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Langauge Translation Games- Good activities but beware of pop up ads.
Multilingual FLASH Macromedia Interactive Activities
Magellan -A site which helps you learn Spanish, French, German and Portuguese. Includes parts of speech, tests, readings, etc. Very comprehensive. Quite a few pop-up ads.
Foreign Languages for Travelers -
More than 60 languages are represented on this web site. Simply select the language you speak and then select the language you want to learn! A few pop up ads.
Say Hello to the World! - If you wanted to say hello to everybody in the world, how many people would that be? And how many languages would you have to learn? You would have to learn at least 2,796 languages and say hello to 5,720,000,000 people! Here's a site that will tell you how to say "hello" in each of those languages.
The Internet Picture Dictionary: English- Includes activities, flashcards, and more
Spanish
Interactive On-line Stories in Spanish- Features interactive online stories in Spanish. These "cuentos" help Spanish-speaking children enrolled in bilingual education programs enhance their first-language reading comprehension skills.Webspañol -provides language resources for the beginner. There is a Spanish test, Spanish idioms with English equivalents, help with irregular verbs, an audio pronounciation guide, Spanish riddles, and other Spanish language links. Webspañol provides several resources for interactivity including an email Penpal Exchange, a bulletin board to post questions & comments about Spanish language study.
Espanol Speakeazy - Espanol Speakeazy is designed to help teach language basics so you can speak Spanish and "break the language barrier." The site is designed with three levels: novice, intermediate, and advanced. Each section is divided into subject areas such as art and literature. Start by learning to pronounce single words and end by speaking whole sentences. Real Audio files let you hear the words to help you with correct pronunciation.
Mi casa su casa! - This site is meant to be a tutorial for students or people with little or no knowledge of spanish. It provides a review of topics such as numbers, colors, months, seasons, and animals. It also has a printable crossword puzzle and an online quiz for each topic to help practice Spanish skills.
Web Spanish Lessons - Designed to teach basic knowledge, grammar, and vocabulary for Spanish as spoken by Mexicans.
Learn Spanish- Free On-line Tutorial. Pronunciations in audio (Shockwave needed), overviews for students and teachers, and a word of the day. Curriculum includes pronunciation, grammar, vocabulary, verb drills, travel helper, and cultural notes. Tools include report card, grade book, spanish schools, daily word and an on-line translator, to name a few.
Spanish Language Exercises- Welcome to the Spanish Language Exercises web page, hosted by Ursinus College. This site presents a series of language exercises for the purpose of facilitating the learning and teaching of Spanish in the Internet environment.
Mas arriba Home Page- Full color, interactive workbook of introductory Spanish language exercises, based on the pictorial contextualization of basic vocabulary and language points. There is instant feed-back and vocabulary help. The exercises are designed to accompany a specific text, but can easily be adapted to other texts and approaches.
Visual Link Spanish- This is a products based page with free interactive activities on-line. Macromedia Flash player is needed.
El Lugar de Español Dos - Flashcards, practice tests, and games for Spanish 2 students.
Electronic Flashcards for Spanish- The idea behind this project is to mimic, in an electronic format, flashcards as they are used to learn Spanish.The Internet Picture Dictionary: Spanish- Includes activities, flashcards, and more.
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Spanish Numbers- See and hear the numbers.
Spanish Flashcards- A wide variety of vocabulary, spelling quizes all using Flash 5.English-Spanish Translation Games, Activities and Quiz- Beware of pop up ads.
The Internet Picture Dictionary: French- Includes activities, flashcards, and more.
Premiers Pas Sur Internet - Students of French of all ages will enjoy this all-French site intended for children. On the homepage, you'll find illustrated stories under the heading "Histoires inédites." The button Comptine brings you hundreds of poems and songs divided into quite specific categories (elephants, farm animals, water, and so forth). Under Fantastique you'll find horror and science fiction; under Voyages there are virtual trips to French-speaking locations around the world.
Fast and Friendly French for Fun - An online resource for beginning french students or just about anyone interested in learning French. Learn about the culture and people of France while exploring a language used by millions daily. A site that is designed by students for ThinkQuest.
A Beginner's Guide to French - This site provides ten lessons to help you learn French. Lessons deal with gender, articles, verbs and tenses, adjectives, and asking questions. A section on French culture provides information on geography, people, and food. Learn to order food at a virtual French Restaurant. Even though this is for the beginner, you could brush up on your knowledge of French. Easy lessons include pictures, words, and phrases. A quiz tests what you've learned.
French: A language course for absolute beginners. This website which can be used as a complement to a BBC program or as a stand-alone resource.
French as a Second Language Activities with M. Renaud. A great source of interactive lessons at a variety of skill levels.
Would you Like to Speak French? Learn to say a small selection of basic French words, while hearing the appropriate pronunciation.
Lexique FLE- Improve your vocabulary with Flash activities. You may also download the activities.
French to English and Back- Vocabulary Tester
Quia’s Top 20 French Activities
Casa de Joanna: Language Learning Resources- This is a great site with a number of resources including authentic French links by theme.Bonjour de France! An interactive magazine designed for the purpose of practicing le francais.
Momes.net- le site de la communauté internationale des jeunes francophones, depuis 1995
video: discours interactiff- The First Year French web space for interactive video.Grade 7 French Activities- I think they are all here. A large list of interactive actities for students
The French Tutorial- This site offers free French Lessons online and is sponsored by HELIO Web Based Products in association with a company based in Melun, France. It is protected under French International Copyright law. This site proceeds just like a beginning French language textbook, building carefully from one fact to another. The student is introduced to pronouns, the difference between masculine and feminine objects, verb tenses, vocabulary, building sentences, etc.
French-English Translation Games- Beware of pop up ads.
Italian
The Internet Picture Dictionary: Italian- Includes activities, flashcards, and more.
German
German for Travelers - Learn basic German and listen to numerous high-quality audio files.The Internet Picture Dictionary: German- Includes activities, flashcards, and more.
Japanese
Learn Japanese! - This colorful and interesting site provides you with basic Basics. Another student-produced ThinkQuest site.
Japanese for Beginners - This is a page for beginners or people who need a quick reference. It includes links to hiragana, katakana, kanji, useful vocabulary and basic verbs etc. There are also sound files to help your pronunciation.
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Foreign Languages