FOREIGN LANGUAGES: TRANSLATIONS and TRANSLATORS
Basic to advanced resources for students, educators and language specialists:
translators, translations, languages, foreign language tutorials.
hola * bonjour * hallo * ciao * olá * àëî * halo!nazdar! * hei
tiens! * guten label * ãåéÜ * szia * god dag * powitanie
àëëî * pazdrav * zdravo * konnichi wa * sha-lòm * hello
 

CURRENT INFORMATION
2lingual Search-as-you-Type and How To
Foreign Language News & Newspapers
Global Language Monitor
Greetings From Earth
Index Translationum

FOREIGN LANGUAGES

DICTIONARIES: Dictionary - Glossaries by Language
* Cyndi's List - Dictionaries & Glossaries
* Dictionaries and Information
* Dictionaries and Language Resources (refdesk.com)
* Dictionaries and Languages - UT Library Online
* Foreign Language Online Dictionaries and Free Translation Links
* Foreignword.com
  Online dictionaries and free translation tools.
* Jennifer's Page of Links: Language Resources
  Dictionaries, grammars and
  other online language resources.
* Kamous.com
  Language center, translator,
  dictionary and translation.
* lexicool.com
  Directory of translation dictionaries.
* Yiddish Dictionary Online



EDUCATION: Language Education
FLTeach - Foreign Language Teaching Forum
Foreign language teaching methods for all
levels and all languages.  Include school -
college articulation, training of student teachers,
classroom activities, curriculum and syllabus design.
SCOLA.org
Non-profit educational organization that receives
and re-transmits television programming from around
the world in native languages.  These programs are
available via satellite, cable TV and the Internet to
students of language study, ethnic communities
and anyone seeking a global perspective.

LEARNING LANGUAGES: When do People Learn Languages?
* DLIFLC.edu - Language Resources
  Service provided by the Defense Language
  Institute Foreign Language Center; publicly
  available materials intended for independent
  learners: to provide them with the learning/teaching
  tools for improving their foreign language skills.
* FSI Language Courses
  Language courses developed
  by the Foreign Service Institute.
* How to Learn a Language
  - Languages Bookshelf
* LangMedia: Resources for World Languages
  Authentic language spoken in its natural cultural
  environment, providing interplay between
  a given language and its native culture.
* Language Chat Sites
  Chat with people from around the
  world and practice your language skills.
* Language Learning Advisor
* Language learning resources,
  tips and advice.
* Languages on the Web
  Learn foreign languages online.
* Learn a Language
  English, Spanish, German, Italian,
  French, Portuguese, Russian, Chinese,
  Japanese and other languages.  Learn
  a language or find a language course.
* Learning Languages
   Information on how to learn any language.
* Lingu@net Europa
  Multilingual centre for language learning.
* Livemocha
  Learn languages and practice with native speakers.
* Phrasebase™: Learn Foreign Languages Online
  Conversational language learning
  resource center and community.
* Resources and Lesson Plans for World Languages
* Vancouver Public Library
  Language learning: non English languages links.
* Vocabulix
  Free online vocabulary trainer -
  learn Spanish, English and German.
* World Languages - WannaLearn.com
* Yamada Language Center

RESOURCES:
* American Dialect Society
  Language-related web sites not affiliated with ADS,
  including reference works, discussion forums, weblogs,
  dictionary-makers, research organizations and other sites.
* BBC - Languages: Languages across Europe
  - Family Tree
* KryssTal : Language Families
  - Languages : Indo-European Family
* Languages Online
* Second Language Acquisition Bibliography
  SLABIB by Vivian Cook.
* UCLA Language Materials Project: Links
  Teaching resources for less commonly taught languages.



