ERIC

toc =ERIC Database Resources=
 * Welcome to the ERIC research guide. To assist you in researching your assignments and papers, this guide compiles strategies and search terms for retrieving peer-reviewed articles about teaching ESL students.**
 * For additional assistance, contact your librarian, Keisa Williams.**

=Access ERIC (Educational Resources Center)= ERIC provides unlimited access to more than 1.4 million bibliographic records of journal articles and other education-related materials, with hundreds of new records added multiple times per week. If possible, links to full text in Adobe PDF format are included. Within the ERIC Collection, you will find records for:  the majority of which are peer-reviewed.
 * journal articles
 * books
 * research syntheses
 * conference papers
 * technical reports
 * policy papers
 * other education-related materials

=Search Tips=

Use **MAIN** Thesaurus Descriptors  (Notice the Thesaurus Descriptors section located to the left of your search -or- use the Thesaurus Tab at the top.) 

 **Here are a few MAIN Thesaurus Descriptors to get you started:**
 * "English (Second Language)"
 * "Teaching Methods"
 * "Second Language Instruction"
 * "Second Language Learning"
 * "Scaffolding (Teaching Technique)"
 * "Instructional Effectiveness"
 * "Oral Language"
 * "Educational Strategies"
 * "Teacher Interaction"
 * "Error Correction"
 * "Educational Strategies"
 * "Classroom Techniques"

=Tip Sheets and Video Tutorials= 
 * **Searching ERIC** Gleeson Library's research guide for navigating the ERIC database. Covers access, citation, search tips, and how to save/print/email results.
 * Searching Using Descriptors
 * Quick Tips for Getting Started
 * ERIC Tutorials