Top:/ Foreign Language & ESL

An introduction to Web 2.0 and Language Learning for teachers

Audio Technology and Applications - find where to get and how to use audio capabilities on computers and websites. Also, find sources for listening, pronunciation, and speech recognition applications.

AulaFacil's online courses look like many others. But don't go before checking out the language courses. Audio narrations guide you through each lesson in German, French, Italian, and English.
Babel Fish - The AltaVista Translation box (also called Babel Fish) enables you to translate short passages to and from English to a number of languages and to and from several specific pairs of languages (for example, German to English, English to German).
Babelplex - Search in Two Languages with Babelplex! What it does is allow you to specify a query word in one language, and get the results for that query in both the originallanguage and the language you specify.

BookBox is a essentially a web-based jukebox of digital books in languages from around the world. It synchronizes the text, audio, and visual media to create an educational and entertaining reading experience for children and even adults who still have a child in them!
Casa de Joanna - This page was designed to be a jumping off point for Middle School and High School folks, teachers and students alike, who are exploring the Web as part of their language-learning. Internet-based sources are fabulously rich, but they are just a beginning,

CLEAR..SMILE....Rich Internet Applications for Language Learning

eduFire is a smarter way to learn languages over the internet... hundreds of blogs, podcasts and videos to help you learn a variety of languages
EFL/ESL Lessons and Lesson Plans - From The Internet TESL Journal
Eurocosm - Learn English, French, German, Italian and Spanish AT THE SAME TIME for FREE using our online Active Language© Lab!
Foreign Language Test Database - a searchable database of secondary and college level tests in languages other than English.

fsi-language-courses.com, the home for language courses developed by the Foreign Service Institute. These courses were developed by the United States government and are in the public domain.
Free-Translator.com - A selection of the best free Translators, Dictionaries and language Courses on the web. Easy to use, and for all languages.
FreeTranslation.com - an easy-to-use site for rapid translations where you can get the "gist" of foreign language text and web pages... The fastest web-based translation service available. And it’s FREE!

Google Translate now offers you the opportunity to hear translations read to you. The translation service now translates text as you type it rather than waiting for you to finish typing. If you want to translate an entire website, Google Translate now lets you do that by simply typing the url of the site you wish to translate into the translation text box. Click translate, and the entire site will be shown in the language of your choice.

iLoveLanguages! - your biggest and best guide to language-related Web sites... the latest redesign of The Human-Languages Page and the Languages catalog of the WWW Virtual Library.

italki is free...Language Exchange and Learning Community...Find everything you need to learn a language...develop international study buddies...

Language Guide offers free, online language lessons that include integrated sound files. Hover your mouse over an object and hear the word in the chosen language. The website is available in 21 languages. Available lessons are: English, Spanish, Italian, French, German, Portuguese, Russian, Hebrew, Arabic, Mandarin Chinese and Japanese
Languages Made Clear - a project dedicated to the free, online teaching of as many languages as possible. We’ve got material on English, Spanish, French, German, Dutch, Portuguese, Russian, Italian and Esperanto. We also prepare support for Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Turkish...

Lingro is an extraordinarily handy tool for anyone learning a foreign language. Open any webpage on the web and click on any word. With the magic or AJAX, a bubble pops up with the meaning of the word in the language you’re studying

NEW Lite Type is a virtual keyboard that allows you type and search the web in your choice of 53 different languages. To use Lite Type select a language and begin typing, it displays a keyboard that shows you what each key on your computer's keyboard will generate. The keyboard key is displayed directly below the box in which your typed text appears.It has some other convenient features like integrated search for images, videos, and websites. Lite Type also has an integrated multilingual dictionary. At first glance Lite Type displays a lot of advertising around the virtual keyboard and text box. Click the "remove ads" link and all of that advertising disappears.

Livemocha is the first-of-its-kind online language-learning community...blends self-paced lessons, a vibrant community, and interactive tools to help you talk to the world.

MAKE BELIEFS COMIX!...Make your own comic ...Online Educational Comic Generator for Kids of All Ages ...Teachers can use this comic strip game to encourage youngsters to improve language, reading, and creative skills. For those who teach young and old how to read and write or to learn English as a second language...

Mango is an online language learning system freely available to everyone. Learn at your own pace with a suite of features that make language learning more engaging and fun....
MyLanguageExchange.com - Find a partner at the free community and practice your second language (any language) with a native speaker who is learning your language. We host your online practice with lesson plans, text chat rooms and more. Learn English, French or Spanish
Online dictionary - Online dictionary between English and French, German, Spanish, Italian, Russian, Chinese and Japanese. Also features a full English dictionary containing over 175,000 references.
Phrasebase - Language learning resource community with live webcam chat, forum, pen pals and the internet’s largest database of common words and phrases translated into over 90 languages.

SingleServing...Quickly learn essential phrases and words for travelling, in easy single-serving doses! Great for beginners!...FREE mp3 audio & wallet-sized phrase guides

UniLang is an on-line Language Community, uniting language lovers from all corners and cultures of the world on our website. We offer a huge amount of on-line language resources, made by our members and freely offered to all of our members and visitors.

Verbix contains verb conjugations for hundreds of languages, ranging from national and international languages to regional and even extinct languages.
Voice of America - radio broadcasts including: New American Voices is a radio program series originated by the Voice of America in Washington, D.C. People of many nationalities who have chosen to make America their home speak to VOA about jobs, education, acculturation and
WinDi - Free On-Line Translation Services in 7 Languages Access to the Multilingual and Spelling WinDi Dictionaries The WinDi Conjugation , Grammar and Voice functions are also available. There are 21 language pairs and 42 possible directions available !

WordChamp is a foreign language learning website. They cover English, French, German, Italian and Spanish with a focus on practice vocabulary, a foreign website reader tool, and easy to use course management tools. You can setup a class, create vocabulary drills specific to your curriculum, assign homework and track students progress. All WordChamp featuers are FREE for K-12, University and individual users.

Word2Word is pleased to provide these links in the hope of all people developing a better understanding of others through the use of language....huge variety of free language resources