 Simple k12.comLearning Apps for Education
Recommended Sites to share class learning. LIVE.Classroom20.com/Archive and Resources
lino - Sticky and Photo Sharing for you
LINO line or list service, Free Web Sticky Note Service! ESL LISTENING 2&3
Symbaloo Webmix Created by PeterB @Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia. LISTEN, Write, Read.com
Listen, Write, Read.com's primary goal is to help students young and old to read and write. Dictation is multi-sensory and appeals to students of all ages. Sight Word Dictation helps students at all levels of Beginning Literacy learn to read and write basic English sentences. Sight Words: The sentences for dictation consist exclusively of sight words and were written for all levels of beginning literacy. Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Babbel.com - Use Babbel to break down walls created by Dispersion of Tongues at Tower of Babel!
Language Training Center Programs: US Govt. Language Training Centers
IIE website
LA Time Lapse of Los Angeles, CA in 5'!
Language Software.net
Catalogs and prices various multimedia for Language Learning various languages! Rocket Languages' "Ordinary Ways to Learn a Language Extra-Ordinarily Fast!"
LARC: Language Acquisition Resource Center
The Language Acquisition Resource Center, LARC, is a national Language Resource Center located on the San Diego State University campus. Language Institute of Bethel Church at Redding, CA.
LITERACY PROGRAMS: Reading and writing is a core skill that pervades all other school subjects. With the focus we see on STEM-related products, it is good to see so many emerging products with their sights on literacy too. Here are a handful of notable tools for literacy education. Very BEST Literacy Apps are here: Best Literacy Apps
A collection of useful apps to support literacy. [Curated by primary school principal Andrew Earnshaw] Literably
Students read out loud into a microphone and this web-based service analyzes words correct per minute and percentage accuracy. Learn with Homer
A comprehensive Common Core-aligned reading program for students ages 3-6. LA: Watch LA Grow in 36!
LIST-MAKING COMPILATION PROGRAMS:
ZEEF.com
For list compilations. List-Maker Program
BEST Tile-Maker Compilation Program Online!
Linguistadores.com/TOUR
Learn latest trends in multimedia online language learning and contribute yourself! Langwitches
Langwitches Blog has posted a new item, 'Student Led Conferences: Sick and Tired of Blogs & Reflection? Our students just finished a second round of Student Led Conferences (SLC) this school year (one in Semester 1 and another in Semester 2). Hardest Languages to Learn?
LESSON PATHS
MentorMob is now called LessonPaths Language Barriers: Google trying to help us Kiss them Goodbye!\
Letter Battle
Letter Battle is a super fun iOS app that I just downloaded for kids to work on their Spelling skills. This is a great RPG type game (grades 1st-4th) where a user can select their skill level and type of word (i.e. Science, School, Vacation, etc) to embark on an epic adventure. Basically, it works like any turn based strategy game but uses spelling as the means of attack. If a player spells the word wrong they will miss. The goal is to defeat enemies, collect power ups, and advance levels as they complete their quest. Best of all educator/parents can create custom word lists to integrate into the game. LOTR Map of Middle Earth
Recently, I came across a interactive Lord of the Rings Map of Middle Earth. I know lots of schools and students are reading this so I thought I'd do a brief post on this. This is a great place to find facts about the interesting locations in Middle Earth as well as being able to zoom in/out, click on items, and find out other interesting facts (i.e. age, population, life expectancy, etc.) Also, there's an excellent timeline feature that people can use to find out info on all 5 books (Hobbit/Simarillion included). by Dave Kapuler.
LANGUAGES: LOVE: Slideshare for Keep Your Love On (Danny Silk)
Love in Many Languages
Learn to say "I Love You" in 100 Languages! LOVE English Awards
From Macmillan Publishers annually sponsor a "Love English" award contest for websites and blogs emphasizing support for English Language Learners. Useful as a way to learn about new sources of information on good English learning sites for ELLs. The list of nominated websites looks particularly interesting, though the list of blogs seems intriguing, too. One of the best is Teaching English - British Council. Learning Environment
Tools for planning, classroom management, classroom culture, and design. Curated by blended learning academic manager Michael Wacker. Learningpod
LearningPod is a new site that I just learned about from Richard Byrne's excellent blog. This is a great site for finding educational questions on any number of subjects. Students can use this to prepare for a test and even search by test type (ACT, SAT, etc). Best of all, the questions all come w/ explanation to the multiple choice answers. Level it Books
Level it Books is the widely popular iOS app for scanning a books ISBN (bar code) and getting a Reading Level. This simple to use mobile app allows educators and parents to create a digital library of their students/kids books along w/ Reading Level. Also, an educator can use it to create a digital roster of their students w/ their Reading Level assigned which makes it easier for assessing purposes. Also, a user can add or manually search for a book and find a well liked K-8 "book of the day". Learningpod
LearningPod is a new site that I just learned about from Richard Byrne's excellent blog. This is a great site for finding educational questions on any number of subjects. Students can use this to prepare for a test and even search by test type (ACT, SAT, etc). Best of all, the questions all come w/ explanation to the multiple choice answers. Language in Use Online Video Presentation.
LessonPaths
I just wanted to share a brief post that MentorMobEDU the excellent site for creating "learning" playlists on the web, has just changed their name to LessonPaths. Everything else will remain the same. For those that are unfamiliar w/ MentorMob, this is an excellent site for curating the web into learning playlists that can be used for a number of different teaching styles, such as: guided learning, differentiated instruction, and even flipping a classroom. MentorMobEDU is now LessonPaths
Stay up to date with LessonPaths on Twitter and the LessonPaths Blog Learning Technologies and Learning Environments (LTLE2014)
3rd International Conference on Learning Technologies and Learning Environments (LTLE2014) will be held in August 31 - September 4, 2014, at Intl. Conference Center in Kitakyushu, Japan. Lunascape.TV - Best Hybrid Triple Browser!
Language Cloud.co
Sandi Patty Love in Any Language - YouTube
Audio only at: http://www.songlyrics.com/patti-sandi/love-in-any-language-lyrics/ Two Well-Done "Language Maps"
Here are new additions to The Best "Language Maps": From The U.S. Census: The U.S. Census Bureau today released an interactive, online map pinpointing the wide array of languages spoken in homes across the nation, along with a detailed report on rates of English proficiency and the growing number of speakers of other languages. The 2011 Language Mapper shows where people speaking specific languages other than English live, with dots representing how many people speak each of 15 different languages. For each language, the mapper shows the concentration of those who report that they speak English less than "very well," a measure of English proficiency. The tool uses data collected through the American Community Survey from 2007 to 2011. Mapping where English is not the language at home is a somewhat similar map from The Washington Post. LITERACY Sites Useful for Language Learning
LearnZillion Now Has English Language Arts Lessons
LEARN ZILLION (things): I've previously posted about LearnZillion and put it on The Best MATH Sites That Students Can Use Independently And Let Teachers Check On Progress list. They've added English Language Arts lessons, planning to also have ones related to Social Studies. So, now, I'm also adding it to The Best Sites That Students Can Use Independently And Let Teachers Check On Progress list. Find more here. Language Nursery School
Language Nursery School is a wonderful iOS app for introducing young kids to foreign languages. This app uses interactive nursery rhymes to expose children to 5 different languages such as: French, Spanish, English, and more. [Written by dkapuler on Mar 06, 2013]. For his Pinterest board on Foreign Language click here. Love You Forever (Story by Roger Knapp)
LUX: The world's first free speech translator
ECTACO Partner LUX was specifically designed to translate any spoken words and phrases. This palm-size gadget represents the latest generation of talking electronic translators and proves to be one of the best language learning systems on the market. This multifunctional learning device has everything you need for Language Learning, Language Studies, Entertainment, Internet, Social Networking, News, Foreign Language Communication, Reading and Games. LECTURE SPY
Lecture Spy is a wonderful site for educators to host and upload all types of files for students to use, such as: audio/video files, presentations, images, and more. Also, this is a nice secure site for discussing and viewing course work material. The Hundred Best Lists of All Time
Here a great list from The New Yorker that also includes links to all of them. It can be serious and funny. Here are their top five: 1) The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 2. The Ten Commandments, 3. Craigs-list, 2. The Bill of Rights, 4. The Periodic Table of Elements. Microsoft Claims to have "Shattered the Language Barrier" Have They?
