Northville District Library

Monday - Thursday: 10am to 9pm
Friday - Saturday: 10am to 5pm
Sunday: 1pm to 5pm
Phone: 248-349-3020
Language Learning

In addition to the databases and software listed below, the language learning collection consists of dictionaries, grammar books, audio kits (26 languages covering basic to advanced), CD-ROMs, and DVDs.

We also have additional ESL Resources.

Databases and Software

Enciclopedia Estudiantil Hallazgos (World Book) - Beginning level Spanish encyclopedia with thousands of articles, illustrations and maps; bilingual interface.
¡Informe! (revistas en español) – Full-text Spanish-language and bilingual articles published from 1999 to the present. Includes 425 academic journals and popular magazines, fifteen Latin American newspapers and a bilingual thesaurus; Spanish interface.
Learning Express logo Learning Express Library - Online preparation and practice for the TOEFL iBT and Citizenship tests.
Mango Languages logo Mango Languages - Online language learning system that can help you learn languages like Spanish, French, Japanese, Brazilian Portugeuse, German, Mandarin Chinese, Greek, Italian, Russian and many more.
Tumble Readables logo TumbleBooks- Language Learning - Online read-along collection of story books for children with adjustable online text and audio narration in English, Spanish, French, and Chinese.

Downloadable Audio

  • Overdrive/Download Destination - Offers the Living Language and the Learn in Your Car self-study courses in eight languages. Available in WMA downloadable format, MP3 and iPod.

Websites

Dictionaries/Translators

Foreign Languages

  • bab.la Vocabulary Lessons - Offer 17 language vocabulary lessons (registration required)
  • BBC Languages - Online multimedia learning resources in Spanish, German, French and Italian.
  • FSI Language Courses - Free online language courses in 37 languages; public domain courses developed by the Foreign Service Institute
  • Livemocha - Free lessons in 36 languages and interactive communication with native speakers
  • Visual Link Languages - Free online language learning for eight different languages (English, Chinese, German, Italian, French, Japanese, Russian)

American Sign Language

 

 
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