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This is a guide to finding the best resources for research on Languages.
Last Updated: May 22, 2013 URL: http://libguides.newcastle.edu.au/languages Print Guide RSS UpdatesEmail AlertsShareThis

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This guide is designed to help you get started with your library research.

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    Tips & Tricks

    What are Secondary Sources?  Journal articles & chapters etc... written about a work of literature and offering a critical view of that work are called literary criticism.

    What are Primary Sources?  Original works of literature and uninterpreted information about an event or period of time.

    Beware Wikipedia!
    It can't be cited in academic essays (avoid sites where authors aren't accountable for contributions). 

    Evaluate! Evaluate! Evaluate!
    Be critical about everything you read

    Avoid Plaigiarism
    Don't use an author's work or ideas without referencing them (yes, even if it's not directly quoted & you've changed the words)

     

    Books of Interest

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    Basic Japanese Kanji - Timothy Stout; Kaori Hakone; Ayako Suzuki
    ISBN: 9784805310489
    Introduction to the first 205 of the 410 core characters in Japanese (plus 18 additional kanji that serve as building blocks). These kanji are the most frequently used in newspapers, conversations and the top college-level beginning Japanese textbooks. Using a focused combination of proven traditional methods and unique new methods, this book will help independent learners and university or high school students to write, read, speak and use Japanese better.

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    Chinese Pronunciation - Live ABC Staff
    ISBN: 9780071627368
    The key to correct Chinese pronunciation--through sight & sound In Mandarin Chinese, the word ma can mean four different things depending on the tone (the pitch)--mother, hemp,horse, or to scold--though the pronunciation is the same. If you are not a native speaker of Chinese, you may find this aspect of learning the language daunting.... makes it easier for you to pronounce Chinese words correctly.

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    Correct your French blunders : avoid 99% of the common mistakes made by learners of French - Véronique Mazet
    ISBN: 0071468862
    Tired of making the same old mistakes of switching genders, confusing tenses, & mixing up idioms? This book warns you of 100s of typical errors learners make & explains the reasons behind them, so you can correct yourself in the future.

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    Handbook of Bilingualism & Multilingualism - Bhatia & Ritchie (Eds)
    ISBN: 9781444334906
    Comprising state-of-the-art research, this substantially expanded and revised Handbook discusses the latest global and interdisciplinary issues across bilingualism and multilingualism. Includes the addition of ten new authors to the contributor team, and coverage of seven new topics ranging from global media to heritage language learning

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    Kaleidoskop : kultur, literature & grammatik - Moeller
    ISBN: 0618668829
    A learner-centered approach that promotes communication & focuses on the literature & culture of the German-speaking world. Reading plays an important role in this text, with exercises for listening, speaking & writing revolving around the wide range of authentic reading selections.

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    Reference Grammar of French - R. E. Batchelor; M. Chebli-Saadi
    ISBN: 0521196736
    A lively, wide-ranging and original handbook on the structure of the French language. It includes new information on register, pronunciation, gender, number, foreign words (Latin, Arabic, English, Spanish, Italian), adjectives and past participles used as nouns, texting, word order, frequency of occurrence of words, and usage with all geographical names.

     

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