Quick Fix - Essential phrases in 40 languages!
Take these phrases with you on your mp3 player and as a print-out! Beginners' courses: Learn all the basics and get a certificate with the help of weekly e-mail tips. Available in French, Spanish, German and Italian. Languages of the World: How many are there?
Languages in 12 weeks
BBC Languages Audio and video courses: French, German, Spanish, Italian, Greek, Portuguese, Chinese, Other Learning tips
Knowing how to go about learning a language can make all the difference to how successful you are. There is, however, no single 'correct' way of learning; everyone is different and you'll soon find that some strategies work better than others. Get some Learning Tips, Tools and Strategies for 3 main areas: 1) Vocabulary Learning Strategies, 2) Speaking & Listening, and 3) Using Media more effectively for good language learning. Language Learning Strategies
50 Language Learning Strategies (adopted from Gold spiral booklet p. 10) Langwitches.org Blog
LESSON PLANET
Lesson Planet is an excellent search engine for teachers. Educators can find and share lesson plans, worksheets, integration tips, etc. This is an excellent site to find over 400,000 teacher reviewed lesson plans and worksheets and can even correlate them to state standards. While not a free service, there is a free trial and school edition for users to try. LYRICS GAP
Lyrics Gap is a wonderful new (beta) site found on Twitter, fun for learning a foreign language through the use of music. Basically, a user browses through a number of pop culture songs that are set to a certain language and then tries to fill in the missing words in the song. What makes this great for teachers as they can create custom exercises and select what words of the songs they want omitted and then share a link w/ students to let them try to fill in the blank. Child's Definition of LOVE
A group of professional people posed this question to a group of 4 to 8 year-olds, "What does love mean?" The answers they got were broader and deeper than anyone could have imagined. 10 Sites for Teaching/Learning a Foreign Language
1.Duolingo - Is an interesting site that allows users to translate text from the web. Sentences are given to users at their own learning pace and Duolingo supplies words w/ images to reinforce learning.
2.Imendi - A nice site to learn 8 foreign languages through 12 lessons that incorporates flash card style games.
3.Instreami - A innovative site for learning a language through the use of digital video.
4.Learn a Language - A great site for learning a variety of languages through the use of online games, activities, and more.
5.Lingt Classroom - A great site w/ educational portal that allows teachers to create voice based assignments.
6.Lyrics Gap - Is a fun site for learning a language by filling in the missing words of a song. A user can even create their own exercises by selecting what word to be omitted and then sharing a link.
7.Memrise - A good site for learning a variety of subjects including foreign languages through an innovative flash card system.
8.Nabber - A nice collaborative site that allows user to search for a word/term and finding translations/suggestions left by others.
9.Nulu Languages - A excellent site for learning a foreign language through online translations of current events and use of flashcards. Also, has an educational portal for student tracking.
10.Word Steps - A great way to learn foreign language words by creating words list w/ images and audio. Words Steps also has a mobile app which is ideal for learning on the go. THE MIRACLE OF LIFE
The Miracle of Life is visually one of the most beautiful iPad apps I've see to date. This app is designed for kids 12 on up or for those Health teachers or educators teaching conception and human development. This is done in a very engaging way that allows users to interact as they explore how an egg becomes fertilized and develops inside a woman's body. Also, it covers the development of a baby into a mature adult. Another nice feature is the ability to switch languages to Spanish.VI highly recommend checking out Miracle of Life for those looking to teach this educational and important subject, by clicking here! To check out Kapuler's Pinterest board of Educational iOS apps click here. LINGUAL
Lingual is an exciting new multi-language learning iPad app that is under development (via Kickstarter program) by Tiny Factory. This is done through innovative game play that has players visiting different landmarks to not only help teach the language but geography and culture as well. It is a part of a Kickstarter program which is looking to fund their efforts and release the app this Dec. Sign up to be notified at launch at http://www.catchlingual.com/. Can Non-Humans Use Language? (Word Document)
Language Arts Apps
English Learning Linking Websites
A. http://a4esl.org/ (Lots of things for ELLs to do including links elsewhere)
B. http://www.manythings.org/ (Lots & lots of things for ESL users to do)
C. http://iteslj.org (one of the best site for English teachers with lots of good articles and links for teachers and students: http://iteslj.org/links/)
D. http://towerofenglish.com (huge list of links to around the webs for English learning with excellent and questionably useful links)
E. http://learners.englishclub.com/ (Many activities - 4 skills; great site)
F. http://1-language.com (Many activities - 4 skills; great site)
G. http://www.eslcafe.com/ (one of the first, original Internet ESL sites)
H. http://www.f.waseda.jp/vicky/students/links/links1.html (Waseda Professor's English Learning Links)
I. http://vlc.polyu.edu.hk/ (Hong Kong Polytechnical Virtual Language Centre)
J. http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/index.shtml (BBC learning sites for British English)
K. http://www.cabrillo.cc.ca.us/divisions/english/esl/resources2.html (English links with Annotation)
M. http://www.onestopenglish.com/ (Great Site with free handouts and dialog run by MacMillan Langauge House.)
N. http://pweb.sophia.ac.jp/~britto/weblab-e.html (Annotated English Learning Links)
O. http://www.esldesk.com/esl-links/ (Links to Link Sites!)
P. http://www.CALL4All.us Great CALL links!Quick Fix - Essential phrases in 40 languages!
Take these phrases with you on your mp3 player and as a print-out! Beginners' courses
Learn all the basics and get a certificate with the help of weekly e-mail tips. Available in French, Spanish, German and Italian. Languages of the World: How many are there?
Languages in 12 weeks
BBC Languages Audio and video courses: French, German, Spanish, Italian, Greek, Portuguese, Chinese, and Other. LANGUAGE LEARNING STRATEGIES - Learning tips
Knowing how to go about learning a language can make all the difference to how successful you are. There is, however, no single 'correct' way of learning; everyone is different and you'll soon find that some strategies work better than others. Get some Learning Tips, Tools and Strategies for 3 main areas: 1) Vocabulary Learning Strategies, 2) Speaking & Listening, and 3) Using Media more effectively for good language learning. Language Learning Strategies
(LL = Language Learning) Strategies 50 Language Learning Strategies (adopted from Gold spiral booklet p. 10) Langwitches.org Blog
Lesson Planet
Lesson Planet is an excellent search engine for teachers. Educators can find and share lesson plans, worksheets, integration tips, etc. This is an excellent site to find over 400,000 teacher reviewed lesson plans and worksheets and can even correlate them to state standards. While not a free service, there is a free trial and school edition for users to try. Lyrics Gap
Lyrics Gap is a wonderful new (beta) site found on Twitter, fun for learning a foreign language through the use of music. Basically, a user browses through a number of pop culture songs that are set to a certain language and then tries to fill in the missing words in the song. What makes this great for teachers as they can create custom exercises and select what words of the songs they want omitted and then share a link w/ students to let them try to fill in the blank. Child's Definition of LOVE.
