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subject guides

Language and Applied Linguistics

Where to Start:

If you are unsure about your subject, look it up in a dictionary or encyclopedia. Or try a handbook for the latest information with facts and figures. Why not try:

The concise Oxford dictionary of linguistics P29 .M34 2005
Encyclopedic dictionary of applied linguistics: a handbook for language teaching. P129 .E53 1998
The Penguin dictionary of language / David Crystal P29 .C79 1999
The Routledge encyclopedia of language teaching and learning / edited by Michael Byram. P51 .R66 2001

 

Books:

Use the Library Catalogue to search for books held in the Library.

Approaches and methods in language teaching / Jack C. Richards and Theodore S. Rodgers. P51.R467 2001
Content-based second language teaching and learning: an interactive approach / Marjorie Hall Haley, Theresa Y. Austin P53.447 .H35 2004
Handbook of cognitive linguistics and second language acquisition / edited by Peter Robinson and Nick C. Ellis P165 .R63 2008
Linguistics: an introduction to linguistic theory / Victoria A. Fromkin (editor) P121 .F76 2000
New perspectives on grammar teaching in second language classrooms / Eli Hinkel and Sandra Fotos P53.412 .N48 2002
Oxford handbook of applied linguistics P129 .O95 2002
Techniques and principles in language teaching / Diane Larsen-Freeman. PE1128.A2 L37 2000

 

Or you can look on the shelves at the following numbers:

  • P1-P410 – Linguistics (General)
  • PC2001-3761 – French Language
  • PC4001-4977 – Spanish Language
  • PE1-PE3729 – Linguistics of the English language
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Electronic Resources (including Journal Databases):

Electronic resources including journal databases provide secondary sources of information such as journal articles, news, reports. Access electronic resources (including journal databases) from the Library's Electronic Resources page.

Ebrary 35,000 online books
Ebsco Full text for more than 4,000 scholarly publications, including full text for more than 3,100 peer-reviewed journals.
ERIC A source of education research and practice information
Academic OneFile Access academic journals, magazines and newspapers
Oxford University Press Interdisciplinary database of Oxford University Press journals includes language studies titles

 

Web Resources:

You can try searching the Internet for more resources.

The Australian Association for the Teaching of English AATE is a national umbrella organisation for English teaching associations in Australia.
This home page provides a starting point for information about AATE.
Australian Council of TESOL Associations TESOL is an association of English language educators who work with learners from diverse cultural backgrounds in a wide variety of settings. This site contains many resource links associated with this field.