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    ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE (ESL):

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  1. Bell Labs Text-to-Speech - Hear what you type (even in foreign lang.)
  2. Pictorial Idioms (VLC)
  3. ESL Pronounciation in Electronic Media (from E-Pron)
  4. 1000 Most Common Words in English - from About.com
  5. Resources for Students & Teachers of ESL (UIUC)
  6. English Club (.net) Great handout section *
  7. DiscoverySchool.com's Online Dictionary (with related expressions)
  8. DiscoverySchool.com's Crossword Solver (also generate your own crossword puzzle)
  9. Kathy Chareonsup's ESL Center e-mail: Kathy142@aol.com
  10. Multilingual Links (multilinguals.com)
  11. ESL information/links from About.com
  12. ESL links from Freeality.com
  13. Links2go.net (search for ESL links)
  14. Technology Tip of the Month - January 2001: Sites for ESL Children - English Language Institute Technology Tip of the Month - May, 1996: The Web Offline
  15. Technology for language teaching -ESL (Ohio Univ.)
  16. ESL: Teaching Reading (Ohio ESL)
  17. ESL Links from Salem State College (Jon Aske)
  18. Introduction to Computers and ESL (The University of Manitoba)
  19. Linguistics/ESL links (CSUN)
  20. Resources in Applied Linguistics (TESOL) - includes ESL links
  21. Dave Sperling Presents The ESL Web Guide
  22. English as a 2nd Language - Writing links from About.com
  23. Ohio ESL - Resources for English Language and Culture
  24. Teaching/Studying English as a Second/Foreign Language
  25. Breaking the Language Barrier (electronic-school.com)
  26. Chile, Mexico, and Puerto Rico (Tech Tools)
  27. everythingESL.net: Lessons Plans
  28. The Information Age Classroom - Classroom management, great sites, ESL, and more (created by Patricia Iannacone - Nassau BOCES)
  29. Interesting Things for ESL Students - games, puzzles, etc.
  30. Do-It-Yourself English Teaching Activities (Jon Fernquest)
  31. Online ESL Resources from esljapan.com
  32. The ELT Newsletter: Sponsors and Links
  33. Dictionary including phrases (cambridge.org)
  34. ESL site via a4esl.org
  35. ESL Quiz Zone
  36. ESL: TESOL Links (See games also)
  37. Bilingual/ESL Lesson Plans on the Web
  38. Online ESL crossword puzzle by Martin Holmes
  39. "Online Hangman games (12)from englishlearner.com
  40. LinguaCenter Grammar Safari by Doug Mills and Ann Salzmann
  41. Virtual Classroom (Links to ESL, grammar, etc.)
  42. ESL Study Hall (reading, writing, conversation, etc. (George Washington University)
  43. Online Hangman games (12)from englishlearner.com
  44. Bo's ESL Links

    FOREIGN LANGUAGE LINKS:

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    TRANSLATION SITES:

    1. Selection of the best free Dictionaries, Translators, and language Courses
      in the Web - For all languages
    2. Babelfish - start at this site and obtain translations of subsequent foreign language sites
    3. Translation service via Systranet.com
    4. Translation service via Systransoft.com
    5. Translation service via Freetranslation.com
    6. Translation service via Translate.ru
    7. About Machine Translation (and the limitations)

      SPANISH-SPECIFIC SITES:

