Encyclopedias and Handbooks:
Brooks, P., & Kempe, Vera. (2014). Encyclopedia of Language Development. Gale Virtual Reference Library.
Brown, E., & Anderson, Anne. (2006). Encyclopedia of language & linguistics (2nd ed.). Oxford : Boston: Elsevier. (Reference P29 .E48 2006 v. 1-14)
Chapelle, C. (2012). The Encyclopedia of Applied Linguistics. Wiley Online Library.
Doughty, C., & Long, Michael H. (2005). The Handbook of Second Language Acquisition. Blackwell Online Reference.
Gass, S., & Mackey, Alison. (2012). The Routledge handbook of second language acquisition. London: Routledge.(P118.2 R68 2012) [ paper copy]
Herschenson, J. & Young-Scholten, S.(2013). The Cambridge Handbook of Second Language Acquisition. Cambridge University Press.
Ke, C. (2018). The Routledge handbook of Chinese second language acquisition. Routledge.
Li, S., Hiver, P., & Papi, M. (Eds.). (2022). The Routledge handbook of second language acquisition and individual differences. Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group.
Language Dictionaries -with word origins
OED -The Oxford English Dictionary. (E-Copy. Paper copy in Reference PE1625 .O87 1989)
辭源. (1991).商務書館香港有限公司. (Reference PL1420 .C6 1991)
漢語大詞典&康熙字典.(2008). 中国学术期刊电子杂志社
漢語大字典(1986-1990). 漢語大字典編輯委員會 (Reference PL1420 .H3494 1986)
象形字典 - vividict.com (2010)
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Kormos, J., & Trebits, A. (2012). The role of task complexity, modality, and aptitude in narrative task performance. Language Learning, 62(2), 439–472.
Liu, M. & Jackson, J. (2011). Reticence and anxiety in oral English lessons: A case study in China. In Jin, L. & Cortazzi, M. (eds.), Researching Chinese learners: Skills, perceptions, and intercultural adaptation, pp. 119-137. Basingstoke, U.K.: Palgrave MacMillan.