Bilingual, ESL and Foreign Language Education
Databases
Academic Search Complete - A large interdisciplinary database, useful for finding fulltext articles from a wide range of periodicals and journals.
CMMC (Communication & Mass Media Complete) - Contains comprehensive coverage of core communication and mass media journals, including many articles discussing bilingual and foreign language education.
Education Full Text - Includes full text articles from over 350 journals related to education.
ERIC- Education Resources Information Center; covers journal articles, technical reports, curricular materials, research documents, etc.
Google Scholar - Google powered search tool that searches for scholarly material like books, peer-reviewed papers, abstracts, articles, theses and technical reports. Some full text articles require paid subsciption. Be sure to access Google Scholar through the UT Libraries to access subscriptions already paid by the library.
LLBA (Linguistics & Langauge Behavior Abstracts) - Includes citations and abstracts related to the teaching of language.
PsycINFO - Covers professional and academic literature in psychology, including a wide range of articles related to education psychology.
Selected Handbooks & Encyclopedias
Bilingual Education: A Reference Handbook | print | online
Concise Encyclopedia of Sociolinguistics | online
Encyclopedia of Language & Education | print | online
Handbook of Research of Literacy and Diversity | print | online
Handbook on Teaching the English Language Arts | print | online
Routledge Encyclopedia of Language Teaching and Learning | print | online
Selected Reports, Documents, Laws & Data
Institute of Education Sciences: Publications Search
Legislation related to bilingual education (links provided by the National Association for Bilingual Education)
National Center for Education Statistics: Search Publications - Browse by Subject
English Learner Data Clearinghouse (from the National Clearinghouse for English Language Acquistion)
National Reading Panel: Online Reports & Documents
National Standards for Foreign Language Education
Office of English Language Acquisition (US. Dept. of Ed.) | laws & regulations | reports | programs
What is Bilingual Education? (from the National Association for Bilingual Education)
Subject Specialist

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Education Librarian
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Bilingual and Foreign Language Ed Books
Recent Arrivals - New books about bilingual education
Recent Arrivals - New books about ESL education
Recent Arrivals - New books about foreign language education
Related PCL Call # Ranges:
- LC 3701 to LC 3740: Linguisitc Minorities, Bilingual Schools, and Bilingual Education
- PE 1001 to PE 1693: English
Related Subject Headings:
- Education, Bilingual
- English language -- Study and teaching -- Foreign speakers
- Foreign Language Education
