Linguistics, TESOL & Translation

Useful links

For quick access to high quality information for your assignments, try the links on these pages.

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Reading Lists

Got an assignment? Have you looked at the reading list to see lecturer recommendations?

Key Starters for Essays and Dissertations/Research Projects

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After looking at your online reading list, try these to help with your assignments

• Choosing keywords and sources - first steps

• Finding print and ebooks using the Library Catalogue

• Online resources to try first

• When you need more depth, use these

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• Oxford Handbooks Online: Linguistics

Oxford Linguistics Handbooks offer thorough introductions and a survey of the current state of research in key topics, including applied linguistics, translation studies, the history of English, tense and aspect etc. Chapters review key issues and major debates and indicate how the debates might evolve.

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• Routledge Handbooks Online

Over 250 unlimited access in-depth guides to current and classic research across a range of subject areas. If you can't access something via this site, put the book title into our general Portsmouth catalogue as we have some titles via Ebook Central instead.

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