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yourDictionary.com This is the most comprehensive language site on the Web. It has numerous English dictionaries and thesauruses and over 280 dictionaries of foreign languages. There are specialty dictionaries like medical and legal, multilingual, crossword, reverse and rhyming dictionaries. There are glossaries, antonyms and synonyms, information about courses and about linguistic research. And more.. One Look Dictionaries Oxford Reference Online Consult bi-lingual dictionaries in French, German, Italian, Latin and Spanish. Read about language, linguistics, semantics, etc. in many of the dictionaries. Freelang.net
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About.com Free online lessons in French, German, Italian and Spanish may be found here. Type the language's name in the search box. No audio content. Annenberg Media Learner.org
Learn English, French, German and Spanish with these free, high-quality video courses. BBC World Service From the US Department of Sate's Foreign Service Institute, free language instruction, both written and audio in more than 25 languages.
This has free, online courses for nine languages, plus free ESL courses for speakers of Spanish, Polish and Brazilian Portuguese. It also has a language translator for short texts. Some audio. Additional materials are for sale.
Enjoyable podcast lessons mainly for beginners in Spanish, French, Italian, German, Irish, Luxembourgish, Norwegian, Polish and Russian with more languages and levels coming soon.
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Read about foreign language lessons for adults in the area.
International Phonetic Association Wikipedia - International Phonetic Alphabet Peter Ladeforged A Course in Phonetics Useful Expressions and Greetings 26 Languages Find useful expressions and greetings in twenty-six languages including Happy Birthday and Merry Christmas.
Yahoo Babel Fish The site translates up to 150 words at a time. Enter a Web page address for translation of the page. Applied Language Solutions
Find free text, email and Web page machine translators. Free2 Professional Translation
This site translates up to 1000 characters. It's easy to enter special characters. It translates Web pages. Google Translate
Translates short text you provide or an entire web page when you type the URL. It translates from many languages to many languages.
Librarians' Index to the Internet Open Directory Project Yahoo Search Directory Ethnologue.com Eurolang, Minority Languages of Europe Portals of the World MLA Modern Language Association Language Map Click a location on the interactive US map to see which languages are spoken there and by how many people. Also, search by state, county, city, town or zip code to learn which languages and how many speakers of each are found there. The site is limited to the 30 most common languages Internet Public Library
This site has online international newspapers arranged by region, then by country or state ( US ). There is another list arranged by title of the newspaper. TravLang Travel & Language Center
World Radio Online
See online news, magazines, journals and other electronic print formats worldwide. Information is arranged by language then by country.
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Search Engine Colossus
Here are links to search engines used in other countries.
Live Television from Around the World
Find online TV in 13 major languages American Sign Language Browser
See video clips of thousands of ASL signs. American Sign Language Resources Center on Hearing & Deafness, Inc. - West Chester
This group offers sign language classes. To reach them by phone call 610-918-6250 and by fax 610-918-6249. The Alpha Dictionary Site Oxford Reference Online
Home Access requires a valid library barcode. On the POWER Library page look under the Literature Heading. Click Oxford Reference Online. Find information about the English language in Oxford 's encyclopedia. Consult the dictionary of current English, a concise dictionary, an English grammar, a companion to the English language, quotations about English, bi-lingual dictionaries, articles on dialects and usage of English around the world, and more.
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Type a URL in the text box, select the dictionary or thesaurus you wish to use, click process. Once the page has loaded, click a word to see its definition (if you have chosen a dictionary) or its synonyms and antonyms (if you have chosen a thesaurus). This is very useful for medical and legal Web pages.
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Find rhymes of numerous syllables, related words, similar sounding words and related words. Thesaurus.com
This is Roget's online thesaurus. Find synonyms (similar words) and antonyms (opposites) for words. OIC Literacy Program - Exton (OIC) ESL: English as a Second Language - West Chester
Offering four levels of instruction with both day and evening classes, CC-OIC instructs non-native English speakers from the very beginner to the advanced student who is thinking about entering post-secondary education. Volunteer English Program in Chester County - many locations
Volunteer tutors teach the English language and American culture to adult immigrants. Sessions are twice a week for 1 ½ hours/session for a year. ( Chester County ) Adult Education Providers
This links to a list of organizations that teach English as a second language, how to read English, help prepare for the GED (high school diploma), and acquire the skills of Adult Basic Education. Chester County Department of Health and Human Services: English as a Second Language Dave's ESL Café
Students will find links to tutors who will answer questions, idioms, verb phrases, pronunciation, slang and more. Teachers will find links to ideas, jobs, advanced degrees, certification and more. ESL Pod
Subscribe to free, daily English as a Second Language podcasts. Additional materials are available for sale. Voice of America
VOA is an international multimedia broadcasting service funded by the US government. Listen online to informational, educational and cultural programs in English and 43 other languages. Voice of America Special English
The Special English used by Voice of America consists of 1500 words. Stories are made up of simple sentences using no idioms or passive verbs. They are read at a slow pace. Text for each story is on the Internet. BBC World Service Learning English
Learn grammar and vocabulary. Listen to radio programs and download supporting material. Watch videos, do interactive exercises and get tips about pronunciation. Use the links to other sites about learning English. Online Etymology Dictionary
AskOxford.com Answers.com English Language
This site includes statistics, geographic distribution of the English, list of countries where English is the official language and variants of English (Airspeak, Policespeak, European English, Simplified English used by the Voice of America). Standard English, Varieties, Dialects and Accents
The Standard Language of a country is the official or "most correct" language that is found in dictionaries, taught in schools, used in courts and in literature. Varieties are forms that are different than the standard in a systematic and coherent way. Ex. Slang, Jargon, Cockney, African-American Vernacular English, etc.
A variety of English used by a group living in the same region is a dialect. People speaking the same dialect are using the same pronunciation, vocabulary and grammar as one another. Ex. Caribbean English, Canadian English, Australian English, etc.
Accents develop in particular geographic areas, within socio-economic or ethnic groups or by those speaking the language as their second language. Hearing people from around the world reading the same passage conveys their accents.
Answers.com American English
Read about American English Phonology, Differences between British English and American English, English Words that Arose in the US , Words that are Obsolete Outside the US and Regional Differences in the US . Do You Speak American? Topics on this site include American Varieties, Standard American, Official American, Correct American, Language as Prestige, Language Prejudice, Mass Media and Technology Spotlight. Listen to the audio quiz and see if you can identify where the speaker comes from.
Answers.com Regional Dialects of English Speakers
Read about British English, Indian English, South African English and other English dialects worldwide. Answers.com Regional Accents of English Speakers
Some examples of regional accents are the New Zealand accent, the Jamaican accent, the Hiberno-English ( Ireland ) accent. British Library/Collect Britain /Putting History in Place/English Accents & Dialects Hear over 680 accents and dialects from Great Britain .
Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling Grammar Slammer
This is a help file for English grammar with a table of contents. Libraryspot.com
There are lots of links to grammar sites here. Owl Online Writing Lab
This site from Purdue University has handouts, exercises and Power Point presentations on grammar and writing. The Word Spy
Learn new terms that have appeared multiple times in books, the media and the Internet.
antimoon.com Learn English effectively Peter Ladeforged A Course in Phonetics
Hear the sound for each phonetic symbol. Slangsite.com
Here is a dictionary of slang, Web speak, made up words and colloquialisms. ETS TOEFL Learning Express Library - Test of English as a Foreign Language Home Access requires a valid library barcode.
Register with the site (free) and then practice for the TOEFL.
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