Web Tools for Language Learning & Teaching

Online orientation for anyone who will be doing a homestay in Japan.

TTBJ is a collection of tests developed by the International Student Center at the University of Tsukuba. TTBJ is available for use according to the following two methods: as an individual test taker, as a group test taker. Also known as the SPOT test.

Open-source learning management system that includes audio/video recording, e.g., in quiz questions and responses.

Cute images for use in the Japanese classroom.

Free printable worksheets and teaching materials in Japanese. Aimed at children.

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.

Multimedia online book for beginners learning Japanese.

Interactive website that teaches the Arabic alphabet, including writing.

Simple interface for creating interactive charts and graphs.

List of open-source resources for teaching ancient languages, including textbooks.

Reading Russian Short Stories is an open resource by Filip Zachoval that contains stories written in Russian by different authors in the 20th and 21st centuries, each accompanied by questions and assignments. The collection is designed for learners of Russian, including heritage learners. There are numerous texts that are suitable for novice-high or intermediate-low learners. However, the majority of these texts are more suitable for learners who have reached or are about to enter higher levels of language competence, i.e. students at intermediate and advanced levels.

Speech Acts in Films is a site where students of Mandarin Chinese learn to examine, understand, and practice social language through the medium of film. The primary audience of the materials are low-advanced and advanced learners who completed approximately two years of language instruction. The materials have been developed for blended-learning environments, but can also be used for self-study, or as supplemental materials in traditional instructional settings.

Type text and listen to it read aloud by computer voices in English, French, German, Italian, and Arabic.

Virtual Arabic keyboard. Use this keyboard to type, then copy and paste Arabic text wherever you need it.

US Government online English lessons.

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.

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Karaoke-style Russian-learning videos. Also includes flashcard tools.