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Post 7 - A career-related website / an expert on your field

On today's post, we will be talking about some websites or experts on our field we consider important to consult from time to time.  The idea is you do some research and single out those pieces of information you can't miss if you're dealing with any given subject on your field. So you should choose some websites/blogs or experts' work you deem worth visiting or reading. Write a brief outline about them. Explain why those topics and/or authorities are important in your opinion.
This time, the length of your posts should be in no less than 170 words, and try to leave comments on everybody's posts as usual.

 Useful language:
  • Suggest or recommend: https://www.espressoenglish.net/english-phrases-with-recommend-and-suggest/
  • Should: https://www.ldoceonline.com/dictionary/should
  • Giving advice: 
  1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7cpZ7mGj0Xg
  2. http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/flatmates/episode31/languagepoint.shtml
Researching

I finished my MA studies in linguistics last year. It was a process of fruitful learning and personal growth. So, on this post, I'd like to share with you some of the tools I used for academic research that you might actually need as an undergraduate student. 
One of the most important steps you have to take in order to begin any thesis project is reading a lot about the subject you will actually be researching. Think of keywords or any related terms in connection with your main topic. Use Google Scholar if you want to get more speacialised literature. And try to always find the latest studies of your primary topic of interest, as you might need to be updated on current advances in your field. You had better not consider citing any textbooks or Wikipedia in your study report as it will reveal lack of rigorousness and deep understanding of what you actually researched. So, you can read those sources as a starting point for your thesis project, or a way of getting familiar with your research topic, but not as your primary sources! Now, if you really want to read papers or journal articles regarding any sort of scientific research, use Elsevier or Science Direct. These are very powerful search engines through which you can reach a deeper understanding of any matters. Most of the articles I used for my research came from those big sites. So, I can guarantee that you will find quality information there.
I hope these pieces of advice may be useful for any researching activity. I wish I could add more info on this post, but I just noticed that it was already getting too long. 
So, How about you? What can you tell me about any website, blog, search engine, application, expert or tool you deem necessary for your career or current academic life?




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