, books, abstracts and articles, from academic publishers, professional societies, preprint repositories, universities and other scholarly organizations.


JSTOR Arts and Sciences I Collection
Provides full-text journal backfiles in various disciplines. The JSTOR project's primary goal is to build a reliable and comprehensive archive of important scholarly journal literature. Selected journals in the following subject areas are available: African-American Studies, Anthropology, Asian Studies, Ecology, Economics, Education, Finance History, Literature, Mathematics, Philosophy, Political Science, Population Studies, Sociology and Statistics.


PAIS International (Public Affairs Information Service)
PAIS International is an index to the world's public and social policy literature in the fields of business, economics, local and federal government, political science, international relations, finance, and other social sciences. It has references and in some cases abstracts of articles from over 3,660 journal titles, books, gray literature, internet material, conference proceedings, government and ngo documents and statistical publications. 1915-present.


Psycinfo
PsycINFO provides citations and abstracts of international journal articles, chapters, books, technical reports and dissertations in psychology and related disciplines. Produced by the American Psychological Association it covers over 1,400 journals, representing professional and scientific literature from over 50 countries going back to 1872. Chapter and book coverage includes worldwide English language material published since 1987. Use the Find It button to link to fulltext journal articles.


Sociological Abstracts
Sociological Abstracts is an index with abstracts to the literature of sociology from 2,700 journals and other serials, books, dissertations, and conference papers published worldwide. Coverage is from 1963 and includes all facets of sociology and related disciplines including anthropology, criminology, education, law and penology, race relations, social psychology and urban studies. Use the Find It button to link to fulltext journal articles.


Web of Science
A multidisciplinary index covering the journal literature of the sciences (Science Citation Index Expanded) as well as both the Social Sciences Citation Index and the Arts & Humanities Citation Index. Approximately 70% of the records have author abstracts. Online coverage from 1980 to present.



Find Books, Dissertations and Working Papers

 

ebrary
Online books, many from publishers such as Multilingual Matters and John Benjamins.

 

Hawaii Voyager Library Catalog
Use the online catalog to find books, journals, dissertations, videos, more.

 

Dissertations and Theses
Dissertations & Theses (PQD&T) includes bibliographic citations for the doctoral and master's work of authors from more than 1,000 graduate schools and universities dating back to 1861. More than 750,000 dissertations and theses from 1997 on have been digitized and are available for PDF download.

 

New Books at UHM Library
Interface for identifying new books. Can be limited by keyword and date range.

 

Working Papers in SLS (UHM)
Previously ESL Working Papers, online coverage goes back to volume 19. Selected earlier papers are also available.

 


Dictionaries, Directories, Encyclopedias and Guides

 

Blackwell Reference Online
Includes 22 titles from the Language and Linguistics collection, including the Handbook of Second Language Acquisition , by Doughty & Long.

Cambridge preparation for the TOEFL test
PE1128 .G35 2002 Hamilton Main Reference (Exams)

Careers in English language teaching
PE1128.A2 C37 2001 Hamilton Main Reference (Career Guides)

Directory of teacher education programs in TESOL in the United States and Canada
PE1128.A2 T43 (2005-2007) Hamilton Main Reference (College Guides)

Encyclopedia of language and education - 2nd edition
P40.8 .E53 1997 Hamilton Main Reference (1st edition)

Firefly visual dictionary
PE1629 .C633 2002 Hamilton Main Reference

Handbook of applied linguistics

Handbook of Intercultural Communication

Handbook of Language and Communication: Diversity and Change

Handbook of research in second language teaching and learning
P118.2 .H359 2005 Hamilton Main Reference

Handbook of second language acquisition
P118.2 .H363 2003 Hamilton Main Reference

How to prepare for the TOEFL essay : test of English as a foreign language
PE1128 .L6438 2004 Hamilton Main Reference (Exams)

Language and communication: a cross-cultural encyclopedia
P29 .F47 1998 Hamilton Main Reference

Maximizing study abroad : a language instructors’ guide to strategies for language and culture learning and use
P118.2 .M38 2005 Hamilton Foiio

Peterson’s guide to English language programs : worldwide English training for adult learners & international students
PE1068 .U5 P48 1999 Hamilton Main Reference

Routledge encyclopedia of language teaching and learning
P51 .R66 2000 Hamilton Main Reference

 


Selected Internet Resources

 

Center for Adult English Language Acquisition
"Helping states build their capacity to promote English language learning and academic achievement of adults learning English,"the site contains ESL FAQs, articles, reports, bibliographies, fact sheets on current ESL issues, information on health literacy, annotated links to related sites, and more.

