Foreign Language: Web Resources

One of 16 National Foreign Language Resource Centers (LRC's) funded by the U.S. Department of Education. The overall mission of these federally-funded centers is to improve the teaching and learning of foreign languages by producing resources (materials and best practices) that can be profitably employed in a variety of settings.

Overview of global languages and cultures at the elementary level.

Encyclopedic reference work which lists the almost 7,000 known living world languages.

Free online courses and Skype language lessons.

This site contains free online college-level courses focused on foreign languages and cultures.with special emphasis on Asian languages such as Chinese. There are also courses in Spanish, Portuguese, French and German as well as theme-based classes such as a course on French photographhy.

This site offers a plethora of free online courses (1,200 in all), audio files and videos in foreign languages and English on the Web or through Youtube. Be aware that it asks you for a donation.

This Website offers a treasure trove of learning materials from the Open University based in the United Kingdom. You will have access to free online courses, videos, audios, e-books, activities, and articles related to cultures and languages.

A tool for conjugating verbs in many languages (some still under construction).

Bilingual dictionaries of mostly European languages and English. Also includes verb conjugators, dictionaries of definitions and synonyms.

French grammar links verb charts, pronunciation guides, chat rooms and more.

Offers free Video On Demand programs for students of French, German, Spanish, and English (registration required)

Online translating dictionary, verb conjugator, French encyclopedias and more.

Written and aural lessons and exercises from beginning through advanced levels. (in French)

A guide provided by the French government that connects to hundreds of French culture sites (in French).

works for the promotion and understanding of the French language, history and culture. There is a local chapter based in Norfolk.

Learn to understand colloquial / familiar French, verlan, and swearing in French.

Produced by Radio Canada International, aim to teach children from 7 to 12 years old and their parents, either one or the other official language of Canada (French and English) . Using tales, legends, nursery rhymes, traditional songs and games from Canadian culture and tradition, this program combines educational and entertaining means to teach children a second language.

French language station with streaming audio and video, news, culture, and information.

Language learning pages from RFI, easy to understand news and information in text and audio.

Designed for beginning students. From the University of Austin.

French version of the Yahoo! website and search engine.

Department of French and Italian, University of Texas at Austin

Spanish grammar links, verb charts, pronunciation guides, chat rooms and more.

Gateway to trustworthy Spanish language health information from the National Institute of Health.

Spanish slang terms from different Spanish speaking countries.

**Site is no longer active and is available through the Internet Archive**

Site from the University of Wisconsin with links from language types or regions to dozens of dictionaries and glossaries.

This site is presented as a free medical Spanish immersion, with vocabulary including greetings, history, examination, and everyday speech, all with translation and audio. It is designed to be helpful for a variety of medical personnel. In addition to introducing Spanish medical terms, this site will hopefully improve fluency and even cultural competency.

This page is dedicated to food recipes from Spain and has both English and Spanish versions.

Bilingual resources in English and Spanish including financial and accounting dictionaries, glossaries, abbreviations & acronyms, temperatures, metrics and currency.

Spanish version of the Yahoo! website and search engine.

A wealth of information about Latin America with access to both a country directory and a subject directory. Versions in English, Español, and Português.

ThoughtCo.