McKillop Library

Internet Links to
MODERN LANGUAGES

In addition to our subject guide, there are numerous websites that provide information on Modern Languages. Here are some including association and government sites:

Freely available  These websites are accessible by anyone unless indicated otherwise.

General Links

  • French Connection
        This site links to a wide range of resources on French language and culture for students, researchers and Francophiles. Links to scholarly, government and commercial sites include language, literature, culture, tourism, industry and trade, etc.

  • TennesseeBob's Famous French Links
        Extensive index to Web sites about everything French.

  • Latin American Network Information Center
        A Forbes "Best of the Web" site from the University of Texas links to everything about Latin America-countries, society, culture, languages, education, etc.

  • WESS Iberian Language and Literature Web
        Links to scholarly resources in Iberian (Spanish and Portuguese) language and literature.

  • WESS Italian Studies Web
        Scholarly resources in Italian

  • WESS German Studies Web
        Scholarly resources in German studies including dictionaries, news sources, bookstores, etc.

Searching web pages by country or language

  • Google Language Tools
        Use Google Language Tools to limit to web pages in a particular language or country of origin. Search terms must be in the language of the web site.

  • Yahoo! France
        To search only web pages produced in France. Search terms must be in French.

  • Yahoo! en espaņol
        To search only web pages produced in Spain. Search terms must be in Spanish.

Learning Languages

  • BBC Languages
        BBC Languages offers online courses with video and sound for French, Spanish, German, and Italian plus others.

  • Italian Language on About.com
        Essentials for learning Italian

  • Spanish Language on About.com
        Essentials for learning Spanish

  • French Language at About
        Essentials for learning French: Online French courses, daily French (word, lesson, quote), teaching resources, vocabulary, pronunciation, etc.

  • Learn Spanish
        An extensive collection of free Spanish learning tools, grammar, pronunciation exercises, vocabulary, quizzes and more.

Live Radio and TV Broadcasts

  • Radio France
        Links to news, culture and music radio broadcasts live from France. Click ecouter en direct to listen to the selected station.

  • Radio Quebec
        Links to radio broadcasts live from the Canadian French province of Quebec. Click ecouter en direct to listen to the selected station.

  • Radio in Latin America
        Links to radio stations throughout Latin America as well as Hispanic/Latino radio stations in the U.S.

  • Radio Nacional de Espana
        Links to the five major national radio stations in Spain. Click eschua en directo to listen to a selected station's broadcasts.

  • Television en France - TV5 Monde   France 2 - Television   France 3 - Television
        Links to news, culture and music radio broadcasts live from France. Click ecouter en direct to listen to the selected station.

  • Radio Television Espanola
        For online television select TVE en directo.

Foreign Language Dictionaries