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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