A group of professional people posed this question to a group of 4 to 8 year-olds, "What does love mean?" The answers they got were broader and deeper than anyone could have imagined. See what you think. Centro Learning Management System (Spanish)
Connect Learning - eLearning, eTesting, LMS
Connect Learning Management System: Online Language Assessment Test Media-rich Courseware Integration with Facebook Collaborative Learning and Tutoring Learner Management System (LMS). The Connect Learning Platform delivers unparalleled tutor-student interaction. Desire to Learn Learning Management System
Desire2Learn's Learning Management System (LMS) enterprise solutions for online learning. Web-based eLearning software with a suite of course development, personalized instruction, collaboration, and education management tools. Desire2Learn Ello.org Learning Management System
Elluminate vOffice
Elassroom resources, free web conferencing, online groups, online discussions and events for teachers, educators in K-12 and higher education. Unlimited, on-demand sessions with single-click access - Integrated VoIP, etc. Blackboard Acquired BOTH Elluminate and Wimba in July 2010
Vistas
With En Linea : VHL Spanish eCourse published by Vista Higher Learning. Learn Central.org: Free 3 person Meeting Room
CengageNOW | Online learning and course management.
CengageNOW is an online teaching and learning resource that provides more control in less time and delivers better student outcomes - NOW! Instructors Get Support Browser Setup Help Students Get Support Browser Setup Help Cengage Learning. Welcome to the MyLanguageLab Tour
A Pearson product. Copyright Pearson Education, Inc. Wimba
Wimba is the leading provider of collaborative learning software applications and services to the education industry. ... Corporate Headquarters 10 East 40th St, Floor 11 New York, NY 10016 +1 646 861 5100 tel +1 646 861 5200 fax United Kingdom
-New languages for calling in Gmail; lower rates
You can now call phones from Gmail in 38 languages. Calls to the United States and Canada are $0.01/minute, and international calling rates have been reduced for over 150 destinations. To make calls, click "Call phone" at the top of your chat roster.
-New languages for Gmail on iPhone and Android
Now you can point your phone's browser to gmail.com and get Gmail in 44 languages, complete with label support, an outbox for messages composed while offline, the ability to mute messages, and more. Watch the video or learn more.
-New in Labs: Message translation
Turn on "Message translation" from the Labs tab under Settings, and whenever you receive an email in a language other than your own, Gmail will automatically translate it into a language you can understand with just one click. LingQ
A language learning system where members use authentic language content to learn and improve in a variety of languages. LingQ provides not only a growing range of audio and text resources for English and other languages, but also an efficient vocabulary accumulating methodology, and other language learning services. English-4U.com
Printable ESL lesson plans for teachers of English. Hundreds of English teaching materials for online classes and traditional classroom setting. LessonWriter.com
LEARNOPIA
Learnopia is a learning management system for teachers and students. This is a great place for students to search for online classes that are ideal for them. Also, this a nice place for educators to find free resources or even teach classes online for free or a price. For Kapulers top 10 sites for online tutoring or teaching click here. LEARNBOOST
LearnBoost is an excellent free online gradebook that is about as close to Powerschool/Powergrade as any I've seen. This means that not only do teachers have a wonderful easy to use gradebook, they also have student importing/tracking, Google Apps integration, lesson plan creation, etc. Also, w/ the ability to create student/parent accounts, they can track their child's progress all online (as with Powergrade). LIBRARY THING
Library Thing is a nice site for cataloging books and then sharing your thoughts and feeling w/ others. Think of it a social network for books a la Shelfari. A user can rate books on a star system (ie, Amazon), connect w/ other users, etc. For similar sites check out Book Army or Goodreads. LiteracyBridge.org: Audio device helps illiterate people in areas even without electricity.
LearniT-TeachiT Video Lessons on IT/Ed Tech
Language Course Finder (Actual physical schools or online programs)
www.language-learning.net is the largest online directory of language courses and language schools worldwide. Find language schools and language courses worldwide on the Internet Course Finders, your first information source online for language courses, boarding schools, hotel schools and other international study programs. With over 10, 000 language schools teaching 88 languages in 115 countries. Find the right language school by using search criteria that is important to you (80 criteria including school location, type of language course, duration of study, accommodation supplementary leisure activities, etc). Learn the Net.com
Learning Strategies/Literacy Strategies (from Louisianna Vermillion Parish)
Lexicate.com
Literacy Online.org
Library of Congress' millions of documents
Supalogo
Supalogo is an extremely easy way for students to create really neat-looking logos super-quickly. Live Ink.com or ClipRead.com
For MAC it is: http://www.clipread.com/ClipRead/mac/current/ClipRead.zip Language Learning Tools from John Milton (in Hong Kong!)
LiveInk.com: Phrase-Reading Engine converts any text for Easy Phrased Reading
See Demo Youtube at: LiveInk.com: Phrase-Reading Engine's "Ignition for Cognition"
Lexipedia.com: Create instant WordWebs!
Listening to Stories and Advanced Active Listening
Literature Project (Collin's in Nagasaki)
The Best Videos Illustrating Qualities Of A Successful Language Learner
Ethnologue.com lists ALL the world's languages.
An encyclopedic reference work cataloging all of the world's 6,909 known living languages. Literature Project
365 ESL Short Stories: Extensive Reading with full Dictionary and Listening Support!
Listening and Reading Free Site for Intermediate ESL Learners For Beginners: Easy Conversations, Super Easy Reading, Easy Reading; Sentence Structure Writing Practice with 2,000+ ESL/EFL Conversations on Different Topics. Language learning
Own talking vocabulary & flashcards Download Now! 100% freeware Lingoversity is specifically designed to increase your vocabulary in an effective and friendly way. Unlike traditional learning methods, this concept has the power to stimulate, excite and motivate students. Since learning vocabulary is the most fundamental component of acquiring a second language, using its unique technology will help embed and extend new words you learn. Use Lingoversity to create your voice-supported personal glossary as an at-your-fingertips reference source. Practice your vocabulary and perfect your pronunciation with the aid of your favorite audio podcasts. Keep track of day-to-day improvements to make learning a language easier and more fun, Learn, Research, Network
DotLRN is the world's most widely adopted enterprise-class open source software for supporting e-learning and digital communities. Originally developed at MIT, .LRN is used worldwide by over half a million users in higher education, government, non-profit, and K-12. Lincoln Memorial Interactive
The National Parks Service has put together a really exceptional interactive on the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. See others at The Best Resources About President's Day.
