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ESOL & Applied Linguistics

Online Dictionaries:

  • Merriam Webster - Visual Dictionary Online "The Visual Dictionary is designed to help you find the right word at a glance. Filled with stunning illustrations labeled with accurate terminology in up to six languages, it is the ideal language-learning and vocabulary dictionary for use at school, at home or at work.
  • Oxford Reference Subject-specific, English-language dictionaries, bilingual dictionaries, encyclopedias and other reference tools. 
  • Oxford English Dictionary  OED is the guide to the meaning, history, and pronunciation of 600,000 words— past and present—from across the English-speaking world.
  • Oxford Reference E-Encyclopedias and Dictionaries (NYCCT) Specialized encyclopedias and dictionaries.

Online Encyclopedias:

Specialized online reference books covering a wide range of disciplines, including arts, biography, business, education, history, law, literature, medicine, multicultural studies, religion, science, and social science.