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class="col-md-12"><div class="s-lg-col-boxes"><div id="s-lg-box-wrapper-8587392" class="s-lg-box-wrapper-8587392"><div id="s-lg-box-7294669-container" class="s-lib-box-container"> <div id="s-lg-box-7294669" class="s-lib-box s-lib-box-std"> <h2 class="s-lib-box-title">Foreign Language Learning</h2><div id="s-lg-box-collapse-7294669" > <div class="s-lib-box-content pad-left-none pad-right-none"> <div id="s-lg-content-14507453" class=" clearfix"> <p>Many libraries provide language learning resources, so be sure to check with your library if the language you're interested in isn't listed here or you'd just like more or different tools.</p> <p>Check it out: the Library of Congress shares some <a href="http://blogs.loc.gov/law/2017/07/the-declaration-of-independence-in-foreign-languages/?loclr=eaiclb">translations of the Declaration of Independence</a>.</p> </div><div class=""><ul id="s-lg-link-list-16615593" class="s-lg-link-list s-lg-link-list-2"><li class=""><div id="s-lg-content-14501413" class=""><span><a href="http://duolingo.com/" onclick="return springSpace.springTrack.trackLink({link: this,_st_type_id: '2',_st_content_id: '14501413',_st_inc_return: this});">Duolingo</a></span><div id="s-lg-link-desc-14501413" class="s-lg-link-desc">Learn the basics with their extensive tutorial, and then practice a language by translating web pages. Done with small snippets, so there's not a great time commitment. The basic app provides a similar experience to Mango Language's app.</div></div></li><li class=""><div id="s-lg-content-14776723" class=""><span><a href="https://www.memrise.com/" onclick="return springSpace.springTrack.trackLink({link: this,_st_type_id: '2',_st_content_id: '14776723',_st_inc_return: this});">Memrise</a></span><div id="s-lg-link-desc-14776723" class="s-lg-link-desc">A general learning site, Memrise includes many language modules. It's community driven, so there's some variation in functions and quality of the modules. There is a premium version available for a fee, but it's not necessary for a full learning experience. The basic app provides a similar experience to Mango Language's app.</div></div></li><li class=""><div id="s-lg-content-14501384" class=""><span><a href="http://radiolingua.com" onclick="return springSpace.springTrack.trackLink({link: this,_st_type_id: '2',_st_content_id: '14501384',_st_inc_return: this});">RadioLingua</a></span><div id="s-lg-link-desc-14501384" class="s-lg-link-desc">Provides fun and educational audio learning for several languages. For free materials, mouse over Free Lessons, then select your preferred language. There are fees for most other resources on the site.</div></div></li><li class=""><div id="s-lg-content-14502380" class=""><span><a href="http://www.digitaldialects.com/" onclick="return springSpace.springTrack.trackLink({link: this,_st_type_id: '2',_st_content_id: '14502380',_st_inc_return: this});">Digital Dialects</a></span><div id="s-lg-link-desc-14502380" class="s-lg-link-desc">"Games for learning phrases, numbers, useful words, spelling, verb conjugation and alphabets." Site is Flash intensive.</div></div></li><li class=""><div id="s-lg-content-14502595" class=""><span><a href="http://www.dliflc.edu/" onclick="return springSpace.springTrack.trackLink({link: this,_st_type_id: '2',_st_content_id: '14502595',_st_inc_return: this});">Defense Language Institute</a></span><div id="s-lg-link-desc-14502595" class="s-lg-link-desc">Click on the Online Learning tab for free online resources for learning and assessment on foreign languages and cultures. Many languages are covered, but there is a focus on areas where the military is active, including extensive resources for Spanish and Arabic.</div></div></li></ul></div> </div> </div> </div> </div></div><div id="s-lg-box-wrapper-8587682" class="s-lg-box-wrapper-8587682"><div id="s-lg-box-7294884-container" class="s-lib-box-container"> <div id="s-lg-box-7294884" class="s-lib-box s-lib-box-std"> <h2 class="s-lib-box-title">Language Reference</h2><div id="s-lg-box-collapse-7294884" > <div class="s-lib-box-content pad-left-none pad-right-none"> <div class=""><ul id="s-lg-link-list-16615479" class="s-lg-link-list s-lg-link-list-2"><li class=""><div id="s-lg-content-8225759" class=""><span><a href="http://www.oxfordreference.com/browse?t1=ORO:GEN00155" onclick="return springSpace.springTrack.trackLink({link: this,_st_type_id: '2',_st_content_id: '8225759',_st_inc_return: this});">Oxford Reference Collection</a></span><div id="s-lg-link-desc-8225759" class="s-lg-link-desc">Find bilingual dictionaries.</div><div class="s-lg-label-moreinfo"><a class="s-lg-label-more" id="s-lg-content-more-8225759" href="javascript:void(0);" style="display:block; font-style:italic;" onclick=" var $parent = jQuery(this).closest('#s-lg-content-8225759'); $parent.find('#s-lg-content-moreinfo-8225759').toggle(); $parent.find('#s-lg-content-less-8225759').toggle(); $parent.find('#s-lg-content-more-8225759').toggle(); ">more...