MAJOR DIRECTORIES and ARCHIVES: Language - Portal:Language
* Ethnologue: Languages of the World 
  Encyclopedic reference work cataloging all
  of the world’s 6,912 known living languages.
  - Ethnologue List of Most-Spoken Languages
  - List of Languages by Name
* iLoveLanguages
  Guide to languages on the web.
* Language Archives
  Archives which house materials that are intended to
  document and describe human languages, such as
  wordlists, lexicons, annotated signals, interlinear texts,
  paradigms, field notes and linguistic descriptions.
* Language Family
  History, status, sound system, grammar,
  vocabulary, writing and much more.
  - List of Language Families
  - MultiTree
* Linguistics: Portal:Linguistics - Topic Outline of Linguistics
  - Intute - Linguistics
    Web resources for the study of language
    in both its theoretical and applied aspects,
    in all its forms, spoken, written, and signed.
  - Language and Linguistics Links
  - LINGUIST List
    World's largest online linguistic resource
    concerning language and language analysis.
  - Linguistics and Language Glossary by Vivian Cook
* List of Wikipedias - Meta
  Contains a list of the official Wikipedias
  under the auspices of the Wikimedia Foundation,
  for various languages.  Test Wikipedias are listed
  at the Wikimedia Incubator Wiki Project.
  - Complete list of Wikimedia projects - Meta
    - Table of Wikimedia projects - Meta
  - List of Wikipedias by Language Family
  - List of Wikipedias by Language Macrofamily - Meta
  - Regional Genealogy and Local History Research
    All English Wikipedia country articles are further
    combined, on a selected country by country basis,
    with key articles in the related language edition
    of Wikipedia, as attached ":" with language description.
* Lists of Languages
  Languages in the world by name.
  A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
* LLOW - Languages of the World
  Extensive description of all languages of the world on the basis of
  linguistic-genetic (language families, clusters, ...) and sociolinguistic
  (status as official language, minority language, ...) criteria as well as
  social-, geopolitical and geographical parameters (number of speakers,
  geographical extension, ...).  In addition to this literature references,
  internet-links, short texts on the individual language families and groups
  as well as text- and audio samples of individual languages.
* Martindale's Language Center
  Language & Translation Center.
  - Indigenous Language
    - American Indian Language Resources: Tribal List
* Rosetta Project
  Building an archive of all documented human languages.
* UNESCO-CULTURE
  - Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger
    - Online Interactive Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger
  - Websites and Online References



MODERN LANGUAGES: Modern Language
* Intute - Modern Languages and Area Studies
  - Internet for Modern Languages
* Language Geography
  - List of Countries by Spoken Languages
  - List of Languages by Total Number of Speakers
  - List of Official Languages
  - MuturZikin - Linguistic Maps: Linguistic Maps by Country
    Useful and practical information for thousands of
    languages displayed on specific geographical areas.
  - World Atlas of Language Structures Online
    Information on the structural
    diversity of the world's languages.
* Language Online
  Free foreign language resources.
  - Chinese
    Dictionary, flashcards, text-to-speech and tools.
    - Chinese as a Second Language
      - International Chinese Language Program
  - English and Literature - Art, Dance, Theater and Music
  - Germany on the Internet - Goethe-Institut
    - Material for Learners of German
      - Business and Special Languages
      - Chat, Fora, E-Mail
      - Dictionaries
      - Grammar
      - Kids
      - Regional and Cultural Studies
      - Tasks and Exercises
      - Texts and Literature
  - Spanish Online: A Free Tutorial
    - BBC - Languages - Spanish
    - My Spanish Picture Dictionary
    - Paso a paso
      Extend your Spanish textbook to sites
      worldwide as well as do online activities,
      games & puzzles and take self-tests.
    - Spanish-English Translation Dictionary
    - Spanish Language Schools
      Spanish language source for Latin America,
      Spain and the United States.
    - Visual Link™ Spanish
* USA:
  - Modern Language Association (MLA)
    - MLA Language Map
      Display the locations and numbers
      of speakers of thirty languages and
      three groups of less commonly spoken
      languages in the United States.
    - National Virtual Translation Center
      Language in service to the nation.
 

