Brigham Young University
Byu: Mark Davies: Scientific Methods and Empiricism
These college professor's notes give an overview of empiricism as the cornerstone of the scientific method. It is the approach he uses to analyze linguistic phenomena in class.
Other
Fl International University: History of English Language
This resource presents a brief history of the English language provided by an amateur historian of English and librarian.
Baertracks
Creative Quotations: Roland Barthes
This is a brief but interesting site from Creative Quotations that is devoted to Barthes' major quotations dealing with literature and criticism. He was the major structuralist critic of modern times.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mit: Open Course Ware: Introduction to Philosophy of Language
A complete, undergraduate level online class on the philosophy of language available from MIT. The course description states, "this course explores the nature of meaning and truth, and their bearing on the use of language in communication."
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mit: Open Course Ware: Logic I
A complete, undergraduate level online logic course from MIT, originally taught in 2009.
Other
University of Otago: Evaluating English Accents Worldwide
This site presents the methodology and results of a research study into English accents around the world. (Published 2003)
Georgetown University
Georgetown University: Georgetown University Press
Georgetown University Press homepage. The Press "publishes in the fields of: bioethics; languages and linguistics; political science and public policy; religion."
American Institutes for Research
Center on Response to Intervention: Culturally Responsive Rti
This series of professional learning modules, released by the National Center for Culturally Responsive Educational Systems (NCCRESt), presents Response to Intervention (RTI) as a culturally responsive framework for ensuring...
American Institutes for Research
Ce Ri: Ell: Using Screening and Progress Monitoring Tools to Improve Outcomes
Provides a framework for using Response to Intervention (RTI) with students who are English Language Learners (ELLs) from Hispanic backgrounds. It examines the characteristics of these students, defines the RTI process, and then models...
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Federal Bureau of Investigation: Amerithrax or Anthrax Investigation
Extremely interesting site from the FBI detailing the findings of linguistic and behavioral assessments of the anthrax letter writers. Great primary source.
University of Texas at Austin
University of Texas: Map of Early Indian Tribes in Eastern u.s.
A map of the land inhabited by Indian tribes in the eastern part of the United States before European settlement. Map shows linguistic stocks as well as culture areas, major, and minor tribes.
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Understand New Vocabulary Using Roots and Affixes
Determine the meaning of grade-level academic English words derived from Latin, Greek, or other linguistic roots and affixes.
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Understand New Vocabulary Using Roots and Affixes
Learn how to determine the meaning of grade-level academic English words derived from Latin, Greek, or other linguistic roots and affixes.
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Understand New Vocabulary Using Roots and Affixes
Determine the meaning of grade-level academic English words derived from Latin, Greek, or other linguistic roots and affixes.
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: Comparative and Contemporary Mythology
This is a unit on comparative and contemporary mythology which discusses how the myths from various cultures have similar themes, linguistics, structure, and/or psychological forces. It also discusses the influences of mythology on...
British Library
British Library: Teaching Resources: Romeo and Juliet: Words, Poetry & Plagiarism
In these activities, students will conduct a close linguistic exploration of the Romeo and Juliet text, which considers the central and deadly role that words play in the lovers' fate. They will also engage in broader tasks that...
PBS
Wnet: Thirteen: Concept to Classroom :Tapping Into Multiple Intelligences
This site contains a wealth of information on Gardner's theory of multiple inteligences. It discusses what it consists of, the difference between it and the traditional definition of intelligence, how it has developed since its...
Other
The Human Right to Freedom From Discrimination
This site discusses the "human right to freedom from any distinction, exclusion, restriction or preference based on gender, race, color, national or ethnic origin, language, religion, political or other opinion, age, or any other status,...
Loyola University Chicago
Loyola University: Gender Differences in Cognitive Functioning
Summarizes the results of several studies that have looked at differences in cognitive functioning between males and females.
Other
A. Word. A. Day
Still another site offering you a word a day to build vocabulary and understanding of new words. You can subscribe for free, or check out the archives.
Ohio State University
Ohio State University: Dept. Of Spanish and Portuguese
Ohio State University provides this site that has general information about the Department of Spanish and Portuguese. Information on courses, programs, and projects are included.
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: How Languages Evolve
Over the course of human history, thousands of languages have developed from what was once a much smaller number. How did we end up with so many? And how do we keep track of them all? Alex Gendler explains how linguists group languages...
National Humanities Center
National Humanities Center: Toolbox Library: Freedom: Charles W. Chesnutt: African American Identity
Short story that explores the cultural and linguistic resources that sustained African Americans in the first years of freedom. This resource focuses on Charles Chesnutt and the influence he achieved by writing about race for a white...
AdLit
Ad lit.org: Serving Immigrant Students Through School Community Partnerships
How do district and school partnerships with community-based organizations help schools better meet the needs of recent immigrant students? This article provides some examples of promising strategies in which community-based...
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