Languages (Foreign, ESL & Sign Language)
General
Language Classes at Lansing Community College
Study French, German,
Japanese, or Spanish, English as a Second Language (ESL Program
or English Language
and Culture Center), or sign
language.
Ethnologue:
Languages of the World
Search this encyclopedic
reference work cataloging all of the world’s 6,912 known
living languages.
Google Search Options
Use
advanced
search, preferences,
and language
tools to find web pages written in a specific language
or visit Google's site for a specific country.
Language Exchange
Community
Find a partner to practice language
skills with by email, text chat, or voice chat.
MLA Language Map
Find out the number, ages, and percentage of speakers of
various languages in a particular geographic region of the
United States based on census data.
Quizlet
Create
flashcards online to practice vocabulary and take practice
tests. You can even share your lists with friends and
classmates.
Watching America
Get a new perspective on the USA by reading news articles
from foreign press translated into English. At the bottom of
the homepage, there are links to major newspapers from many
countries.
English as a Second Language (ESL)
Activities for
ESL/EFL Students
Quizzes, tests, exercises and puzzles for ESL students. This project of
The Internet TESL Journal (iteslj.org)
has thousands of contributions by many teachers.
Randall's
ESL Cyber Listening Lab
Interactive lessons with audio arranged by level of difficulty.
ESL Resources for Students
Purdue University's excellent list of online resources provided by their
Online Writing Lab (OWL).
Internet Archive - Open Educational Resources
Hundreds of free courses, video lectures, and supplemental materials from
universities in the United States. Many of these lectures are available
for download.
ESL Info & Teaching English Around the World
LCC Library's Internet Bookmarks
French
BBC Languages - French
Offers many interactive activities to help you learn French. You will
find audio and video clips, as well as games and quizzes to test your
knowledge of the language.
Radio Canada in French
Read or listen to the news in French.
Tex's French Grammar
A complete online reference grammar with sound, self-checking exercises,
and a verb conjugator. Developed under the direction of Carl Blyth at
the University of Texas.
LangMedia: French Combined Collection
A collection of authentic language videos depicting everyday situations and
conversations filmed in Canada, France, Luxembourg, Morocco, Senegal,
and Martinique.
German
BBC Languages - German
Offers many interactive activities to help you learn German. You will find
audio and video clips, as well as games and quizzes to test your
knowledge of the language.
German Studies Web
Listen to German radio or television or read newspaper articles online.
Browse this collection news sources gathered by Reinhart Sonnenburg of
Dartmouth University.
LangMedia: German in Germany
A collection of authentic language videos depicting everyday
situations and conversations filmed in Germany.
Japanese
japan-guide.com
Information about writing, pronouncing & studying Japanese. Includes
information about literature, poetry, kanji, hiragana, katakana, loan
words, Japanese word processing, and names.
LangMedia: Japanese in Japan
A collection of authentic language videos depicting everyday situations and
conversations filmed in Japan.
Resources for Japanese Teaching and Learning
A guide to Japanese language learning resources in areas such as
composition reading, listening, and orthography compiled by a professor
at Purdue University.
Sign Language
ASL Browser
Michigan State University's ASL Browser web site is an online ASL browser
where you can watch videos of thousands of ASL signs.
HandSpeak:
American Sign Language Online
Handspeak offers comprehensive American Sign Language (ASL) online
dictionary and lessons, including: Baby Sign, International Sign,
Emoticon + Bodicon (facial expression and body language), gestures,
manual alphabet and numeral, Sign stories and arts.
Spanish
BBC Languages - Spanish
Offers many interactive activities to help you learn Spanish. You will
find audio and video clips, as well as games and quizzes to test your
knowledge of the language.
LangMedia: Spanish Combined Index
A collection of authentic language videos depicting everyday situations
and conversations filmed in Argentina, Ecuador, Mexico, Nicaragua, and
Spain.
Spanish Grammar Exercises
Interactive Spanish grammar exercises developed by a professor at Colby
College.
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