- Share - [](https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://about.ebsco.com/markdownify/node/73661) - []() - []() - []() # Explore Seven Pathways for Humanities Research at the Modern Language Association (MLA) Convention The Modern Language Association’s (MLA) annual convention will be offering in-person and virtual sessions. Here’s a look at the convention details and information on MLA’s humanities research resource. ![blog mla subjects image ](/sites/default/files/acquiadam-assets/blog-mla-subjects-image-780.jpg) 7 January 2022 The online program for the multilingual, U.S. themed [annual convention for the Modern Language Association](https://www.mla.org/Convention/MLA-2022) is live. The in-person and virtual convention begins January 6, 2022, at the Marriott Marquis Washington, DC, and the Walter E. Washington Convention Center. For those joining in person, visit EBSCO at booth #411a for a tour of the *MLA International Bibliography with Full Text*. The Modern Language Association produces the *MLA International Bibliography* (MLAIB), MLA’s essential index covering seven primary humanities disciplines. The *MLA International Bibliography with Full Text* combines an extensive collection of full-text journals in the disciplines below, opening the possibilities for endless scholarly exploration. **Literature** Researchers will discover journals, books, book chapters and scholarly websites on a wide range of literary topics, encompassing literature of different regions, genres, ethnicities, and time periods plus literary criticism and theory. **Language** The MLAIB indexes publications in more than seventy languages. Searchers will find scholarly publications covering literacy, translation, language teaching, language learning standards, language arts and more. **Linguistics** The MLAIB has indexed linguistics scholarship since 1967, covering topics including semantics, quantitative linguistics, applied linguistics, corpus linguistics, psycholinguistics, sociolinguistics and cognitive linguistics. **Rhetoric** Researchers will find content related to rhetoric as a literary form and as a linguistic and stylistic feature, intercultural communication, non-literary forms of communication, and the history and philosophy of rhetoric. **Writing Studies** Students and faculty can explore topics such as the teaching of writing, writing for diverse audiences and purposes, and the many aspects of the writing process. **Folklore** The MLAIB supports folklore programs with a rich diversity of content covering storytelling, ethnology and folklore from different regions and time periods. **Film, Theater, Television and Other Dramatic Arts** Searchers will find scholarly works about cultural studies, playwrights, and film, theater, television and radio from many different perspectives. **Resources To Support Your Humanities Programs** To facilitate use of the bibliography as a research tool and an instructional resource, the MLA offers a free, self-grading, 90-minute online course, [*Understanding the MLA International Bibliography*](https://www.mla.org/Publications/MLA-International-Bibliography/Free-Online-Course), that teaches students how to effectively use specialized databases for college-level research. An additional five subject area modules focus on conducting research in particular disciplines: literary research, folklore, linguistics, rhetoric and composition, and film, television, video, and other broadcast media. Students can earn badges in each of these five subject areas. Visit the [course site](https://mla.moonami.com/login/index.php) to access the main course and subject area modules. The [Teaching Resources](https://style.mla.org/bibcourse/) page on *The MLA Style Center* includes lesson plans, assignments, and an instructor’s guide to integrating the online course into class curricula. Request a [free trial](https://more.ebsco.com/mla-subject-areas-20211202-lp.html?utm_medium=blog&utm_source=acad_lsd_cp_usca&utm_campaign=mlaib2-mla-convention-blog-20220122) for your library and start exploring. ### We hope to see you at the convention! 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