French, German, Italian & Spanish

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Reading Lists

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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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Identify different sources of information and link to ebooks and other top sources

Dictionaries

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Finding Articles

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Sometimes you may want to try specific databases or journals - perhaps your lecturer has recommended particular sources as a good way of finding articles. This section lists key sources for French, German, Italian and Spanish.

• Databases

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• Journals about France and the Francophone World

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• Journals about Germany

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• Journals about Italy

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• Journals about Spain and Latin America

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• Journals with coverage across Europe

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ALL's language specific journals comprise Francophonie for French, Deutsch Lehren und Lernen for German, Tuttitalia for Italian, Vida Hispánica for Spanish and Portuguese, and Rusistika for Russian. They feature links to resources, articles in English and the target languages, reviews of publications and resources, plus details of forthcoming events. This online site also includes resources for Mandarin and Arabic. Make sure you go to Language Zones to access specific material.

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A popular, peer-reviewed journal which covers the history of Eastern and Western Europe, including the United Kingdom, from 1918 to the present.

A peer-reviewed journal covering German and East European history, politics and current affairs

A good source of peer-reviewed articles covering all aspects of history across Europe from the later Middle Ages right up to the end of the twentieth century.

A key, peer-reviewed journal covering many cross-Europe topics of interest to courses taught at Portsmouth.

One of the most authoritative, peer-reviewed journals covering political and social issues in Western Europe. It always provides excellent coverage of all national elections in Western Europe.

 

News Sources

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Statistics and Public Opinion

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Films, TV and Radio

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Other Recommended Sources

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Referencing

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Guidance and support for referencing in APA 7, including advice about reference generators

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