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Free language courses - good way to practice vocabulary in
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Information on the known languages of the world.
Speech Accent Archive
George Mason University provides sound clips of native and non-native speakers of a variety of languages.
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Diccionario (Dictionary of the Real Academia Espanola)
Official Spanish language dictionary
BBC Spanish
Games, vocabulary, slang and grammar lessons provided by the BBC. No longer updated.
News in Slow Spanish
Listen to news read slowly in Spanish as spoken either in Spain or Latin America.
Don Quijote
Information on Spanish language and culture
BBC Languages
The BBC offers French lessons by providing useful phrases, slang, and games to help improve vocabulary.
Agence de promotion du FLE
Agency for the promotion of learning French as a foreign language.
Foundation Alliance Francaise
International organization for the promotion of the French culture and language.
Francais interactif
Interactive French textbook created by the University of Texas.
Collins French-English Dictionary
Online English-French dictionary.
News in slow French
News read slowly in French.
Digital South Asia Library
Teaching tools as well as reference and reading texts
History of Japanese Calligraphy
Brief history of Japanese calligraphy put together by the magazine
Beyond Calligraphy
Japanese Architecture and Art Net Users System
Dictionary of Japanese Architectural and Art Historical Terminology
Japanese Language Student's Handbook
List of links to dictionaries, study materials and other resources.
National Institute for Japanese Language and Linguistics
National institute dedicated to the study of the Japanese language and linguistics.
Tangorin
Free online English-Japanese dictionary.
News in slow Japanese
News read slowly in Japanese
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