LYRICS LINKS
The Best Places To Find Lyrics On The Web
Singing songs is a great way to help English Language Learners get past their reluctance to speak in a new language, and a good vocabulary-building activity. In addition, you can create clozes (fill-in-the-gaps) with the lyrics, use them to teach grammar, and have students use the real lyrics as models while they write their own. "The Best" list shares places with correct lyrics and no pop-ups. Here are Ferlazzo's choices for The Best Places To Find Lyrics On The Web. Lyrster is a search engine for lyrics to songs. Lyrics Fly is one of the best sites out there for finding song lyrics. You can also use it to find music audio and videos. Lyrics On Call; Lyrics Mode; Just Lyrics; and E Lyrics. See these other "The Best" lists: The Best Music Websites for Learning English; The Best Online Sites For Creating Music; The Best Online Karaoke Sites For English Language Learners. LINKS to various Language Teaching/Learning Sites and Articles
Languages: Watch Know Videos about Why to Learn Them
Language Learning Materials for ESL/EFL/TESOL
LANGUAGE LEARNING: APTITUDE AND TIMING IS KEY
Little Kids Learn a Foreign Language the Easiest (Unraveling Secrets of Bilingualism) Do you sometimes feel like you're banging your head against a brick wall when trying to learn a second language? Well, it's not your fault, according to a new research report that came out last month. The best time to learn a foreign language: Between birth and age 7. Missed that window? New research is showing just how children's brains can become bilingual so easily, findings that scientists hope eventually could help the rest of us learn a new language a bit easier. "We think the magic that kids apply to this learning situation, some of the principles, can be imported into learning programs for adults," says Dr. Patricia Kuhl of the University of Washington, who is part of an international team now trying to turn those lessons into more teachable technology. Language Learning Software Guide
Review and comparison of popular translation, grammar, writing and language learning software. LYRICS (Best online programs for finding Song Lyrics)
bab.la Online Language Resources
bab.la is an interactive language portal offering 22 dictionaries in 13 languages, games, quizzes and vocabulary lessons. There are dictionaries from English into the following languages: German, Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese, Chinese, Japanese, Hindi, Russian, Romanian, Polish, and Turkish. It offers thousands of language quizzes, and recently added a new multimedia feature to include audio and video. Users can create their own quizzes to prepare for tests or just for fun. All the quizzes are available for free and can also be added to any website, just like a YouTube video. Language Testing.Info
Language Testing.Info can trawl journal abstracts as well as titles. It includes publications relevant to educational measurement and assessment. From this one site you can now check the recent content of all journals relevant to language testing. Neat Lincoln Memorial Interactive
The National Parks Service has put together a really exceptional interactive on the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. See others at The Best Resources About President's Day. LearniT: Nortell Ning Site
Resources: Online Journals for Language Learning and CALL/Technology Research
Any journal with an asterisk (*) means that it is searchable in the Social Science Citation Index (SSCI) or the Science Citation Index (SCI), which are provided by the Journal Citation Report (ISI Web of Knowledge). You may use this link to search indexed papers in the ISI Web of Science [V. 4.8] of the NCKU web domain, and can use this link to log in to the NCKU online library. (National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan)
Lingt Language
Lingt Language lets teachers create virtual classrooms with assignments - specifically for students learning a second language. The element that really makes it stand-out is the ease of use for creating and doing verbal assignments. Sample English Lessons for our classes may be viewed at: http://lingtlanguage.com/jloucky
Bible Stories Listening Practice:
25 Old and New Testament Stories (Macmillan L.H.)
Listening & Learning Internet Resources 7 Rules of Effortless English (Free Email Course)
Learn Real English Lessons (Intermediate & Advanced Level)
The Learn Real English Blog (Text for Audio)
The Learn Real English Podcast (Listening)
ELLLO (Listening)
KanTalk (Internet Chats and Conversation)
VOA News (Listening)
Business English Pod (Listening)
ESL Pod (Listening)
Just Vocabulary (Listening)
Learning with Computers Blog
Great Reading, Speaking & Vocabulary Activities
LuvtoLearn.org: Language Learning Links
LearnThat.com's Web Tutorials
(on many topics, including Computer Applications) Live Messenger and MS Live Free Applications for Chatting and Social Networking
Groups of up to 20 people: Chat simultaneously with a group to keep everyone up-to-date at once. Each Group in Messenger gets its own home page and group calendar so the whole gang is in sync. Messenger groups can include up to 20 people. Language Learning Links Library.html
LearnEnglishFeelGood.com
Learning with Computers
ESL portal with over 320 online English grammar and vocabulary training exercises, 130 downloadable PDF worksheets, audio and video-based listening comprehension sections, lists of English idioms and phrasal verbs, a "Travel English" section, and much more. Language Solutionsinc.com
Books by Charles LeBeau and David Harrington.
Language Blogs Top 100 language Blogs
LexioPhiles recently published "The Top 100 language Blogs" here. LexioPhiles Top 100 language Blogs
Lang-8.com
Lang-8.com is a great place for free Language Exchange! Allows you to start your own Japanese Language Blog, which natives speakers will help correct for free! Corrections will be highlighted so you can easily learn from your own mistakes.
Around the World with 80 Schools
Langwitches.org Blog: Hosts Around-the-world-with-80-schools
Library 20.org
WorldLanguageTeachers Blog
LANGUAGE INFORMATION CENTERS OR PORTALS National Foreign Language Resource Center
This Hawaii-based portal draws from foreign language teaching, applied Linguistics and L2 acquisition to support projects that focus primarily on the less commonly taught languages of East Asia, Southeast Asia, and the Pacific. Free, but the site also gives access to materials that can be bought online. Covers both face-to-face and CMCL. Annotated Bibliography of some CALL work up to 1999 at: Coski and Kingingers annotated bibliography.
Valuable for the annotations, but the material listed is largely from early publications (up to 1999), so perhaps more of interest in a historical perspective. Online Collaborative Learning
Website run by Central Queensland University, with a range of resources n CSCL. Online QDA (Qualitative Data Analysis). Resource compiled by Gibbs, Fielding, Lewins and Taylor. Useful annotations and glossary. Many links to proprietary tools. Object Centre for Languages, Linguistics and Area Studies
The UK Subject Centres website lists events, links, papers, materials and their resources under the keyword Computer-Mediated Communication (CMC) and Computer Assisted Language Learning (CALL). Lingonet.com
Lingonets are popular lexical gap-fill puzzles organized around different topics. Students can get help from synonyms, definitions and typical sentence contexts. Go try out these 50 FREE Lingonets here: Shining Star
(Pearson Longman Publishers ESL books and dictionaries) The Best Life Expectancy Calculators
ESL Listening
Folktales and Legends
Folktales and legends embedded in a specific culture provide an opportunity to explore and teach rich and fascinating social lessons. EducNet
Dossier (in French) on online collaborative learning. Edulinks: telelernen und internet in der lehre
A non-commercial portal with articles, links, books, conferences as software related to online learning in tertiary contexts. ELC Study Zone
Free Samples for Grammar, Vocab and Writing practice at many levels. ELT.ac.uk: Embedding Learning Materials
A website devoted to embedding learning materials into ELT. This is a well laid out website for learning and teaching professionals, and for developers working to promote innovation and best practice in education, where you will find a wealth of practical materials to download, designed to help you. The site is designed for ELT, but has wide applicability to other languages. Some links may no longer be live. The Ethnograph
Software for Social Scientists who work with Text Based Data. Tool for ethnographic research. The website has a page of very clear screen-shots, letting you see how easy the procedures are. The webpage on the demo version does not reveal the extent of the work that can be done, but asks you to fill in a form saying whether you wish to receive marketing information. Two chapters from its manual are available to download: Chapter 2: Overview and Chapter 4:Quick Tour. Shmoop is sort of a Cliffs Notes but a whole lot better.
