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Modern Languages

The Modern Languages subject guide gives you access to useful library databases and trusted Web resources, relevant for researching many topics in modern languages

Websites: Introduction

There is a huge amount of information available for free on the Internet, although the quality is variable. Some websites are suggested below - but always make sure you evaluate what you find! You can find more information about evaluating sources on the library website.

Useful Websites (General)

The Area Studies subject guide has some interesting links to foreign language resources - check it out!

Other subject guides may also be useful, depending on your topic: Education, Film, History, Literature, Politics, Sociology

Useful Websites by Language

Some useful Chinese language resources are listed under China on the Area Studies subject guide. Good starting points from that list are portals like Open Databases for China Studies Resource Guide, that collate digitised resources (such as books, journals, newspapers, visual resources, oral histories, other primary sources)

A number of useful French language resources are listed under France on the Area Studies subject guide (see also Africa, Latin America for additional suggestions)

The library has particularly strong printed collections of Spanish and Portuguese language material, especially relating to all aspects of Latin America.

For Latin America, see also the useful links on the Area Studies subject guide.

 

Links to further resources are provided on the Area Studies guide for Portugal