Specialized Encyclopedias, Dictionaries, and Handbooks
- The TESOL Encyclopedia of English Language TeachingWiley, 2018- .
Online only.
The online version of an 8-volume encyclopedia.
Volume I: Teaching English as an International Language
Volume II: Approaches and Methods in English for Speakers of Other Languages & Non-Native English-speaking Teachers (NNESTs)
Volume III: Teaching Listening & Teaching Speaking & Pronunciation
Volume IV: Teaching Reading & Teaching Writing
Volume V: Teaching Grammar & Teaching Vocabulary
Volume VI: Sociocultural Aspects of English Language Teaching & Teaching and Technology
Volume VII: Organizational and Administrative Issues & Teacher Training and Professional Development
Volume VIII: Assessment and Evaluation - Encyclopedia of Language and Education2nd ed. New York: Springer, 2008.
Contains 263 articles with substantial bibliographies. Only some address the issue of second-language teaching. Hints for use: search Second Language within this publication. You can exclude "preview-only" articles from the previous (1997) edition. - Encyclopedia of Language DevelopmentThousand Oaks, CA: Sage, 2014.
Over 200 articles cover the breadth of theory and research on language development from birth through adulthood, as well as their practical application. All articles (signed and authored by key figures in the field) conclude with cross reference links and suggestions for further reading. Appendices include a Resource Guide with annotated lists of classic books and articles, journals, associations, and web sites; a Glossary of specialized terms; and a Chronology offering an overview and history of the field. - The Handbook of Bilingual and Multilingual EducationWiley-Blackwell, 2015.
Online.
Print copy in Olin Library Stacks P 115.2 .H35 2015.
Over 40 essays on "bilingual, multilingual, and multicultural educational policies and practices around the world." Detailed table of contents in the catalog record.
Non-English and Bilingual Dictionaries Online
See our list of links in the Language Dictionaries Online Research Guide
Dictionaries for ESL Students
- Oxford Dictionary of American English [aka Oxford ESL Dictonary]Call Number: Olin Library Reference PE 2835 .O93 2005New York: Oxford UP, 2006.
Includes a series of study pages on topics (ex. the environment, worlds that go together, phasal verbs) for understanding U.S. and Canadian culture and appendixes on irregular verbs, prefixes and suffixes, etc. for students of English. 1 CD-ROM in a pocket in the book. - Cambridge English Pronouncing DictionaryCall Number: Olin Library Reference PE 1628 .J77x 2011New York: Cambridge UP, 2011.
Over 230,000 pronunciations of words and phrases. Unlike general dictionaries, it also includes the pronunciation of proper names, people and places. It also features The World of English Pronunciation – a collection of lively essays on aspects of pronunciation by leading experts in the field, and includes a phonetics and phonology glossary and notes on the relationship between spellings and sounds.