Literature Classics Section International Childrens Digital Library
Childrens Digital Library offers 10,000+ Free Kids Books Online!). Childrens Stories in many languages. (Search by Country, Language, Age, Award-winning, Book Cover, etc.) Cyber Listening Lab
Randall's ESL Vocabulary Quizzes for Listening Activities Lessons and Lesson Plans for English Classes
(EFL/ESL from The Internet TESL Journal) Language Learning Links for both Students and Teachers
Selected Links for ESL & EFL Students
(maintained by The Internet TESL Journal) The purpose of this page is to introduce students to a select list of links that they will find immediately interesting and useful. These may not be all of the very best sites, but these are definitely some of the best. We have not included sites that are difficult to navigate or are cluttered with advertising. More Complete List of Links for Language Learners
Selected Links for ESL Teachers
(maintained by The Internet TESL Journal) Maybe not all of the very best, but definitely some of the best places to start. Link Submissions most recent to ITESLJ
ELLLO
A free online listening resource of over 1,000 listening activities designed especially for ESL and EFL students and teachers. Most listening activities include images, an interactive quiz, transcript of the audio and downloadable MP3. The LINGUIST List: Language Resources Area
This area of the LINGUIST list contains information on languages and language families, plus links to websites devoted to natural and constructed languages, to writing systems, and to language resources, e.g., dictionaries. Thanks to the generous cooperation of the Ethnologue, you can search a database of information on over 7000 unique languages, using over 47,000 language names and alternate names. This database keeps track of those languages which have become extinct (575 entries) , or are in imminent danger of becoming extinct ( 440 entries) . In addition, you can access the LINGUIST List database of information on the languages in ISO 639-3 which LINGUIST has added, languages with temporary codes, constructed languages, and language families. LinguistList: Lists 20,000 Linguists worldwide
LibraryThing.com
LibraryThing is an online service to help people catalog their books easily. You can access your catalog from anywhereeven on your mobile phone. Because everyone catalogs together, LibraryThing also connects people with the same books, comes up with suggestions for what to read next, and so forth. Guide to Librarything
(Right click to download pdf.) Guide to Librarything Students
(Right click to download pdf.) Language and Linguistics Journal Links
(15 from Tom Cobb) The Language Menu
Free site with 18 tools for language teachers. Make worksheets in over 35 languages (or over 2,200 language combinations for bilingual material. Use the clip-art gallery to make worksheets with pictures, download ready material from the material bank, interactive vocabulary games, teacher training courses in Europe and much more. Compleat (sic) Lexical Tutor Explanation
(How to Use LexTutor) Language-related Homepages
Library of Congress Online Catalog
EFL/ESL Free Downloadable Lesson Plans LearningActivities4kids.com
Activities that cooperate with your kids to develop their learning skills. Talk to Canada
Learn English online with TalktoCanada.com. All lessons are live and done using a webcam and audio in real-time with a tutor based in Canada. TalktoCanada.com tutors are all native Canadian English speakers who have helped hundreds of clients learn English online.
LANGUAGE LEARNING SOFTWARE
CALL4ALL recommended language learning programs
All programs are hybrid CDs, for use on either Mac or Windows computers. All of these Language Learning Software Programs have been tested and approved by CALL4ALL.US for their effectiveness in helping with language learning. Corpus-based Linguistic Analysis software programs
from Ritsumeikan's CALL EJ Online Journal. LibraryThing.com
LibraryThing is an online service to help people catalog their books easily. You can access your catalog from anywhereeven on your mobile phone. Because everyone catalogs together, LibraryThing also connects people with the same books, comes up with suggestions for what to read next, and so forth. Guide to Librarything
(Right click to download pdf.) Guide to Librarything Students
(Right click to download pdf.) Lets Go Eiken Comparison Chart
LANGUAGES
Languages of the World
at the National Virtual Translation Center
Languages of the World is a web-based free-access multimedia reference on 120 world languages and 30 language families. This website was developed by the National Virtual Translation Center technology team as a contribution to the Interagency Language Roundtable support to celebrate the Year of Languages in the United States. It has been accessed by thousands of visitors with positive feedback. World Languages
Links to all languages known online. Love to Learn Language
This site provides free lessons for those who speak English, Spanish, French, Italian or Portuguese and who wish to learn either Basque, English, or Spanish. Languages of the World by Computers & the Internet
The Languages of the World by Computers and the Internet (Commonly called Kotoba Home Page or Logos Home Page) Click to Go Down to the Japanese Part. For each of the Languages of the World, this home page describes its brief history, features, writing system, and character set and keyboard for computers and the Internet processing. LanguageDaily.com Wiki
Currently in its infancy, this website aims at developing a wiki community for teaching yourself a foreign language and helping others along the way. It hopes to bring together language students, instructors and native speakers from all over the world.
LANGUAGE EXCHANGE PARTNERS
Livemocha.com
Mylanguageexchange.com
Languageexchange.org
Try these free programs, but don't share your personal details. (livemocha.com, mylanguageexchange.com, languageexchange.org)
LISTENING
Listen to learn phonics with Fonty: Fonty Reading Lab
Teaching students to read English in a short time.
Try some of the VOA (Voice of America Radio & Web-Broadcast) or BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation) sites. Students can listen and read at the same time and all the articles are contemporary. Not all are business-related, but most are. You need a Real Player plug-in to listen to the news articles, but they can be downloaded directly from the site. Downloading the actual audio is very quick, but will depend on your connection speed. Online Listening Sites
collected by Rob Waring Extensive Listening Links
I-Pod Listening Practice Podomatic.com
ESLpod.com
A very interesting source of listening materials. Jeff McQuillan's website with transcripts available. Learning Times
The LearningTimes.org community features free group collaboration tools, such as virtual meeting rooms, a site-wide instant messenger, and virtual office suites, making it a vital place on the web for thousands of education professionals to meet and interact at any time. Online Listening Opportunities
Short Stories for English Listening and Reading Practice
One hundred free short English stories for ESL learners with listening support, grammar, comprehension, and dictation exercises. English Language Dictations
English dictations of all levels - beginner, intermediate, advanced. ESL audio dictations and listening. ELLLO English Listening Language Lab Online
maintained by Todd Beuckens, is a flash-based site providing students with a new audio dialogue of native speakers each week. Each dialogue centers around a specific topic and often contains a check for listening comprehension. The site has excellent, simple navigation features and a modern, simple look to it. Its a great place to help autonomous students focus in on improving listening to authentic English in an ungraded environment. BBC World Service News
This offers some of the latest articles from the World Service, all with written text and the facility to hear them read aloud. There is help with vocabulary, quizzes, a special section for Business English and also a large archive of previous material. BBC Skillswise
This is another part of the BBC site (not part of the World Service) which provides a lot of their English listening material. Again, topics are contemporary and often have a business flavour. There are quizzes accompanying every article and a large resource bank of previous articles and quizzes. BBC Learning English
BBCs Easy English
Reading Writing and Learners Site CNN News Transcripts
Audio Picture Dictionary
Access in 15 languages! VOA News
Voice of American Learner Pages
News in Easier English FEBA Radio
Broadcasts in many Indian, Asian, and East/Central African languages and Middle Eastern languages and English/French. L.E.A.R.N.
Language Education And Research Network, Inc. in Japan. L.E.A.R.N. Mobile Devices
Good News English
Listening and pronunciation practice. Trans World Radio
IBRA
Broadcasts to Africa, Asia, Middle East and CIS. Radio Worldwide
Specialized (Easy) English Programs
Lingual Net
Lingual Net is another video-based English study site. There are currently over 60 short movies with accompanying activities to study from. They site utilizes the "tri-view method" where students watch the movies 3 times, first without subtitles, then with subtitles, and finally with quiz questions that pop up at various points in the movie. The Voice of America News Feeds
VOAs really simple syndication (RSS) feeds allow you to receive news and information in the categories you choose. Rotten Tomatoes likewise Rotten Tomatoes
A variety of RSS feeds highlighting the most recent and most popular films and videos/dvds as well as Certified Fresh picks. Individual listings include the movie title, the Tomatometer, and the Critical Consensus. Short Stories (UK)
The short story section at east of the web. You can browse the library by genre or search it for a title, author or keyword. Clicking on an author's name lists all their stories along with further information and links. Stories can be read online, printed or downloaded for reading offline or on handheld devices. Fluency through fables
BBC Learning English
An RSS feed from the BBC Learning English website. RSS feeds allow you to stay up to date with the latest features you want from BBC Learning English. BBC News and Audio in 33 Languages
Give it a listen in your native or Target Language! My Nihonbunka
Japanese culture blogger Petersens Practice Listening to and Answering Questions
English Listening for Japanese People
MP3 library of colloquial American English phrases, separated by topic. Translated for the benefit of Japanese learners of the English language. Includes podcasts and some English listening tests. English Listening World
This site offers free listening practice for learners of English. Vocabulary focused intensive listening to stories (in MP3 format) helps learners acquire new vocabulary.
