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This set of beginning-level materials is designed for students with no previous exposure to the Korean language. It introduces the true beginners to the Korean sound system, instructional expressions, performances of basic personal interactions, and Hangul - the Korean alphabet.
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.
Web app (and browser extension for Chrome) that lets you double-click any word to get a translation. It adds the words you click to a vocabulary list and quizzes you on them when you're ready. A wide variety of language available.
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 introduction to modern Greek using short audio and video clips, text based resources, and games. This resource also includes helpful links for finding a Greek class near you.
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.
This compilation of resources for the study of Italian includes videos, information on slang, social learning resources, a proficiency test, information on finding in person classes, and much more.
Welcome to the Japanese Online Self-Help Utility, or JOSHU for short. In Japanese, JOSHU literally means "assistant", or "tutor", which is what this website attempts to do to anyone interested in learning the Japanese language.
Practice katakana, hiragana, kanji, counting, vocabulary, and learn about Japanese culture.
The Latinum Electronicum is an interactive Latin course which teaches the basic knowledge of Latin. The course was developed within the framework of the "Virtual Campus Switzerland" in three languages - German, French, and Italian. In 23 lessons, students can learn Latin and also prepare for the qualification in Latin exam. Animated graphics facilitate the comprehension of those grammatical topics that are especially challenging: for example, the ablativus absolutus and six other syntactic phenomena are described through the use of example sentences which are analyzed and translated before the eyes of the learner.
An Egyptian Arabic dictionary A Levantine Arabic dictionary, including words from the Lebanese, Syrian, and Palestinian dialects A Classical Arabic or Fusha Dictionary Search feathers: Arabic-English by root Arabic-English by word English-Arabic This site is an effort to show Arabic as a living language by allowing users to search in both a Classical Arabic dictionary and a dialect dictionary at the same time.
Arlecchino, Pulcinella and other masks of the Italian Commedia dell'arte will help you learn the subtleties of Italian grammar, one zany episode at a time. Podcasts are built around dialogs that explain the Italian grammar behind communicative language functions - functions like describing and comparing, recommending and expressing opinions, recounting the past, expressing likes and dislikes, hypothesizing, and talking about the future. You can download pdf files to read dialog transcripts and learn more from additional grammar and cultural notes. You can even ask questions on the discussion blog.
Extensive (2000+) list of tools for learning and teaching. Not language specific. Divided into categories such as communication tools, document and presentation tools, and blogging tools.