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Whether you're administering an ESL entry exam, evaluating the language and cultural skills of an offshore customer service representative, managing executive candidate assessments, conducting foreign language proficiency tests to students studying abroad, or teaching languages to students of ANY age, OWL Testing Software can simplify and expedite test authoring, administration, and scoring in ways you never thought possible. What's more, no technical or programming skills are required.

At Google.org, we believe maps are a powerful tool for non-profits of all kinds to communicate issues, understand needs, and create more effective implementation plans. Many of you have come to us with compelling ways that maps can help you and your organization increase impact, and we want to help you make your mapping ideas a reality. We're offering a pilot program of Geo Challenge Grants to organizations working in areas related to our core initiatives.

Software for text analysis gives you better insight into electronic texts. Concordance, text analysis and concordance software, is for anyone who needs to study texts closely or analyse language in depth. This is the most powerful and flexible concordance program, with registered users in more than 60 countries. You can download a 30-day trial now.

The National Institute for Literacy develops tools and guidance to strengthen the teaching and learning of reading in adult education and literacy programs. An online diagnostic reading assessment, based on the ARCS Study, shows instructors how to identify students' reading strengths and weaknesses. Instructors can use this knowledge to target their instruction more effectively.

StatPac for Windows is a complete package for processing surveys from start to finish. Use our software to conduct an online survey, telephone interviews (CATI), or a traditional paper questionnaire. Three powerful survey software programs. Use them together or by themselves to handle all your research needs. ● Online surveys ● Basic statistics ● Advanced statistical analysis. StatPac is the recognized leader for producing crosstabs and banner tables.

Online programs for recording, uploading, mixing, and interacting. Free! Includes: Audio Dropboxes, Broadcasts, Conversations, Mashups, Scribbles, Revisions, SMILE, ViewPoint, and Worksheets.

The Middle East Studies Association (MESA) is a non-political association that fosters the study of the Middle East, promotes high standards of scholarship and teaching, and encourages public understanding of the region and its peoples through programs, publications and services that enhance education, further intellectual exchange, recognize professional distinction, and defend academic freedom.

Distributes "ExTemplate" language learning management system. Also has interesting cultural documentaries program.

FreeRice is a multiple choice quiz site. Users can choose from a limited range of subjects, including English Grammar, English Vocabulary, French, German, Italian and Spanish. The vocabulary quizzes are questions such as "Il dentista means..." with four possible answer choices. For each correct answer, the organization donates 20 grains of rice through the UN World Food Program.

The Center for Educational Resources in Culture, Language and Literacy (CERCLL) supports the educational community and the nation by providing resources and research focused on culture, language and literacy in less commonly taught languages. CERCLL is associated with the SLAT Program.

Listen online or podcast of NHK (from Japan) content in 17 languages.

"This customizable easy to use toolbar (See the toolbar in action in its video tour) seamlessly integrates with familiar applications including Microsoft Word, Internet Explorer, and Adobe Reader, allowing students to access the support tools they need from within mainstream software programs. It highlights and reads text aloud using natural sounding voices and also includes a comprehensive set of support tools for reading, writing, studying, research, and test taking. Read&Write GOLD allows teachers to provide the differentiated instruction that is necessary to meet the needs of diverse student populations and ensure that all students reach their potential and achieve success. "

Kanji learning program developed in Germany for German learners of Japanese.

"This blog this the repository for all the triumphs and tribulations as I embark on the newest chapter of my life as an exchange student in Japan. As such, there will be English, Japanese, and pictures galore in this blog. The first purpose of this blog is so that my friends and family can see what I'm up to a world away, but also so that others who are interested in studying abroad can learn through my experiences. A little bit about myself... I'm a student at Mount Holyoke College where I major in Asian Studies and Anthropology. I'm spending two weeks in June in Tokyo as part of an MHC anthropology class before returning to the US for the remainder of the summer (hopefully to work a summer job...). Through the Associated Kyoto Program, I will be attending Doshisha University in Kyoto for a period of nine months starting in September. "

Interest piece from news station in Minnesota about decrease in second language programs in elementary schools. Features Elaine Tarone from CARLA at University of MN.

Allows you to customize the TV listings to show only the channels you're interested in. Can search for channels to find the programming even on international cable.

This is a simple trainer for learners of Japanese to improve their recognition speed of hiragana and katakana. The program is still under development and we welcome any feedback from users. 1. Choose ひらがな or カタカナ. 2. Set a speed for your flash card from a pulldown menu. (Available speeds range from three seconds to 0.1 second with 0.1 second increment. ) 3. Read each letter aloud. You must keep up with the speed you set. There is no feedback.

NMC Virtual Worlds is an NMC program designed to help educational and other learning-focused organizations explore the potential of virtual spaces in a manner that builds on community knowledge, is cost-effective, and ensures high quality. Since its launch in January 2007, NMC Virtual Worlds has been known for its attention to detail and to client needs. NMC provides a palette of premium custom services for education and training that includes developing facilities to hold company meetings and events, holding trainings and seminars, creating simulations for educators to recreate historical, scientific, and literary settings, organizing and managing conferences and mixed media events, and growing successful learning communities.

Students can draw Chinese character using mouse, and it will look it up in Chinese character dictionary. Available as applet or stand-alone program, Java source code available also.

The Foreign Language Teaching Forum is an integrated service for FL teachers. Resources include this WWW site, the email LISTSERV Academic Discussion List (FLTEACH@listserv.buffalo.edu), list archives, and the FLNews server at the State University of New York College at Cortland. FLTEACH was founded in February 1994 and runs on a computer at SUNY Buffalo. The moderators, Jean LeLoup & Bob Ponterio, both teach at SUNY Cortland. Our broad topic is foreign language teaching methods for all levels and all languages. Specific areas of discussion include school/college articulation, training of student teachers, classroom activities, curriculum, and syllabus design. Students in teacher training programs, teachers both new and experienced, administrators, and other professionals interested in any aspect of foreign language teaching are invited to participate in our discussions.