PODCAST LISTENING PRACTICE
Catchawave.jp
Offers good I-Tunes Podcast Listening Practice News Stories. Podcasting by Jeff McQuillan
International Journal of Foreign Language Teaching (Winter 2006 edition).
MOVIE SCRIPTS FOR EXTENSIVE LISTENING PRACTICE
Drews Scriptorama
It may still be the biggest repository of movie scripts. Click here for a list of Movie Scripts
American Beauty
American Beautys main character has clear rather expressionless diction. Sixth Sense
Good for low level learners, because a main character, the boy, speaks slowly using simple words and Bruce Willis speaks slowly back to him. Major Spoiler
The ending of Sixth Sense.
BBNBI NEWS INSPIRATIONAL RADIO
BBNBI News Inspirational Radio Online
BBNBI News Inspirational Radio English
BBNBI News Inspirational Radio Espanol
BBNBI News Inspirational Radio Portuguese
BBNBI News Inspirational Radio German
BBNBI News Inspirational Radio Russian
BBNBI News Inspirational Radio Chinese Simplified
BBNBI News Inspirational Radio Chinese Traditional
BBNBI News Inspirational Radio Japanese
BBNBI News Inspirational Radio Korean
ENGLISH LISTENING SITES
E-Views
Euronews
ESL Cyber Listening Lab
EL Easton: Listening
ELT Listening Materials
Radio links galore!
LISTENING COMPREHENSION RESOURCES
More of the worlds best English language learning links chosen by ESL All Adapted with permission from ESL All September 2005 Issue - Vol. 1, no. 1
Here are ten of the very best online listening comprehension resources where you can find thousands of high-quality audio and text documents to help you sharpen your listening skills. These were selected by ESL ALL in 2005. The importance of listening in acquiring a new language can never be overstated. Whether you learn a first, second or third language, listening comes first. The more English you listen to, the better you prepare your brain for making fast progress. In language learning, quality and quantity both can make the difference. Randalls ESL Cyber-Listening Lab
One of the best listening sites to improve your listening comprehension skills through practice with self-grading listening quiz pages. General listening quizzes, listening quizzes for academic purposes, 20-minute ESL vocabulary lessons, language learning and life tips, and long conversations with RealVideo. ESL About.com
English listening skills and activities for effective listening practice for ESL EFL learners and teachers. Comprehension quizzes for listening skill improvement for beginner, intermediate and advanced ESL EFL English levels. ELLLO.org (English Language Listening Lab Online)
Learn English by listening to English speakers from all over the world. Over 500 listening activities to choose from! Listening games, news center, song page, theme page. Choose speakers by nationality or choose subject by theme. 1-Language.com
Real-life situations for students and users of American English. This Audio Center features 40 Units of English focusing on practical conversations and academic language as commonly found in American universities. Conversation starters, getting around, telephone conversations, assignments, classes, and short talks. BBC World Service
One of the best sites in the world to improve your English. Excellent audio and video clips section. Mostly British English. Watch and Listen: Pronunciation Tips,Welcome to London, Top of the Pops, Singer and the Song, Beyond the Postcard, Music Directory, Video Nation, Retro English and more. 5 Minute English.com
ESL listening lessons. Free short self-study English lessons and quick tips for ESL students. Dogs, Dogs, Dogs, Get the phone!, The Birthday Party, The Fishing Spot, Asking about Restaurants, The Weather's Great!, What do you like to do?, Movies, Chores, The Job Interview, The New Apartment, Let's Take a Picture, In a Hotel, Shopping for Clothes, Telephone Call to a Business, A Thief in the Night. Focus English.com
Audio exercises that focus on learning idiomatic and everyday expressions to help you deal with daily conversational situations. Each dialogue is accompanied with carefully designed exercises. Follow the recommended steps and practice at your own pace. Topics include: Communication, Eating, Emotions, Fashion, Friendship, Health, Housing, Life, Memory, Money, Romance, Shopping, Time, Traffic, Traveling, Vacation, Weather, and Work. Voice of America Wordmaster
Wordmaster is a five-minute radio feature heard each Wednesday on VOA News Now. It is a weekly analysis of American English. Read and listen to hundreds of audio files. Grammar, Idioms, Slang, Regional English, Topical Issues, and Archives. ELL (English Listening Lounge)
Paying site that offers three free listener menus containing each 10 audio listening passages, questions and answers, and transcripts. A great variety of topics is covered. American English. World English Listening
Click on any of the flags on that page to hear accents from some of the main English-speaking countries in the world. Hear English accents from: Australia, Canada, Denmark, England, Hong Kong, India, Ireland, Indonesia, Israel, Singapore, Scotland, South Africa, Sweden, United States, Vietnam, and Wales.
ESL-RELATED SITES WITH STREAMING MULTIMEDIA AND TEXT SCRIPTS
Rong-Chang Li
English as a Second Language Randall's ESL Cyber Listening Lab
(University of Utah) Focus English
(UC Riverside) The ESL Wonderland
(University of Florida) LinguaCenter
(University of Illinois) The Comenius Group
English idioms EFL.net
uses Microsoft's audio streaming format The English Listening Lounge
free guest areas
TEXT-TO-SPEECH AND SPEECH-TO-TEXT SITES
NTNU Speech Web Site
Online English Pronunciation Practice Natural Readers
Best text-to-speech site to use for listening to any scanned reading text. Works well when combined with Epson's GT-7200U scanner OCR software. Dragon Naturally Speaking
Speech-to-text site
LANGUAGE STUDY LINKS
Alphabetically-Organized Study Links
listed by language (over 140!). Yamada Language Center, University of Oregon. 218 Language Links
alphabetically listed. Language Study Links for 75 Languages
all listed alphabetically. Lexi-Studys Momentum
Online Vocabulary Expansion - (MOVE) Language Learning System - Online Program for Language Teaching
ENGLISH LESSON PLANS
ERIC
Educator's Reference Desk users may wish to search ERIC* at the U.S. Department of Education's ERIC website: http://www.eric.ed.gov. *The Educators Reference Desk is not affiliated with or funded by the ERIC program or the United States Department of Education. All questions concerning ERIC should be addressed directly to the ERIC program at 1-800-LET-ERIC. Education Resources Information Center
US Dept of Eds ERIC the worlds largest digital library of educational literature. ERIC at the U.S. Department of Education's ERIC website. All questions concerning ERIC should be addressed directly to the ERIC program at 1-800-LET-ERIC. Educational teaching materials massive Digital Library
Gateway to Educational Materials (GEM) provides quick and easy access to over 40,000 educational resources found on various federal, state, university, non-profit and commercial Internet sites. Enter a word or words that describe the information you are looking for in the search box on the right side of the GEM page. Eduref.org Virtual Lessons
LINKS TO AID LANGUAGE LEARNING FOR PUPILS
VTrain (Vocabulary Trainer)
An Excellent resource for creating your own Vocabulary Training Exercises. Take flashcard tests for 40 languages. Activities include: Click 'n pick, Clipboard logging, Bulk Word Extraction and Sentence Generator. Vocabulix
Free online vocabulary and conjugations - learn Spanish, German, English. Using a Conjugation Trainer and over 90 predefined lessons, Vocabulix helps you memorize words in foreign languages. Vocabel.com
Create your own vocabulary or grammar test using this blank test form Interlix - a great tool for learning vocabulary
Interlex supports the following languages (providing that the appropriate operating-system components are installed): Afrikaans, Albanian, Basque, Belarusian, Bulgarian, Catalan, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Icelandic, Indonesian, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Macedonian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish, Ukrainian. Languages at University of Northern Iowa
Jim Beckers Super Language Website Links. Language Express: Free Spanish Game
Resources for English as a Second Language to the Hospitality Industry Language Express specializes in customized ESL lessons, accent reduction programs, train-the-trainer and employee workshops tailored to your company's needs; providing effective bilingual hotel and foodservice English-Spanish wall charts and individual pocket guides. Target Language - GCSE language reference resource
This site is full of free resources to help you learn French up to GCSE or Common Entrance level. There is also a dictionary to help you.