TRANSLATIONS and TRANSLATORS
On Translation In The Ancient World (pdf)
 

GENEALOGY RESOURCES: genealogy - Definitions from Dictionary.com
The genealogy language: Ahnenforschung, Genealogie, généalogie, genealogia,
genealogía, geslachtkunde, genealogi, genealogy, genealogical, genealogist . . . Word List
* Cyndi's List - Languages & Translations
* Free Human Translation Help
  There are a number of free human translation services
  for translating more than a sentence: table summary.
  - TransServ – GenWiki (German) Transserv - GenWiki (in English)
    Human translation service (for genealogy-related material only).
    - GenWiki - das Genealogie-Wiki (GenWiki - Genealogical Wiki)
* Languages: Jewish Web Index
  Languages related to doing
  Jewish genealogy research.
* Latin: Latin Alphabet
  - Beginners' Latin
  - Corpus Scriptorum Latinorum
  - Latin Genealogical Word List
  - Latin Language and Culture
  - Latin Literature (Links)
  - Latin Names & Abbreviations
  - Latin Place Names File
  - Latin Words and Expressions
  - Learn Latin
  - Selected Resources for Latin
* TraductionsGenWeb, un service de FranceGenWeb (In French)
  - Translated version (English)
    All our services are free.



ONLINE TRANSLATIONS & ADVANCED SEARCH: Translation
Language Limits by Search Engine
Current list of language limits offered
by each of the main search engines.
* AOL® International
* Apertium
  Open-source shallow-transfer machine
  translation engine and toolbox.
* Ask.com - Advanced Search
* Chinese Romanization Converter
* Exalead®: Web Search - Exalead®
  Allows advanced refining on the results page
  (language, geographic location, file type, categories)
  but also further data refinement, such as rich content
  (audio, video, RSS) and related terms.
* Free Translation Service
  Computer generated translation sites
  on one page.  Machine translation
  systems produce a "gisting translation",
  a rough translation that gives the "gist",
  or central idea; the essence contained
  in the source text.
* Google™ Language Tools
  - Google™ Translate
* iBoogie™ Advanced Web Search
* Internet Translation Resources on the Web
  Association of College and Research Libraries:
  guide to accurate, free sites.
* LOGOS® - Multilingual E-Translations Portal
* MSN® Worldwide
* SearchEngineZ: Translate the Web
  Select resources for serious searchers.
* Translation Map
  Connecting people together over
  the Internet, to facilitate a re-writing
  process, that will produce collaborative
  translations and geographically-based messaging.
* Word2Word Language Resources and Translating Chat
* Yahoo!® Advanced Web Search
  - Yahoo!® International
* Yahoo!® Babel Fish
  Text translation and web page translation.



PROFESSIONAL TRANSLATORS: International Federation of Translators: IFT
* ATA - American Translators Association
  Translators, interpreters, translation and interpreting.
  - Directory of Translation and Interpreting Services: Search
  - Directory of Language Services Companies: Search
* Applied Language Solutions
  Free Translations for websites and text.
* CIUTI: WWW Links (Translating and Interpreting)
  International permanent conference of university
  institutes of translators and interpreters.
* Free Online Translation Services
  Commercial sites that are providing
  free language translation.
* Free Translation and Professional Translation Services
  Translate web pages and text into different languages.
* InterTran™ - translation result
  Translate between language pairs.
* National Virtual Translation Center (USA) - Worldwide Data
  Shared database that contains up-to-date
  information on available certified translators.
  - Continuing Education
  - Translation Associations
* PROMT® Translator
  Free online translator and dictionary – English,
  German, French, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese
  (Brazilian) and Russian languages.
* Rosette Name Translator - Basis Technology Solutions
  Names of people, places and organizations are often the
  most important information contained within a document.
* Squidoo™
  Free online translation tools & resources.
* SYSTRAN® Language Translation Technology
  Online translation, translation software and tools.
* tolingo.com
  Free computer-generated text and website translations.
* Translation Journal
  Publication for translators by translators;
  about translators and translation.
* Translation Wizard, with List of Languages
  Tool which is directly connected to online translation tools.
* Translator's Home Companion
  Resources on the Internet and elsewhere for translators,
  interpreters, and those in need of translation services.
* translatortips®com
  Freelance translators resources and translation
  agencies, helping translators do better business.
* Yahoo!® Translation Services
  Multi-language translations and resources.

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