Guides: English Language and Literature: Databases and Articles

Tips: Electronic Databases......

Electronic databases provide lists of publications about a particular subject over a specific period of time. Some databases contain full text of publications.

Find Articles through iSearch

Using iSearch from EdUHK Library is a fast and convenient way to retrieve research articles that you need. Just key in title, author, keywords, or other related publication information into the tab below.

Hightlight

PressReader

Provides unlimited access to 6000+ magazines and newspapers from more than 100 countries in 60+ languages.It has translation and audio features which may help you to improve your language skills.

Oxford Reference

Databases

Subject Specific Databases:

corpus.byu.edu (BYU Corpora)
Online interface to the linguistic corpora created and maintained at Brigham Young University, including the Corpus of Contemporary American English (COCA), British National Corpus (BYU-BNC) and Global Web-Based English (GloWbE). You can create a personal profile to see keep track of your activity (including your history), create customized word lists, and more.
Linguistics and Language Behavior Abstracts (LLBA)
Covers all aspects of the study of language including phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax and semantics.
Literature Online
Contains English and American poetry, drama and prose, plus biographies, bibliographies, and key secondary sources.
Oxford Bibliographies
Annotated bibliographies and research guides by scholars in a range of subject areas, including Childhood studies, Education and Linguistics.

Dictionaries

Other Useful Databases:

Language Learning

Naxos Spoken Word Library
Consists of more than 1,000 hours of spoken word on classic novels, plays, poetry and non-fiction literature from medieval times to the 20th century. Texts on the literature are available on screen along with the spoken presentation.[5 concurrent users only]
ICOSA (Inter-institutional Collaborative Online Self-Access)
ICOSA are designed to help develop specific skills for English grammar, reading, writing, listening, vocabulary and independent learning. There are also online grammar activities and organized according to skill. User can work on the online activities in different order.
Practical Writing
http://www.lib.eduhk.hk/cgi-bin/WAMConnMgr?sid=cepw
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A program for students who need to use written English at college and in their personal lives.
[10 concurrent users only]

IELTS Preparation

NetLanguages
It consists of four courses: IELTS practice tests, preparation course, speaking test preparation, and writing test preparation.
Road to IELTS
It is an online preparation and practice resource for IELTS. With over 100 hours of interactive activities, advice videos from British Council experts, hints and tips on question types as well as downloadable practice tests, it is comprehensive, up-to-date and aimed precisely at the challenges candidates face [20 Concurrent users only] .