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You can enter any text that you would like in the form at the left -- for example, a paper that you've written, or a newspaper article that you've copied from another website. After inputting the text, you can then see useful information about words and phrases in that text, based on data from the Corpus of Contemporary American English (COCA). First, it will highlight all of the medium and lower-frequency words in your text and create lists of these words that you can use offline. This frequency data can help language learners focus on new words, and it can allow you to see "what the text is about" (i.e. text-specific words). You can also have it show you the "academic" words in your text. Second, you can click through the words in the text to see a detailed "word sketch" of any of the words -- showing their definition, and detailed information for the word from COCA -- collocates (which provide meaning into the meaning and usage of the word), re-sortable concordance lines, and the frequency of the word (overall, and by genre). Finally, you can do powerful searches on selected phrases in your text, to show related phrases in COCA. In this way, this resource is like a "collocational thesaurus" to see what related phrases are most likely in different styles of English. For example, if you click on the words potent argument in the text that you enter, it will suggest alternate ways to express this (e.g. powerful or convincing argument), and it will show you the frequency of those phrases in COCA -- overall, and by genre. This will help you use "just the right phrase", based on a huge collection of native English texts.

Create a simple timeline. Limitations: Does not work with non-Latin scripts. Requires Flash.

ASL (American Sign Language) free self-study lessons including an ASL dictionary, signing videos, a printable sign language alphabet chart (fingerspelling), Deaf Culture study materials, and resources to help you learn sign language. Good for homeschool students, parents (baby signing), interpreters, and people who just want to learn fun ASL phrases like hello, thank you, I love you, etc.

Create a crossword puzzle that can be completed online. Limitations: Completed puzzles cannot be saved, only printed.

A list of tools for learners, curated by Nik Peachey.

TESOL CALL Interest Section's list of CALL resources.

This site features resources useful for the study of Modern Standard Arabic and Egyptian Colloquial Arabic. Available are vocabulary lists, grammar lessons, and information about the development of Arabic.

Free Japanese Vocabulary lists and MP3 sound files

This web site provides links on information and resources on Vietnam,its language, culture, customs, history, arts,and people.

List of resources for learning Arabic.

Create an alphabet book with one page for each letter. Students write the text and upload images. Books can be exported as PDF.

Graphic organizers for developing parts of a story, such as characters, setting, conflict, and resolution.

Create trading cards for real or fictional people, characters, abstract concepts, etc. Email the results as a PDF.

TESOL CALL Interest Section's list of software, organized by skill area. Limitations: Last updated in 2011.

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.

An online resource designed to help students remember, recognize, and produce the signs used in the classroom. The site continues the archive of videos demonstrating basic vocabulary and sentence structure of American Sign Language (ASL) at the University of Texas for Units 18-25.

An online resource designed to help students remember, recognize, and produce the signs used in the classroom. The site supplements classroom instruction, lab activities, homework, and other assignments that are part of ASL 506, first semester American Sign Language at the University of Texas. The site contains an archive of videos demonstrating basic vocabulary and sentence structure of American Sign Language (ASL). These videos are organized into 12 units, reflecting the structure of the textbook, Signing Naturally (Dawn Sign Press). Within each unit, video clips of signs and sentences are further organized into categories and grammatical information.

An online resource designed to help students remember, recognize, and produce the signs used in the classroom. The site supplements classroom instruction, lab activities, homework, and other assignments that are part of ASL 507, second semester American Sign Language at the University of Texas. The site contains an archive of videos demonstrating basic vocabulary and sentence structure of American Sign Language (ASL) for Units 13-17.

This resource for learning elementary Hindi and Urdu includes dictation exercises, weekly syllabi for guided study, grammar videos, audio samples, and relevant cultural information.

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.