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A list of free MP3s for children. Limitations: English only.

Online Spelling and Grammar Checker for English as a Second Language

online dictionaries for many languages that also has useful forums, where users can post and reply to questions regarding language meaning and usage

A collection of links to YouTube videos viewed using the Lingual Media Player to sync subtitles. Convenient interface for replaying clips.

Take and review notes online. You can include text and images. You can also have notes read to you (in English) using text-to-speech.

Basic Japanese lessons, including audio and text support. 

Read various manga in Japanese at https://www.mangabox.me, then check your comprehension with the English translation https://www.mangabox.me/reader/en/

Collection of Japanese children's stories in Japanese with line by line English translations and explanation of vocab and grammar points.

The animated series Peep and the Big Wide World gives wings to the innovative idea of teaching science to preschoolers. Wry and distinctive visual humor, charming plotlines, and lovable characters combine with a comprehensive science program to attract and engage kids three to five years old.

Watch recent TV shows from Asia and Latin America. Limitation: Subtitles are only available in English, Spanish, and Portuguese.

Multilingual speech-to-text application. I tested English and Japanese. It works surprisingly well! Limitations: Only works in Chrome.

Learn languages for free online English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Russian, Polish, Turkish, Arabic, Chinese Limitations: Content is limited in the free version.

Spell words out loud to complete levels in this game. Translations of words available in many languages, but you can only spell words in English. Limitations: The play is rather slow because the game processes one letter at a time.

This resource includes videos with transcripts in both Greek and English that cover a variety of basic tourist-centric phrases and situations. Examples include: shopping, the airport, eating out, asking for directions, and basic greetings. In addition to language material, there is pertinent cultural information included at the top of each sub-page.

Learn Hebrew fast and easily. Free online courses. Basic words and useful phrases you will need for your trip.

This resource includes videos with transcripts in both Italian and English that cover a variety of basic phrases and situations. Examples include: shopping, the airport, eating out, asking for directions, basic greetings, doing laundry, and transportation. In addition to language material, there is pertinent cultural information included at the top of each sub-page.

Fantastic, funny, and informative Youtube playlist of videos made by a German in order to help English speakers (typically those from the US) learn German.

A selection of Japanese short stories translated into English for your reading pleasure. Links to the original Japanese are included at the bottom of each story.

Tangorin is a free online English ⇆ Japanese dictionary with a fast, responsive interface that helps you search through over million entries with various look up methods.

This site provides language learning programs for students of all levels of German. One extra nice feature is the placement test, allowing individuals to discover which level is best for them if they have studied German previously. Slightly corny at times, the audio streams and pdfs can be found in German-only and bilingual editions. The incorporation of everyday words plus current topics and events makes this program extremely practical. ***Allows for non-English speakers to learn German as well. All instructions have been translated into over 20 other languages such as Spanish, French, Turkish, Hausa, Bulgarian, and more!***