Links/Resources
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General Languages
- http://eleaston.com/languages.html - Listening, reading, writing, and grammar exercises, quizzes, and tests
- http://www.travlang.com/languages/ - Listen to pronunciation and take short quizzes. Basic words, numbers, shopping/dining, travel, directions, places, time and dates. Good for the beginning chapters of elementary texts.
- http://www.quia.com/dir/ - Fourteen different types of online activities: flashcards, matching, concentration (memory), word search, hangman, jumbled words, ordered list, picture perfect, pop ups, challenge board, scavenger hunt, rags to riches in fifteen languages.
- SCOLA – International news broadcasts. Tape and show to advanced students. For intermediate students, use the exercises available. You can print transcripts of past broadcasts in the language and in English. A list of vocabulary terms is provided. Students can read as a pre-listening exercise then listen to the broadcast with Real Player. Students can then write on a theme in the broadcast or discuss it.
Arabic Language
- http://www.arabacademy.com/download/alphabetwed7introchange5.swf
- http://www.islam.org.hk/ArabicLessons/lesson01.utf8.asp
- http://www.omniglot.com/writing/arabic.htm
- http://www.sakkal.com/ArtArabicCalligraphy.html
- http://www.islamic-knowledge.com/Learning_Arabic/Basic_Arabic/Fathah_Tanwin.htm
- http://www.islamic-knowledge.com/Learning_Arabic/Basic_Arabic/Shaddah.htm
- http://www.islamic-knowledge.com/Learning_Arabic/Basic_Arabic/Sukuun_2.htm
- http://www.islamic-knowledge.com/Learning_Arabic/Basic_Arabic/Vocab_Rel.htm
- http://i-cias.com/babel/arabic/index.htm - How to read and write Arabic. Lessons on greetings, counting, meeting people, hotel, and restaurant.
- http://free.lessons.l-ceps.com/ - Free online lessons with audio-clips
Chinese Language
- http://www.pinyinpractice.com/wangzhi/ - Practice listening to tones. Click on the tone’s symbol to hear it and see if you heard correctly.
- http://eleaston.com/chinese.html - Make your own quizzes or take some established ones. Learn why Chinese is useful. Test your knowledge of Chinese.
- http://www.rci.rutgers.edu/~rsimmon/chingram - Basic Chinese grammar tutorial.
- http://www.language.berkeley.edu/ic/ - Berkeley Integrated Chinese Exercises.
- http://www2.ups.edu/faculty/perry/chin101/ic/ - Sentence Pattern and Pattern Exercises.
- http://www.usc.edu/dept/ealc/chinese/character/ - USC dialogue voc pronunciation stroke order.
- http://eastasia.hawaii.edu/yao/icVocPP/default.htm - Power Point vocab flash cards to accompany Lessons 1 to 7.
- http://www.toolworks.com/cgi-bin/datetimepractice.cgi - Lesson 3 Date and Time practice.
- http://www2.ups.edu/faculty/perry/chinesesongs/children/home.htm - Chinese childrens songs.
- http://free.lessons.l-ceps.com/ - L-Ceps study link.
French & Canadian Transportation
- http://www.paris.org/Metro/ - Paris Metro: maps and information
- http://www.stcum.qc.ca/English/metro/a-mapmet.htm - Map of Montreal's metro
French Canadian Links
- http://www.canada.gc.ca - Primary website for the Canadian government.
- http://www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca - Website for the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (Ministère des affaires étrangères et du Commerce international)
- http://www.canadianembassy.org - Website of the Canadian Embassy in Washington D.C.
- http://www.travelcanada.ca - Many links with information on travelling in Canada.
- http://www.canada.gc.ca/othergov/prov_e.html
- http://www.canada.gc.ca/othergov/prov_f.html - Respectively, the English and French versions of sites providing links to the ten provinces and three territories of Canada.
- http://www.ocol-clo.gc.ca - Website of the Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages - many excellent pedagogical materials and many language-related links.
- http://www.canadianembassy.org/studyincanada - Information on U.S. students studying in Canada
- http://www.acsus.org - The official website of the Association for Canadian Studies in the United States
- http://www.acqs.org/ - A link to the American Council for Québec Studies
- http://www.aucc.ca - Association of Universities and Colleges in Canada
- http://www.accc.ca - Association of Canadian Community Colleges
- http://www.cbie.ca - Canadian Bureau for International Education.
French Culture
- http://www.info-france-usa.org - French Embassy in Washington D.C.
- http://www.france.diplomatie.fr - French Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- http://www.culture.fr - French Ministry of Culture
French Food & Cafes
- http://www.choco-club.com/ - chocolate
- http://www.noircafe.com/fra/historiq/decouvre.html - coffee
- http://www.miroir.com/the/theframe.html - tea
French Language
- Horizons 2nd Édition Chapitre 7 Compétence 2 practice
- http://fog.ccsf.cc.ca.us/~creitan/grammar.htm - French Online Grammar quizzes to accompany the text Allons-y. (Use them independently of the text.)
