Foreign Languages

Apples4theteacher - Offers games to learn American Sign Language, Gaelic, Polish, and Spanish.
www.apples4theteacher.com/foreignlang.html

ASL Browser - Learn how to sign common words and phrases by watching video clips. Requires QuickTime to be installed. May not work on all browsers.
commtechlab.msu.edu/sites/aslweb/browser.htm

Bahasa Indonesian - Learn basic Bahasa Indonesian, geared toward travelers. Offers 8 lessons with sound samples, a dictionary, and cultural notes.
www.seasite.niu.edu/indonesian/percakapan/indonesia7days/indo7days_fs.htm

Basic Maltese Grammar - Learn the basics of Maltese including alphabet and numbers. For older students.
aboutmalta.com/grazio/maltesegrammar.html

BBC Languages - Interactive lessons and games with sound clips and videos for learning basic phrases in Spanish, French, English, German, and Italian.
www.bbc.co.uk/languages/

Bilingual Vocabulary Quizzes - Java quizzes to test your vocabulary in over 20 languages.
iteslj.org/v/

Bulgarian Basics - Some basic Bulgarian vocabulary words grouped by topic.
www.acs.bg/mark/bg/

Dutch for Beginners - Introduction to Dutch grammar and vocabulary.
www.forbeginners.info/dutch/

Education Guardian - Language Learning - Specially selected articles, written and audio, to broaden vocabulary and grammatical skills while also learning more about each country. French, German, Italian and Spanish.
education.guardian.co.uk/languageresources

Esperanto - Fun way to learn about this invented world language. Includes the rules for nouns, adjectives, and verbs, and contains a vocabulary section. May not work well in all browsers.
www.esperanto.ca/kurso/

The Greek Language - Information on grammar, pronunciation, and the Greek alphabet. Also has some historical background.
www.geocities.com/alexandrosworld/Greek/Home.html

Hebrew for Me - A collection of interactive, Hebrew mini-lessons from Jewish/Israel sites around the world.
www.zigzagworld.com/hebrewforme/

Kiswahili Home Page - Learn about this language that is also known as Swahili. Page includes an introduction to the alphabet, vocabulary words, grammar, nouns, and verbs. Also, includes history of this language that is used today by citizens of Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda.
www.glcom.com/cyberswahili/swahili.htm

Learn Dutch - Online language course covering vocabulary, grammar, and pronunciation.
www.learndutch.org/

Learn to Speak Swahili - Translates common words and phrases from English to Swahili. Pronunciation can be heard with the use of RealPlayer.
www.pbs.org/wonders/Episodes/Epi2/2_cult1a.htm

Learning Latvian On-line - Learn about the Latvian alphabet and how to say everyday greetings. Page includes spoken sound files and a short review quiz. Second section may require the addition of special fonts.
www.codefusion.com/latvianasp/latonline.asp

LingoZone - Place to learn languages and meet people from all over the world. Uses My Vocabulary, a tool that creates word lists and manages them.
www.lingozone.com/

The Lithuanians - Learn the alphabet and some words, along with sound files. Also, has stories with voice narration. Includes links to radio, music and genealogy links.
www.thelithuanians.com/

Little Explorers: Portuguese Dictionary - Translations from English to Portuguese with a picture dictionary.
www.littleexplorers.com/Portuguese/

Modern and Ancient Alphabets - Displays more than 30 alphabets from around the world.
pagesperso-orange.fr/babel-site/

Mr Russell's French and Spanish Help - Many activities for learning French and Spanish, created by a teacher at Prospect High School in Illinois.
phs.d214.org/russell/sites/

Multikultur@ - University of Cambridge language aspiration project focuses on inspiration through cultural learning. Registration required.
multikultura.org.uk/

Norwegian in 5 Minutes a Month - In depth topical tutorials for learning to speak Norwegian.
www.sofn.com/norwegian_culture/languagelessons_index.jsp

Say Hello to the World - Learn to say "hello" in over 30 different languages, plus find links to resources about the languages, the cultures, and language learning on the Web. From the Internet Public Library.
www.ipl.org/div/kidspace/hello/

Some Notes on the Turkish Language and Alphabet - An introduction to the pronunciation of useful words and expressions.
www.turizm.net/turkey/info/lesson.html

Sutton High Sports College Modern Foreign Languages - Help with learning French, German, Russian, and Spanish. Links to useful games and activities on other websites; revision ideas.
suttonhighmfl.mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/