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ESL

A.Word.A.Day
Offers a new word every day along with its pronunciation, meaning, and usage.

Common Errors in English
This site clarifies common errors made with words or phrases.

Dave's ESL cafe
Includes job postings, chat forums, quizzes, quotes, slang and pronunciation guides.

The Internet TESL Journal
A monthly journal for Teachers of English as a Second Language.

Learn English
An educational resource helping ESL and EFL students to learn English words.

Online Slang Dictionary
A dictionary of English slang that accepts user contributions.

San Antonio College ESOL
Click here to learn about the ESOL program at San Antonio College.

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French

Chapitre.com
An online store for French language books.

France diplomatie
Provides information on French culture, news, and government.

French in Action
A free video instructional series in French. Users must register to access the 52 half hour programs.

Super (Improved) French Websites
Provides links to a wide variety of French-related sites, including news stories, photographs and language resources.

Surrealist Writers
Provides bio-bibliographical information on surrealists and the movement's precursors.

Tennessee Bob's Famous French Links
Offers an extensive list of links to web sites on French language, culture, and education.

www.cuisineAZ.com
Search here for French language recipes and cooking tips.

You too can learn French!
Provides basic pronunciation guidelines. MPLAYER.EXE software needed for PC users.

WordReference.com
Includes translation dictionaries for French, Italian and Spanish.

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General

BBC Languages
This site provides online instruction for several languages.

Foreign Languages for Travelers
This site provides translations of travel-related terminology for dozens of languages.

WordReference.com
Includes translation dictionaries for French, Italian and Spanish.

yourDictionary.com
Provides a vast assortment of dictionaries, grammars, and other language resources.

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German

American Association of Teachers of German
Offers teaching materials, job postings, and links to web sites of interest to German instructors.

Jump Stations to Resources in German
Provides over 1000 links to German-related web sites.

LEO Dictionary
An English-German online dictionary containing over 350,000 entries.

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Greek

Ancient Greece
From the British Museum's collections. Includes Flash-enabled features that present a day in the life of the city of Athens and the story of Plato's cave.

Classical Language Instruction Project
Provides recordings of passages from Greek and Latin authors. Some texts highlight the line of poetry as it is being read.

Greek Grammar
A clearinghouse of online resources for studying ancient Greek.

Greek Landscapes
Search here for information on Greek culture, travel, cuisine, government, and other topics related to Greece.

Greek Mythology Link
A collection of myths retold by Carlos Parada, author of Genealogical Guide to Greek Mythology (1993). Also provides images, tables and maps.

Little Greek
Provides online resources, most of them based on the Bible, for learning Greek.

Textkit: Greek and Latin Learning Tools
Provides Greek and Latin grammars, reading material, classical e-books and other learning resources.

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Italian

Città del Vaticano
Provides images and information about Vatican City art, architecture, and history.

Mangiare Bene
Search here for Italian recipes.

WordReference.com
Includes translation dictionaries for French, Italian and Spanish.

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Japanese

Center for Japanese Studies: Japan-Related Links
This UC-Berkeley site provides access to Japanese government, newspaper, radio, television, and educational sites.

Journal of Japanese Studies
"The Journal has long been recognized as a leading journal in the Japan studies field..." Full text articles for the years 1974-2001 are available to the SAC community.

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Latin

The American Classical League
The American Classical League fosters the study of classical languages in the United States and Canada. This site includes a teaching materials resource center.

Classical Language Instruction Project
Provides recordings of passages from Greek and Latin authors. Some texts highlight the line of poetry as it is being read.

Digital Roman Forum
Allows easy access to and exploration of reconstructions of the Forum Romanum.

Latin Dictionary and Grammar Aid
Maintained by the University of Notre Dame, this site provides a Latin dictionary and a number of links to Latin-related grammar sites.

The National Latin Exam
This site provides information on The National Latin Exam, an annual exam offered internationally under the joint sponsorship of' the American Classical League and the National Junior Classical League.

Nova Roma
NOVA ROMA is an organization dedicated to the study and restoration of ancient Roman culture.

Online Encyclopedia of Roman Emperors
Provides biographical information on Roman rulers from Augustus (27 BC-AD 14) to Constantine XI Palaeologus (1449-1453).

Pompeii: Stories from an Eruption
This interactive online exhibit created by the Fireld Museum in Chicago focuses on the explosion of Vesuvius in AD 79 and the subsequent archaeological digs in the area.

Wheelock's Vocabulary
Provides a variety of games for learning and practicing the the vocabulary lists in Wheelock's Latin.

Perseus Project
An evolving digital library of resources for the study of the ancient world and beyond. Includes the full text of numerous literary works and allows keyword searching of these texts.

Texas Classical Association
The Texas Classical Association (TCA) is an organization for teachers and future teachers of the classics in Texas at all levels.

Textkit: Greek and Latin Learning Tools
Provides Greek and Latin grammars, reading material and classical e-books.

WebVerbix: Latin
WebVerbix is a free on-line verb conjugator for many languages, including Latin.

Wheelock Latin Exercises
Another fun site that allows you to practice the vocabulary and grammar taught in Wheelock's Latin.

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Spanish

American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese
AATSP promotes the study and teaching of Hispanic, Luso-Brazilian, and other related languages, literatures, and cultures at all levels.

Borderlands Encyclopedia
This UT El Paso resource provides information on Mexican-U.S. borderlands culture, business, and education.

Contacto Magazine
A Spanish language online magazine providing news articles, essays, and interviews about Latin America and Latinos.

Digital Librarian: Latin American Resources
Provides links to numerous Latin American-related web resources.

Ibero-American Electronic Text Series
This project, developed at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, is devoted to providing online access to Iberian and Latin American works in the humanities.

Internet Resources for Latin America
Provides links to sites about Latin American culture, politics, and economics.

Mexico: Splendors of Thirty Centuries
An on-line presentation of this Texas Council for the Humanities exhibit.

Prensa Escrita
Provides links to newspapers around the world written in the Spanish language.

Real Academia Espanola
This site provides access to two of the Academy's dictionaries: "Diccionario de la lengua española" and "Diccionario panhispánico de dudas".

VN Illustrated Database of Mexican Biodiversity
Provides information on Mexico's biodiversity and conservation efforts. Includes numerous photos, maps, and sound files of animals that live in Mexico.

The WWW Virtual Library: Latin American Studies
A comprehensive site providing information on all of Latin America. Allows searching by country or subject.

WordReference.com
Includes translation dictionaries for French, Italian and Spanish.

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Foreign Language News

BBC World Service
Provides print and audio news in 33 languages.

The Internet Public Library: Newspapers
Provides access to online newspapers from around the world.

MIT Libraries: Foreign Language News and Newspapers
Provides access to electronic journals, newspapers and magazines in the following languages: Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Russian, and Spanish.

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Translation Services

www.aquarius.net
"Aquarius is the world's largest marketplace for translation and interpreting jobs on the Internet."

Foreign Languages for Travelers
This site provides translations of travel-related terminology for dozens of languages.

FreeTranslation.com
FreeTranslation.com provides rapid translations for foreign language texts and web pages.

Polly Glotto
An animated talking translator provides translations to and from English and several other languages.

Translation Wizard
The Translation Wizard connects you to over 40 online translation tools.

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Miscellaneous

iLoveLanguages
This site lists, categorizes, and promotes educational and commercial online resources related to language learning.

Omniglot: A Guide to Writing Systems
Omniglot is a guide to more than 200 writing systems. Information includes language descriptions, writing samples, alphabets and links to additional resources.

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