ESL-Gold
Listening activities and resources for beginning, intermediate & advanced students.

ESL Magazine Online
The leading magazine for teachers of American English and ESL/EFL professionals worldwide

Internet TESL Journal
Monthly web journal of articles, research papers, lessons plans, classroom handouts, teaching ideas & links.

Language Links
Free educational resources for learners and researchers of the languages of the world. Cultural, linguistic, media and historic information can be found by language in these pages. Includes a Teaching with the Web page to find exercises and activities other instructors have developed with web-based materials.

National Clearinghouse for English Language Acquisition and Language Instruction Educational Programs
Information and resources relating to the effective education of linguistically and culturally diverse students in the United States. NCELA was formerly the National Clearinghouse for Bilingual Education (NCBE).

Randall's ESL Cyber Listening Lab
Listening activities and resources for beginning, intermediate & advanced students.

Reading Matrix
Peer-reviewed professional journal covering the fields of second language acquisition and applied linguistics. Site includes archives, a database of interactive reading exercises, and more.

The OWL -Online Writing Lab at Purdue
Free writing help and teacher resources, with an excellent section for English as a Second Language.

TESL-EJ
Freely available and refereed, this online academic journal features articles and reviews from an international body of scholars.

UHM Second Language Studies Department
"The Department is probably the oldest and largest independent department in its field in the world. It was originally called the Department of ESL; in 2000, it was renamed the Department of Second Language Studies so as to reflect its broader focus. Its faculty and programs are held to be internationally outstanding."


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Selected Journals for Second Language Studies

 

"Selected Periodicals" include those listed in Katz, Bill Magazines for Libraries, 2004, PN4832.K2 CVR, that are currently owned by Hamilton Library. Search the library catalog for complete holdings information.

 

Applied language learning
Online only

Australian journal of linguistics
P1.A977

Annual review of applied linguistics
P129.A22

Applied linguistics
P129.A66

Applied psycholinguistics
P37.A75

Bilingualism : language and cognition
P115 .B54278

Discourse processes
P302.D58

ELT Journal
PE1128.A2 E5

First language
LB1139.L3 F57

Foreign language annals
PB1 .F67

Forum for modern language studies
PB1 .F6

The Georgetown journal of languages and linguistics
P1.G46

International journal of American linguistics | back issues
PM101.I5

International review of applied linguistics in language teaching (IRAL)
P51.I15

Issues and developments in English and applied linguistics: IDEAL
PE1128.A1 I8

Issues in applied linguistics: IAL
P129.I85

Journal of English linguistics
PE1001.J65

Journal of linguistics | back issues
P1.J6

Journal of pidgin and creole languages
PM7831 .J68 (Hamilton Special-Creole | 5th Floor)

Journal of pragmatics
P99.4.P72 J68

Language | back issues
P1.L3

Language acquisition
P118 .L249

Language and communication
P87 .L36

Language in society | back issues
P41 .L34

Language learning
P1 .L33

Language learning and technology

Language research in progress
P11.W37

Language sciences
P1.L314

Language variation and change
P120.V37 L32

Language testing
PB36 .L363

Linguistics and education
P40.8 .L56

Linguistic inquiry | back issues
P1.L56

Linguistics and philosophy | back issues
P1.A1 L513

Modern language journal | back issues
PB1 .M47

Review of applied linguistics
P123.K265a

Second language research
P118 .S366

Studies in language
P1.A1 S87

Studies in second language acquisition
P118.S83

TESOL quarterly | back issues
PE1001 .T43



About the Second Language Studies Collection

 

Second Language Studies draws on the literature from the disciplines of the humanities and social sciences and the geographic area collections. There is heavy overlap with the literature of education and linguistics. Materials can be found in the General Collections, as well as the Hawaiian-Pacific, Asia, Wong Audio Visual Center, and Government Documents collections.

Collection Development Policy Statement for Second Language Studies



Last updated on February 19, 2009


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