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SILA Moodle
SILA Moodle is our internal e-learning platform. When it’s not on the Eastern College Canvas, it’s here. Requires a login to access.

SILA Library Catalogue
Built upon the open source software Koha, this link provides access to our complete library catalogue. Currently access is limited to patrons with logins, but this may change in the future.

Phonetics Practice Tool
Our IT and phonetics staff have developed an interactive chart so you can practise recognising and producing certain sounds. The characters are from the International Phonetics Alphabet (IPA). Those that appear highlighted are taught in the phonetics subject at Launch. Simply click on the symbols to hear what they sound like.
This version of the practice tool displays the vowel symbols according to the order they are taught in the Launch. Page one shows only those vowels taught in week one of the course. Use the ‘next’ button to progress through the weeks of the course and see more vowel symbols appear.
Journals ▼
Anthropology
Language Documentation & Conservation (LD&C)
Oceania publishes contributions in the field of social and cultural anthropology. Its primary regional orientation is to the peoples of Australia, Melanesia, Polynesia, Micronesia and insular southeast Asia.
Linguistics
Journal of the International Phonetic Association
JIPA is a fully open access forum for original research in the fields of phonetic theory and description and their phonological, typological and broader implications, with submissions on both well-known and un(der)documented linguistic varieties, including minority and endangered languages.
Oceania
Oceania is a fully refereed journal which publishes contributions in the fields of social and cultural anthropology. Its primary regional orientation is to the peoples of Australia, the Pacific Islands and Southeast Asia.

International Review of Pragmatics
The International Review of Pragmatics (IRP) is a peer-reviewed international journal committed to publishing excellent research in the area of pragmatics and related disciplines pertaining to all aspects of human communication, verbal and non-verbal. Limited open access articles.
Studies in African Linguistics
Studies in African Linguistics (SAL) publishes in-depth empirically supported linguistic articles on African languages

EL (Endangered Language) Publishing
EL Publishing is a platinum free open-access publication platform that aims to produce international quality publications on endangered and minoritised languages concerning language documentation and description, sociolinguistics, language revitalisation and support, language policy, and applied linguistics.

Australian Review of Applied Linguistics
The Australian Review of Applied Linguistics (ARAL) is the journal of the Applied Linguistics Association of Australia (ALAA). Areas that are covered by the journal include first and second language teaching and learning, bilingualism and bilingual education, the use of technologies in language teaching and learning, corpus linguistics, discourse analysis, translation and interpreting, language testing, language planning, academic literacies and rhetoric. Not all articles are free to access, but quite a few are either Open Access (OA) or free content (F).
Language Documentation & Conservation (LD&C)
LD&C is a peer-reviewed, open access journal focusing on language documentation and conservation.

Language Documentation & Description (LD&D)
Language Documentation and Description (LDD) is an international journal that publishes peer-reviewed research on language documentation, language description, and language support, broadly conceived.
Oceanic Linguistics
Oceanic Linguistics is the only journal devoted exclusively to the study of the indigenous languages of the Oceanic area and parts of Southeast Asia. Content available up to last 3 years.
Literacy
Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy
An official journal of the International Literacy Association, Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy (JAAL) is the only literacy-focused journal for teachers of older learners, providing high-quality, classroom-tested ideas as well as reflections on literacy trends, issues, and research. Some open access and free content.
The Reading Teacher
An official journal of the International Literacy Association, The Reading Teacher is the go-to journal for educators of literacy learners up to age 12, offering high-quality, evidence-based teaching tips and ideas, as well as the teacher perspective. Some access.
Missionary Research
International Bulletin of missionary research
With in-depth analyses of worldwide Christianity and mission-focused book reviews, the International Bulletin of Mission Research is an unparalleled source of information on the world church in mission. We have subscription to a physical copy, so if articles are of interest they can be scanned and emailed.
Theology

BiblicalStudies.co.uk
BiblicalStudies.org.uk contains material relating to the 66 books of the Protestant Bible. Besides entries on each of the biblical books you will find material on history, biblical languages, hermeneutics and textual criticism.

Themelios
Themelios is an international, evangelical, peer-reviewed theological journal that expounds and defends the historic Christian faith.
Translation
The Bible Translator
All issues of The Bible Translator, except for those which appeared in the past five years, are available for all, for free here in the archive. Recent articles require SIL access through Gateway
Language Resources ▼
Databases

Glottolog
Glottolog provides a comprehensive catalogue of the world’s languages, language families and dialects.
PNG Languages
Organisations ▼
Anthropology

Australian Anthropological Society
The AAS is a member-based association committed to representing the profession of anthropology in Australia.
The Australian Journal of Anthropology (TAJA) is the flagship journal of the Australian Anthropological Society. TAJA is a peer-reviewed journal publishing scholarly papers and book reviews in anthropology and related disciplines.
Australian Indigenous Languages

Australian Society for Indigenous Languages (AuSIL)
The AuSIL website provides access to a lot of resources in and about indigenous languages of Australia as well as Timor.
Linguistics

Australian Linguistic Society
The Australian Linguistic Society is the national organisation for linguists and linguistics in Australia. Its primary goal is to further interest in and support for linguistics research and teaching in Australia.

SIL Publications
SIL Global publishes a number of works in the Read Online category. These open access books and papers offer information from the extensive fieldwork of many language development and translation specialists.
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Digital Archives

JSTOR
JSTOR is a digital library that provides access to a wide range of scholarly content including journals and books. .
Style Guides

Australian Style
The Australian Style Guide covers the most common style questions for writers and editors in Australia.