TESOL Research Guide

	Databases	Books & Reference	Journals	Videos	Web Sites
	This guide will point you to many of the library's resources in TESOL and will link you to additional resources. If you need help with your research, ask a librarian.

Databases

Search library databases for journal, magazine, and newspaper articles, case studies, editorials, reports, reviews, and other documents. The following databases are recommended for research in TESOL. 

To Select the database(s) most suited to your needs, click on  for more information about each database. 

Most Frequently Used Databases in TESOL:

• Education Research Complete  
• ERIC  
• ERIC public version also available 
• FRANCIS: International Humanities & Social Services 

Additional databases are available. Visit our Education databases web page.
Or select other databases from all database options.
Need help with databases? View our online tutorial. 

Are you looking for an item you can't find through the links above?

• Request an item through Interlibrary Loan | Help 
• Ask a librarian 

TESOL Books & Reference: Select Works

Library Catalogs

• ODU Library Catalog - search for books, ebooks, and other materials in ODU Library and online  
• OhioLINK Library Catalog - search for materials statewide from 89 academic libraries  
• Library Catalog Guides & Tutorials  

Where to Browse in the Library

Print materials can be found in ODU Library's Reference Stacks Main Stacks in the following ranges of the Dewey Decimal System: 

• 370 (education)
• 420 (language)
• 428 (esl)

For curriculum materials, visit the Curriculum Resources room or search in the ODU Library Catalog or OhioLINK Library Catalog. Sample searches: 

• (tesol or tsl or esl or efl) and grammar 
• (tesol or tsl or esl or efl) and lesson* 
• (tesol or tsl or esl or efl) and activities
• (esl or efl) and curriculum

 Below are select reference works. To search for books, search in the ODU Library Catalog and OhioLINK Library Catalog.

• Dictionaries, Education 
• Dictionaries, Language 
• Encyclopedias, Education 
• Encyclopedias, Language & Linguistics  

Need help searching in our library catalogs? View our online tutorial. 
View additional guides and tutorials to our library catalogs.

More Education Reference Online

• Mental Measurements Yearbook with Tests in Print 
• Oxford Reference Online 
• EBSCO eBook Collection 

Journals

• Browse select journals in TESOL availble through ODU Library  
• Search for a journal in the ODU Library Catalog  
• Search for an e-journal with Electronic Journal Finder or Electronic Journal Center 
• Access the education databases for more journals (look for a link to Publications) 

Videos

• Search for a video in the library 
•  Search for videos on the web: Google Videos | Additional Video Search Engines 

Web Sites

Visit the following sites for authoritative information on organizations, institutions, lesson plans, activities, and online journals.

Associations, Organizations, and Institutions

• American Association of Applied Linguistics (AAAL) 
• Center for Adult English Language Acquisition (CAELA) 
• Center for Applied Linguistics (CAL) 
• International Association of Teachers of English as a Foreign Language (IATEFL) 
• Linguistic Society of America (LSA) 
• Modern Language Association (MLA) 
• National Association for Bilingual Education (NABE) 
• National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) 
• Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) 
• TESL: Associations 

General TESOL and ESL Sites

• Dave's ESL Cafe 
• English Zone 
• ESL Focus 
• ESL Magazine 
• Everything ESL 
• The Internet TESL Journal 
• National Clearinghouse for English Language Acquisition (NCELA) 
• Research in Education: Selected Internet Links 
• TESL/TEFL/TESOL/ESL/EFL/ESOL Links 
• TESOL 

Lesson Plans, Activities, and other Teaching Resources

• Activities for ESL Students  
• Dave's ESL Cafe: Lesson Plans 
• EFL/ESL Lessons and Lesson Plans from the Internet TESL Journal 
• ESL Resource Center 
• Resources for English as a Second Language 
• TSL Resources (from the Internet TESL Journal) 
• View additional possible resources 

Online Journals & Resources for Research and Teaching

• English Teaching Forum
  Quarterly journal on theory and practice in teaching EFL, published by the U.S. Dept. of State. Articles since 1993 available online.   
• English Teaching Professional 
• Focus on Basics (National Center for the Study of Adult Learning and Literacy)
  Quarterly publication of the that includes best practices, current research on adult learning and literacy.  
• The Internet TESL Journal
  Monthly Web-based journal which includes articles, research papers, lesson plans, teaching techniques, class material, book and website reviews, and Web links. Online since 1995. 
• KSU ScholarWorks: Center for Research on Learning 
• KSU ScholarWorks: Linguistics 
• Language Learning & Technology
   Web-based journal, launched in 1997, which disseminates research on computer technology and second language education. 
• Language Magazine 
• The Reading Matrix
  Online journal focusing on issues related to L2 reading. 
• Teaching English with Technology 
• TESL-EJ: Teaching English as a Second for Foreign Language
  Quarterly web-based journal with a wide range of teaching-related topics, product and website reviews, and discussion forms. 

 Past last updated: 8 April 2013 | ODU Library Reference Services 
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