LANGUAGES AND CULTURES RESOURCES

ROSETTA STONE ONLINE LANGUAGE LEARNING

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LANGUAGE SITES

Freelanguage.org

A compilation of links to free language lessons, podcasts, courses, audio & video files, study guides and other learning materials.


word2word.com

Online dictionaries, courses, translation services, translating chat, foreign language chat.
 


mylanguageexchange.com

Find a partner online and practice your second language with a native speaker.  From over 133 countries speaking 115 languages.  Most sites services are free.

www.podcastdirectory.com

Find a foreign language podcast.  You can search by language or country.

www.multilingualbooks.com

Foreign Language Internet Radio
 

www.multilingualbooks.com

Foreign language Internet Television and Online Video.
 

www.google.com

Google Language Tool allows you to search specific languages or countries.  Use Google preference to set the interface in your chosen language and visit the Google home page in domains of various countries.

  www.internet4clasrooms.com

Resources for K-12 teachers including lesson plans, interactive games, classroom activities, multilingual children's books and coloring pages, picture dictionaries and tons of Web links.

www.ediplomat.com

eDiplomat- Cultural etiquette around the world.


 

www.lingvozone.com

Online dictionaries, courses, translation services, translating chat, foreign language chat.

 

www.pimsleur.com

lessons in various languages.

 

www.trymango.com

Free language lessons.  This interactive tool includes English, Spanish, French, German, Greek, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, and Mandarin.
 

   www.my.af.mil

Language and Culture Development Program - Free Pashto, Arabic, and Iraqi  language lessons, available to military members.

 

mashable.com

70+ Online Language Communities and Resources.  A gateway to social networking sites for foreign language learners.  
www.bbc.co.uk

downloads, newsletter, tutors, online classes, news in 33 languages, etc.
 
www.Lingnet.org

DLI (Defense Language Institute) resource site that has numerous language and cultural modules.
 
   
CULTURAL SITES

library.pressdisplay.com

Online access to English and foreign language newspapers and magazines around the world,  instant translation, table of content, full-color images, and full-page format of over 400 U.S. and International titles.  Available only in the library and military network.  Please call the library for access to this site.

lcweb2.loc.gov

Country Studies Handbooks


 

www.countrywatch.com

P
rovides country specific geopolitical intelligence.  Includes detailed overviews, demographics, general statistics, and a news archive for every country in the world.  Available only in the library and  military network.

www.hodu.com

Cross-Cultural Communication - Knowledge gained from the business world on cultural sensitivity, effective communication and etiquette in foreign countries.
 

www.executiveplanet.com

Culture Guides for the International Traveler. Very helpful for PCS or TDY needs.  Includes guides to public behavior, gift giving, entertaining, unacceptable topics of conversation and more.

www.teach-nology.com

Free and easy to use resources include online tutorial, dictionary, vocabulary builder, lesson plans, writing guide, learning material and much more.

 

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