Foreign Language Learning
Resources
CultureGrams (ProQuest) - 
Extensive cultural reports for 190+ countries, states and provinces. Each report includes information about the country & its climate, people, customs & courtesies, lifestyle & society. There are World, Kids, State and Provincial editions.
Extensive cultural reports for 190+ countries, states and provinces. Each report includes information about the country & its climate, people, customs & courtesies, lifestyle & society. There are World, Kids, State and Provincial editions.
Dictionary of Literary Biography Complete (Gale) -
More than 16,000 biographical and critical essays on the lives, works, and careers of the world's most influential literary figures from all eras and genres. DLB Complete Online includes the DLB main series, the DLB Documentary Series, and the DLB Yearbook Series.
More than 16,000 biographical and critical essays on the lives, works, and careers of the world's most influential literary figures from all eras and genres. DLB Complete Online includes the DLB main series, the DLB Documentary Series, and the DLB Yearbook Series.
Global Issues in Context (Gale) - 
Offers international viewpoints on a broad spectrum of global issues, topics, and current events. It features hundreds of issue and country portals that bring together sources for analysis of social, political, military, economic, environmental, health, and cultural issues. Each gateway page includes reference, periodical, primary source and statistical information. Contains rich multimedia, including podcasts, video, and interactive graphs.
Offers international viewpoints on a broad spectrum of global issues, topics, and current events. It features hundreds of issue and country portals that bring together sources for analysis of social, political, military, economic, environmental, health, and cultural issues. Each gateway page includes reference, periodical, primary source and statistical information. Contains rich multimedia, including podcasts, video, and interactive graphs.
Global Road Warrior -
A country by country guide specifically designed for those engaged in international trade & business travel. It includes points of interest, climate, electrical and Internet information, etc.
A country by country guide specifically designed for those engaged in international trade & business travel. It includes points of interest, climate, electrical and Internet information, etc.
Latin American Newsstream (ProQuest) - A selection of full-text Latin American newspapers and newswires covering international and Latin American regional topics.
A selection of full-text Latin American newspapers and newswires covering international and Latin American regional topics.
Literature Resource Center (Gale) - 
Biographies, bibliographies, and critical analyses of >120,000 authors from every age and literary discipline. Scribner Writer's Series includes signed essays on >1,600 authors and literary genres from Scribner print series. Twayne World, US, and English Authors contain the full text of 600 Literary Masters books on individual World, US, or English authors.
Biographies, bibliographies, and critical analyses of >120,000 authors from every age and literary discipline. Scribner Writer's Series includes signed essays on >1,600 authors and literary genres from Scribner print series. Twayne World, US, and English Authors contain the full text of 600 Literary Masters books on individual World, US, or English authors.
Mango Languages -
Learn a language online! Currently has 9 "complete" languages (Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese, German, Russian, Japanese, Mandarin Chinese, Greek), 15 ESL versions (including Spanish, Portuguese, Polish) and 37 "basic" languages, including Pirate!
Learn a language online! Currently has 9 "complete" languages (Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese, German, Russian, Japanese, Mandarin Chinese, Greek), 15 ESL versions (including Spanish, Portuguese, Polish) and 37 "basic" languages, including Pirate!
MLA International Bibliography (ProQuest) - Subjects include literature, language & linguistics, folklore, literary theory & criticism, dramatic arts, historical aspects of printing & publishing. Listings on rhetoric & composition and the history, theory & practice of teaching language & literature are also included. Coverage: 1926-present. Includes MLA Directory of Periodicals.
Subjects include literature, language & linguistics, folklore, literary theory & criticism, dramatic arts, historical aspects of printing & publishing. Listings on rhetoric & composition and the history, theory & practice of teaching language & literature are also included. Coverage: 1926-present. Includes MLA Directory of Periodicals.