Useful web sites for English Literature
Associations
American Literature Association
British Comparative Literature Association
Children's Literature Association
The Royal Society of Literature
Gateways
About.Com - English Literature A resource guide for English resources on the Internet, links are well-annotated, and divided into categories, such as articles, case studies, research, and Internet. The site is somewhat US biased, but there are still many good resources.
The British Academy Portal - Literature Directory of on line resources in the humanities and social sciences. Designed as an entry point to available resources for those working in higher education and research.
BUBL Information Service Catalogue of selected Internet resources covering all academic subject areas including English Poetry and Literary Studies. Try searching in the: subject menu, A-Z menu or the Dewey menu 000,s.
Intute: Arts and Humanities Previously known as Humbul. Resources are arranged by type and then alphabetically with some annotation. Also hosts online tutorials to get you started on the web, try the Internet for English.
Voice of the Shuttle - English Literature Wide range of access points to all areas of the Arts and Humanities, though its bias is to towards American sites.
Yahoo - English Literature This site is a major gateway and is well worth a browse. Some of the key areas you will find are criticism & theory, genres and poetry.
General
Bartleby.com A collection of passages, phrases and proverbs traced to their sources in ancient and modern literature.
Bibliomania Free online literature and study guides.
Classic Reader Read, search and annotate great works of literature by authors such as Dickens, Tolstoy and Shakespeare. Over 794 books and 1044 short stories online.
The Modern Word A network of sites to explore twentieth century writers.
Open University Free resource material from the Open University openlearn website
Victorian Web A General site on the Victorian era but with links to authors, and Victorian texts.
Authors
Primary & Secondary Resources
The Children's Literature Web Guide Internet resources related to books for children and young adults.
English Teaching Online Classroom materials for primary, secondary and F.E. English.
LTSN - English Subject Centre The English Subject Centre, part of the Learning & Teaching Support Network (or LTSN), was established in 2000 to support teaching and learning at the subject level.
National Association for the teaching of English
The National Literacy Strategy The National Literacy Strategy (NLS) supports teachers, trainee teachers and others working to improve literacy in our primary schools.
Teacher Resource Exchange - English The Teacher Resource Exchange is a moderated database of resources and activities designed to help teachers develop and share ideas for good practice. Chose English on the drop down menu.
Virtual Teacher Centre - English Information to support the teaching of English including links to recommended web sites, SAT information and support and schemes of work.
For an eLearning tutorial that teaches critical evaluation of information found on the Internet then try the Internet Detective website. The website also includes sections on copyright matters, plagiarism and citation/referencing.
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