National Foreign Language Week
2 - 8 March 2009
It's National Foreign Language Week! Don't keep putting off your dreams of learning a new language; this is your chance to get started with free online lessons. Here are some links to help you on your way:
Lessons: English | French | German | Italian | Japanese | Spanish
Articles about Language | CitySpeak
| English (ESL) "Spoken wherever you go" | ||
| Beginning Lessons | English Quizzes | |
| ESL Lesson Plans | Teaching ESL | |
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| French « La langue d'amour et de diplomatie » | ||
| Audio Lab | Daily French | |
| French For Beginners | French For Kids | |
| French Gestures | French Tests | |
| Inspiration + Fun | Offline Tools | |
| Teaching Resources | Why Learn French? | |
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| German ,,die Sprache der Dichter und Denker" | ||
| German for Beginners | German Grammar | |
| Vocabulary - Glossaries | Word of the Day | |
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| Italian «Che bella lingua!» | ||
| Audio Lab | Italian For Beginners | |
| Italian For Children | Italian Lessons | |
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| Japanese "Bunka to dentou no kotoba" | ||
| Audio Files | Japanese For Beginners | |
| Japanese Lessons | Kanji For Tattoos | |
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| Spanish «La lengua de más gente» | ||
| Lessons for Beginners | Mistakes to Avoid | |
| Spanish Proverbs | Verb Conjugations | |
| Articles about Language | |
| È Più Facile Imparare l'Italiano dell'Inglese! | |
| Study shows it's easier to learn Italian than English! | |
| Fluency: What Is It? | |
| One of the questions that students often ask is "How long will it take me to speak this new language fluently?" Unfortunately, the answer to this question is difficult for several reasons. Read this article to learn the "what, where, when, and why" of fluency. | |
| Hawaiian Language | |
| A brief history and a look at the Hawaiian language as it is spoken today. | |
| Is Spanish Spoken Faster than English? | |
| Foreign languages may sound like they're spoken faster than the language you grew up learning, but that doesn't mean they are. | |
| Italians Reject English Phrases | |
| Members of the Italian parliament have launched a campaign against English phrases that are flooding into their culture and language. | |
| Language Careers | |
| Do you love the language you're learning and know that you'd like to find a job where you can use it, but find that you're not quite sure what that job might be? Read this introduction to some of the many jobs to consider. | |
| Learning Latin on the Internet | |
| Resources for autodidacts and other self starters. | |
| Online Translation | |
| Do online translators really work, or are they more trouble than they're worth? | |
| Spanglish: English's Assault on Spanish | |
| Although the growing use of English words in French has resulted in numerous legal battles, that doesn't seem to be happening with Spanish. | |
| Spanish Is Easier Than French... Not! | |
| Many claim that Spanish is much easier to learn than French, especially when it comes to pronunciation and spelling. While there is some truth to this, there are also things in Spanish that are more difficult than French. Read this detailed comparison of the two languages and then decide if one is more difficult. | |
| Teaching Based on Students' Needs | |
| The art of picking and choosing your approach based on a student needs analysis. Includes an analysis of two example classes. | |
| What's Your Learning Style? | |
| Not all learning methods are best for all people. Find out how you learn best, then adapt your instruction to your learning style. | |
| Whole Brain Learning | |
| Tips, tricks, activities and tools for the ESL EFL classroom - or any classroom - using "whole brain" techniques used in Suggestopedia, NLP, to help learners use their whole brain in an engaging and effective long term language learning experience. | |
| Why Your Kids Should Learn Latin | |
| Higher Math SAT scores is one of many reasons. | |
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| CitySpeak | |
| Arizonan | |
| The local language of Arizona. | |
| Columbus Speak | |
| Learn to speak like everyone in Columbus, Ohio. | |
| Mainah | |
| Speak like a Mainer. | |
| Minnesotan | |
| The language of Minnesota. | |
| Philadelphian | |
| How to speak in Philadephia, Pennsylvania. | |
| Pittsburghese | |
| Learn the language of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. | |
Lessons: English | French | German | Italian | Japanese | Spanish
Articles about Language | CitySpeak
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