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English is a foreign language for 95% of the world's children. Yet almost all digital literacy tools for young children are written in English. Mobile learning is therefore out of reach for all but those very few children prepared to start learning a foreign language before they have mastered their own. Isabelle Duston, a self-professed "serial entrepreneur" decided to tackle the problem by creating educational applications that will bridge the digital language divide without losing cultural diversity in the learning process. Her iLearn4Free venture is developing apps in several languages for teaching little ones how to read in their native language.

Digital Dialects offers a nice selection of educational games and activities for learning 55 different languages. Most of the games are designed to learn and practice the basics of each of the 55 languages listed on the Digital Dialects homepage.  Another good website for learning and practicing language basics is Literacy Center.net. Literacy Center offers games for learning and practicing French, Spanish, German, and English. The Literacy Center is a 501c non-profit with a contract from the US Department of Education.  Applications for Education The educational games and activities found on Digital Dialects and Literacy Center are great for students just beginning to learn a new language. The games provide instant feedback to students and parents so that they can monitor progress and choose a skill or set of vocabulary terms to practice. 

Integrating technology into English language teaching https://t.co/0SzAll6LDx https://t.co/wgUuUtVrGs

That's http://conjugation.com/. It's simple to use: just enter a verb and get the conjugations. English language only.

That's http://conjugation.com/. It's simple to use: just enter a verb and get the conjugations. English language only.

"Well like a lot of people I've bought an iPad over the summer and I've been having my first taste of shopping for apps to extend the capabilities of the iPad. I've also been having a look at how some of these can be used for language learning, so I thought I would share with you a little bit of information about the first few apps I've tried."

Well like a lot of people I've bought an iPad over the summer and I've been having my first taste of shopping for apps to extend the capabilities of the iPad. I've also been having a look at how some of these can be used for language learning, so I thought I would share with you a little bit of information about the first few apps I've tried.

Ten innovations that have changed English language teaching https://t.co/dZPDB6K2lB #elt #tesol #efl #edtech #ell https://t.co/mTGx9RMJub

Resources for English as a Second Language

The Mixxer - a free educational website for language exchanges via Skype

 Professor David Crystal answers questions about the English Language 

Networking for the English language teaching community

Author Scott Thornbury talking about the use of Repetition in English language teaching. For more information see www.macmillanenglish.com/methodology.

"Lyrics Training is an easy and fun method to learn and improve your foreign languages skills like english through the music and lyrics of the s"

A site with fill in the gaps lirycs

a site to practice listening and writing. you complete the lyrics while listening to a song you like and you can choose three different levels

Dear Thelma. Lyricstraining is a very popular site, and it is a great way to practice English through music. Thanks for sharing it here.

So, if restricting access to these devices isn't the answer, how do we address their presence in the classroom and use these devices to engage rather than disengage students' attention? Here are a few suggestions…

free practice tests for learners of English

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