Wednesday, November 16, 2005

Online Language Tools

Learn Deutsch: The award-winning site GermanForBeginners began as a simple instructional web page but soon expanded into an award winning German language teaching and resource center.

GFT offers their language tools in a variety of formats including: audio, video, games, Flash-based activities, and even provides social networking via its pen pal program.

Word2Word provides free online resources and tutorials for over 112 different languages. So if you ever wanted to learn Gaelic, Swedish, Swahili, or Armenian, this web site is for you!

The BBC web site, Languages, has a wide variety of tools and resources for students and teachers alike. The web site also provides teachers with Internet, multimedia, and printable curriculum materials.

In addition, they have launched a newly redesigned Spanish language web site complete with video and other activities.

Other useful web-based tools for use in online or distance education language learning curriculum are Skype, (synchronous), YackPack (asynchronous), and Flickr.

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