English as a Second Language (ESL) Research Guide

This guide includes a selection of resources to help you get started on a research project on teaching English as a second language.  Use the reference books to look up a term or find an overview of a topic.  Use the databases to find journal articles and other documents on your topic. Websites may provide additional supplementary information.

Core Resources:

• Encyclopedia of Bilingualism and Bilingual Education
• Handbook of Research on Multicultural Education
• Handbook of Research on Teaching the English Language Arts
• Communication and Mass Media Complete
• ERIC
• Education FullText

Reference Sources

Some of these are at Keffer Library and some are at O'Shaughnessy Frey Library.  All but one are in the reference collections. Check CLICnet for exact locations.

• Encyclopedia of Bilingualism and Bilingual Education (Keffer)
• Handbook of Research on Multicultural Education (Keffer)
• Handbook of Research on Teaching the English Language Arts (Keffer)
• Routledge Encyclopedia of Language Teaching and Learning (Keffer)
• Bilingual Education: A Reference Handbook (Keffer stacks)
• Literacy in America (Keffer)
• Language Counts by School District (Keffer)
• A Dictionary of Linguistics and Phonetics (OSF)
• Encyclopedia of Languages and Linguistics (OSF)
• International Encyclopedia of Linguistics (OSF)
• Compendium of the World's Languages (OSF)

Databases

• Communication and Mass Media Complete
• ERIC
• Education FullText
• MLA International Bibliography
• Academic Search Premier
• PsycINFO

Websites

• Center for Applied Linguistics
• Center for Research on Education, Diversity and Excellence
• Office of English Language Acquisition--USDOE
• National Association for Bilingual Education
• Center for Advanced Research on Language Acquisition
• Southwest Center for Education Equity and Language Diversity
• Center for Multilingual Multicultural Research
• National Clearinghouse for English Language Acquisition
• Linguistic Minority Research Institute
• Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)
• MinneTESOL (MN Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages)
• Minnesota English Language Proficiency Standards

Classroom Resources

• EnglishClub.com
• ESLgold
• Internet Picture Dictionary
• Activities for ESL Students
• Interesting Things for ESL Students
• Using English

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For additional information or assistance, please contact:

Donna Nix
denix@stthomas.edu
Office: MOH 124, Mail: MOH 206, Charles J. Keffer Library
651-962-4662

This page last updated on November 4, 2008.