World language links

World news and media
Language-related sites
National foreign language resource centers
Other university language centers
Pedagogical sites

World news and media

World newspapers and magazines on the WWW

World Television Stations and listings on the WWW

SCOLA broadcast information

SCOLA schedule

International Channel

The MIT list of world radio stations on the internet

Live video sites around the world

Language-related sites

The Center for Applied LInguistics (CAL) - a private, nonprofit organization involved in applying research and information about language and culture to educational, cultural, and social concerns.

The National Network for Early Language Learning (NNELL) - Opportunities for all children to develop a high level of competence in at least one language and culture in addition to their own and to coordinate the efforts of all those involved in early language education.

UCLA Language Materials Project - Learning resources for less commonly taught languages (LCTL).

Center for the Advancement of Language Learning (CALL) - Foreign language learning resources and links -- especially related to authentic materials (such as foreign language newspapers) and less commonly taught languages.

The Human Languages Page - A catalog of language-related Internet resources, with 1900 hand-reviewed links including online language lessons, translating dictionaries, native literature, translation services, software, and language schools.

Foreign Language and Culture Page - Language-related sites organized by language.

World Society and Culture Directory - An alphabetical link list of countries, with links for each country to sites about music, art, cuisine, politics, pop culture, and more.

Foreign Language Tests & Exercises A unique site offering exercises and tests of vocabulary in English, German, Spanish, French, Italian, and Dutch.

Foreign Languages for Travelers Offers exercises in over 47 languages, from Arabic to Zulu. Here you can learn the necessary "survival" language in order to further enjoy your journey, practice learning basic words, numbers, shopping/dining, travel, directions, places, and time and dates.

Online Language Dictionaries and Translators These Online Dictionaries and Translators are available for over 100 different languages; they provide a very comprehensive list of words, in both languages, from which you can choose.Please note:some of the dictionaries may require your browser to have the ability to read the languages' fonts.

Special Language Characters for Foreign Languages Special characters are often needed for word processing, for writing within a internet page, and for html. This page, compiled from several sources and numerous LLTI ListServ messages, offers several options and solutions.

Subject-Based Directory of ListServs The Directory of Scholarly and Professional E-Conferences screens, evaluates and organizes discussion lists, newsgroups, mailing lists, etc. on topics of interest to scholars, students, and professionals for use in their scholarly, pedagological and professional activities. This is an alphabetical listing by subject with Languages, Linguistics, Literature, Anthropology, and Education included. The e-conferences in this Directory are all accessible via Internet services including email, Usenet News Readers, telnet, gopher, or WWW. For instructions on subscribing to a ListServ click here.

Language software review sites:

Foreign Language Multimedia Software

The CALLer

YAHOO! Instructional Technology

UVA Foreign Language Instructional Technology Interest Group Software Reviews

Virtual CALL Library

International Association for Language Learning Technology

Agora Language Marketplace

The Computer Assisted Language Instruction Consortium

CTI Centre for Modern Languages Resources

BECTA CD-ROM Evaluations

SDSU Language Acquisition Resource Center

National foreign language resource centers

There are seven National Foreign Language Resource Centers in the United States. Funded by a grant from the U.S. Department of Education, they work toward improving and enriching foreign language education nationwide.

Center for Language Education and Research at Michigan State University

The National Capital Language Resource Center

NFLRC at the University of Hawaii

Language Acquisition Resource Center at San Diego State University

NFLRC at Ohio State University

National K-12 Foreign Language Resource Center at Iowa State University

University language centers

These centers contain many links to other sites of language and pedagogical interest including regional language group information, archives of non-English fonts, and translation projects. In addition, you can search them for various language learning materials for which you may be looking.

Yamada Language Center at the University of Oregon

Language Resource Center at Dartmouth College

University of Dublin - Trinity College

Language Learning Resource Center at Carnegie Mellon University

Translation Research Group at Brigham Young University

College and University Home Pages A catalog of over 3,000 home pages for colleges and universities throughout the world.