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Library Databases

MLA International Bibliography
Index to scholarly research in literature, language, linguistics, and folklore
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A digital library of academic journals, books, and primary sources in the humanities, social sciences, and sciences
Project Muse
Indexes and provides full-text access to more than 400 journals from 100 not-for-profit scholarly publishers. Covers the fields of literature and criticism, history, the visual and performing arts, cultural studies, education, political science, gender studies, economics, and many others.

Organizations - Modern Languages

UM Language Tables

The Department of Modern Languages and Classics presents weekly language tables in Williams Hall 207. Students, faculty members, and members of the community are invited to come and converse in an informal setting where all topics, big and small, can be discussed in the designated language. All levels of language ability are welcome. Tables meet weekly when classes are in session. French Table meets Wednesdays, 12:00-1:00 pm; Spanish Table meets Thursdays 12:00-1:00 pm; German Table meets Wednesdays 1:00-2:00 pm.

Languages in the World

How to learn a language (and stick at it) (John Gallagher, Psyche, March 10, 2021)
"...most commonly spoken language in every US state..." (Business Insider, January 18, 2020)
On Endangered Languages ( Ross Perlin, Artforum, October 2019)
A Master Storyteller From 19th-Century Brazil, Heir to the Greats and Entirely Sui Generis [Machado de Assis] ( Parul Sehgal, New York Times, June 6, 2018)