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One of the biggest challenges when traveling abroad is, not knowing the native language. Although English is spoken in many parts of the world, you will be surprised to know that only one-fourth of the World's total population actually speaks the language.

Founded in 1999, SpanishDict is the world's largest Spanish-English dictionary, translation, and language learning website. SpanishDict seeks to develop and provide reliable, accurate, easy-to-use resources for learning Spanish. We also aim to cultivate a fun and active community where members can ask and answer questions, practice with each other, and experience the joy of using a new language.

1) Follow @twanslate 2) Send a direct message like "d twanslate fr Where is the bathroom?" 3) @twanslate responds with the translated text through a Twitter direct message

"Below, we've compiled 9 visions of future technology, from smartphones that can project onto any surface, eyeglasses that can translate to and from any language and the most amazing video game graphics you've ever laid your eyes on. Check it out and tell us which versions of the future you can't wait for, and which you're a little less sure of. "

A collection of interactive sites on the Web that estimate, calculate, translate, etc. In other words, they do the work for you.

"Langalot is a collection of tools to help you learn a foreign language. Right now, you are using the dictionary. Langalot also contains tools to learn vocabulary, study sentences and phrases, and learn from the community. Langalot also provides the same audio programs used by the Foreign Service Institute (the U.S. State Department) for language learning. All of the audio programs are available in the language lab. "

Visit the IRIS Center for Training Enhancements for free online interactive resources that translate research about the education of students with disabilities into practice. Our materials cover a wide variety of evidence-based topics, including behavior, RTI, learning strategies, and progress monitoring.

lingro's mission is to create an on-line environment that allows anyone learning a language to quickly look up and learn the vocabulary most important to them. Capable of turning all websites clickable and definable. Very cool

"We made this video for our friends (and yours) that haven't yet felt the power of our friend the RSS reader. We want to convert people... if you know someone who would love RSS and hasn't yet tried it, point them here for 3.5 minutes of RSS in Plain English."

Search by newspaper title, language, or address and get a map of the world with pinpoints for each newspaper. Awesome for finding newspapers from different countries and in different languages.