ICSM Cultural Cues: The Impact of Culture on Personal Identity

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Use these for information and journal/magazine articles on your subject:

CQ Researcher (overview of current issues in US society)

 

• Current issues in American society, including health, criminal justice, internaional affairs, education, the environment, technology, and the economy.
• The non-partisan analysis includes a "Background," "Current Situation," "Outlook," and "Pro/Con" section
• Pay attention to dates on reports; make sure you have the most current

General OneFile (magazine & journal articles)

 

• ​Enter a Subject search:
  • by nation--China, India, Russia, Brazil, United States, etc.
  • by topic--gun control, same-sex marriage, etc.
• Open the "Subdivisions" to narrow
• Limit further by article type, additional subjects, or additional words (all on left side of screen)

Academic Search Premier (magazine & journal articles)

 

• Browse through Subject Terms (at top of page)
• Check the subject you want, and click "Add" button to search on
• Limit by article type, additional subjects, dates (all on left side of screen)

Americans and American Culture:

     One of the most useful Subject Headings for American cultural identity is

National characteristics, American

     Alternatively, enter United States as a Subject with these standard subheadings:
--Civilization
--Politics and government
--Religion
--Social Conditions
--Social life and Customs

United States--Civilization  [divided by time period]
United States--Politics and government  [divided by time period]
United States--Religion  [divided by time period]
United States--Social conditions  [divided by time period]
United States--Social life and customs [divided by time period]

     Also try a Subject search on a cultural topic that interests you and look for United States as a subheading:

Social classes--United States
Political culture--United States
Civil rights--United States
Equality--United States
Christianity and culture--United States
Language and culture--United States
Sports--United States
Sex role--United States
Television broadcasting--United States
Youth--United States
Conservatism--United States
Gays--United States
Fundamentalism--United States
Marriage--United States
Consumers--United States
Violence--United States
Wealth--United States
Women's rights--United States
Nationalism--United States

 

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Library Services for International Students

E-books (through Ebrary)
(Must log in: IC e-mail username/password)
 

• Speaking, Listening and Understanding : Debate for Non-Native English Speakers  
• Goals for Academic Writing : ESL Students and Their Instructors 
• Twelve American Voices : An Authentic Listening and Integrated-Skills Textbook  
• Elements of International English Style : A Guide to Writing English Correspondence, Reports, Technical Documents, and Internet Pages for a Global Audience

Print books @ IC LIbrary
(click on links for lists of books)

English language--Study and teaching--Foreign speakers
English language--Textbooks for foreign speakers
English language--Dictionaries
English language--United States--Slang
Americanisms
Americanisms--Dictionaries
English language--Grammar
English language--Punctuation
English language--Idioms
English language--Phonetics
English language--Pronunciation
Language and culture--United States

ESL Resources:
 

• OWL--Purdue Online Writing Lab: ESL: A good selection of resources for ESL writers.
• Learning English: Voice of America site with multimedia content at various levels.
• The Sounds of American English: From the University of Iowa, this site offers both audio and video support for pronunciation.
• ESL Blues: for intermediate levels of English learners, there is lots of interactive content here.
• English Language Center: From the University of Victoria (British Columbia, Canada), there are English language tutorials available here at all levels.
• Randall's ESL Listening Lab: A lot of content here, so you might begin with the "First-time Users" link at the upper right..  
• ESL: Student Resources: A gateway site from the Open Directory Project. Also see the resources linked from the Yahoo Directory page for English as a Second Language.
• Online English Vocabulary Exercises: UEFAP: Using English for Academic Purposes (index on the left) and Englishvocabularyexercises.com