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USEFUL LINKS
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We update this section continuously.
1. GENERAL ONLINE LANGUAGE RESOURCES
The BBC website has a superb free language learning section:
2. BOOKS AND LANGUAGE LEARNING
Foreign language books are a wonderful resource, as highlighted in
our Guest Articles area. The Language Of... provides a quality source of affordable
second-hand books to satisfy all tastes:
Do you want to learn Chinese? Check out our Guest Articles area for an inspiring piece from the suppliers of "Chinese Made Easy":
The MD of Gazelle Book Services has written an article in our Guest Articles area. They supply books, CDs and DVDs for a wide range of languages
to suit busy language learners:
3. ONLINE DICTIONARIES AND TRANSLATION TOOLS
This link goes to the "translators workplace" at ProZ. It has a
nifty free search tool to translate between almost any language pair:
This link provides free online dictionaries in English, French, Italian and Spanish. It's fast
and reliable:
This link provides a basic "picture dictionary": it's great for picking up words by theme in English,
French, German, Italian and Spanish.
4. CAREERS ADVICE FOR LANGUAGE LEARNERS
COMING SOON! This will feature the best resources for multilingual
job hunters and tips on career development tailored to your needs.
5. LANGUAGE LEARNING
don Quijote offer in-country language courses for Spanish learners:
The Marketing Director of don Quijote UK has contributed to Guest Articles.
6. LANGUAGE LEARNING SOFTWARE
EuroTalk offer language learning software in 100 languages. The emphasis is on fun and
interactivity:
7. RESOURCES FOR OVERSEAS ENGLISH LEARNERS
If you are coming to the UK to improve your English then make the "Answer
English" website your starting point. It's full of free advice and friendly support:
"Plain English" is all about clear and concise communication. It's also
a useful "bridge" you can use to improve your English faster. There's no better place to start than
the Word Centre:
8. TEACHING ENGLISH AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE
Kristall International offer "International TEFL Certificate" training courses
across a variety of locations in the UK and abroad:
9. BLOGS
Simon Ager is a British polyglot who runs a fascinating blog detailing his language
learning experiences. It is witty and informative:
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