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Languages: Online Language Instruction

  1. Basic Spanish for Librarians -

    ¡Si, hablo Español, un poquito!
  2. BBC Languages -

    Online courses for French, German, Spanish, Italian, Greek, Portugese, Chinese, and more.
  3. English Dialects -

    English language dialects and English spoken in the accents of other languages.
  4. Fodor's Living Language -

    Useful phrases in French, German, Italian and Spanish for tourists and travelers.
  5. Foreign Language Video Series -

    Includes videos teaching English as a Second Language, Spanish, German, and French.
  6. Languages from About.com -

    Contains vocabulary, grammar, online lessons and more for ESL, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Mandarin, and Spanish.
  7. Livemocha -

    Online language courses in 30 languages - includes helpful tips from native speakers. Requires free registration.
  8. Spanish in Libraries - Library Jargon -

    English to Spanish words for library staff.
  9. Spanish Language from About.com -

    Includes dictionaries, grammar, literature, online lessons.
  10. Talk Spanish from the BBC -

    Video introduction to Spanish in ten parts - learn greetings, introducing yourself, ordering food, asking for directions and more.
  11. Talking Dictionaries -

    Recordings of languages that are in danger of becoming extinct, such as Tuvan, Siletz Dee-Ni, and Remo. Presented by the National Geographic Enduring Voices program.
  12. Ultralingua -

    Translation, verb conjugations, numbers, and grammar for several languages.
  13. Useful Foreign Phrases in many different languages -

    From Omniglot.
  14. Verbix -

    Conjugates verbs in many languages.
  15. Visual Link Languages -

    Learn grammar, common phrases, numbers, time, and more in Spanish, French, Italian, German, Chinese, Japanese, or Russian.