Lib. Site Map
Language Reference and Miscellanea
- Computing with Accents, Symbols, and Foreign Script
Includes information on symbols for foreign language letters and accents in various systems, suggestions for specific languages, links, and more.
- Dictionaries
- Enduring Voices
"The goal of the Enduring Voices Project is to document endangered languages and prevent language extinction ..."
- Foreign Language News and Newspapers
From the MIT Library, links to newspapers in Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Russian, and Spanish.
- ILoveLanguages.com
Formerly 'The Human Languages Page', this is a an extensive set of links to all sorts of resources including languages, literature, dictionaries and lessons.
- Languages of the World
"Information about the language families of the world and their most important and populous members, including their history, status, their linguistic characteristics, and their writing ...."
- Lost in Babel
"Online free resources for translators and linguists with: more than 800 dictionaries in many languages [and] more than 2500 links..."
- Omniglot
"This site contains details of most alphabets and other writing systems currently in use, as well as quite a few ancient and invented ones. It also includes ... multilingual texts, tips on learning languages, a book store, some useful phrases in many different languages, and a ever-growing collection of links to language-related resources."
- 480 Favorite Teacher Web Resources
Hundreds of links relating to French, Spanish, and German languages and cultures.
- Babbel
"Find people to learn from or to practise together. Multi-media vocab trainers with pictures and sounds combine learning and entertainment. Manage your personal vocabulary and choose your learning strategy."
- BBC: Languages
Online beginner's courses, audio magazines, news links, reviews, more.
- Foreign Language Resources for Teachers and Students
This is an impressive group of foreign language links. There are French, German, and Spanish collections, including newspaper and magazine links in all three languages.
- Free Foreign Language Lesson Podcast Collection
Free podcasts available through the Open Culture project.
- FSI Language Courses
MP3 files of "...language courses developed by the Foreign Service Institute. These courses were developed by the United States government and are in the public domain." Some educational podcasts are also available.
- Languages
A great number of links relating to teaching and learning foreign languages.
- LingVoSoft
Offers free dictionaries, translators, flash cards, phrase books, and sells more advanced learning tools.
- Learn the Lingo - World Nomads iPod Language Guides Podcasts
Free travel language guides available by podcast.
- Mango Languages
Free and paid online flash language courses.
- OpenCulture: Foreign Language Podcast Collection
Find teaching podcasts in languages from Arabic to Vietnamese.
- TravLang
An excellent resource in foreign languages for travelers. Over 60 different languages are represented. Currency exchange rates and links to foreign language dictionaries are included.
Last updated March 25, 2008