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Language learning

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African Studies: African language resources on the Internet.
Author: Columbia University Libraries
Subjects: african studies, language learning
DeweyClass: 496
Resource type: directory
Ancient Tupi Home Page: A guide to the Tupi language spoken in Brazil between 1500 and 1700 AD, together with details of the Indigen tribes who used it. Provides a brief introduction to the language, and offers an outline of the alphabet, phonetics, and grammar. A dictionary is also featured, and information is available in Portuguese and English.
Author: Ribeiro, Lincoln A. A.
Subjects: brazil, language learning
DeweyClass: 498.3829
Resource type: guide
Applied Language Solutions: Applied Language Solutions offer translation services in over 140 languages. Provides access to web translation tools, a news feed and articles and case studies relevant to translators around the world. Other free resources inlcude national flags for online use, maps of the world, a list of country codes, country guides and royalty free fonts with characters that support various languages.
Author: Applied Language Solutions
Subjects: language learning
DeweyClass: 400
Resource type: service
bab.la: Loving Languages: A portal for language lovers to meet and exchange ideas, bab.la encourages native speakers to share their knowledge in ways not possible through simple, direct translation. Including many dictionaries, a forum, and a variety of quizzes on topics such as culture and history, sports and grammar, bab.la supports English-German, English-Spanish, English-Chinese, English-French, English-Portuguese, English-Turkish, and German-Spanish.
Author: Schroeter, Andreas, Schroeter, Thomas and Uecker, Patrick
Subjects: dictionary, language learning
DeweyClass: 403
Resource type: dictionary
BBC Languages: German, French, Italian and Spanish language learning resources, suitable for individuals of varying abilities. Offers information about broadcasts such as BBC Learning Zone and BBC Alert, resources for teachers, courses accompanying BBC language programmes, and transcripts of such programmes aimed at beginners, advanced learners and business language learners.
Author: BBC
Subjects: language learning
DeweyClass: 407
Resource type: interactive guide
Blue Web'n Learning Sites Library: Set of links to a large collection of activities, tutorials, lesson plans, projects and tools aimed at the educational sector. Broad subject categories include arts, business, English, foreign language, health and physical education, history and social studies, mathematics, science, technology, vocational education, education, and community interest.
Author: Pacific Bell
Subjects: art links, business education, education links, english as a second language, history education, language learning, mathematics education, school teaching, science education worldwide, technology education
DeweyClass: 370
Resource type: index
CARLA: Centre for Advanced Research on Language Acquisition: Coordinating office for a number of grant funded programs devoted to research and program development in second language teaching, learning and assessment.
Author: University of Minnesota
Subjects: educational assessment, language learning
DeweyClass: 401.93
Resource type: documents
Center for Research in Language: UCSD research institute, mainly focusing on neural aspects of language learning.
Author: University of California San Diego
Subjects: english language research, language learning, linguistics
DeweyClass: 407
Resource type: institution
CILT: Centre for Information on Language Teaching and Research: Charitable trust supported by central government grants, with the aim of collecting and disseminating information on all aspects of modern languages and the teaching of modern languages. Includes information on the Comenius network, CILT projects and initiatives, and a selection of reference resources. Languages covered include French, German, Spanish, Basque, Bulgarian, Cantonese, English, Finnish, Modern Greek, Indonesian, Italian, Korean, Lithuanian, Malay, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Slovak, Somali, Swedish, Thai, Ukrainian and Welsh.
Author: Centre for Information on Language Teaching and Research
Subjects: korean, language learning, norwegian
DeweyClass: 407
Resource type: documents, index
Complete Grammar of Esperanto: Includes grammatical explanations, graded reading lessons, and similarly graded material for translation from English.
Author: Reed, Ivy (Kellerman)
Subjects: esperanto, language learning
DeweyClass: 407
Resource type: non-fiction ebook
Computer Adaptive Testing Project: Research project funded by the US Department of Education's International Studies and Research Program whose goal is to develop a cost-effective, accurate, and flexible means to assess students' reading proficiency and diagnostic tests in French, German, and Spanish using a computer adaptive approach.
Author: University of Minnesota
Subjects: educational assessment, language learning, literacy
DeweyClass: 407
Resource type: documents
Dictionarist: An online talking dictionary, Dictionarist provides spoken translations in English, French, German and Turkish and a virtual keyboard interface to support foreign language characters. Requires Flash or Javascript.
Author: dictionarist.com
Subjects: english language dictionaries, french language dictionaries, german language dictionaries, language learning, translating dictionaries
DeweyClass: 403
Resource type: dictionary, sound
Digital Dialects Language Learning: Provides free, interactive games designed to introduce beginners to the following languages: Afrikaans, Albanian, Arabic, Basque, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Cantonese, Catalan, Cebuano, Chinese, Croation, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Esperanto, Estonian, Farsi, Filipino, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Icelandic, Indonesian, Irish, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Latvian, Lithuanian, Malay, Maltese, Mongolian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Slovak, Slovenian, Somali, Spanish, Swahili, Swedish, Thai, Tongan, Turkish, Ukrainian and Vietnamese.
