World Languages Resources
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General Resources |
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- Duolingo Students can learn over thirty different languages including Spanish, Italian, and Latin.
- Endangered Languages Provides information about over 3000 languages that are disappearing.
- Ethnologue: Languages of the World This is the online of the printed work. It is an encyclopedia of all the languages spoken around the world.
- Foreign Language and Culture Contains a listing of web sites about languages and cultures from around the world organized by foreign language.
- Forvo Find out how to pronounce over 4 million words in over 300 languages.
- Gate 2 Home Changes your keyboard so you can type in different languages including accent marks. Over 110 languages can be used.
- iLoveLanguages From the website homepage: " iLoveLanguages is a comprehensive catalog of language-related Internet resources. The more than 2400 links at iLoveLanguages have been hand-reviewed to bring you the best language links the Web has to offer."
- Lexicool Lists free online dictionaries in over 70 languages.
- Word Reference Translate words into 18 different languages, learn verb conjugations, and more.
- Word 2 Word Language Dictionaries and Translators Translates words to many different languages.
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Spanish |
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Vocabulary and Grammar
- Best Spanish Language Web Sites Contains a listing of websites and search engines that are written in Spanish.
- Diccionarios.com This is a Spanish dictionary, Spanish thesaurus, and Spanish-English dictionary. You can also translate from Spanish to other languages as well.
- Don Quijote: Spanish Language Resources Compiles lists of Spanish language resources including lessons, vocabulary, literature, sayings, lyrics, and more.
- Spanish Made Easy Provides online lessons on the basics of learning Spanish.
- Study Spanish A collection of free tutorials to help you learn Spanish including pronunciation, grammar, vocabulary, verb drills, and more.
- Spanish Language & Culture There are a lot of exercises here to help improve your grammar in Spanish.
- Spanish Pronto Here you can learn new vocabulary words, practice reading in Spanish, review basic grammar and verb tenses, and more.
Culture and History
- All About Spain This site provides information on the regions and cities of Spain, a photo tour, and general information on Spain's climate, history, culture, and more.
- Americas Explores the culture of Latin America, from the Organization of American States
- El Mundo An online edition to a popular Spanish magazine.
- The History, Myths, Arts, and Traditions of Mexico An excellent overview of Mexico including its history, art, traditions, and more.
- La Raza Covers Chicago and regional, national, and international news in Spanish.
- Mexicana: Mexican Ministry of Culture Explore Mexico's culture including paintings, radio programs, short films, sculptures, writings, and more from the Ministry of Culture.
- Museo Nacional de Historia: Chapultepec Castle Explore this Mexican castle built in 1785.
- People en Espanol People Magazine in Spanish.
- Recetas de Espana Provides recipes from some basic Spanish foods; also includes links to Spanish music and history.
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Italian |
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Vocabulary and Grammar
- Duolingo Italian Duolingo offers this free course to learn the basics of the Italian language.
- Italian Dictionary This dictionary translates words from English to Italian and Italian to English. Includes pronunciation, word type, gender, and plural.
- Italian Language This is a valuable source to help you learn about speaking the Italian language. There is also information about the history of the language.
- Verbi Italiani Discover Italian verb conjugations as well as ways to practice them.
- Verbix: Italian Verb Conjugator List how to conjugate verbs in Italian.
Culture and History
- About Roma Explores the history, culture, monuments, and more of Rome.
- Dante Lab at Dartmouth College View different translations and commentaries on Dante Alighieri’s Divine Comedy.
- Digital Dante Researches Dante's The Divine Comedy.
- The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri The online version of Henry F. Cary's translation of Dante's The Divine Comedy which appeared in volume 20 of Harvard Classics.
- Italica From RAI International, here you can learn how to speak Italian as well as learn about the Italian culture.
- Italy Travel Guide Provides travel information about Italy and its major cities including maps, monuments and other points of interest, culture, and more.
- Oggi An Italian weekly news magazine.
- Super Italian Websites A collection of Italian sites including language, culture, geography, newspapers, and more from the University of Northern Iowa.
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Latin |
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Vocabulary and Grammar
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Roman Culture and History
- AEneid by Vergil The online version of volume 13 of Harvard Classics featuring Vergil's epic poem translated into English by John Dryden.
- Ancient Rome Resources
- The Latin Library Catalogs links to classic literature in Latin.
- The Oxford Book of Latin Verse The online version of the 1912 compilation of 384 Latin poetry from "the earliest fragments" to the 5th Century AD, edited by Heathcote William Garrod.
- Thesaurus Precum Latinarum Collects prayers written in both English and Latin.
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French |
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Vocabulary and Grammar
- Open Door Web Site This excellent reference source for young adults and their teachers has an abundance of information on biology, chemistry, physics, electronics, world history, math, French, and more.
- Tennessee Bob's Famous French Links Tennessee Bob is a French professor at the University of Tennessee at Martin. He has an extensive listing of French online resources including literature, culture, history, language, media, education, and more.
- Volterre: English and French Language Resources This site offers many links for English-speaking students learning French and French-speaking students learning English.
Culture and History
- Candide, or The Optimist by Francois Marie Arouet de Voltaire The online version of the 1884 printing of Voltaire's classic story published by George Routledge and Sons.
- Chateau de Versailles The official site of Versailles.
- Eiffel Tower This is the official website of the Eiffel Tower where you can read about its history and see views of Paris.
- Français Interactif A collection of videos for first year French students about food, people, traditions, professions and more are presented.
- France Home Page This site is more for planning a trip to France, but there are also articles on French history, culture, museums, and more.
- French Culture This site is from Le Ministere de la Culture et de la Communication. It provides information on French culture in both French and English.
- From Station to the Renovated Musee D'Orsay Google presents a slideshow of the history of the building constructed in 1900 as the Orsay Train Station to later become the Musee D'Orsay.
- Le Monde Le Monde is the leading daily French newspaper published in Paris.
- Louvre THE art museum in Paris which was once the palace for the French royalty. Pierre Lescot designed a wing of it but died before he could see its completion.
- Louvre: Tales of the Museum Provides five stories and forty-nine anecdotes about the Louvre and its collection.
- The Museums of the City of Paris Highlights the collections of the museums in Paris.
- Napoleonic Period Collection From the University of Washington, here you can explore the world of Napoleon with 83 satirical drawings from the era and a timeline of the period.
- The Oxford Book of French Verse The online version of the 1920 collection of French poetry from the 13th Century to the 19th Century, edited by St. John Lucas.
- The Paris Catacombs Below Paris there are tunnels. This site allows visitors to explore the history and even walk the catacombs virtually.
- Paris Match French weekly news magazine.
- The Paris Pages Here you can learn a lot about Paris: its monuments, its museums. You can also view Metro maps, historical maps, and even street scenes!
- Prehistoric Art of the Pyrenees Here you can see some cave art created by prehistoric man in the south of France.
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Other Languages |
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- Gateway to Chinese Provides online lessons and exercises to learn Mandarine Chinese.
- MDBG Chinese - English Dictionary
- Polityka A Polish weekly news magazine.
- Stern A German weekly news magazine.
- Tone Perfect: Multimodual Database for Mandarin Chinese A collection of audio files to help learners of Mandarin Chinese speak with proper tone and pronunciation.
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