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African
Afrikaans
Arabic
Aramaic
Bilingual Education
Chinese
Czech
Danish
Dutch
English as a Second Language (ESL)
Esperanto
Finnish
Flemish
French
Georgian
German
Greek
Hebrew
Hieroglyphics
Hindi or Hindu
Hmong
Hmong-Mien
Hungarian
Icelandic
Indonesian
Irish or Gaelic
Italian
Japan
Japanese
Jewish
Klingon
Korean
Kurdish
Lao
Latin
Malay
Mandarin
Medieval
Mongolian
Native American
Native American Groups
Norwegian
Persian
Philippine Tagalog
Polish
Portuguese
Romanian
Russian
Sanskrit
Scottish
Sign Language
Slovenian
Spanish
Swahili
Swedish
Thai
Tibetan
Turkish
Ukrainian
Welsh
Yiddish
Also Try
- Languages Lesson Plans (Awesome Library)
- Multicultural
Cards
- Post Cards (The Digital Postcard)
Provides email postcards in many languages.
Lesson Plans
- Language Lesson Plans (Teachers.Net)
Provides over 200 individual lessons. Specifies a general grade level for each, such as elementary. The quality of lessons varies widely and some only announce the availability of lessons on a topic. 5-00
- Languages Resources (VADA)
 Provides hundreds of language resources, listed alphabetically. Select the country (listed alphabetically by letter of the alphabet on the left) 9-01
- Lessons to Learn 164 Languages (Ukindia.com)
Provides sources of lessons to learn 164 languages, listed in alphabetic order. 7-02
Lists
- -Language Dictionaries (yourDictionary.com)
 Provides translation dictionaries in over 150 languages. 5-00
- Countries - Search Engines by Country (Search Engine Colossus)
Provides search engines from within many countries in both the language of the country and English. 3-00
- Cybertown Campus - Foreign Languages School
- Dictionaries and Encyclopedias
- Foreign Languages for Travelers
- Language Resources (Benschop)
- Language Resources (iLoveLanguages - Chambers)
Includes resources for over 125 languages. Possible resources include lessons, fonts, dictionaries, translation guides, and literature
- Language Translations (Freeality.com)
Provides sources of online translations. 7-02
- Language Translators (SearchEnginez.com)
Provides translations between English, Russian, German, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, and other languages. 7-02
- Languages Resources (VADA)
Provides hundreds of language resources, listed alphabetically. Select the country (listed alphabetically by letter of the alphabet on the left) 9-01
- Medieval Languages (Georgetown University)
- Multilingual Software Library (GY.com)
- Special Characters for Different Languages (FreeTranslation.com)
Provides special keyboard characters for six languages. 7-02
- Translating Dictionaries (Travlang)
Provides 35 dictionaries that translate between sets of languages.
- Translations Search (Internet Oracle)
Provides seven language translators, as well as additional translation dictionaries. The fourth listing provides the most complete word translations.
- Translators (Omniglot.com)
Provides over a dozen online translators. 2-04
- Western European Languages Literature Online (ALA and University of Virginia - Campbell)
Provides literature by language. Includes Catalan, Danish, Dutch, Fnnish, French, Galician, German, Greek, Irish, Italian, Latin, Norwegian, Old Norse and Modern Icelandic, Portuguese, Provençal, Spanish, and Swedish literature. Part of the Western European Specialists Section (WESS) of the Association of College and Research Libraries. 2-00
Materials
- -Foreign Language Translator for Travelers (Travlang)
Translates common words from 20 languages to 39 languages. 1-01
- -Online Web Translations (ArcNet)
Provides online translations between English and Indonesian, Chinese, Japanese, or Malay. Also translates English into Thai. 7-02
- -Online Web Translations (WorldLingo.com)
Provides online translations between English, Greek, Dutch, French, German, Portuguese, Spanish, Italian, Chinese, Korean, and Japanese. Also translates Russian into English. 7-02
- Code for Translating a Web Page (Alta Vista)
Provides word translations between English and four other languages, without the use of language fonts. Included are French, Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish. educacion 4-01
- Dictionaries and Translators - Language (Bigben and RIC)
Provides dictionaries for 69 languages. Also contains links to numerous translators to and from English.