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    1. The On-line Resource for Students and Teachers of Spanish
    2. Spanish Online! - See tutorials, games, and great links (The Virtual Classroom of Mr. Parra, Fitchburg High School)
    3. English-Spanish Pictoral Dictionary for Little Explorers by Enchanted Learning Software
    4. English/Spanish Gymnastics Terminology and Phrases
    5. Andy Mile's English to Spanish Business Dictionary
    6. Internet Glossary: English - Spanish (Glosario básico inglés-español para usuarios de Internet - Rafael Fernández Calvo)*
    7. Spanish and technology from About.com
    8. Find "How I use technology in my Spanish Class - by Joyce Dustin Demientieff
    9. Estudio: Guías y Estrategias (Study Guide and Strategies - has web guides also)
    10. Random Idiom Generator (Spanish/English) from Learn Spanish Online Tutorial
    11. Dictionary of Spanish - with audible sounds
    12. Spanish Dictionary by Spanishlanguage.com
    13. Spanish Dictionaries Directory from spanishnewyork.com
    14. Spanish software - many free - from spanishnewyork.com
    15. Hot Internet Sites en Espanol!
    16. Suzanna's Homepage: Recursos de idiomas (Spanish - English links)
    17. IspanOle! - Online Spanish Resource for Students and Teachers (espanole.org)
    18. Spanish Phrases website
    19. Spanish Phrases from Hispaniola.com
    20. Spanish Phrases (insidetraveling.com)
    21. Spanish for Teachers
    22. Teaching Ideas (for Spanish)
    23. Hispanic.html - Spanish facts and links
    24. Spanish Phrases from clarkson.edu
    25. Learning Spanish
    26. Helpful Spanish Phrases for the Traveler
    27. Spanish Pronto! - Extensive resources for Spanish
    28. English - Spanish On-line Dictionary
    29. A great variety of Activities in the Spanish category from QUIA.com
    30. Talk Spanish Online (BBC Online) Select your topic and see transcripts with or without video clips
    31. English-Spanish and reverse terms plus search box from ES
    32. Translate words at Wordreference.com
    33. English-Spanish Dictionary of Common Computing Terms
    34. English-Spanish Language Resources For Library And Information Professionals
    35. Coolest Reference Site of the Year by Ken Ryan (Spanish tutorials and more) (studyspanish.com)
    36. Basic Spanish for the Virtual Student (50 topics) (UMR)
    37. Spanish Language Lessons (littlechiles.com)
    38. Learn Spanish: A Free Online Tutorial (studyspanish.com)
    39. Spanish and Latin American Language and Literature (BU)
    40. Hot Internet Site for Spanish
    41. TeachSpanish.com
    42. Spanish Online! - See tutorials/games (spanishone.com)
    43. Activa Technology & Business Dictionary
    44. Vocabulary Training: English, Spanish, French, and German - by vokabel.com
    45. Virtual Learning Center: Spanish CSU
    46. Hot Internet Sites En Espanol (in Spanish)
    47. Science Pioneers: Global Science links by spioneers.com
    48. Spanish Language Web Sites (sipuebla.com)
    49. Spanish Lessons from ild.com
    50. hispanic.com
    51. Formulas and Tables - from Math.com in English or Spanish
    52. English-Spanish Math Dictionary - from Math.com
    53. New User Tutorial (mouse and computer) by TLN Technology Committee (Also in Spanish)
    54. MULTILINGUAL INTERNET GUIDES AND RESOURCES (WWLI) (Learn about Internet terms in Spanish, German, etc.)
    55. Ciber-lexico Compartivo English-Spanish or Spanish-English Dictionary of computer and technology terms (telefonica.es)
    56. Spanish Lesson Plans and Resources (IRC)
    57. Spanish Teacher Web Sites
    58. Spanish Language Exercise by Juan Ramon de Arana
    59. Web Spanish Lessons, by Tyler Jones
    60. Super Spanish Resources

      OTHER FL SITES:

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    1. FL Tech Strategies that work - Janice B. Paulsen
    2. Language Learning on the Web
    3. French language links from SMU
    4. France Time - language site
    5. France.com
    6. Parismatch.com
    7. Resources for German Studies (including Medieval Germany)
    8. LEO English/German Dictionary (and other help links)
    9. LEO's Guide to Software, Tutorials, dictionaries, etc.
    10. JapanPoem.com is an online greeting card site
    11. Jay's Japanese Help Links
    12. Foreign Language help from HomeworkSpot.com
    13. Russia Interactive Lesson - MCPS
    14. Tagalog 2001 Main Page - Filipino language resources including translation
    15. On-line Dictionaries (travlang.com)
    16. Foreign Language Resources
    17. VCU Trail Guide to International Sites and Language Resources
    18. Eurocosm.com - Learn foreign languages online - for free
    19. Yahoo Specific Languages links
    20. Linguistic Data Resources on the Internet - SIL International
    21. Language course from word2word.com
    22. Dictionary Search Tools by foreignword.com
    23. Online Language Courses from worldwidelearn.com
    24. Languages on the web -See Free Lessons
    25. Foreign Language Lesson Plans and Resources for Teachers
    26. See Foreign Dictionary lists, software, and more from The LINGUIST List
    27. WWW Foreign Language Resources - Berkeley Univ.
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    29. Visit Word Central: the award-winning language site
    30. Freeality Internet Search - per category
    31. Independent Language Learning -The Theoretical Background to this Site
    32. The Internet Dictionary Project Includes downloadable dictionaries
    33. The Phrase Finder
    34. Rhyming Dictionary
    35. Rhymezone See search box
    36. JavaScript for Language Learning
    37. School of Languages Web Resources

      PHONICS:

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    38. Phonetics and Phonology Links (BU)
    39. SchoolExpress.com has free worksheets in many disciplines including Phonics
    40. See Early Reading Resources - Alphabet/Phonics (homeschooling section of About.com)
    41. Phonics Lessons K-3 - from canadateachers.about.com
    42. Web Sites for Teaching Phonics (UIUC)
    43. See free program for the alphabet - from the educational software collection of Owl & Mouse (yourchildlearns.com)
    44. Phonics Online from indiana.edu
    45. Phonics Tool Kit - including a course on teaching phonics - developed by Indiana educators

      WHERE TO FIND MORE INFORMATION:

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    46. See INDEX for ACADEMIC GAMEROOM, ENGLISH, REFERENCES, etc.
    47. FREEWARE SECTION has related FREE software
    48. Search the Internet using various engines and strategies listed in INDEX
      under HOW-TO GUIDES, and WEBTOOLS (for SAFE SEARCHING), etc., e.g. -