Research Guides: TESOL: Research Help

Welcome

Welcome to the TESOL Research Guide!

This guide is to help you get a jumpstart on TESOL Research by giving an overview of what TESOL Resources are available in the library, along with some quick tips on how to find and use them.

Resources

Databases

Sherratt Library provides access to a number of databases on a wide range of subjects. Below is a list of databases with content related to TESOL:

Ebsco Academic Search Ultimate (ASU) This link opens in a new window
EXPIRED RESOURCE - Still works as a content index but full-text is sharply limited. General collection of journals, magazines, and newspapers in most academic subjects. Search results can be limited to full text and scholarly (peer reviewed) journals.
Academic Video Online (AVON) This link opens in a new window
Comprehensive video database covering more than 79,000 titles on anthropology, business, counseling, film health, history, music, and more curated for the educational experience of all types of library patrons.
Education Full Text This link opens in a new window
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Full text of articles from nearly 530 journals, with full-text coverage dating back to 1996.
ERIC This link opens in a new window
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Educational Resources Information Center. Index to journal articles, books, theses, curriculi, conference papers, and standards and guidelines back to 1966.
Gale Access Program This link opens in a new window
The Gale Access Program delivers 50 most commonly used databases at the top academic institutions across the globe. The Gale Access Program provides support for key courses as well as key majors: business, health, nursing, technology, humanities, social sciences, sciences and more. It offers easy integration into course syllabi, learning management systems and LibGuides. The program provides affordable supplemental materials for teaching & learning as well as a wide spectrum of content and tools to bridge varying skills levels across the student body.
JSTOR This link opens in a new window
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Full text academic journals in many disciplines, typically limited to issues older than 1-5 years. Search for your topic from the JSTOR search window or select BROWSE by Subject.
MLA International Bibliography This link opens in a new window
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Produced by the Modern Language Association (MLA), the electronic version of the bibliography dates back to the 1920s and contains millions of citations from journals & series, as well as book publishers. The indexed materials coverage is international, and includes titles and full-text links from J-STOR and Project Muse, Wiley-Blackwell and Taylor & Francis. This resource also contains hundreds of thousands of subject names and terms.
Subjects within the MLA International Bibliography consist of literature, language and linguistics, folklore, film, literary theory & criticism, dramatic arts, as well as the historical aspects of printing and publishing. Listings on rhetoric and composition and the history, theory and practice of teaching language and literature are also included.

In addition to the bibliography, the database includes the MLA Directory of Periodicals; the association's proprietary thesaurus used to assign descriptors to each record in the bibliography; and a proprietary, searchable directory of noted authors' names, with links to brief descriptive notes.
Project Muse This link opens in a new window
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Journals and select books from the university presses of Johns Hopkins, Ohio State, Penn State, U of California, U of Arizona, U of Maryland, U of North Carolina, U of Virginia, and other institutions
Covers literature and criticism, history, visual and performing arts, cultural studies, education, political science, gender studies, and others.

Other Online Resources

Journals and Periodicals

Although many of the journals we have in Sherratt Library are available in electronic form, there are times when a print copy is the way to go. Below is a list of journals we have in print and electronic formats. (Note: Print copies of journals are housed on the first floor of Sherratt Library, organized alphabetically by title.)

CATESOL Journal (online)
ELT journal (print)
ESL Magazine (online)
International Journal of American Linguistics (online)
International Journal of TESOL Studies (online)
TESL Canada Journal (online)
TESOL Quarterly / Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (online)

Books and Ebooks

Here at Sherratt Library, we use the Library of Congress classification system (call numbers) to organize most of our items, including print books and e-books. Below is a general list of call numbers that relate to [discipline] (they can help you find items faster).