- Dictionaries and Translators for 40 Countries (Rivendell - Bigben)
Provides multiple dictionaries, where possible, for each of 40 languages. 1-01
- Language Dictionaries (SearchLanguage.com)
Provides dictionaries for more than 140 languages. 12-02
- Language Dictionaries (Yahoo)
- Language Dictionaries (yourDictionary.com)
Provides translation dictionaries for 160 languages.
- Language Translations (LangtoLang.com)
Provides translations of words into seven languages, including Turkish and Russian. 7-02
- Language Translator (Promt)
Provides online translations between English, Russian, German, French. 7-02
- Language Translators (YourDictionary.com)
Translates text and Web sites. 6-02
- Multilingual Search Engine (GlobalDiversitySearch.net)
Provides a search engine that can search in a variety of languages. 9-02
- Multilingual Text-to-Speech Engines (Microsoft)
Provides free programs that convert online text to speech in Spanish, French, German, Japanese, Dutch, Russian, Korean, Portuguese, Italian, and British English. The free voice engines vary in their quality. Some are not very good. For instance, the Korean voice does not seem to recognize the Korean fonts. The Spanish voice, however, reads text written in Spanish in an understandable way. Requires software to connect the voice programs with a browser. Such a program is available for free here. 9-02
- Online Language Translator (InterTran)
Translates Web sites between 28 languages, including Russian. Allows translation of single words by placing your mouse over the word. Translations are sometimes very slow. 7-02
- Online Web Translations (World Language Resources)
Provides translations of Web sites. Includes dozens of combinations. Covers translations (both directions) in languages most other online translators do not cover, such as Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Finnish, Hungarian, Icelandic, Norwegian, Filipino (Tagalog), Polish, Romanian, Serbian, Slovenian, Swedish, Welsh, Turkish, and Latin.
Editor's Note - In our tests, this resource could translate less than half the words we presented online, but it was quick. 12-02
- Translation Tools (Foreignword.com)
Provides tools for translators, including dictionaries to support 58 languages, a language translation search engine, a translation engine, and a search for context. 6-00
- Translations for Your Web Pages (WordReference.com)
Provides script to allow any word on your Web page to be translated into French, German, Italian, or Spanish by simply "double-clicking" on it. 6-00
- Translator (Alta Vista)
Provides word translations between English and eight other languages, without the use of language fonts. Included are French, Italian, Japanese, Chinese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, and Spanish. educacion 4-01
- Translator (Free Dictionary)
Provides word translations between English and 16 other languages, without the use of language fonts. Included are Afrikaans, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Latin, Norwegian, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swahili, and Swedish. educacion 6-00
News
- News in World Languages (LanguageBox.com)
Provides news from 20 different countries in their own languages. Provides an opportunity to download fonts for the language, if necessary. Includes English, Chinese, Spanish, Scandinavian Languages, French, Dutch, Flemish, Afrikaans, German, Hebrew, Italian, Thai, Portuguese, Arabic, Russian, Greek, Japanese, Turkish, and Korean. 8-00
Papers
- Fonts - How to Include Accent Marks (MySchoolOnline)
Provides instructions for adding accent marks, necessary in Spanish and other languages. 10-00
- Language Character Sets Supported (W3.org)
Provides the character sets most commonly supported online. 8-02
- Languages of the World (Summer Institute of Linguistics - Ethnologue.com)
Provides information about geographic distribution, languages of special interest, language by country, language families, names of languages, and more. 2-00
- Ranking of Languages (Infoplease.com)
Lists languages in terms of the number of people who speak them. The top three are Chinese, Spanish, and English. Also lists countries where each language is spoken. 7-02
- Studying in Other Countries (StudyAbroad.com)
Provides information on programs, internships, travel, and more for studying in a country other than your own. Includes programs and opportunities in the USA. 4-02
Purchase Resources
- Domain Names and Other Internet Services (Awesome Library)
Provides sources of Internet services, such as Web addresses in languages other than English. (Awesome Library does not endorse the services, but provides them as examples.) 11-01
- Language Course Finder (International WHERE and HOW)
Provides a search for courses, books, and certification programs. Provides language course locations by selected language, with 70 options, and then by institute, city, or country. 5-00
Standards
- Foreign Language Standards (MCREL) 1-01
- Foreign Language Standards by State (Putnam) 9-99
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