ESL/Foreign Languages Resources

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ASL

Fingerspelling: Words		Fingerspelling: Alphabet	Fingerspelling: Numbers
Fingerspelling Practice Tool Spelling Quizzes ASL University Fingerspelling Quiz How to Sign About a Variety of Things	American Manual Alphabet		ASL Numbers Discussion Practice With Numbers Mouth Morphemes
Grammar		Sign Writing	Deaf Culture/History
Grammar Links Grammar Explained Distinguishing Between Nouns and Verbs Wikibooks-ASL Grammar Video on ASL Grammar		Sign Writing Site	Deaf Linx Deaf Culture Terminology Why Study ASL? Life Print ASL History
Dictionaries/Glossaries		Research	Resources for the Deaf
ASL University’s ASL glossary General ASL Dictionary Religious Dictionary ASL for Babies Dictionary ASL Dictionary		Sign Stream Visual Language Visual Learning	Oral Deaf Education Bilingual Bicultural Resources

ESL

Grammar	Listening	Speaking/Pronunciation
English Grammar Quizzes - Easy Grammar Zone Verb Zone Prepositions in English Mini-Grammar Tutorials Ventures Hypergrammar Grammar Skills The Big List English Grammar Secrets Grammar and Mechanics English Grammar Book Various categories and many exercises.	Listening and Reading Along Randall’s Cyber Listening Lab English Club: Short Dictations English Club: Medium Dictations English club: Difficult Dictations Aesop’s Fables: Short Stories Children’s Stories 5 Minute Listening Listening	Pronunciation Practice Pronunciation Tips Listening and Repeat Podcasts Daily Pronunciation Practice Printable Pronunciation Worksheets Pronunciation Skills Pronunciation Practice English Pronunciation/Listening The sounds of American English This site allows you to view/hear sounds being produced with an accompanying diagram, step by step descriptions, and an audio/video of a person pronouncing the sound.
Vocabulary	Writing	Reading
Vocabulary Quizzes: Easy Phrasal Verbs Verbs Dictionary Advanced Vocabulary Lessons Free Rice Learning Chocolate	Writing Zone Spelling Zone Paragraph Writing Short Dictations Medium Dictations Long Dictations	American Stories for English Learners Reading Activities Basic Skills Zone Fun Stuff Zone Holidays Story List: Science and Technology Story List: Services English Lessons
Dictionaries	Games	Videos/Culture/TOEFL
Longman’s English Dictionary WordReference	Crossword Puzzles Aviva Furman's Scrambled Word Applet Crossword Puzzles for Studying English Vocabulary Matching Quizzes for ESL Students Welcome to Mousercise Quia	Videos ESL Videos Culture The American Folklife Center TOEFL TOEFL

French

Grammar	Listening	Speaking/Pronunciation
Conjucation Tenses Grammar Central Grammar Exercises: Beginner Grammar Exercises: Intermediate Accord Grammar Introduction	Motifs Text Audio Clips Video:French Dialogues: Directions Video:French Dialogues: Eating Out Languages Online Song downloads	Alphabet French Steps Pronunciation Guidelines Hello World Pronunciation
Vocabulary	Writing/Reading	Culture
Languages Online Vocabulary Language Guide Ordinal Numbers Who Wants to Speak French Who Wants to Speak French With Sound Learning French	Writing BonPatron Reading Readings Learn French With Comics	French in France
Dictionaries	Games	Videos
WordReference dict.cc	Digital Dialects Category: Salutations Category: Courtesy Crossword puzzle: Greetings and Courtesy	Thematic Units If "Page not Found" click "Get Started" or "Chapter"