Author: Gibson, Craig
Subjects: arabic, danish language, esperanto, french language, german language, greek language, italian language, japanese, language learning, portuguese, russian language, spanish, swedish
DeweyClass: 407
Resource type: games
EDSITEment: A collection of the most valuable online resources for teaching English, history, art history, and foreign languages. It aims to bring together the best of the humanities on the web.
Author: National Endowment for the Humanities
Subjects: english language education, history education, history of art, humanities links, language learning, medical education, medical practice
DeweyClass: 001.3
Resource type: directory, index
Fast and Friendly French for Fun: Series of lessons providing information about French culture and language. Lessons can be followed through in progressive order, or specific topics can be selected from a table of contents. Deals with gender, articles, subject pronouns, basic verbs and conjugations, and past and future tenses. Vocabulary covers nouns, verbs and adjectives and includes letters, numbers and all purpose phrases.
Author: Deal, Amy; Smith, Gregory & Streich, Jaclyn
Subjects: french language, language learning
DeweyClass: 440
Resource type: documents
fonetiks.org: A series of sound files illustrating the pronunciation of seven varieties of English - American, British, Australian, Canadian, Irish, Scottish, and Welsh. Also covers other languages, including French, German, Spanish, Portuguese, and Japanese. A collection of translation dictionaries are also provided.
Author: Bowyer, Timothy
Subjects: english language education, french language, german language, japanese, language learning, portuguese, spanish
DeweyClass: 400
Resource type: sounds
Free-Translator.com: Offers a selection of translation programs converting free text into, and from, a range of European languages. Links to online dictionaries, glossaries, and basic language courses are included. Also available in Spanish.
Author: Free-Translator
Subjects: language learning, translating dictionaries
DeweyClass: 403
Resource type: dictionaries
German for Beginners: Introduces the basics of the German language, including the alphabet, numbers and short sentences. Offers exercises to assess progress and provides access to German prose, music, radio and TV stations.
Author: University of Victoria
Subjects: german language, language learning
DeweyClass: 430
Resource type: document index, documents
iLoveLanguages: An extensive catalogue of language related Internet resources, including online language lessons, translating dictionaries, native literature, translation services, software, and language schools.
Author: Chambers, Tyler
Subjects: chinese language, dutch, esperanto, ethnic literature, hungarian, japanese, language learning, linguistics, portuguese, translating dictionaries
DeweyClass: 400
Resource type: dictionary index
Institute of Romance Studies: Offers study programs relating to the languages and cultures of France, Italy, Portugal, and Spain. Includes information on an MA in Cultural Memory, alongside various other postgraduate qualifications such as MPhil and PhD. Also features a database detailing MA degrees in the UK that have a significant romance language component.
Author: University of London
Subjects: cultural studies, language learning
DeweyClass: 305.8
Resource type: institution
Internet Picture Dictionary: Online picture dictionary for learners of English, French, German, Italian, and Spanish. English words can be browsed alphabetically, or by categories which include animals, body parts, musical instruments, sport, and tools.
Author: pdictionary.com
Subjects: language learning
DeweyClass: 403
Resource type: dictionary
Introduction to Swedish: Online Swedish course for beginners covering areas like pronunciation, basic grammar rules, conjugation of verbs, greetings, and basic phrases. The course is available in html and can also be downloaded in Microsoft Word 6.0 format.
Author: Sikeborg, Urban
Subjects: language learning, swedish
DeweyClass: 439.7
Resource type: guide
Intute: arts and humanities: A catalogue of Internet resources on arts and humanities, each evaluated and categorised by subject specialists based at UK universities.
Author: Intute
Subjects: architecture links, archives, communication studies, cultural studies, history links, humanities links, language learning, library and information science links, linguistics, media studies, museum links
DeweyClass: 001
Resource type: index
Language Interactive: A Trailguide to Creating Dynamic Web Pages: A guide for language teachers to use HTML, Javascript and CGI to design interactive language learning tools. Examples are provided.
Author: Godwin-Jones, Robert
Subjects: cgi scripts, html education, javascript, language learning, web site development
DeweyClass: 005.276
Resource type: guide
Language Learning Library: A language learning resource aimed at beginners. Provides material for those learning Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese, German, Chinese, Japanese and Russian. Designed to meet the needs of teachers, students and businesses the resource offers guidance on grammar, common phrases, common nouns, numbers, the alphabet, telling the time and links to dictionaries and translators. Information about each nationality's culture is given in English.
Author: US Institute of Languages
Subjects: chinese language, french language, german language, italian language, japanese, language learning, portuguese, russian language, spanish
DeweyClass: 407
Resource type: service
Language Programs Directory: Directory of language programs offered in over 100 countries worldwide.
Author: Studyabroad.com
Subjects: language learning
DeweyClass: 400
Resource type: index
Language Translation Tools: Collection of dictionaries, thesauri, and word, term, and Web page translators.
Author: itools
Subjects: language learning
DeweyClass: 400
Resource type: dictionaries
Language-Learning.net: Database of language schools located in over 70 countries throughout the world. Searches provide contact details of over 6000 institutions, specifics of language courses, and accommodation facilities available.
Author: International WHERE+HOW
Subjects: language learning
DeweyClass: 407
Resource type: opac
Learn German Guide: A collection of links to and details of courses, institutions and organisations in both Germany and Austria offering German language tuition. Also includes a guide to the basics of German grammar and vocabulary with links to online dictionaries as well as some articles about Germany's culture.
Author: Learn German Guide
Subjects: german language, language learning
DeweyClass: 430
Resource type: documents
Learn Spanish Website: Collection of tutorials covering the gender and plural forms of nouns, definite and indefinite articles, subject pronouns and regular verbs. The lessons are accompanied by cultural notes.
Author: Spanish Learning Resources
Subjects: language learning, spanish
DeweyClass: 460
Resource type: guide
LTSN Centre for Languages, Linguistics and Area Studies: Aims to promote and encourage the use of computers in language learning and teaching.
Author: Learning and Teaching Support Network, Southampton University
Subjects: language learning
DeweyClass: 407
Resource type: documents
Numbers in Over 3000 Languages: Offers a listing of numbers translated into over 4,600 languages from around the world. Languages can be browsed via an active map.
Author: Rosenfelder, Mark
Subjects: language learning, mathematics education
DeweyClass: 400
Resource type: dictionary
Royal National Institute for the Deaf: RNID is the largest charity representing the 9 million deaf and hard of hearing people in the UK. Offers news, information, services, support, and interactive features including an animated version of the fingerspelling chart and video clips of everyday words as expressed in British Sign Language. QuickTime or Windows Media Player are required.
Author: RNID
Subjects: deafness, disability, language learning
DeweyClass: 362.4
Resource type: service
Scots-online: Provides a comprehensive guide to the history and linguistic characteristics involved when learning, speaking, or translating the Scots language. Contains texts including work by R L Stevenson and Robert Burns, a dictionary, and information on organisations concerned with the further study and promotion of Scots as a language.
Author: Eagle, Andy
Subjects: language learning, linguistics, scottish culture, scottish literature
DeweyClass: 427.9411
Resource type: guide
Summer Institute of Linguistics in Mexico: A guide to modern-day Mexican language and culture which outlines the major language stocks of the country, and features dictionaries and vocabularies, guides to grammar, phonology, and ethnography. Information is offered in Spanish and English.
Author: Summer Institute of Linguistics
Subjects: language learning, mexico
DeweyClass: 497
Resource type: guide
Teaching Indigenous Languages: Materials relating to the anthropological, educational, and political issues involved in the teaching of indigenous languages. Provides full texts of scholarly studies, and reprints of articles on topics such as native language preservation, American Indian language policy, and models for teaching indigenous languages. Resource is keyword searchable and contains a set of links to bilingual, educational, and literary material.
Author: North Arizona University
Subjects: american indians, anthropology, language learning
DeweyClass: 497
Resource type: articles
TELL Consortium: A project of the HEFC Teaching and Learning Technology programme which aims to produce computer based materials to enhance the quality of language education.
Author: Hull University
Subjects: language learning
DeweyClass: 407
Resource type: institution
Termino Trads: Basegrand: Links to terminological databases relating to the activities of United Nations agencies, as well as those of the European Commission (Eurodicautom) and the Council of the European Union (TIS), the Terminology Base of the International Council of French Language and a selection of dictionaries collected in the Portail lexical du francais, including the Tresor de la langue francaise and two synonym dictionaries, one of which is bilingual (English-Fench and vice-versa), as well as the Littre, the Grand dictionnaire terminologique (the latter bilingual also), Le Dictionnaire, Les Dictionnaires and LookWAYup, an English and multilingual translation dictionary.
Author: McKeown, Roger
Subjects: english, french, humanitarian research, language learning, spanish
DeweyClass: 403
Resource type: index
Termino Trads: HyperMetaDico: List of links to online uni and multi-lingual linguistic resources such as dictionaries, glossaries and translation services. Mainly French and English.
Author: McKeown, Roger and McHack Productions
Subjects: english, french, language learning
DeweyClass: 403
Resource type: index
Termino Trads: Lazy Term: Reference tool for linguists, translators and researchers in related disciplines. Offers searches of a range of websites (for example, Websters, MeidaDico, DiccionarioWeb) for synonyms, definitions, verb conjugations, translations and books related to any search term specified in English, Spanish or French. Mono and duo-lingual searches are available.
Author: McKeon, Roger
Subjects: english, french, language learning, linguistics, spanish
DeweyClass: 403
Resource type: dictionary
Termino Trads: Serendipity: A set of tools aimed at linguists, translators and related researchers, where pre-defined boolean logic enacted on Google searches restricts results to those derived from dictionary and other word books. Two levels of glossary search'can be selected for each language, one providing simple definitions and one that provides context and synonyms as well as direct translation. Languages covered are French, Spanish, Portuguese and English. Serendipity also offers the broader option of searching Google for any type of resource related to your search term.
Author: McKeon, Roger
Subjects: english, french, language learning, linguistics, portuguese, spanish
DeweyClass: 403
Resource type: dictionary
Tetun: Examines the Tetun language spoken by over 300,000 people in many parts of East and West Timor. Audio files illustrate the sound of the language, and guides to grammar and meaning are also provided.
Author: Newman, John
Subjects: language learning
DeweyClass: 409.5
Resource type: documents
Tex's French Grammar: Offers information on French grammar, arranged in sections covering parts of speech such as nouns, prepositions, adjectives, and conjunctions. Each section features an explanatory note in English. Additional resources include an interactive verb tutorial, and a French dictionary.
Author: University of Texas
Subjects: french language, language learning
DeweyClass: 440
Resource type: guide
Topica: Languages: An automated catalogue of numerous mailing lists relevant to languages, with descriptions and subscription details.
Author: Topica
Subjects: english as a second language, language learning, welsh language
DeweyClass: 400
Resource type: mailinglist index
Transparent Language: Collection of language and culture pages providing an overview, key 'survival phrases', and information about learning and reference products for over 30 different languages.
Author: Transparent Language
Subjects: language learning
DeweyClass: 400
Resource type: documents
TypeIt: Type Foreign Characters Easily: Enables the composition of text incorporating character sets specific to a range of languages including Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finish, French, German, Hungarian, Italian, Polish, Portugese, Romanian, Russian, Spanish, Swedish and Turkish. It also provides the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) symbols, as used in phonetic transcriptions of English.
Author: Szynalski, Tomasz P.
Subjects: language learning
DeweyClass: 005.7
Resource type: service
UsingEnglish.com: Collection of English language resources, geared towards learning and teaching English as a second language. Contains directories of quizzes, tests, exams, articles on spelling, punctuation and letter writing, and reference material such as dictionaries and glossaries. Students are able to field questions to a qualified teacher, or participate in an ESL forum, should they need additional help.
Author: UsingEnglish.com
Subjects: english as a second language, english language education, language learning
DeweyClass: 428
Resource type: documents
Web of Online Dictionaries: Extensive list of dictionaries covering many languages. They are not exclusively bi-lingual dictionaries with English, or confined to European languages. Some subject specific dictionaries, for example a Norwegian Dictionary of Internet Terms are included.
Author: Beard, Robert
Subjects: english language dictionaries, language learning, norwegian, reference
DeweyClass: 403
Resource type: dictionary index
Web of On-line Grammars: Links to grammar resources, morphology information, dictionaries, and lessons in languages including Akkadian, Arabic, Artificial Languages, Brahui, Cherokee, Chinese, Coptic, Dhimal, English, Gaelic, Hindi, Indonesian, Latin, Portuguese, Russian, Sanskrit, Tagalog, Urdmurt, Vietnamese, Welsh, and Wolof.
Author: Beard, Robert
Subjects: arabic, chinese language, dutch, english language education, esperanto, finnish, french language, gaelic language, german language, greek language, hungarian, japanese, korean, language learning, latin, linguistics, norwegian, portuguese, russian language, spanish, swedish, welsh language
DeweyClass: 400
Resource type: index
Web Sites for Languages: A directory of sites hosting useful resources and services, innovative features and interesting practice to support language learning. The listing is based on recommendation and popularity.
Author: Lingu@NET Project, British Educational Communications and Technology Agency
Subjects: language learning
DeweyClass: 400
Resource type: index
WELL Project: Web Skills for Language Learning: A 32-page pocket-sized booklet and online resource which provides an introduction to use of the Web for new users, whether they are staff or students. The WELL Project aims to promote wider awareness and more effective use of Web resources for modern language teaching across the higher education sector in the UK. has produced.
Author: Consortium from Liverpool John Moores University and the Universities of Teesside, Brighton and Exeter
Subjects: language learning
DeweyClass: 407
Resource type: guide