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Language Lab: Resources

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English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL)

Grammar Grammar Blast interactive games providing practice with grammar:
 
Free grammar exercises:
http://www.englishmedialab.com/grammar.html
Self-grading English grammar quizzes:
http://englishmedialab.com/beginnerquizzes.html
Oral Communication English Pronunciation:
 
Writing Practice writing quizzes:
http://college.cengage.com/devenglish/resources/writing_ace/students/index.html
Interactive quizzes practicing grammar and writing:
 
TOEFL Writing practice: Review explanations and complete practice exercises once understood.
 
Other resources Language Guide: English
http://www.languageguide.org/english/
Learn English: All English components for learning the English language:
http://www.englishclub.com/learn-english.htm
Grammar Lessons:
http://www.englishclub.com/grammar/index.htm
English Pronunciation:
http://www.englishclub.com/pronunciation/index.htm
English Vocabulary:
http://www.englishclub.com/vocabulary/index.htm

 

French

Dictionaries & Vocabularies

Online Dictionaries

Verbix French Conjugator
English-French Vocabulary Quizzes
SmartPhrase.com - 1000s of useful French words & phrases for travelers to France.
Learn French: Vocabulary Lists
Vocabulary Training
Grammar

French Vocabulary, Pronunciation, and Spelling

French Verbs - Verbes Français: Lessons, exercises, and quizzes on French verbs.
Idiomatic Expressions
Common Expressions
Language & Literature French Grammar Central
Anthologie de la poésie francophone de tous les temps
Athena Textes Francais 
Bibliothèque nationale de France - English version available
First year French Grammar -Exercises and web activities from UT Austin v
Art Musée du Louvre - English and Spanish versions available
News Le Monde - Homepage of the definitive French newspaper.
L'Express - Weekly magazine, similar to Newsweek or Time, in French.
Réseaux-Télécom - A business journal.
Agence France-Presse
Les Echos
Libération - Daily Parisian newspaper
France-Amérique
l'Humanité
Libération
Radio France - Listen to the French radio live
RFI , Radio France Internationale - Listen to radio live.
General Interest

France.com - Business, culture, and travel links, in English

FranceWAY - French culture and heritage, in English
Informacions générales sur la France, serveur du ministère des Affaires Etrangères
Le ministère de la culture et de la communication - English version available
Serveur du service de presse et d'information de l'Ambassade de France aux Estats-Unis
Tennessee Bob's Famous French Links

 

Italian

Newspapers

Alto Adige (Italy)

Corriere della Sera (Italy)
Il Gazzettino (Italy)
Il Mondo (Italy)
La Repubblica (Italy)

 

Spanish

Dictionaries/Thesaurus Online Dictionaries
Webster's Dictionary with Spanish/English translation
Word reference
Grammar Spanish About.com
http://spanish.about.com/
Learn Spanish: Online tutorials
http://www.studyspanish.com/tutorial.htm
Vocabulary Spanish Verb Conjugation Trainer
http://www.spaleon.com/index.php
Oral Communication Practice Spanish Pronunciation:  Fonética: Los sonidos del español
http://www.uiowa.edu/~acadtech/phonetics/spanish/frameset.html
Pronunciation Online Practice: Spanish Pronunciation
http://www.studyspanish.com/pronunciation/
Reading/Newspapers Clarín Argentina:  http://www.clarin.com/
Los Tiempos Bol: http://www.lostiempos.com/
Lanacion Costa Rica: http://www.nacion.com/
El norte Mexico: http://www.elnorte.com/
El universal Mexico: http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/noticias.html
Reforma Mexico: http://www.reforma.com/
La República Peru: http://www.larepublica.pe/
General Interest Destinos - A video instructional series in Spanish for college and high school classrooms and adult learners
Recovery Project
Cervantes Project -Information on the life and works of Cervantes (some English)
Fundación Juan Ramón Jiménez
La Conquista de America -Antology of select texts in Spanish
Mundo Latino - Rincón Literario -Comprehensive list of Spanish literary sites in Latin America.
Pablo Neruda

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