LINKS TO AID LANGUAGE LEARNING FOR TEACHERS
LanguagesResources Links
On this page you will find links to various MFL sites that over the past two years we have found useful. There are grammar sites, games sites and even podcast sites. Excellent games for four languages: French, Spanish, Italian & German. Videos come complete with transcripts and quizzes. Great interactive whiteboard stuff for French, Spanish & German. Some lovely songs complete with sound. (What goods a song without SOUND?) Beginner's Guide to Hot Potatoes
by Andrew Balaam (Word Doc, 4MB). Integrating ICT (Information & Communications Technology) into Language Teaching.
Categories: Blogging; Conferences; Courses; Digital Storytelling; ETwinning; Freeware; ICT Advice; Interactive Whiteboards; Interviews; IOWconference; iPods; Joe Blog(g)s; Lead Practitioner; Mobile Phones; Nodehill; Podcasting; Primary Languages; Radio; Research; Skype; Social Networking; Television; Times Educational Supplement; Videoconferencing Modern Language Journal's
Guide to professional professional language journals
E-LEARNING / LEARNING OBJECTS
Alive Tek
Affordable custom solutions for eLearning, specializing in building and supporting eLearning environments. Learning Objects Assessment Sheet
pdf from AliveTek.com
LANGUAGE STUDY AND CATALOGING
Language Archives
Language Archives house materials intended to document and describe human languages, such as wordlists, lexicons, annotated signals, interlinear texts, paradigms, field notes, and linguistic descriptions.
LIBRARY AND LITERACY SKILLS PRACTICE
LILO Learning Information Literacy Online
It puts you in touch with the great Librarians of U. of Hawaii, whose online course can help you learn how to do good research and learn to write without copying!
MULTI-LANGUAGE SEARCH ENGINES AND FREE E-MAIL ACCOUNTS
My Language
My Language provides access to News Sources, Search Engines and Web Directories in over 60 languages! MyLanguage is a portal providing access to Search Engines Web Directories and other online information resources in 60 community languages in Australia. MyLanguage is a partnership between the State Libraries of NSW, QLD, SA, VIC, and WA and the NT and ACT Library and Information Services. They are very useful Printer-friendly Websites, Community-based language resources, Online Email Services. Information includes Local History and Entertainment, Government Departments in Australia, Current Affairs and News, Online Directories and other Library Catalogues. World News free full-text news and weather around the world. Top Online Email Services using GMail (free web-based Email from Google). MSN Hotmail free web-based Email from Microsoft Network. Yahoo! Mail free web-based Email from Yahoo!
LANGUAGES AND ICT
Languages ICT Website & Forum
A website and a forum for people interested in ICT and languages, maintained by CILT and ALL. Digital Language Laboratories
Davies G., Bangs P., Frisby R. & Walton E. (2005) Setting up effective digital language laboratories and multimedia ICT suites for MFL, London: CILT (pdf document).
LANGUAGE IDENTIFIERS
University of Montreal
RALI
Language Identifier (SILC). French-based. Free online language identifier from the Applied Research in Computational Linguistics (Recherche Applique en Linguistique Informatique) department at the University of Montreal, Canada. Enter some text in a language you are trying to identify, and it will attempt to guess the language (from the around 30 it knows). Includes links to other computational linguistics research projects at RALI. Text Cat
Language Guesser
Free online language identifier. Enter some writing in a language you are trying to identify and it will attempt to guess the language (out of 77 languages it knows). Includes links to other language identification/guessing sites, and free Perl source code. Xerox
Language Identifier
Free online language identifier from the Xerox Research Center Europe (XRCE). Enter some text in a language you are trying to identify, and it will attempt to guess the language (from the 47 it knows). Includes links to other natural language-related projects at XRCE. I Love Languages
18 Language Learning Links from ILoveLanguages.com. Language Software Reviews
Reviews of Language Learning Softwares for 20 Major Languages. Very practical.
LANGUAGE DIFFERENCES AND BORROWED EXPRESSIONS
Compare foreign expressions
used in everyday English and their countries of origin. US and UK English
Compare US and UK English variants. US and UK English
Compare US and UK English variants - more resources.
LANGUAGE PRODUCTS AND TOP LANGUAGES SPOKEN WORLD-WIDE
Worlds Most Spoken Top 18 Languages with Statistics.
Over 1000 quality Products for learning 100 Languages.
LANGUAGE LEARNING IN JAPAN
at JEMA-supported schools Japan Evangelical Missionary Association
JEMA website links include Japanese Language Schools.
LEARNING ENGLISH
CyberESL
If you need help in learning English, visit this site. Learn English
Features theme-based materials to learn English having fun using games, songs, cartoons, stories, etc. Learn English Kids
Many things to make learning English more fun for young learners! Learn English Military
Peacekeeping English. Actually designed to help those involved in international peacekeeping operations. Dont we wish that good communication skills were all that it takes to make a peaceful world? Developing good language skills sure can help, at any rate! Learn English Professionals
Relevant for workers needing higher levels of English proficiency. Interesting activities on a wide variety of topics using multimedia language learning materials. These range from giving presentations, doing effective online study and other career-related themes. Global Village English
Online chatting in a safe environment to improve ones English while chatting about each others culture. UK Language Programmes
Language learning centres around the UK. British Council English Courses
About 100 teaching centres in over 50 countries.
LEARNING OTHER LANGUAGES
Study Languages
German, English, Spanish, French or Italian language courses abroad. Foreign Language Resource Center
Worlds largest source for computerized translation products from many companies. Computerized dictionaries, with ability to point at a word on the screen and obtain possible translations in a balloon next to it. Lingro Language Learner
Lingro is an extraordinarily handy tool for anyone learning a foreign language. Open any webpage on the web and click on any word. With the magic or AJAX, a bubble pops up with the meaning of the word in the language youre studying (current options are Spanish, Italian, French, German and Polish). But thats not all. Create an account and you can save the words to a study list and practice with flashcard games. Lingros functionality can even be used on .txt, .doc and .pdf files. If a word isnt in the dictionary, add it, please, for the rest of us! Add Audio/Video to your Language Learning
For anyone looking to learn a new language or refresh their language skills, LearnOutLoud.com's 'Languages' category offers dozens of language learning titles. LearnOutLoud.com aims to be the most complete and accurate resource for audio and video learning titles. Language Learning Publishers Online
Want to learn another language? LearnOutLoud.com features language learning publishers that provide learning courses and audio programs in dozens of languages from around the globe. NetLanguages.com
Online English and Spanish courses Level Test: Take a level test free of charge and with no obligation to do a course. Online Practice: Sign up for monthly interactive exercises and Net Languages news. Phrasebook: Download free digital phrasebook for iPod users.
