Language learning and L Guide - Resources and Review

Provides a comprehensive guide to the history and linguistic characteristics involved when learning, speaking, or translating the Scots language. Contains texts including work by R L Stevenson and Robert Burns, a dictionary, and information on organisations concerned with the further study and promotion of Scots as a language.
 
Offers study programs relating to the languages and cultures of France, Italy, Portugal, and Spain. Includes information on an MA in Cultural Memory, alongside various other postgraduate qualifications such as MPhil and PhD. Also features a database detailing MA degrees in the UK that have a significant romance language component.
 
An automated catalogue of numerous mailing lists relevant to languages, with descriptions and subscription details.
 
A guide to modern
day Mexican language and culture which outlines the major language stocks of the country, and features dictionaries and vocabularies, guides to grammar, phonology, and ethnography. Information is offered in Spanish and English.
 
A series of sound files illustrating the pronunciation of seven varieties of English
American, British, Australian, Canadian, Irish, Scottish, and Welsh. Also covers other languages, including French, German, Spanish, Portuguese, and Japanese. A collection of translation dictionaries are also provided.
 
Directory of language programs offered in over 100 countries worldwide.
 
Collection of language and culture pages providing an overview, key 'survival phrases', and information about learning and reference products for over 30 different languages.
 
A directory of sites hosting useful resources and services, innovative features and interesting practice to support language learning. The listing is based on recommendation and popularity.
 
Links to grammar resources, morphology information, dictionaries, and lessons in languages including Akkadian, Arabic, Artificial Languages, Brahui, Cherokee, Chinese, Coptic, Dhimal, English, Gaelic, Hindi, Indonesian, Latin, Portuguese, Russian, Sanskrit, Tagalog, Urdmurt, Vietnamese, Welsh, and Wolof.
 
Set of links to a large collection of activities, tutorials, lesson plans, projects and tools aimed at the educational sector. Broad subject categories include arts, business, English, foreign language, health and physical education, history and social studies, mathematics, science, technology, vocational education, education, and community interest.
 
Research project funded by the US Department of Education's International Studies and Research Program whose goal is to develop a cost
effective, accurate, and flexible means to assess students' reading proficiency and diagnostic tests in French, German, and Spanish using a computer adaptive approach.
 
A selection of grammar and comprehension lessons based on articles from the Bordeaux newspaper Sud Ouest.
 
Introduces the basics of the German language, including the alphabet, numbers and short sentences. Offers exercises to assess progress and provides access to German prose, music, radio and TV stations.
 
Collection of Portuguese language resources, including 'De Tudo um Pouco', an integrated Portuguese beginners course run at Glasgow University, and a Portuguese culture section.
 
A 32
page pocket-sized booklet and online resource which provides an introduction to use of the Web for new users, whether they are staff or students. The WELL Project aims to promote wider awareness and more effective use of Web resources for modern language teaching across the higher education sector in the UK. has produced.
 
UCSD research institute, mainly focusing on neural aspects of language learning.
 
Set of annotated links to online courses, course descriptions, tutorials, assignments, tests and other materials used in the teaching of linguistics.
 
Database of language schools located in over 70 countries throughout the world. Searches provide contact details of over 6000 institutions, specifics of language courses, and accommodation facilities available.
 
German, French, Italian and Spanish language learning resources, suitable for individuals of varying abilities. Offers information about broadcasts such as BBC Learning Zone and BBC Alert, resources for teachers, courses accompanying BBC language programmes, and transcripts of such programmes aimed at beginners, advanced learners and business language learners.
 
The ILC group is a network of language schools affiliated to the International House world organisation which has a commitment to high
quality language teaching and training.
 
Materials relating to the anthropological, educational, and political issues involved in the teaching of indigenous languages. Provides full texts of scholarly studies, and reprints of articles on topics such as native language preservation, American Indian language policy, and models for teaching indigenous languages. Resource is keyword searchable and contains a set of links to bilingual, educational, and literary material.
 
Set of annotated links to online courses, course descriptions, tutorials, assignments, tests and other materials used in the teaching of communication sciences and disorders.
 
Collection of dictionaries, thesauri, and word, term, and Web page translators.
 
Offers information on French grammar, arranged in sections covering parts of speech such as nouns, prepositions, adjectives, and conjunctions. Each section features an explanatory note in English. Additional resources include an interactive verb tutorial, and a French dictionary.
 
Set of annotated links to online courses, course descriptions, tutorials, assignments, tests and other materials used in the teaching of languages, including Arabic, Old English and Hindi.
 
A project of the HEFC Teaching and Learning Technology programme which aims to produce computer based materials to enhance the quality of language education.
 
Coordinating office for a number of grant funded programs devoted to research and program development in second language teaching, learning and assessment.
 
Charitable trust supported by central government grants, with the aim of collecting and disseminating information on all aspects of modern languages and the teaching of modern languages. Includes information on the Comenius network, CILT projects and initiatives, and a selection of reference resources. Languages covered include French, German, Spanish, Basque, Bulgarian, Cantonese, English, Finnish, Modern Greek, Indonesian, Italian, Korean, Lithuanian, Malay, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Slovak, Somali, Swedish, Thai, Ukrainian and Welsh.
 
Collection of tutorials covering the gender and plural forms of nouns, definite and indefinite articles, subject pronouns and regular verbs. The lessons are accompanied by cultural notes.
 
Examines the Tetun language spoken by over 300,000 people in many parts of East and West Timor. Audio files illustrate the sound of the language, and guides to grammar and meaning are also provided.
 
Offers a selection of translation programs converting free text into, and from, a range of European languages. Links to online dictionaries, glossaries, and basic language courses are included. Also available in Spanish.
 
A guide for language teachers to use HTML, Javascript and CGI to design interactive language learning tools. Examples are provided.
 
An extensive catalogue of language related Internet resources, including online language lessons, translating dictionaries, native literature, translation services, software, and language schools.
 
A series of sound files illustrating the pronunciation of seven varieties of English
American, British, Australian, Canadian, Irish, Scottish, and Welsh. Also covers other languages, including French, German, Spanish, Portuguese, and Japanese. A collection of translation dictionaries are also provided.
 
A guide to the Tupi language spoken in Brazil between 1500 and 1700 AD, together with details of the Indigen tribes who used it. Provides a brief introduction to the language, and offers an outline of the alphabet, phonetics, and grammar. A dictionary is also featured, and information is available in Portuguese and English.
 
Online Swedish course for beginners covering areas like pronunciation, basic grammar rules, conjugation of verbs, greetings, and basic phrases. The course is available in html and can also be downloaded in Microsoft Word 6.0 format.
 
Aims to promote and encourage the use of computers in language learning and teaching.
 
Online picture dictionary for learners of English, French, German, Italian, and Spanish. English words can be browsed alphabetically, or by categories which include animals, body parts, musical instruments, sport, and tools.
 
Offers a listing of numbers translated into over 4,600 languages from around the world. Languages can be browsed via an active map.
 
A constantly growing collection of the most valuable online resources for teaching English, history, art history, and foreign languages. It aims to bring together the best of the humanities on the web.
 
Extensive list of dictionaries covering many languages. They are not exclusively bi
lingual dictionaries with English, or confined to European languages. Some subject specific dictionaries, for example a Norwegian Dictionary of Internet Terms are included.
 
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