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Foreign Language Programming
Foreign language programming is available to Webster students on televisions in the Listening/Viewing Area on the first floor of the Emerson Library, Webster University. The following channels are available:
- Channel 14: Spanish (for program schedules, visit Dish Network. From the Online Channel Guide, choose All Channels and Central time. At the next screen, under All Stations, choose TVEI.)
- Channel 16: French (for program schedules, see www.tv5.org)
- Channel 18: German (for program schedules, see www.german.tv)
For databases containing articles and other information, see our Article/Databases page.
General Comprehensive Language Sites
- Ethnologue: Languages of the World
- http://www.ethnologue.com/
- Web version of an encyclopedic reference work cataloguing over 6,900 known living languages.Offers browsing by country, language, or language family to find demographic linguistic information.
- iLoveLanguages (formerly the Human Languages Page)
- http://www.ilovelanguages.com/
- Links to a variety of sources, including lessons and tutorials, area studies, translation services, texts, and commercial resources.
- Yahoo's List on Languages
- http://dir.yahoo.com/Social_Science/linguistics_and_human_languages/languages/
- Yamada Language Guides
- http://babel.uoregon.edu/YLC/guides.html
- University of Oregon site offers an A-Z language list of sites for worldwide languages, annotated links to language-related news groups & mailing lists and an archive of fonts for different languages.
English as a Second Language
For TOEFL exam practice tests and tutorials try the Learning Express database (Webster or Eden ID number required for access).
- Dave's ESL Cafe
- http://www.eslcafe.com/
- A searchable site for students and teachers. Features a job center, discussion center, message exchange, ideas and quizzes, and extensive links to other ESL Internet sites.
- EFL Web
- http://www.eflweb.com/
- Information for students and teachers on events, conferences, books, software, and articles. Includes a directory of ESL schools worldwide. Check under "Other Web Sites" for links to EFL organizations, teaching resources, online journals, and usenet resources.
- EnglishClub.com
- http://www.englishclub.com/
- Helpful site for learners and teachers of English as a second language. The site includes lessons on grammar, vocabulary, and pronounciation as well as interactive games, forums, quizzes, jokes and study abroad information.
- TESL, TEFL, TESOL, ESL, EFL, ESOL Links of Interest to Students and Teachers of English as a Second Language
- http://iteslj.org/links/
- A collection of links maintained by the Internet TESOL Journal.
- The Online English Grammar (Hughes)
- http://www.edufind.com/english/grammar/
- A well-organized, United Kingdom site. Provides a table of contents and alphabetical subject index, as well as links to an English grammar clinic and practice pages and tests by various authors.
- UsingEnglish.com - Resources for English as a Second Language
- http://www.usingenglish.com/
- A collection of ESL tools and resources for students, teachers, learners, & academics.
- Webster University - Department of International Languages and Culture - ESL English as a Second Language
- http://www.webster.edu/depts/artsci/forlang/esl/esl_default.html
French
- French Connection
- http://www.howard.edu/library/Assist/Guides/FrenchConnection.htm
- This site is "a feast for francophiles" offering a wide range of resources on French language and culture.
- Le Monde
- http://www.lemonde.fr/
- French daily newspaper.
- Paris Match
- http://www.parismatch.com/
- French magazine which includes some articles in English.
German
- Der Spiegel
- http://www.spiegel.de/
- German weekly magazine.
- Die Welt
- http://www.welt.de/
- German newspaper.
Italian
- Corriere della Sera
- http://www.corriere.it/
- Italian newspaper.
Latin
- New Latin Grammar (Allen & Greenough)
- http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/cgi-bin/ptext?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.04.0001
- The "Perseus" project version of this classic reference work. (An additional version is offered by Professor William Harris of Middlebury College.)
Spanish
- Countries in Latin America & the Caribbean (LANIC)
- http://lanic.utexas.edu/subject/countries/
- Has information broken down by country and resource.
- La Jornada
- http://www.jornada.unam.mx/
- Mexican newspaper providing current news, editorials, cartoons, etc.
- El Mundo
- http://www.elmundo.es/
- A well-known national Spanish newspaper.
Language Dictionaries
- Foreign Languages for Travelers
- http://www.travlang.com/languages/
- Provides vocabulary and pronunciation (if your computer has sound capabilities) for mainly modern European languages, Latin, and selected Middle Eastern and Asian languages. Also has links to dictionaries and cultural information for various countries.
- Language Dictionaries and Translators
- http://www.word2word.com/dictionary.html
- Connections to single and multilingual dictionaries in numerous languages. Also provides links to related resources, such as language software, courses, and chat sites.
- Oxford English Dictionary (OED) (Webster/Eden only)
- http://library3.webster.edu/login?url=http://dictionary.oed.com
- A historical dictionary of English which traces words back to their entry into the language. Each entry describes where the word came from and shows how it has been used in various writings through the years. Continuously updated to include language from the present day.
- yourDictionary.com (formerly Web of On-line Dictionaries)
- http://www.yourdictionary.com/
- Offers links to an extensive list of on-line resources for languages from Afrikaans to Zulu. Includes dictionaries (general and specialized), thesauri, multilingual sources, and related works. Well-organized site.