LANGUAGE AND VOCABULARY GAMES
Languages Online.Org.
Hot Potatoes-based Games in Franais , Deutsch , Espanol and Italiano. Vocabulary Games in French, German, Italian and Spanish. Spellmaster.com
Create your own Macromedia Flash Vocabulary Training Aids with these easy to use FREE tools. Spellmaster.Com games are used in scores of countries by tens of thousands of students across the world. Providing stimulating activities in a wide range of languages, not only do they play an essential role in many award winning web sites, but they also perform a vital part in motivating, entertaining and educating students in thousands of classrooms and homes across the world. You can even add your own voice!
LINGUISTICS
I Love Languages - Linguistics
75 professional Linguistics Organizations or Websites. Computational and Corpus Linguistics, Natural Language Processing information repository, Writing Systems, and many other fields Corpus-based Linguistic Analysis
software programs
LITERATURE READINGS
LiTgloss
LiTgloss enables language learners to read authentic texts in about 25 languages in their original form, by providing them with vocabulary assistance and supplementary material to enhance and empower their comprehension. Short Stories
Authors Bibliography included. Classic Short Stories
Collection for pleasure reading. Read Print
A free online library offering thousands of free books for students, teachers, and the classic enthusiast. Start by looking through the author index to find an interesting author or book.
LITERATURE LINKS
Worldwide Folktales
Best known 15 year software collection from The World & I.  | Da Vinci Code
Fact or Fiction? DaVinci Code
Find the Real Truth page with many resources. The Truth about Da Vinci
Was he really hiding anything? Breaking the Da Vinci Code
Answers to the Questions Everybody's Asking by Darrell L. Bock, Ph.D. In "Breaking the Da Vinci Code: Answers to the Questions Everyones Asking," New Testament expert Darrell Bock examines and disproves the false claims of historical truth presented in the bestseller "The Da Vinci Code," which has been read by millions of people around the world. Da Vinci Code: Fiction or Fact?
Da Vinci Code errors explained in Japanese |
Three Trees Story
Christianity and Literature
Revisiting the Influence of Christianity on English, by Michael Lessard-Clouston Common expressions come from the Bible.
50 Common Expressions from the Bible.
The influence of Christianity on Western civilization
Cheryl L. Stansberrys (2007) paper Old English Literature and Culture Resources
University of Adelaide librarys Old English Literature and Culture Resources pages Learning Technology Dissemination Initiative (LTDI)
Herriot-Watt Universitys resources site for teachers in higher education. This LTDI link, based on a cookbook metaphor that may appeal or irritate, leads to a simple and practical evaluation guide for higher education practitioners carrying out small-scale projects.
LITERACY
Remedial Reading Clinics
How to set up a Remedial Reading Clinic or Reading Lab; Odessa, Texas volunteer clinic by Don Potter. Phonics-First Reading Program.
Instructional Audio for Rudolf Flesch's 'Why Johnny Can't Read and what you can do about it'. Advocate for Literacy: The Teacher Who Couldn't Read
Here is John Corcoran's web site. He was a teacher but could not read. His story is fascinating. He eventually learned to read and is now an advocate for teaching reading with phonics - the only method that really works. Learning Information Literacy Online (LILO)
LILO puts you in touch with the great Librarians of U. of Hawaii, whose online course can help you learn how to do good research and learn to write without copying.
LOVE SONGS
Available Texts Order any for $20 including free shipping via our Order Form: - Listening to Love Songs with Cloze Exercises (J.P. Loucky, 2001).
- Listening to Lovely Childrens' Songs and Lullabies (J.P. Loucky, 2000).
- Listening for the Reasons for the Seasons (J.P. Loucky, 2002).
LANGUAGE RESEARCH ORGANIZATIONS
Linguistic Data Consortium University of Pennsylvania
ELDA
Evaluations and Language resources Distribution Agency is ELRAs operational body, set up to identify, classify, collect, validate and produce the language resources which may be needed by the HLT Human Language Technology community. Besides, ELDA is involved in HLT evaluation campaigns. ELRA
The European Language Resources Association (ELRA) was established as a non-profit organisation in Luxembourg in February, 1995. ELRA is the driving force to make available language resources for language engineering and to evaluate language engineering technologies. In order to achieve this goal, ELRA is active in identification, distribution, collection, validation, standardisation, improvement, in promoting the production of language resources, in supporting the infrastructure to perform evaluation campaigns and in developing a scientific field of language resources and evaluation.
LINK SITES
English Links
Links to useful sites with exercises, worksheets and resources for international students and teachers of English as a second or foreign language. Link Sites for English Study
Dave's ESL Cafe - Web Guide
Over 3,000 links suggested by learners and teachers around the world. Best feature: so many sites, you can try lots of different things. Worst feature: too many sites, so it can be difficult to choose really useful ones. E.L. Easton-English Online
Great collection of links to good sites for English learners and teachers. Includes many topics and types of activities. EnglishClub.com
Sample EnglishClub's large variety of internal links and explore the ESL Webguide. ESLDesk.com
Lots of links to good sites. Tower of English
Excellent selection of about 300 links for English learners. Browse around. ITESLJ links
See Links for Students on the left, with many categories of English study links. Selected Links for ESL & EFL Students includes just a few highly recommended sites, and Interesting Things for ESL students is another related page with a variety of interesting activities.
LANGUAGE INFORMATION CENTERS OR PORTALS
World Association for Online Education
National Foreign Language Resource Center
This Hawaii-based portal draws from foreign language teaching, applied Linguistics and L2 acquisition to support projects that focus primarily on the less commonly taught languages of East Asia, Southeast Asia, and the Pacific. Free, but the site also gives access to materials that can be bought online. Covers both face-to-face and CMCL. Online Collaborative Learning
Website run by Central Queensland University, with a range of resources n CSCL. Online QDA (Qualitative Data Analysis). Resource compiled by Gibbs, Fielding, Lewins and Taylor. Useful annotations and glossary. Many links to proprietary tools. Object Centre for Languages, Linguistics and Area Studies
The UK Subject Centres website lists events, links, papers, materials and their resources under the keyword Computer-Mediated Communication (CMC) and Computer Assisted Language Learning (CALL).
CMS / LMS
LMS
Compares and reviews 35 Learning Management Systems. The Sloan-C listserv discussed options from several perspectives. Administratively, institutions find commercial LMSs attractive because vendors promise longevity, stability, reliability, technical support, comprehensive packages for communications, student-and-faculty-friendly design, and compatibility with central data systems for automated integration with records, accounts, and registration. However, administrative drawbacks include costs and a complex selection process for choosing an affordable LMS. For example, eArmyU cited 15 categories with nearly 50 desirable functions as the minimum LMS features. A useful service at http://www.edutools.info/course/ productinfo/index.jsp compares 35 LMSs in 10 categories and 33 features. Organizations like ADL, IMS, CARAT and OKI are developing standards and providing resources to help guarantee the best, evolving and changing systems, to keep costs reasonable, and to enable faculty to access, refine and control content and design. Meanwhile, as more institutions share resources, enabling faculty to create material on the web for all courses, online, face-to-face, and blended, is a wise investment. We also need to ask: How do LMSs affect students? ... Does stepping through different content provide the critical thinking, personalization and competencies that help learning thrive?
OTHER
Literactive
The number-two-rated site on The Best Websites To Help Beginning Readers, is designed to help early readers, and include bilingual Spanish E-Stories. Lexile reading
Lexile Scores are an innovative way of measuring reading levels. Lexile vocabulary
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