Fulbright Fellowship for Research Abroad: Country Research

This guide accompanies the workshop presented to Fulbright applicants who hope to research abroad.

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Language learning

Pronunciator
Pronunciator is a langauge learning web-app that provides access to courses in 164 languages (including ASL) in 144 home languages.. ESL is taught in 132 home languages. To learn more about Pronunciator including how to register for an account, please watch this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tcS3RTC-0Pk

Country information

CountryWatch
Provides country overviews including political, economic, investment, social, and environmental overviews.
Global Road Warrior
Business culture, climate, culture and society and other information for the business traveler.

CIA The World Fact book
The World Factbook provides information on the history, people, government, economy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 267 world entities.

eBooks

Countries, Peoples & Cultures Series
A series of books that explores the history, economic conditions, social life and customs of geographic areas throughout the world.

World Political Yearbook 2016 by Salem Press
ISBN: 1619259524

Publication Date: 2015-11-01

World Political Yearbook, a brand-new political reference resource from Salem Press, profiles every nation and self-governing territory around the world, providing detailed current event updates from the last year from over 200 countries. With so much inf

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