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MSU's Center for Language Teaching Advancement's learner training modules for students learning a second language.  Module 1: Understanding proficiency What proficiency is, how it is measured. Module 2: Language learning basics How second languages are learned and taught. Module 3: Language learning strategies Strategies to make you a better language learner.

RESEARCH AND PROGRAMS Articulation of Language Instruction Assessment of Second Language Content-Based Language Instruction Culture and Language Learning Immersion Education Learner Language Less Commonly Taught Languages Maximizing Study Abroad Pragmatics/Speech Acts Strategies for Language Learning Technology and Language Learning

This French website created for native French speakers is full of dictées - dictations. This site is divided into grade levels based on the French school system. (For a brief run-down of the grade levels in France visit the blog from Transparent Language entitled À l'École!: French and American Grade Levels Compared at http://blogs.transparent.com/french/a-lecole/) Since the ladictee.fr website is targeted toward elementary aged children, the language level works well for beginner and intermediate French L2 learners. Even though a dictée isn't what people would call a "communicative" activity, it does serve the purpose of helping students make connections between spoken language and written language, especially since French spelling is not phonemic. The site includes various dictées for each level, along with a PDF of the written text so student's can check their work. Doing dictées can help students improve their spelling, recognize spelling patterns, and learn to listen for cues in spoken speech that indicate whether the person is speaking in the plural or singular (often tricky in the French language). Note: When doing a dictée, students are focused on writing down what is said word for word, and NOT on comprehension. It would NOT be effective to give a student a dictée and then immediately ask them specific comprehension questions about what they just heard.

Learn languages from your own computer with foreign language teachers that personalize lessons for you and video chat one on one. Practice speaking a language at your convenience while spending less than traditional language schools.

This module is intended to help you maximize your learning in your language course. It will address some common misconceptions about how languages are learned and will present a variety of tried and true language learning strategies that will help you succeed. You will also gain awareness of the strategies that you use, in order to get you thinking about your approach to language study, and to help you improve your study skills.

Между нами is a free, web-based textbook that provides a comprehensive introduction to Russian language and culture. It is organized around the experiences of four American students, each spending the academic year in a different Russian city. Their interactions with host families, roommates, fellow students and teachers create a universe of contextualized information that motivates the use of the target language in the classroom. Добро пожаловать! Между нами is a free, web-based textbook that provides a comprehensive introduction to Russian language and culture. It is organized around the experiences of four American students, each spending the academic year in a different Russian city. Their interactions with host families, roommates, fellow students and teachers create a universe of contextualized information that motivates the use of the target language in the classroom.

Video Assistance for Understanding Language Teaching Techniques (VAULTT) is a collection of original videos highlighting various aspects of language teaching in the classroom. Each short video is accompanied by supplementary information (in a PDF) explaining the techniques and relating them to best practices in language teaching. Some of these videos are real classes, and some are staged. Although these materials are based on current research in second language acquisition, they are produced at a level accessible for teachers with little or no pedagogical training. We are still in the process of constructing this site, but your feedback is welcome!

This website contains a corpus of the modern Russian language incorporating over 300 million words. The corpus of Russian is a reference system based on a collection of Russian texts in electronic form. The Corpus is intended for all who are interested in the Russian language and various associated fields: professional linguists, language teachers, school and university students, foreigners learning the language.

Language lessons, grammar tips, vocabulary, phrases, language tools, and audio files to listen to or download. A wide range of languages are represented.

Teacher training modules (= videos) on searching the internet, finding video for language teaching, find audio for language teaching, and finding other digital resources for language teaching.

Use your voice to type in Google Docs. Many language are supported. First, you will need to change the language of the document by choosing File -> language.

Social network for language learning based on the premise of living in a town with other learners of that language. Includes various means of communicating, including forums and voice chat. Also includes language learning resources.

American Sign Language resources, including a dictionary, alphabet, cultural and history resources, and classes. Also includes information about international sign languages.

Gus on the Go is the language learning app that you should look for. It is a wonderful learning tool that helps you teach your child the vocabulary of a spoken language.

Langademy is a language learning social network. Students can learn with language exchanges or pay native speakers to have conversations with them. Teachers and tutors or native speakers can earn some money from home by teaching languages at Langademy. Language exchanges are based on a time bank system, with the aim of building a collaborative language community.

Turkic Language Learning and Teaching Resources from the American Association of Teachers of Turkic Languages

Free language learning site which offers a fun & easy way to learn a language while helping to translate the web. 

I have found that this site is much better for language augmentation than actual language acquisition. The exercises and topics are useful for adding to what an individual already knows and are useful for brushing up skills. The ability to test into a level is an added bonus!

As of January 2015, Duolingo for Schools (https://schools.duolingo.com/) lets teachers keep track of how much students have used Duolingo.

Flashcards. Some free language decks available, or you can create your own in any language. iPhone/iPad apps as well as web app.

Computer-adaptive language placement test on the web. You can include your own content or adapt existing content. Supports all languages.

The Dartmouth Recorder emulates the language lab environment allowing students to listen and respond to language study 'tapes' anywhere anytime.