ERIC (EBSCO)

Click on the Thesaurus button to browse for subject terms (or descriptors) used for your topic.

Examples of subject terms:
Second language learning
English second language
Second language instruction
Second language programs
Bilingual education
Bilingual education programs
Bilingual instructional materials
Teaching methods
Evaluation
Student Evaluation

Return to the Keyword Search Screen. Enter your terms in the search term box, and select SU Descriptors from the drop-down menu in the search fields box.

Scroll down to select limiters, if desired (full text, journal articles, educational level).
Click Search.

If the article is not available in full text format in this database, click on the SFX button to check for full text availability in our other databases. You can also use a link in the SFX menu to determine if the journal is a scholarly publication (peer-reviewed).

If the article is not full text in any of our databases, click on the link to Get it for me to request the article from Interlibrary Loan.
You can limit your searches to specific journals by clicking on the Publications tab and selecting one or more than one journal. Once all journals are selected, return to the Keyword Search screen and add search terms.

Education Full Text (Wilson) 

Education Full Text has a thesaurus  to help you select the appropriate subject terms. It also allows you to limit your searches to articles from peer-reviewed journals.

Examples of subject terms:
English as a second language
Second language learning
Second language learning research
English language teaching methods
Evaluation
Assessment

Professional Development Collection

Professional Development Collection has a subject terms list to help you select the appropriate subject terms. It also allows you to limit your searches to articles from peer-reviewed journals.

 Examples of subject terms:
Second language acquisition
Education, bilingual
Bilingual Students
English language study & teaching foreign speakers
Teaching methods
Language and languages study & teaching
Evaluation

The Ebsco and Wilson databases will format your citations for you according to the citation style that you choose. It’s available from the Print, Email or Save screen.

Brief citation guides are also available through the library’s website.