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With the AJAX Language API, you can translate and detect the language of blocks of text within a webpage using only Javascript. In addition, you can enable transliteration on any textfield or textarea in your web page. For example, if you were transliterating to Hindi, this API will allow users to phonetically spell out Hindi words using English and have them appear in the Hindi script. The language API is designed to be simple and easy to use to translate and detect languages on the fly when offline translations are not available. We plan on adding more exciting capabilities to the AJAX Language API in the future, so stay tuned. So what is the difference between Translation and Transliteration? Transliteration is the process of phonetically converting a word written in one script into another. Transliteration should not be confused with translation, which involves a change in language while preserving meaning. With transliteration, it is the sound of the words that are converted from one alphabet to the other.

Pootle is a user-friendly web portal that makes the translation process so much simpler. It allows online translation, work assignment, gives statistics and allows easy volunteer contribution. You can run Pootle as an Internet server like these projects or run your own copy on an Intranet (for individual work, team work or Translate@thons).

A collection of tools for teachers. Anyone can add to the 60+ resources already there.

Back in November 2008 I published Part 1 of a series of articles intended to explore the use of WebCams in education. I have now finally got round to writing Part 2 which is a collection of 20 activities EFL ESL teachers can do with their students.

Info/activities for FL classes - the web reading strategies info is good

Fast cross-referenced definitions, spelling correction, and word searches from WordNet, Webster's, FOLDOC, and a variety of specialized sources. Tips:Typing word.dict.die.net into your browser's location bar will show you a definition for word.You can also use wildcards to find a word. ? will match any single character, while * will match zero or more. For example, if you know the word you are looking for starts with h, contains ist, and ends with c, you can ask for: h*ist*cFor quick dictionary lookups as you browse web pages, bookmark "Dictionary" either by right-clicking on the link and selecting "Add bookmark for link" or dragging it to your browser toolbar. You may then highlight any word on a page and select the Dictionary bookmark to see a definition.

Interface is clear and uses big text. Dictionnaire de l'informatique, du web et du multimédia comprenant plus de 9 000 définitions régulièrement mises à jour depuis 2004.

An italian blog about language teaching and web2.0 with articles, tools reviews and ideas about how to use such tools.

MetaGlossary searches for definitions from the entire web. Thus, it offers the most current information out there on the most contemporary topics.

GoingOn provides a fast and cost effective way to build vibrant online communities. Leveraging the best of today's social web, GoingOn Community Platform enables academic institutions to deliver new, more engaging models of knowledge management and social collaboration across their campuses, and to their broad network of constitu ents. The results include increased student engagement, improved faculty productivity, enhanced online learning and broader marketing outreach.

takes the burden out of learning by automatically creating a learning schedule that adapts to the individual's performance and needs. The system combines proven learning science with the latest in adaptive, semantic and social Web technologies. Powered by personalized learning algorithms, Smart.fm measures memory strength on a granular item by item basis. The algorithms are based on decades of research on optimum learning patterns in the fields of cognitive science and neuroscience.

Dave Dodgson, who teaches English as a foreign language to elementary-school students in Turkey, has students use the web-based tool Wetoku to create split-screen video interviews. In this blog post, Dodgson shares a project in which his students used the tool to record, present and archive an interview related to the study of "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz." The tool allowed them valuable practice in speaking and listening in their non-native language.

Voki is an animation website . It is “ a free service that allows you to create personalized speaking avatars and use them on your blog, profiles and in email messages”. This web2.0 tool is very important in education as It enables teachers and students to express themselves on the web in their own voice , using a talking character.