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Topic » English

American Literary History For current UWest patrons only.Mixed abstract and full-text.
BBC Learning English

A language learning website to help you learn vocabulary in English and many other languages.

British Council: LearnEnglish: Business & Work

"...find materials aimed at helping you reach your professional aspirations by developing your English skills." Includes videos, worksheets, quizzes, and more.

Business English for Success

An online textbook for communicating in a business environment.

Busuu.com Individual registration required.

A language learning website to help you learn vocabulary in English and many other languages.

Communicating in Business: A Short Course for Business English Students: Cultural Diversity and Socializing, Using the Telephone, Presentations, Meetings and Negotiations Physical item available at the library.

Providing situational examples of professional communication.

Communication in the Real World: An Introduction to Communication Studies
Complete Works of William Shakespeare

This site contains the complete no-frills texts of William Shakespeare. The electronic format makes it easier to look for certain words the works.

Contemporary Literature For current UWest patrons only.Mixed abstract and full-text.
Drawing on the Victorians: The Palimpsest of Victorian and Neo-Victorian Graphic Texts
"... sets out to explore the relationship between Victorian graphic texts and today's steampunk, manga, and other neo-Victorian genres that emulate and reinterpret their predecessors."
Duolingo Individual registration required.

Learn a new language via this online & mobile application.

ELSA Speaks Individual registration required.

An app that assists with English pronunciation.

Encyclopedia Britannica For current UWest patrons only.

Look up thousands of different subjects and terms. Double-click on any word in an entry to check the definition.

Contains full-text articles from Encyclopedia Britannica.

English for Business Studies: A Course for Business Studies and Economics Students Physical item available at the library.
English Grammar: Language as Human Behavior by Anita K Barry Physical item available at the library.

"Anita K. Barry's ENGLISH GRAMMAR makes students feel that they are active participants in shaping their language rather than passive victims of grammar rules..."

ERIC (Educational Resource Information Center) Mixed abstract and full-text.

ERIC is an online library of education research and information, sponsored by the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) of the U.S. Department of Education.

Exploring Public Speaking : The Free Dalton State College Public Speaking Textbook
Five-minute Activities for Business English Physical item available at the library.

Short exercises for situational communication.

Folger Shakespeare Library

Find a vast collection of articles and original images about Shakespeare and his works.

Gale Biography in Context For current UWest patrons only.

Get biographical information about prominent authors and critics. Includes the latest full text newspaper, journal articles, pictures, and multimedia files.

Google Scholar @ UWest Select items at the resource for UWest patrons only.Mixed abstract and full-text.

Use the power of Google to search for books, articles, and online resources. Access via UWest to incorporate our full text database resources.

👩‍🏫 Short 5 min. tutorial on accessing library resources with Google Scholar: PDF, Video. If you encounter an error such as "ERROR for site owner: Invalid domain for site key" or any of the other functions/features of Google Scholar, then use the personalized Google Scholar setup instead.

Non-Uwest patrons: Alternative access.

Hello English Individual registration required.

An English learning app from over 21 different languages.

How Novels Work Physical item available at the library.

"Drawing on his weekly Guardian column, 'Elements of Fiction', John Mullan examines novels mostly of the last ten years, many of which have become firm favourites with reading groups. He reveals the resources of novelistic technique, setting recent fiction alongside classics of the past.

How to Interpret Literature: Critical Theory for Literary and Cultural Studies Physical item available at the library.
idebate

A database of current topics and issues under debate. Includes citation and resources for the pro or con side of the debate.

IssueLab

"Collecting, connecting, and sharing knowledge about critical social issues." Includes gray literature such as policy papers, reports, and proceedings.

JSTOR (Collection I-VII) Select items at the resource for UWest patrons only.Mixed abstract and full-text.

Contains articles from journals such as College English, College Composition and Communication, and American Literature.

JSTOR Understanding Shakespeare Select items at the resource for UWest patrons only.

"Pick a play. Click a line. Instantly see articles on JSTOR that reference the line."

Non-UWest users may go to: http://labs.jstor.org/shakespeare/

Literary Theory and Criticism: An Oxford Guide Physical item available at the library.
Literary Theory: A Very Short Introduction Physical item available at the library.
Literature Resource Center For current UWest patrons only.

Provides access to biographies, bibliographies, and critical analyses of authors from every age and literary discipline. Combining Gale Group's core literary databases in a single online service, the Literature Resource Center covers more than 120,000 novelists, poets, essayists, journalists, and other writers, with in-depth coverage of 2,500 of the most-studied authors. Includes access to the Merriam-Webster's Encyclopedia of Literature and the Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary.

Contains essays, criticisms, reviews, and biography of prominent authors, including William Shakespeare.

Provides access to biographies, bibliographies, and critical analyses of authors from every age and literary discipline. Combining Gale Group's core literary databases in a single online service, the Literature Resource Center covers more than 120,000 novelists, poets, essayists, journalists, and other writers, with in-depth coverage of 2,500 of the most-studied authors. Includes access to the Merriam-Webster's Encyclopedia of Literature and the Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary.

LitFinder For current UWest patrons only.

Over 140,000 full-text poems, 7,100 full-text short stories and novels, 3,800 full-text essays, 1,700 full-text plays, and 2,400 full-text speeches.

Over 140,000 full-text poems, 7,100 full-text short stories and novels, 3,800 full-text essays, 1,700 full-text plays, and 2,400 full-text speeches.

Over 140,000 full-text poems, 7,100 full-text short stories and novels, 3,800 full-text essays, 1,700 full-text plays, and 2,400 full-text speeches. Including those by William Shakespeare.

Masters of Scale Podcast

A business podcast which shows how businesses can grow. Guests are gender balanced 50/50 men and women. Each episode comes with a transcript to follow along.

MELUS For current UWest patrons only.Mixed abstract and full-text.

From the Society for the Study of the Multi-Ethnic Literature of the United States.

Metacognition in Language Learning and Teaching
New York Times: Room for Debate

Outside experts and commentators discuss various issues and current events.

Orai Individual registration required.

An app that analyzes speech patterns and assist with pace and clarity.

An app that analyzes speech patterns and assist with pace and clarity.

Practical College Reading: Strategies for Comprehension and Vocabulary Physical item available at the library.
ProCon.org

Providing pro/con sides to specific issues. Contains documents resources and easy citations.

ProQuest Research Library (All ProQuest) For current UWest patrons only.Mixed abstract and full-text.

Limit your search results of 'Document Types' to 'editorials' to find pro/con discussions.

Indexes more than 2,500 magazine and journals on art, business, humanities, health, social sciences, and sciences. Interfaces available for many languages. Includes all ProQuest databases: ABI/Inform Collection, ProQuest Research Library, ProQuest Religion, ProQuest Psychology Journals, ProQuest PsycTests, PsycARTICLES, and Dissertation/Thesis Abstracts.

Public Agenda: Reports & Resources

The reports outline several approaches to solving specific public policy problems, along with the pros, cons and trade-offs of each choice. 

Public Speaking: Concepts and Skills For a Diverse Society Physical item available at the library.
Stand Up, Speak Out : The Practice and Ethics of Public Speaking

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