Intensive English - Advanced A - CEGL 413

This course guide lists resources for assignments in Intensive English: Advanced A (CEGL 413).

1. Sources of Background Information

General academic databases (both scholarly and popular articles):

To find journal databases for a particular subject area (e.g. biology, literature, business, etc.) use the database finder.

News and current affairs:

Use the word(s) anywhere or advanced keyword search in the library catalogue. You can search using words like - grammar, canad*, dictionary etc.

Truncation symbol:	*	e.g. litera* will retrieve catalogue records containing the words literary, literate, literature, etc.
Phrase searching:	"___"	e.g. "english grammar" will retrieve catalogue records containing the words english grammar as a phrase
Boolean operators:	(), AND, OR, NOT default: AND	e.g. literature AND (english OR canadian) will retrieve catalogue records containing the word literature AND either english OR canadian

Connecting to library resources from off-campus
How to set up the Virtual Private Network (VPN)
English Language Resources
Includes dictionaries, thesauri, and other materials for learners of English
Information for International Students
An introduction to academic libraries in North America
MLA citation style guide
from Purdue University
You Quote It, You Note It
Plagiarism Tutorial from Acadia University
Five Steps to A Better Paper
This tool breaks down doing your assignment into five steps, with suggested times to do each one and links to resources and useful information to help you complete each step.
Bubbl.us concept mapping
Useful for brainstorming!
Study Skills
Resources for presenting, studying, note-taking, taking exams, writing, and more

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