外语类毕业论文参考文献非常多，下面列出部分国外近几年出版或前些年出版较有影响的著作。其中许多著作近几年上海外语教育出版社、外语教学与研究出版社、人民教育出版社等已经引进出版。
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刘润清 外语教学的科研方法 北京：北京外语教学与研究出版社，1999