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Main Library - World Language Center
Online Resources
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ESL (English as a Second Language)
- E.L. Easton, Languages Online
(in English) offers tutorials and audio links, including worldwide radio links.
- English as a Second Language
by Rong-Chang Li – (in English) is a starting point for ESL learners who want to learn English through the Web. Many people have created ESL learning materials for the Web. This site links you to those good and free ESL places. The variety of materials will allow you to choose something appropriate for yourself.
- Internet Public Library, Kidspace
(in English) provides links to learn more about languages around the world, again, not necessarily for kids
- Mango Languages
Mango Languages is a resource for foreign language learning. They offer 12 languages and 3 ESL programs with advanced technologies to make learning incredibly fun, simple and effective with in house and remote access for users. Mango Languages provides remarkable conversational results after each and every lesson. Learning a foreign language is now easy and convenient with Mango.
- Repeat After Us
(in English) helps people learn the English language. A teen collected famous works, such as poems and rhymes, that are in public domain. A person can look at the typed words while listening to a recording of the work.
- Yourdictionary.com
(in English) provides dictionaries in numerous languages and the means to translate and learn other languages.
Health
Immigration
International Communications & Media
- Latin American Network Information Center (LANIC)
(in English/Spanish/
Portuguese) provides extensive and well-updated web links, including those to many countries’ newspapers and magazines. The information about Latin-American countries can be especially helpful to older students. This web site is affiliated with the L. Long Institute of Latin American Studies at the University of Texas, Austin.
- The Learning Light, Spanish That Works
(in English). Learn how to communicate better in Spanish.
- Univision Communications
(in Spanish) presents news and entertainment. This web site is maintained by the popular television station, Univision.
Televisión popular.
- World News/Media
a list of links to newspapers, publications, and other media in many languages from many different countries.
Local Resources
- Asian Herald/Korean Herald/ Asian Herald Library
- International House
is a Charlotte organization with a mission: to promote international understanding by serving as a center for diversity, advocating for people of diverse national backgrounds and facilitating professional and cultural programs.
- Mayor’s International Cabinet (Charlotte)
(welcome available in 8 languages) provides links and resources. The cabinet serves as a forum for international issues and to advocate to local government on behalf of the international communities, organizations and businesses of the city of Charlotte.
Translation
- Babelfish
Translate sentences or a web page here.
- French Canadian Yahoo
(in French) provides search engine, news links and more.
- Google Language Tools
allows you to search by language or country and to translate.
- Mango Languages
Mango Languages is a resource for foreign language learning. They offer 12 languages and 3 ESL programs with advanced technologies to make learning incredibly fun, simple and effective with in house and remote access for users. Mango Languages provides remarkable conversational results after each and every lesson. Learning a foreign language is now easy and convenient with Mango.
- Yahoo en español
(in Spanish) provides search engine, news links and more.
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