Guides: TESOL: Articles & Journals

Frequently used article databases

These are the best places to start looking for articles in this subject area. You can also see our full list of Research Resources for a wider selection.

Linguistics Collection (ProQuest) This link opens in a new window
Includes Linguistics and Language Behavior Abstracts (LLBA) with full text of many articles.
ERIC (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window
The ERIC (Education Resources Information Center) database provides comprehensive coverage of the research literature in the field of education. It includes journal articles as well as books, reports, and other documents.
Education Research Complete (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window
Coverage spans all levels of education from early childhood to higher education.
Academic Search Premier (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window
Provides indexing, abstracting for over 4,000 full-text journal articles in a wide range of disciplines.
MLA International Bibliography (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window
Subject index for books and articles published on modern languages, literatures, folklore, and linguistics. 4400 literary journals, book publishers and dissertations indexed.
Teacher Reference Center (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window
Provides indexing and abstracts for more than 270 of popular teacher and administrator journals and magazines.
EBSCO Databases This link opens in a new window
Collection of all databases provided by EBSCO. You may select which databases you wish to include in your search. Databases include: Academic Source Premier, AgeLine, Agricola, Humanities International Complete, Business Source Premier, Communication & Mass Media Complete, Medline,and ERIC.

ERIC (ERIC.ed.gov) - free online version
The free online version of ERIC, funded by the U.S. Department of Education Institute of Education Sciences.
ERIC - searching ERIC.ed.gov
For the free online version. "Watch this video to learn how to find relevant and timely ERIC records in an intuitive way..."

TESOL Journals

TESOL Journal
TESOL Journal (TJ) is a refereed, practitioner-oriented electronic journal based on current theory and research in the field of TESOL. TJ is a forum for second and foreign language educators at all levels to engage in the ways that research and theorizing can inform, shape, and ground teaching practices and perspectives. Articles enable an active and vibrant professional dialogue about research- and theory-based practices as well as practice-oriented theorizing and research.
TESOL Quarterly
TESOL Quarterly, a professional, refereed journal, was first published in 1967. The Quarterly publishes articles on topics of significance to individuals concerned with English language teaching and learning and standard English as a second dialect.

Multidisciplinary databases relevant to TESOL Education

CBCA Complete (ProQuest) This link opens in a new window
With over 4.5 million records and more than 1,680 titles, CBCA Complete is ideal for anyone interested in current events, business, science, the arts, and education as produced in Canada. Includes 640 full-text periodicals and daily news sources (over 480 of which are Canadian), plus indexing to an additional 1,100 other titles (over 95% Canadian). Updated daily with full-text content (1985 to present) and bibliographic content (1971 to present).
Child Development & Adolescent Studies (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window
Hundreds of journals indexed/abstracted related to the growth and development of children, links to full-text in ASP.
Gender Studies Database (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window
Combines Women's Studies International and Men's Studies databases. Hundreds of journals indexed/abstracted related to women’s studies, sexual diversity, men’s studies; links to full-text in ASP.
Indigenous Peoples: North America (Gale) This link opens in a new window
This archive of primary sources includes monograph, manuscript, newspaper, periodical and photograph collections.
LGBTQ+ Source (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window
Formerly called LGBT Life. Index for world literature on gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender issues. At present there is a limited full-text component.
APA PsycINFO (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window
2000 international psychology journals, books, chapters, dissertations indexed/abstracted, links to full-text in Academic Search Premier & PsychArticles.
SocINDEX (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window
SocINDEX offers comprehensive coverage of sociology and related areas of study. There are 500 "priority" coverage journals as well as 1,390 "selective" coverage journals; links to full-text in Academic Search Premier.

Journal Collections

MSVU Journal Search This link opens in a new window
Wiley Online Library (CRKN) This link opens in a new window
A collection of 1,217 full-text multi-disciplinary journals.
Taylor & Francis: Social Sciences and Humanities Collection (CRKN) This link opens in a new window
A collection of articles from 1,191 electronic journals in the humanities and social sciences.
JSTOR (CRKN) This link opens in a new window
A collection of 1,083 of the the most important academic journals in the Arts & Sciences, the Biological Sciences, and the Life Sciences. In most instances the volume run is complete back to the first issue. An important source of full-text for older articles and book reviews.
SAGE Journals (CRKN) This link opens in a new window
A collection of 623 peer-reviewed journals in Communication Studies, Criminology, Education, Health Sciences, Management & Organization Studies, Materials Science, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology, and Urban Studies & Planning.
Science Direct (CRKN - Elsevier) This link opens in a new window
A collection of 2,395 full-text multi-disciplinary journals.
Project Muse This link opens in a new window
Over 300 high quality humanities, arts, and social sciences journals from 60 scholarly publishers.