Foreign Languages resources

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 enter the library's zip code 63119. At the next screen, in the Jump to Channel box, enter 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.

FSI Language Courses

http://www.fsi-language-courses.com/

Offers language courses developed by the U.S. Foreign Service Institute with printed text books [PDF] and digitized audiotapes for over 30 languages including Arabic, Thai and Chinese.

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 Learning Express This database requires login with your Webster ID number and site registration to view tests and other learning materials.

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.

English-Zone.Com

http://www.english-zone.com/

Site for English learners organized by zones covering grammar, reading, verbs, basic skills, fun stuff, pronunciation, idioms and more.

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/ILC/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 ID required for access)

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.