FOREIGN LANGUAGES  Subject Guide

This guide lists selected print and electronic sources of information available to the students, faculty, and staff of Prince George’s Community College.

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Help with course assignments

Come to the Reference desk on the first floor of Prince George’s Community College Library or phone 301-322-0476.

Journal articles

Use these online databases and indexes to locate journal articles on your topic. These databases are best searched using keywords. Many articles in the databases are full-text. If you locate an abstract or citation only, check the Library’s Periodicals List to find if the Library has a copy of the journal.
    Ethnic NewsWatch

Definitions

        Print Sources:

• Cassell English Japanese Business Dictionary Reference HF 1002 .F43 1993

• Firefly Five Language Visual Dictionary Reference P 361 .C668 2004

• New College French & English Dictionary Reference PC 2640 .S74 1988

• New College Spanish & English Dictionary Reference PC 4640 .W55 1987

• Oxford Duden German Dictionary German English English German Reference PF 3640 .O94 1990
  
  
• Oxford Hachette French Dictionary: French English English French Reference PC 2640 .O83 1994
  
  
• Oxford Spanish Dictionary: Spanish English English Spanish Reference PC 4640 .O94 1994
  
  
• World Dictionary of Foreign Expressions Reference PE 1582 . A3 .A34 1999

        On-line:

• From Language to Language 

• OneLook Dictionary Search

• Ultralingua 

Books and Videos

Search by keywords, subject, title or author in the Online Catalog.

Tip: Browse the shelves in these areas to look at many of the Library’s holdings that are available in French and Spanish:

    French Language PC 2001-3761
    French Literature PQ 1-3999
    Spanish Language PC 4001-4977
    Spanish Literature PQ 6001-8929

Statistics

• Ethnologue: Statistical Summaries

Associations and Organizations

• American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages 

• American Translators Association 

Directories of Web Sites

Consult the Library Web Site Subject Sources WWW Foreign Languages

Additional web sites:

• EuroNews-the European News Channel

• I Love Languages 

Style Guides

        Print Sources:

• MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers. Ready Reference LB 2369 .G53

• Publication manual of the American Psychological Association  Ready Reference BF 76.7 P83

•  Consult the Library Web Site Ready Reference WWW: Grammar, Style Guides and Evaluating Internet Resources

Special Topic

    On-line Translation Service

• Alta Vista-World 
  
   

Accounting  African American Studies  Anthropology  Area/Ethnic Studies  Art, Fine and Applied                        
Biology Business Chemistry Computer Information Systems Computing Construction Management 
Criminal Justice  Early Childhood Education Economics Education Engineering Engineering Technology
English and Literature Foreign Languages Forensic Science Geography Health Education Health Information Technology History Horticulture Hospitality Management Services Management Marketing Mathematics Medicine Music Nuclear Medicine Technology Nursing Nutrition Paralegal/Legal Assistant Pharmacy Philosophy Physical Therapy Physics Political Science  Psychology Radio/TV/Film Radiography Respiratory Therapy Sociology Speech Communication Theater Women's Studies

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