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British Education Index This link opens in a new window
Information on research, policy and practice in education and training in the UK. Particular strengths include aspects of educational policy and administration, evaluation and assessment, technology and special educational needs.
Content is included from over 250 English language periodicals published in the British Isles and in certain internationally published periodicals. Subject coverage includes : Cognitive development,Computer assisted learning, Curriculum, Educational policy,Educational psychology,Educational technology, Language acquisition, Training,Management in education, Multicultural education, Physical education, Science education, Special educational needs, Teacher education, Vocational education.
Linguistics and Language Behavior Abstracts This link opens in a new window
An index of articles from over 2,000 international journal publications.
*** We are working to resolve a temporary problem linking to this database. If this does not work please use the similar Linguistics Database below.
The database covers all aspects of the study of language including phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, and semantics. Coverage is also given to various fields of linguistics including descriptive, historical, comparative, theoretical, and geographical linguistics.
MLA International Bibliography This link opens in a new window
MLA International Bibliography contains citations of critical works on literature, langauge, linguistics and folklore. It also covers natural and inverted languages.
Includes references to journal articles, books, chapters in books, and abstracts for some dissertations. (There are no abstracts available for records in this database.)

Linguistics Database
Linguistics Database covers all aspects of the study of language including phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax and semantics.

IDP Database of Research on International Education This link opens in a new window
Australian Education International's searchable web database of research relevant to international education.
The database is updated monthly and currently contains details of 4,794 books, articles, conference papers and reports. It will help users to keep up to date with emerging trends and quickly locate research relevant to their needs. The database encompasses Australian and international research and, where possible, includes links to the full text of catalogued research. It also includes links to over forty relevant websites, other useful databases and a range of international education journals and publishers.

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More databases are available on the Education and Autism Subject Guide.

SCOPUS This link opens in a new window
Scopus is a comprehensive, multi-disciplinary abstract and database curated by subject matter experts. Scopus is also a citation index, which means that the records in the database contain information on citations made in that publication and it links that information so you can identify which publications have cited that one, and how many times a publication has been cited.
Dimensions This link opens in a new window
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A very large multi-disciplinary database which enables you to search millions of articles, proceedings, preprints, books and chapters. Full text searching is possible for 70% of the publications. Dimensions can also be used to gain insight into research impact and attention through citations and altmetrics and to see analytical views of your search results. Please note that only the publications search is available.

Guide to using BEI

Guide to using BEI for TESOL
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TESOL journals

We recommend that you use Library Search or information databases to find the latest research, conference papers and reports for your work, but you can also use professional practice or trade publications to keep up to date with news, ideas, events and job opportunities in your area. Some useful publications are: