Literature

• Voice of the Shuttle: Literatures in English (Alan Liu, UCSB)
• A Literary Index: Internet Resources in Literature (Chris Flack, Vanderbilt U)
• Gale Literary Databases (HSU users only): search the online editions of Contemporary Authors, Contemporary Literary Criticism, and the Dictionary of Literary Biography
• Bedford/St. Martin's Press Literature and Linguistics site (see especially the righthand column, "Resources for the Classroom")
• Glossary of Poetic Terms

• "Critical Reading: A Guide" (John Lye, Brock U)
• "The Problem of Meaning in Literature" (John Lye, Brock U)
• The Johns Hopkins Guide to Literary Theory & Criticism (HSU users only)
• Voice of the Shuttle: Cultural Studies | Gender Studies | Literary Theory | Media Studies | Minority Studies
• English 420 Critical Theory Resources (Michael Eldridge, HSU)

Linguistics

• Prof. John M. Lawler's site has many questions about English syntax answered in an accessible manner.  It also has plenty of interesting links. Look for the links to "Frequently asked questions about English usage and grammar" and "Frequently asked questions about linguistics."
• Phonological Atlas of the U.S.: A very interesting page for learning about American dialects. It comes from the University of Pennsylvania, one of the premier universities for language studies.
• SIL International sponsors two good sites, one with general information on linguistics, especially linguistic fieldwork, and another with information on the worldâs languages.
• E-MELD focuses on endangered languages of the world.
• Routes of English is great site about English around the world; created by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC).
• The History of the English Language homepage has good links on Old English, Middle English, etc.
• Fonetiks.org is an entertaining site with audio samples for many languages: English, German, Thai, Spanish, Portuguese, Indonesian, French, etc. Listen and compare sounds.
• The Speech Accent Archive at George Mason University is a site presenting the accented speech of speakers from different backgrounds reading the same sample in English.
• There are hundreds, perhaps thousands, of websites concerned with teaching English to speakers of other languages. In general, if you want information on TESOL, TESL, or TEFL, you can start with Dave's ESL Cafe.

Critical Writing

• Getting an "A" on an English Paper (Jack Lynch, Rutgers University - Newark).  None of your English professors will necessarily agree with everything you'll find here; nevertheless, Lynch passes along some sound general principles. See also the somewhat stodgier Papers: Expectations, Guidelines, Advice, and Grading by Jeannine de Lombard and Dan White of the University of Toronto, and Lynch's own carefully hidden section on Grades.
• The Bedford Researcher (Mike Palmquist, Bedford/St. Martin's Press). This site includes advice on the research process, model research papers on various topics, and links to writers' resources and Online Writing Centers at universities around the country. See also Bedford's Composition site (esp. the righthand column, "Resources for the Classroom").
• The Companion Website for Sylvan Barnet and William Cain's A Short Guide to Writing About Literature features an online guide to Writing About Film (navigation is in the lefthand column) and other Student Resources, including checklists, exercises, and weblinks of varying usefulness and quality, as well as a 44-page downloadable handbook entitled "Analyzing Literature: A Guide for Students."
• The Nuts and Bolts of College Writing (Michael Harvey, Washington College) is a very good basic handbook. (Navigation is in the lefthand column.)

Style and Mechanics

• Research and Documentation Online (Diana Hacker, Bedford/St. Martin's Press). Finding and documenting sources in the Humanities and other disciplines, with a with a sample paper in MLA format.
• MLA (Modern Language Association) Documentation Format (Capital Community College, Hartford CT). (A more concise guide to MLA Style can be found at Michael Harvey's Nuts and Bolts of College Writing; another is at Seattle Central Community College.)
• Grammar and Style Notes (Jack Lynch, Rutgers University - Newark)
• Strunk's Elements of Style (1918 edition, Bartleby.com)

General Reference

• Voice of the Shuttle General Reference Page (Alan Liu, UCSB) includes links to online dictionaries & thesauri, grammar & style guides, scholarly reference guides, and guides to critical thinking.
• Bartleby.com gives you access to a slew of indispensable reference books, including the American Heritage Dictionary (and Book of English Usage), Roget's Thesaurus, Bartlett's Quotations, the King James Bible, a complete Shakespeare, and the CIA World Factbook.
• Oxford English Dictionary on-line (HSU users only).
• Plumb Design Visual Thesaurus.  3-D technology that lets you visualize the shades of meaning among closely related words.
• HSU Library:  from here you can (among other things) search the HSU catalog, the catalogs of other libraries around the world, and dozens of databases indexing articles in journals, magazines and newspapers.  The most useful databases for literary studies are WorldCat (for books in other libraries); Academic Search, ArticleFirst, JSTOR, MLA Bibliography, OmniFile, Oxford Journals, Project Muse and Xtreme Search multi-database search (for articles in journals); and Dow Jones Interactive and LexisNexis (for articles in popular periodicals).
• HSU Library's English Research Guide

Special Resources for Graduate Students

• The MLA's Committee on the Status of Graduate Students in the Profession
  • Reports from the Committee
  • Services for Graduate Students (including Career Planning, Financial Assistance, Publishing, and Grad Student Rights)
• HSU Graduate Student Policies Handbook
• HSU Graduate Student Format Handbook
• HSU Library Services for Graduate Students
  
• Pre-Professional Training:
  • MLA Committee on Community Colleges, "Considering Community Colleges: Advice to Graduate Students and Job Seekers" ADE Bulletin 131 (Spring 2002)
  • John Guillory, "Preprofessionalism: What Graduate Students Want" ADE Bulletin 113 (Spring 1996)
  • Barry Sarchett, "Preprofessionalism and Disciplinarity" ADE Bulletin 133 (Winter 2003)