- http://eleaston.com/french.html- Make your own quizzes or take some established ones. Learn why French is useful. Test your knowledge of French.
- http://www.utm.edu/departments/french/french.html - Tennessee Bob’s Famous French Links. Extensive list of links to sites on French language, francophone cultures, literatures, news, and virtual tourism.
- http://globegate.utm.edu/french/globegate_mirror/gramm.html - French Grammar Central. 525 links to French grammar tutorials and exercises.
- http://www.vokabel.com - Thematic vocabulary and verb tense exercises.
- http://www.quia.com/dir/french/ - Thematic vocabulary exercises. Choose by topic and/or by the text you use.
- http://french.about.com - Links to language exercises and cultural information.
- http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Acropolis/1506/ - Links to French language magazines and newspapers, music, museum sites, literature, grammar exercises, and more.
- http://www.samford.edu/schools/artsci/wlc/Unite6celuilequel.htm
- http://www.samford.edu/schools/artsci/wlc/Unite6lequel.htm
- http://www.samford.edu/schools/artsci/wlc/Unite6pronposs.htm
French Media
- http://www.france-amerique.com - France-Amérique
- http://www.france2.fr - France Télévision 2 (TF2)
- http://www.france3.fr - France Télévision 3 (TF3)
- http://rfi.fr - Radio France Internationale
- http://facsea.org - FACSEA (French films)
- http://www.minitel.fr - Minitel through the Internet
- Le Monde
- Le Figaro
- L'Humanité
- La Libération
- http://www.ladocfrancaise.gouv.fr - Information on French politics
French Museums
- Le WebMuseum, Paris - medieval art
- Agence Photographique de la Réunion des Musées Nationaux - Images from national French museums
- Un superbe musée imaginaire - virtual museum created by the French Minister of Culture.
- Le Louvre des Antiquaires à Paris
French Language Teaching
- http://www.frenchculture.org - French Cultural Services Programs for French Teachers in Alabama
German Culture
- Alabama Germany Partnership
- EU und Europaeische Politik
- The German School System
- Deutsche Kultur auf Deutsch (English Version)
- 10 Reasons to Study German (from the Goethe Institute)
German Language
- http://www.vokabel.com - Thematic vocabulary and verb tense exercises.
- Deutsche Welle Interactive German Course - this course is an excellent refresher for those getting ready to travel in Germany or take German classes after some time away.
- http://german.about.com - Links to language exercises and cultural information.
- http://eleaston.com/german.htmlMake your own quizzes or take some established ones. Learn why German is useful. Test your knowledge of German.
- http://www.quia.com/dir/german/ - Thematic vocabulary exercises. Choose by topic and/or by the text you use.
- German Flashcards - increase your vocabulary with these fun, interactive flashcards
German Media
- Tagesschau.de - this news program is also available from iTunes as a podcast. It updates daily, keeping you informed about what is happening in Germany.
- Deutsche Welle - an excellent source of news about Germany in German or more than 26 other languages. There is also an excellent audio and video archive.
- ZDF - German television channel with a great online archive in the "Mediathek"
- Yahoo! Deutschland News
- Die Zeit
Hindi
- http://www.letslearnhindi.com/lessons.htm#lesson1 - Let's Learn Hindi
- http://www.transparent.com/tlquiz/lwquiz/hindi/tlhind.htm - Transparent
- http://www.linguanaut.com/learn_hindi.htm - Linguanaut
- http://journals.worldnomads.com/language-guides/post/1410.aspx - World Nomads
- http://free.lessons.l-ceps.com/learn-hindi-free-lesson-8.html - Free Lessons
- http://free.lessons.l-ceps.com/ - L-Ceps
- http://www.languageshome.com/English-Hindi.htm - Languages Home's Learn Hindi Page
Italian Language
- http://www.iluss.it - Tests, Free exercises, vocabulary, listening, reading, grammar, and culture. Some exercises require enrollment and payment.
- http://eleaston.com/italian.html - Make your own quizzes or take some established ones. Learn why Italian is useful. Test your knowledge of Italian.
- http://www.quia.com/dir/italian/ - Thematic vocabulary exercises. Choose by topic and/or by the text you use.
- http://italian.about.com - Links to language exercises and cultural information.
- http://www.fsi-language-courses.com/Italian.aspx - Foreign Service Institute Italian lessons.
Italian Media
- http://www.rds.it - Read your horoscope, get concert schedules, study the top ten chart, listen to the radio, read the news.
- http://www.radioradicale.it - Read or listen to Italian news or listen and watch a video.
- http://www.repubblica.it - Read the Italian news. Links to Italian radio
- http://www.corriere.it/ - Read the Italian news.
- http://www.lampa.it - Read the Italian news.
- http://www.ilmanifesto.it - Read the Italian news.
Japanese Language
- http://sp.cis.iwate-u.ac.jp/sp/lesson/j/index.html - Dictation quizzes for elementary through advanced-level students. Listen to the syllable, word, or sentence and select the correct corresponding word or symbol. Get pictorial hints. Choice of Hiragana, Kanji, Katakana, or Roman characters for the display.
