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Research, Writing, & Style

Introduction

To assist students, instructors, and researchers in following the conventions described in the CanIL Style Guide, several resources are provided below. This includes the current CanIL Style Guide in PDF form, a Microsoft Word template that already includes the perferred formatting styles, as well as instructions on how to use Microsoft Word and Zotero, a bibliography manager that helps format citations and the reference list. Students are encouraged to make use of these resources.

There are links below to access for the Ethnologue, as well as Libraries for the institutions CanIL partner's with.

Academic Writing Resources

CanIL Bibliography Manager

CanIL uses Zotero as it's preferred Bibliography Manager. Find tutorials on using this tool as well as accessing CanIL Shared libraries at tutorials.canil.ca

CanIL Style Guides

Style Guide (June 2026): PDF
CanIL Style Guide template June 2026 (in .dotx): Word Template
Deprecated CanIL Style Guide: PDF

The Ethnologue

You can access the Ethnologue within the CanIL building on any wired connection at ethnologue.com
TWU students: For offsite access to the SIL Ethnologue, use your TWU account using this link
- Link to Ethnologue
Tyndale linguistics students: For access, contact doug.rintoul@canil.ca

Library resources

TWU Library: www.twu.ca/library
- TWU Library linguistics specific resources including abstracts, journals and dictionaries: Link
- Logging into TWU library from off-campus: https://libguides.twu.ca/extension/offcampus
Tyndale University College Library: www.tyndale.ca/library

Writing Help?

Current CanIL students can make an appointment (online or in-person) with a writing coach at the WriteAway Writing Centre on campus.

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