Oxford Language Dictionaries Online
- Oxford Language DictionariesAccess highly regarded Oxford dictionaries for Chinese, French, German, Italian, Russian, and Spanish. Get definitions and translations, hear pronunciations, use sample templates to help write documents in other languages, and much more.
Free Online Language Dictionaries!
Here are some free online sites that do word look-ups, translations, verb conjugations, noun and adjective declensions, and more.
- WordReference.com Language Dictionaries Need a word or phrase translated to or from English? Try this free website with 15 languages (click the (i) to see which). Also note its other great feature: the verb conjugator, which will give you a full conjugation in all tenses for Spanish, French, and Italian verbs.
- Sensagent ConjugatorThis tool conjugates verbs and provides gender and plural endings for nouns and adjectives. It offers this for French, German, Italian, Spanish, and English.
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Welcome!
Here you will find a collection of resources that may prove useful for your research in modern foreign languages and literatures (other than English). If you have suggestions for additional content for this guide, don't hesitate to let me know! The Feedback box at the bottom of the right-hand column is a good way to do this.
You may also want to check the website for Northeastern's World Languages Center, which contains other helpful information related to the study of languages at Northeastern. In addition, try the website of the Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures or of the Linguistics Program.
Feel free to contact me for research assistance -- my contact info is in the profile box at the right. If I'm not available you may also want to try the Library's Ask a Librarian page.
International Foreign Language Newspapers Online!
- Library PressDisplayToday's headlines and news stories from international newspapers; RSS feeds also available. Archived for up to 60 days. View images of the actual pages of international newspapers!
Learn or Practice a Language
- BBC: Free Language LessonsThe BBC offers a wealth of free language lessons and tools on this site, for a variety of languages. Watch videos, subscribe to phrase-a-day RSS feeds, see vocabulary lists, sign up for email tips, and more.
- Online Language Materials from the US Foreign Service Institute This site offers texts (in PDF) and accompanying audio files (in MP3) from the US Foreign Service Institute's language courses. These courses are given to Foreign Service members who are headed overseas, to give them a very practical grounding in the local language. But since it's from the US government, the materials are open to the public online!
- List of Free Online Language Lessons (About.com)About.com has compiled a list of free online courses or lessons in a variety of languages. Worth exploring to see what's available in the language you want to learn.
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 Rebecca Bailey     Links: Profile & Guides Subjects: Art + Design (and Graphic Design) ,Foreign Languages and Literatures , Linguistics,American Sign Language (ASL) ,ESL (English as a Second Language) ,Sports/Recreation/Leisure Background and Experience: Northeastern University Libraries since July 2004. Prior work in libraries at Lafayette College (PA), Boston Architectural College, and Yale University. Education: MLS, Simmons College, 2003. BA, linguistics, Yale University, 1998. Associations: Member of American Library Association and Association of College and Research Libraries |
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