German

Grammar	Listening	Vocabulary
Handbook German Grammar Definite Articles in German German Grammar The Four German Cases	Listening Online German Video Immersion German Steps Speaking/Pronunciation The Sounds of Spoken German	Basic German Vocabulary Flashcards 342 German Adjectives 500 German Verbs Flashcards German For Reading Knowledge German Gender Hints German Phrases German for Reading Knowledge German Steps - German for Beginners
Dictionaries	Reading	Writing
AllWords German Dictionaries Little Explorers dict.cc WordReference	The German Fairytale Road Brothers Grimm Fairytales	Populearn Capitalization in German How to Write a letter in German German Writing The Hyphen Word Order in German
Culture	Games	Videos
Learn German Dialects German Language and Culture Daily Life & Customs St. Martin's Day Guide to Oktoberfest	Digital Dialects Crossword Puzzles Interactive Learning Activities	Asking for Directions How to Make Spaetzle Learn Culture and Language

Italian

Grammar	Speaking/Pronunciation	Listening
Grammar Exercises Essere/To be Avere/To have Nouns-Adjective	Pronunciation of the Alphabet Alphabet Pronunciation Vocabolaudio Single Vowel Words Italian Alphabet	Audio Grammar & Writing Activities
Vocabulary	Reading/Writing	Dictionaries
Italian 100 Exercises Vocabolario I numeri/Numbers Free Italian Videos Learning Basic Vocabulary Italian Songs	Reading PianetaBimbi Favole Per la Ninna Nanna Redazione La Famiglia Writing Dictation	WordReference Dizionario Etimologico dict.cc
Culture	Games	Videos
Un Giro In Italia Italian Hand Signals Bars, Cafés and Pubs Eating Out Gelato Holidays Newsstand Outdoor Markets Supermarkets Trains and Subways Cars and Driving The Post Office Time Tabacchi The World of Dante Italian Embassy in Washington	Numbers Game 1-12 Game Numbers 13-20 Game Number 10-100 Learning the Colors Learn Words: Fruits and Vegetables Learn Words: Food Italian Vocabulary Animals 1 Animals 2 Months and Days Game Verbs: Infinitive Form Vocabulary-building Activity 1 Vocabulary-building Activity 2 Italian Verbs: Infinitive 1 Italian Verbs: Infinitive 2 Animals 3	Telephone Conversations Varied Conversations

Japanese

Grammar	Listening	Vocabulary
Reading on Grammar Visualizing Japanese Grammar Verb Conjugator	Yookoso! Textbook Companion Hiragana Alphabet Game Katakana Alphabet Game Nihongo Fairy Tales Classical Literature at Bedtime Short Conversations	Japanese Phrases Numbers 1-12 Numbers 13-20 Learning Colors Japanese Words Japanese Vocabulary 1 Japanese Vocabulary 2 Japanese Vocabulary 3 Japanese Verbs Verbs: Infinitive Months and Days Game
Dictionaries	Reading	Writing
English-Japanese Dictionary Online Dictionary	Katakana Quiz Reading Tutor	Kanji Practice
Games	Videos	Culture
Hiragana and Katakana Concentration Games for Yookoso Learning Chocolate	Japan Video Topic	Samurai Warriors of Japan Japanese Culture Essential Japan Guide Tokyo top Guide Trends in Japan Nipponia: Life & Culture Nipponia: Arts & Entertainment Creative Japan Japanese in Japan

Spanish

Grammar	Listening	Speaking/Pronunciation
Study Spanish: Grammar Language & Culture Spanish Grammar Videos in Spanish Spanish Verb Conjugations Spanish Verb Conjugation	Mosaicos Companion Website Languages Spanish Spanish Audio Exercises Spanish Proficiency Exercises	Pronunciation Study Spanish: Pronunciation The Sounds of Spoken Spanish
Vocabulary	Reading/Writing	Dictionaries
Spanish Learning Chocolate	Reading Lecturas Paso a Paso Spanish Visual Exercises Short Stories Spanish Comic Book Two Kinds Writing Spanish Checker	WordReference dict.cc Real Academia Española
Games	Culture	Videos
Crossword Puzzle Digital Dialects Spanish Vocabulary	Spanish in Mexico Spanish in Argentina Spanish in Ecuador Spanish in Nicaragua Spanish in Spain El Día de los Muertos Taller Hispano	Languages Spanish Talk Spanish Learn Spanish Spanish Number Hangman