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TILT stands for interactive Technologies In Language Teaching, and is a European project which aims to promote best practice in communicative language teaching using interactive whiteboards. interactive_whiteboard_sample.jpg Interactive whiteboards may look like normal whiteboards, but can significantly transform the language classroom. For this to happen, teachers need to be given adequate training and support in how to use the tool communicatively, to be aware of strategies and procedures for designing effective IWB materials, and to have the opportunity to reflect on their own practice.

Claimed to be the world's largest language learning community.

Have been using Livemocha since 2009. The designs of the courses are so good. Seem to be based on day-to-day needs of EFL/ESL learners. I recommend it to my students. Just be careful about the spam messages you get :)

PaperRater.com is a free resource, developed and maintained by linguistics professionals and graduate students. PaperRater.com is used by schools and universities in over 46 countries to help students improve their writing. PaperRater.com combines the power of natural language processing (NLP), artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning, information retrieval (IR), computational linguistics, data mining, and advanced pattern matching (APM). We offer the most powerful writing tool available on the internet today. As part of the development process, we put together a team of computational linguists and subject matter experts to develop a core Natural Language Processing (NLP) engine using statistical and rules-based NLP to extract language features from essays and robustly translate that into statistical models. We hope to showcase some of our technology at a later date.

OWL let instructors and test developers to create tests, simplify ane and rate/score them all online. It is used for all language skills, and assesses all educators' language knowledge.

Sponsored by the National Foreign Language Resource Center (NFLRC) at the University of Hawai'i and the Center for Language Education and Research (CLEAR) at Michigan State University

The Center for Applied Linguistics (CAL) aims to promote and improve the teaching and learning of languages, identify and solve problems related to language and culture, and serve as a resource for information about language and culture. This web site includes information about projects and resources for alternatives assessment as well as interesting resources for English Language Learners, Foreign Language, Testing , Literacy Education, Dialects and International Development

Lang-8 is the best place for learning and practicing foreign languages. Post an entry in the language you are learning, then a native speaker will correct your entries. Currently there are more than 80 languages available on Lang-8.

I just tried it ... Amazingly great :D

UE (Using English.com) provides English language learners with CALL definition and also some CALL related links. UE also provides learners with the glossary in different subject of language learning and teaching from Grammar point of view.

By: Zhilla Toutounchian This podcast provides the readers with the information about English language and culture.

Digital Dialects is a website in which learning different languages occur through games. Digital Dialects is designed for very young learners or it is so useful for false beginners.

SFU (Simon Fraser University) create a website in which CALL related links are shared with students who are eager to know more about CALL and they have the chance to explore different aspect of language learning and teaching with the help of hi-tech.

WebQuests for language learning, etc.

The Globalization and Localization in Computer-Assisted Language Learning (GLoCALL) Conference aims to share knowledge, research and experience on how to use computer technology to make language learning more effective and pleasant; to explore how the technology can be adapted to better meet the local needs of students and teachers, while at the same time providing global perspectives on computer-assisted language learning (CALL); and to bring the technology within the reach of local teachers who wish to develop their professionalism in CALL. GLoCALL is jointly sponsored by APACALL and PacCALL.

Grammark is a free Grammar Checker tool which helps learners with Passive voice, Wordiness, Vague language, Transitions, Sentence variety, Run-on sentences, Ands, Buts, Ors, Grammar traps.

This web site is for people studying for an English language exam. These pages contain Free Online Practice Tests for the most important international ESL/EFL exams: IELTS, TOEFL, TOEIC, and the Cambridge ESOL exams such as CAE, FCE, and PET.

This website shares free audio books, and also has free instructional materials on different languages.

Vocabualry.come helps us to improve our vocabualry knowledge in the most quickest and easiest in any level of language proficiency we are.

Rich Internet Applications for Language Learning Created by the Center for Language Education And Research at Michigan State University. Online programs for recording, uploading, mixing, and interacting. Free!