- http://www.quia.com/dir/japanese/ - Thematic vocabulary exercises. Choose by topic and/or by the text you use.
- http://japanese.about.com – Links to language exercises and cultural information.
- http://language.tiu.ac.jp/materials/eng/index.html – Reading Tutor (Intermediate-Advanced).
- http://language.tiu.ac.jp/materials/eng/yomi/index.html – Reading Tutor (Easy)
- http://www.nhk.or.jp/lesson/english/index.html – Easy Japanese Lessons.
- http://www.studyjapanese.org/games/kanachallenge/ – Hiragana & Katakana Game.
- http://www.livemocha.com/study/japanese/1 – Hapanese Lessons Online.
- http://free.lessons.l-ceps.com/ – L-Ceps free lessons
- http://thejapanesepage.com/ – Various Links
- http://www.manythings.org/japanese/ – Japanese study links
- http://www.nhk.or.jp/r-news/ – Listening Practice: NHK Radio News.
Language Learning Organizations
- Alabama Humanities Foundation
- American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages
- American Association of Teachers of French
- American Association of Teachers of German
- American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese
- National Association for Self Instructional Language Programs
Portuguese Language
- http://www.quia.com/dir/portuguese/ - Thematic vocabulary exercises. Choose by topic and/or by the text you use.
- http://www.theworld.org/2010/02/19/vado-fado/ - Vado Fado
- http://wps.prenhall.com/wl_klobucka_ponto_1/70/17987/4604752.cw/index.html - Ponto de Encontro
- http://www.brazilian-portuguese.net/onlineexercises/exercises.htm - Learning Portuguese
- http://www.quiz-tree.com/Portuguese_Vocabulary_main.html - Portuguese Vocabulary
- http://www.linguasnet.com/ - Linguasnet Portuguese
- http://www.learn-to-speak-portuguese.com/portuguese-exercises.html - Maria Oliveira's Language Learning
Russian Language
- http://www.gwu.edu/~slavic/golosa/grammar/grammar.htm - exercises to accompany GOLOSA 1 and GOLOSA 2 created by Auburn University’s George Mitrevski and the University of Alabama’s Andrew Drozd.
- http://www.lidenz.ru/testing/Testing.php3?config=data/test1.cfg - Test your level of Russian with this progressively difficult multiple choice test.
- http://www.du.edu/langlit/russian/grammarx.htm - Exercises on all of the cases and on verb conjugations. You’ll need to use the Russian keyboard.
- http://eleaston.com/russian.htmlMake your own quizzes or take some established ones. Learn why Russian is useful. Test your knowledge of Russian.
- http://www.quia.com/dir/russian/ - Thematic vocabulary exercises. Choose by topic and/or by the text you use.
- http://www.du.edu/langlit/russian/ - links to Russian media, culture, and governmental sites.
- http://www.wrn.org/audio/rus.ram - Russian radio for advanced students.
- http://www.themoscowtimes.com/index.php - The Moscow Times.
- http://www.aif.ru/ - Aprymehtbl N.
- http://free.lessons.l-ceps.com/ - L-Ceps free online lessons
- http://www.russiaprofile.org/page.php?pageid=MainPage - Russia Profile
- http://www.russianlessons.net - Russian Lessons
- http://wwitv.com/television/174.htm - Russia TV
- http://www.russianinternet.com/radio/ - Russia Internet Radio
- http://www.vedomosti.ru/ or http://www.ng.ru/ - Vedomosti
- http://www.kommersant.ru/ and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kommersant and http://www.kommersant.com/about.asp - Kommersant
- http://nclrc.org/webcasts/russian/index.html - NCLRC Webcasts
- http://shininghappypeople.net/rwotd/blog4.php - Russian Word of the Day
- http://bama.ua.edu/~adrozd/russian/index.htm - Interactive Exercises for Golosa, 5th Ed.
- http://bama.ua.edu/~adrozd/ruslinks.html - Additional Resources for Russian
- http://yalepress.yale.edu/yupbooks/russian/ - Advanced Russian through History website
Spanish Language
- http://www.heinle.com – Link to companion site for Interacciones text
- http://www.studyspanish.com/ - Learn Spanish on the Web
- http://www.colby.edu/~bknelson/exercises/?redirect – Spanish grammar exercises
- http://www.vokabel.com - Thematic vocabulary and verb tense exercises.
- http://spanish.about.com - Links to language exercises and cultural information.
- http://eleaston.com/spanish.html
- http://www.quia.com/dir/spanish/ - Thematic vocabulary exercises. Choose by topic and/or by the text you use.
- http://www.acu-adsum.org/jlb.periodicos.esp.html - Links to almost every Spanish language newspaper available online for most Spanish speaking countries. A must for any sort of current event research.
Swahili Language
- http://ccat.sas.upenn.edu/plc/kiswahili/kiswahili.html - Swahili exercises for listening and reading and reading comprehension followed by a writing assignment.
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/swahili/ - listen to and read news articles
Thai Language
- http://free.lessons.l-ceps.com/ - L-Ceps online study links.
