TSL570 Research Guide: Books & Videos in Libraries

Start with whichever catalog works best for you. Search for any of these:

1. L1 translations of English fiction you use in class
2. Bilingual fiction that includes English & the L1
3. Videos in L1 of English fiction works to use as supplement with those works
4. Videos with English dialog and options for dubbed L1 or L1 subtitles that you can use a scene from in class

Sample Starter Search Strategies for any Library:

• ["book title of a dual language book"]
• [the L1 language] and bilingual
• [the L1 anguage] and bilingual and [desired theme or literature]
• ["book or movie title"] and [your language]

Another, simple search strategy that works well in Public Library Catalogs:

• [the L1 language] and english

Sample Starter Searches & Results:

• "a gift for abuelita"
• russian and bilingual
  • This bilingual book, in the results above, also has a note about the readers' age range (view record)
• spanish and bilingual and multiculturalism
• "charlotte's web" and french 
  • This video, in the results above, has French subtitles (view record)
• english and somali

And look for notes in the catalog records for a summary or description of the book too! See the videos for examples.

Quick Videos:

Bilingual books that have become popular may have book reviews you can read for more information on the books.

You have 2 options for finding reviews:

1. In the library catalog
2. In a library database

In a library catalog, if there is a cover image of the book, you can click on that image. If a book review is available there, you will see a link for it.

To see how you can get a review in a library catalog, see Video #1 on this page for Finding a Book in OhioLINK.

In library databases, you can enter the book's title in the search box & look for book reviews or for brief articles by other educators who have used the book in class.

Recommended Databases: