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Foreign Languages

General

  • BBC Foreign Languages - http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/
    Beginner and Intermediate online courses in French, Spanish, German and Italian as well as introductions to other languages such as Mandarin Chinese.
  • I Love Languages - http://www.ilovelanguages.com/
    "iLoveLanguages is a comprehensive catalog of language-related Internet resources."
  • Language Directory - http://language-directory.50webs.com/
    "Here you can find links to free language courses , grammars, newspapers, online TV and radio stations."
  • Language Internet Resources - http://www.uni.edu/becker/newtitlepage.html
    An impressive list of language learning links, written by a retired professor. The site covers many languages, and is a lot of fun.
  • Language Links - http://polyglot.lss.wisc.edu/lss/lang/langlink.html
    This fun site provides links to excellent foreign (and ESL) language sites as well as sites about the culture and customs of a variety of countries.
  • LanguageGuide - http://www.languageguide.org/
    A nice site which will help you build a basic spoken vocabulary for many languages.
  • Webliography of Less Commonly Taught Languages - http://www.govtilr.org/Web_LCTL/Index.htm
    An excellent bibliography of reliable Web sites for languages such as Chinese, Korean, Arabic etc.

Dictionaries

  • Dictionaries on the Web - http://www.helsinki.fi/~hkantola/dict.html
    A lengthy list of online dictionaries.
  • Dictionary of Spanish and English - http://www.spanishdict.com/
    Includes English to Spanish and Spanish to English words with pronunciations in both English and Spanish.
  • Yahoo Dictionaries - http://dir.yahoo.com/Reference/Dictionaries/Language/
    Good list of online dictionaries in many languages.
  • Your Dictionary.com - http://www.yourdictionary.com/
    Although this page will never win any Web design awards it is quite useful. It provides links to Web dictionaries in many languages.
  • WordReference.com - http://wordreference.com/
    Online French, Spanish and Italian to English dictionaries.

Arabic

  • Language Directory--Arabic -
    http://language-directory.50webs.com/languages/arabic.htm
    A helpful list of good Web links for students of Arabic.
  • Madinah Arabic - http://www.madinaharabic.com/
    A free, online comprehensive Arabic course.

Chinese

  • Chinese Pronunciation Guide - http://www.courses.fas.harvard.edu/~pinyin/
    Great site for practicing tones in isolation, in combination etc.
  • On-line Chinese Tools - http://www.mandarintools.com/
    An excellent page for those learning Mandarin Chinese. It contains flashcards, dictionaries, Pinyin converters etc.

French

  • French Connection - http://www.howard.edu/library/Assist/Guides/FrenchConnection.htm
    Covers French culture, language, literature etc.
  • Tennessee Bob's Famous French Links - http://www.utm.edu/departments/french/french.html
    An excellent list of links for teaching and learning French.
  • Tex's French Grammar - http://www.laits.utexas.edu/tex/
    "Originally created for students at the University of Texas, this site is arranged much like a traditional textbook or grammar book. The main categories, the parts of speech, are explained with the help of humorous dialogues and exercises (self-correcting and fill-in-the-blank) appropriate for beginning French language learners. Includes a verb conjugator, verb tutor, and dictionary."

German

  • German from About.com - http://german.about.com/
    Covers grammar, vocabulary, etc. as well as a great deal of information about German culture.
  • Learn German Online -http://www.learn-german-online.net/
    A helpful, well organized list of links covering both German language and culture.

Italian

  • Italian from About.com - http://italian.about.com/index.htm?terms=italian
    Good information for beginning Italian students.
  • Italian Internet Resources -
    http://www.uni.edu/becker/italiano2.html#grammar
    A wonderful list of sites covering grammar, vocabulary and culture.

Japanese

  • Japanese at About.com - http://japanese.about.com/
    This site covers language, culture and writing systems.
  • Japanese Online - http://www.japanese-online.com/
    Online Japanese lessons, a good dictionary and other features.

Korean

  • Korean Studies at Sogang - http://korean.sogang.ac.kr/
    An online course in Korean from introductory to intermediate levels.
  • Korean Sites - http://www.arts.monash.edu.au/korean/learning/externalsites.html
    A list of excellent online sites for learning Korean.

Latin

Spanish

  • Learn Spanish Online - http://www.learn-spanish-online.de/
    A thorough online introduction to Spanish which includes grammar, vocabulary and some cultural information.
  • Spanish Language from About.com - http://spanish.about.com/
    This site has basic Spanish grammar and vocabulary lesson.
  • Dictionary of Spanish and English - http://www.spanishdict.com/
    Includes English to Spanish and Spanish to English words with pronunciations in both English and Spanish.





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