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[|Forvo] can best be described as an audio wiki for word pronunciations. One of the problems with learning to speak a language that is not phonetic is trying to figure out how to pronounce the words. [|Forvo] hosts hundreds of recordings of word pronunciations by native speakers. Along with word pronunciations, Forvo provides some basic demographic information about each language. [|Forvo's] content is user-supported and user-generated. New pronunciations are added on a regular basis.

[|WordSteps] is a resource for learning the vocabulary of your choice of nine languages. To start learning vocabulary with [|WordSteps] select the language you are trying to learn then choose a set of vocabulary words in that language. [|WordSteps] provides six types of practice activities for each set of vocabulary words. The sets of vocabulary words are called dictionaries by [|WordSteps]. You can use the dictionaries made by other [|WordSteps] users or create your own dictionary. [|WordSteps] can be used without creating an account, but in order to create your own dictionary you must create an account. The languages supported by [|WordSteps] are English, French, Russian, Spanish, Chinese, German, Japanese, Italian, and Portuguese. The vocabulary practice activities are Flash Cards, Translation Variations, Words Variants, Alphabet Soup, Write Translation by Word, and Write Word by Translation.  [|LangMedia], produced by [|Five Colleges Incorporated] , provides resources for learning languages less-commonly offered by high schools and colleges in the US. Some of the languages for which [|LangMedia] offers educational resources are Arabic, Bulgarian, Persian, Thai, and Urdu. For these languages LangMedia provides course outlines, practice dialogues, and lists of resources necessary for completing the requirements of each course. In addition to resources for learning languages, [|LangMedia] offers a section called [|Culture Talk]. [|LangMedia Culture Talk] is a collection of video clips of interviews and discussions with people from many different countries, of different ages and from different walks of life. The videos are intended to give viewers insight into the cultures of peoples around the globe. Some of the videos feature English speakers while other videos do not. Those videos that are not in English are accompanied by a written English transcript.  [|Voxy] is an interesting approach to helping ESL students learn English. [|Voxy] uses current articles from world news, pop culture, and sports to to help students acquire language. As students read an article they can click on highlighted words and hear them pronounced. Highlighted words when clicked reveal the Spanish translation. Clicking on highlighted words also adds them to a study list. The study lists can be used for quizzes and games. Voxy is available in English and Spanish.

[|Repeat After Us] is an online library of copyright-free English texts and audio recordings. The purpose of [|Repeat After Us] is to provide ESL students with a place to read and hear proper pronunciations of English words. The texts on [|Repeat After Us] are arranged into eight genre categories including children's stories, prose fiction, and prose non-fiction. Recordings can be listened to online and or downloaded from [|Repeat After Us]. All of the recordings match the texts. Texts range in length from one paragraph to multiple pages.   [|CAPL], Culturally Authentic Pictorial Lexicon, is a project developed by Dr. Michael Shaughnessy at Washington & Jefferson College. The purpose of [|CAPL] is to provide images that demonstrate the true meaning and intention of the words in a language. [|CAPL] currently has collections of images for teaching and learning English (North American), German, French, Chinese, and Spanish. [|CAPL] also has images for Japanese, Russian, and Ukranian. All of the images in the collection are licensed under a Creative Commons license that allows for re-use and manipulation for non-commercial purposes.    [|Open Culture] is devoted to the idea of sharing learning opportunities. [| Open Culture] has an [|extensive list of free resources for learning thirty-seven different languages]. All of the resources in the list can be downloaded to your computer or iPod. When available, [|Open Culture] has linked to the iTunes feed for the learning resources.

=**Top Most Useful French Sites** =

 **[|French Grammar Central] **



 **Languages Online**

 Very useful site for learning vocabulary for objects having to do with a variety of themes.

 Games for learning le corps, les animaux, les heures, l'alphabet, la famille, les numeros, le telephone, l'europe, en ville, les accents, and more.

 Games, translations, lessons (with sound).

  Word games, lesson plans, pen pals.

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