Learning Resources

This website archives instructional resources for the study of Arabic, Chinese, French, and Russian languages and the cultures and countries represented by those languages. Follow the links below to access interactive multimedia language-learning programs, cultural materials, and videos of expert personalities discussing language and culture.

Arabic

	http://www.nmelrc.org/Arabic Arabic resources from the National Middle East Language Resource Center at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah., featuring Arabic Without Walls, colloquial Syrian, bilingual children's books, help with calligraphy, assessment resources, and much more.
	http://www.dilap.eu/arabic-alphabet/animation.html Animated Arabic Alphabet, by Didactiques Langues Publications. Click on a letter to see it written and hear its name.
	http://www.purposegames.com/game/94749d0d/info Arabic House Vocabulary Game: Animated Arabic Alphabet, by Didactiques Langues Publications. Click on a letter to see it written and hear its name.
	http://www.purposegames.com/game/arabic-nature-quiz Arabic Nature Game: Animated Arabic Alphabet, by Didactiques Langues Publications. Click on a letter to see it written and hear its name.
	http://www.purposegames.com/game/arabic-the-human-body-medium-quiz Arabic Human Body Game: A timed interactive game that allows the player to read the Arabic words from the human body and pick the correct body part.
	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0pb0F4HOCN8 Arabic Phrases: This YouTube video teaches simple Arabic phrases by pronouncing the Arabic phrase and having the written English translation at the bottom of the video.
	http://qutrub.arabeyes.org/ Arabic Verb Conjucation: This website is for more advanced students. Type a verb into the text box and the website will show you the different conjucations of the verb.

Chinese

	http://fieldsupport.dliflc.edu/products/headstart/chinese.html Head start 2 Chinese, from Defense Language Institute: An online task-based introduction to cultural and communicative proficiency in Mandarin Chinese, with excellent historical and cultural texts, good audio, and many interactive assessment exercises.
	http://watchtolearnchinese.com/ Watch to learn Chinese: A large number of free videos to help you learn Mandarin.
	http://www.mandarintools.com/flashcard.html Chinese flash cards: This website allows you to print flashcards on a large array of subjects.
	http://www.csulb.edu/~txie/azi/page1.htm How to make basic characters: A basic dictionary in Chinese characters and pinyin, which when selected produce a stroke by stroke depiction of the formation of the character.
	http://www.csulb.edu/~txie/azi/page1.htm How to make basic characters: A basic dictionary in Chinese characters and pinyin, which when selected produce a stroke by stroke depiction of the formation of the character.
	http://www.mandarintools.com/chardict.html Chinese character dictionary: A unique dictionary that allows users to look up the stroke count of a Chinese word.
	http://www.nciku.com/ Chinese to English Dictionary: An online dictionary with video notes that translates Chinese into English and vice versa.
	http://english.cntv.cn/learnchinese/ Chinese Television Website: Watch Chinese Television and learn Chinese with free language lessons.
	http://www.china.org.cn/learning_chinese/ Chinese Language and Cultural Lessons: An all in one online resource, this website offers both culture lessons as well as language lessons.
	http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/chinese/ BBC Website: Free interactive language lessons on how to speak Chinese.

French

	http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/french/mafrance/ BBC Website: Free interactive language lessons on how to speak French.
	http://www.consulfrance-atlanta.org/spip.php?rubrique7 French Consulate in the United States: This website is the best source for information on relations between France and the United States.

KOREAn

http://www.memrise.com/course/115/audio-korean-alphabet/

For beginners to learn the Korean alphabet Hanguel

http://korean.cuk.edu/en/courses/koreanculture/

The Cyber University of Korea: Culture and language lessons through videos.

http://freshkorean.com/

Korean vocabulary written in Hanguel and phonetically.

Russian

	http://www.russnet.org/index.php Russnet Language Learning Modules: Funded by the U.S. Department of Education. The project combines the study of advanced Russian language with several aspects of Russian culture. Use RealPlayer.
	http://fieldsupport.dliflc.edu/products/headstart/russian.html Russian Headstart2 from Defense Language Institute: An online task-based course in cultural and oral proficiency with good audio and interactive assessment modules.
	http://winrus.com/index_en.htm Russian Cyrillic Characters Tutorial: Website explaining how to set up characters on your computer either with the standard Russian keyboard or with a phonetic one.
	http://www.alphadictionary.com/rusgrammar/ Russian Grammar: Online interactive language lessons on Russian Grammar.
	http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/russian/ BBC Languages: A great start for beginners, with alphabet, key phrases, cultural facts and cartoon soap operas. Good audio and excellent presentation.
	http://www.russianlessons.net/grammar/pronouns.php Russian Grammar and Pronunciation: Lessons in personal prounouns, possessive pronouns, reflexive pronouns, demonstrative pronouns, determinative pronouns and interrogative pronouns.
	http://russkoekino.net/ Russian Movies: Learn and practice Russian through this website which offers free classical and contemporary movies.
	http://www.redstar.ru/ Russian News Source: Learn what is going on in the Russian media through this online news website.

spanish

http://www.spanishdict.com/grammar

Spanish grammar lessons for beginners.

http://www.veintemundos.com/en/learn-spanish/beginners/

Interactive vocabulary games for beginners as well as articles in Spanish along with accompanying audio files

http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/spanish/

Interactive language practice in Spanish and cultural lessons.

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