Applied Linguistics/TESL Subject Guide

Databases are used to find journal articles and other resources for your research topics. See the following recommended databases.

Use the following scholarly handbooks and encyclopedias to gather background information on and insights into your research topics:

• Applied Linguistics
• Bilingualism and Multilingualism
• Pragmatics
• Psycholinguistics
• Research Methodologies
• Second Language Learning and Teaching
• Sociolinguistics
• Varieties of English

Use the guide below to help you locate sources for tests and other measurement instruments.

• Tests & Measurements

• Spectrum

Used to locate Concordia theses and dissertations produced from 1967 to 2009, and 2011- present.

• Proquest Dissertations & Theses

Citations with abstracts to over two million doctoral dissertations and masters theses published since 1861; more than 600,000 are available fulltext.

• Open Access Theses and Dissertations (OATD)

OATD indexes over 1.5 million electronic theses and dissertations (ETDs) from over 600 colleges, universities, and research institutions around the world. Links to full text available.