ULC school workshops
The School of Languages, Linguistics and Cultures is committed to working with schools across the North West. For details of our current projects and intiatives see Support for Schools and teachers.700 reasons for learning languages: Subject Centre for Languages, Linguistics and Area Studies
Languages Work: Languages Work aims to raise awareness of the true value of languages in the workplace and beyond.
Making the case for languages: CILT Cymru - language learning and graduate career prospects: myths and realities.
School Matters - Lost for Words Video highlighting the dramatic decline in the number of students sitting language MFL GCSE and A Level since languages became an optional subject beyond KS3.
Search engines
Arabic: Arab Sites | Ayna | Google: Arabic
Chinese: Google: Chinese | Yahoo! China: Chinese | Yahoo! Hong Kong | Yahoo! Taiwan
Danish: Google: Danish | Yahoo! Denmark
Dutch: Google: Dutch | Yahoo! Netherlands
French: Google: French | Yahoo! France
German: Google: German | Web.de | Yahoo! Germany
Hebrew: Google: Hebrew
Hindi: Google: Hindi | Open Directory Search Engine
Italian: Google: Italian | Yahoo! Italy
Japanese: Google: Japanese | Yahoo! Japan
Korean: Google: Korean | Yahoo! Korea
Norwegian: Google: Norwegian | Yahoo! Norway
Persian: Google: Persian
Polish: Google: Polish
Portuguese: Altavista Portugal | Google: Portuguese | Yahoo! Brazil
Punjabi: Google: Punjabi
Russian: Google: Russian | Rambler
Spanish: Google: Spanish | Yahoo! Mexico | Yahoo! Spain | Ugabula
Swedish: Google: Swedish | Yahoo! Sweden
Turkish: e-kolay.net | Google: Turkish | Superonline.com
Urdu: Google: Urdu
Die Blinde Kuh is a portal designed to take the blindfold off your children's eyes on the Internet. It helps children to find their way around safely and provides a search engine geared specifically to children's needs. Click-on icons make it easy for even the youngest to navigate the Web.
Descriptions of the site and links to topics are in the following languages:
Newspapers and news sites
Today's Front Pages - read the news in different languages
Langsam gesprochene Nachrichten - the German news read slowly, Deutsche Welle - scroll down the page to find it.
Tageschau für Kinder - the news in German and links to activity pages
Language sites
ATLAS - A taste of languages at school, University College London
- Atlas Czech | Atlas Danish | Atlas Greek | Atlas Mandarin | Atlas Polish | Atlas Portuguese | Atlas Russian | Atlas Turkish
Arabic: Learn to speak Arabic
Chinese: Audio Tutorial of Survival Chinese | Cantonese | Mandarin | Chinese character lessons containing audio
Hebrew: Learn Hebrew
Japanese: Kids Web Japan
Turkish: Turkish language class
BBC Languages:
- Steps: self-contained online courses for beginners: French | German | Italian | Spanish | other
- Video introductions to languages: Real Chinese | Talk French | Talk Greek | Talk Portuguese | Talk Spanish
- Audio magazines for intermediates: French | Spanish
Language Skills: interactive activities for language teachers and learners
- Zut (French) | Gut (German): register for use between 9-4, free otherwise
- Oye (Spanish) | Sut (Welsh): free
French Online Grammar Quiz
Lexique FLE - learn and practice French vocabulary. Click En ligne next to your chosen topic.
Bonjour de France: comprehension | grammaire | vocabulaire
Maison de quartier : Click on maison de quartier or the front door to enter. There are different activities in different rooms plus links to French websites.
Peinture fle - learn French through painting
Tex's French Grammar - University of Texas Austin: grammar, web links, audio and video files for beginners
Channel 4 Modern Languages - French and German
LanguageGuide: vocabulary, grammar and reading: Arabic | French | German | Hebrew | Italian | Japanese | Mandarin Chinese | Russian | Spanish
Languages online, Royal Grammar School, High Wycombe - French, German, Italian and Spanish
The German Electronic Textbook - pronunciation (with audio) and grammar exercises, by Gary Smith, The College of William and Mary, USA
Kids-E-Zine - German online magazine
Hebrew Alphabet Learning Program - the Hebrew University
Español EXtra - Spanish interactive exercises
Spanish Grammar Exercises - created by Barbara Nelson, Colby College, Waterville, Maine, USA
Kindernetz: Europa entdecken - Discover Europe
Translation sites
Alta Vista Babel Fish Translation - try translating into different languages
Eurocosm UK - translate words and phrases into one or all of the following languages: French, German, Italian and Spanish
Cultural / social links
Civilisation Française: narration and document links to various topics on French civilisation
Fodor's Travel Guides: Living language: useful phrases in French, German, Italian and Spanish
General
The World Clock - Time Zones - current local times around the world
1st Intern. Collection of Tongue Twisters: French | German | Italian | Russian | Spanish