</a><a class="s-lg-label-less" id="s-lg-content-less-8225759" href="javascript:void(0);" style="display:none; font-style:italic;" onclick=" var $parent = jQuery(this).closest('#s-lg-content-8225759'); $parent.find('#s-lg-content-moreinfo-8225759').toggle(); $parent.find('#s-lg-content-less-8225759').toggle(); $parent.find('#s-lg-content-more-8225759').toggle(); ">less...</a></div><div id="s-lg-content-moreinfo-8225759" class="s-lg-content-moreinfo" style="display:none;">Languages include English and:<br /> <br /> Business French<br /> Business Spanish<br /> French<br /> German<br /> Irish<br /> Italian<br /> Latin<br /> Spanish<br /> Welsh</div></div></li></ul></div><div class=""><ul id="s-lg-link-list-16615493" class="s-lg-link-list s-lg-link-list-10"><li class=""><div id="s-lg-content-8225206" class=""><a href="https://sled.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?authtype=ip&profile=web&defaultdb=zbh" onclick="return springSpace.springTrack.trackLink({link: this,_st_type_id: '16',_st_content_id: '8225206',_st_inc_return: this});">Fuente Acad茅mica</a> <div id="s-lg-database-desc-8225206" class="s-lg-database-desc">Scholarly academic journals in Spanish in all major subject areas.</div></div></li><li class=""><div id="s-lg-content-8225219" class=""><a href="https://sled.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?authtype=ip&profile=web&defaultdb=lth" onclick="return springSpace.springTrack.trackLink({link: this,_st_type_id: '16',_st_content_id: '8225219',_st_inc_return: this});">MedicLatina</a> <div id="s-lg-database-desc-8225219" class="s-lg-database-desc">Spanish language medical research and investigative journals.</div></div></li></ul></div><div class=""><ul id="s-lg-link-list-16621737" class="s-lg-link-list s-lg-link-list-2"><li class=""><div id="s-lg-content-14507364" class=""><span><a href="http://www.forvo.com/" onclick="return springSpace.springTrack.trackLink({link: this,_st_type_id: '2',_st_content_id: '14507364',_st_inc_return: this});">Forvo: The pronunciation guide</a></span><div id="s-lg-link-desc-14507364" class="s-lg-link-desc">Audio pronunciations in over 200 languages. You can join to add content, but it's not required to use the service.</div></div></li></ul></div> </div> </div> </div> </div></div><div id="s-lg-box-wrapper-8587393" class="s-lg-box-wrapper-8587393"><div id="s-lg-box-7294670-container" class="s-lib-box-container"> <div id="s-lg-box-7294670" class="s-lib-box s-lib-box-std"> <h2 class="s-lib-box-title">Language Practice</h2><div id="s-lg-box-collapse-7294670" > <div class="s-lib-box-content pad-left-none pad-right-none"> <div id="s-lg-content-14500763" class=" clearfix"> </div><div class=""><ul id="s-lg-link-list-35274662" class="s-lg-link-list s-lg-link-list-10"><li class=""><div id="s-lg-content-8225303" class=""><a href="https://www.brainpop.com/" onclick="return springSpace.springTrack.trackLink({link: this,_st_type_id: '16',_st_content_id: '8225303',_st_inc_return: this});">BrainPop</a> <div id="s-lg-database-desc-8225303" class="s-lg-database-desc"><a href="https://esp.brainpop.com/">Spanish</a> and <a href="https://fr.brainpop.com/">French</a> versions are available for this fun educational resource, which includes short animated films on science, social studies, English, math, engineering & tech, heath, and arts and music. Students may also take quizzes and do activities.</div></div></li></ul></div><div class=""><ul id="s-lg-link-list-16621753" class="s-lg-link-list s-lg-link-list-2"><li class=""><div id="s-lg-content-14507376" class=""><span><a href="http://www.omniglot.com/links/news.htm" onclick="return springSpace.springTrack.trackLink({link: this,_st_type_id: '2',_st_content_id: '14507376',_st_inc_return: this});">Omniglot news sources</a></span><div id="s-lg-link-desc-14507376" class="s-lg-link-desc">Find a newspaper in the language you're studying. In addition to language practice, you'll keep up on the news, and learn about different cultures and perspectives.</div></div></li><li class=""><div id="s-lg-content-14507405" class=""><span><a href="http://libguides.mit.edu/flnewspapers" onclick="return springSpace.springTrack.trackLink({link: this,_st_type_id: '2',_st_content_id: '14507405',_st_inc_return: this});">News sites for foreign language students, from MIT</a></span><div id="s-lg-link-desc-14507405" class="s-lg-link-desc">These resources are specifically chosen for language learners in Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Russian, and Spanish.</div></div></li><li class=""><div id="s-lg-content-25519510" class=""><span><a href="http://www.uniteforliteracy.com" onclick="return springSpace.springTrack.trackLink({link: this,_st_type_id: '2',_st_content_id: '25519510',_st_inc_return: this});">Unite for Literacy</a></span><div id="s-lg-link-desc-25519510" class="s-lg-link-desc">Follow along with children's books read aloud. Languages include C'upik, I帽upiaq, French, Spanish, English and more. Set the language you like by clicking on the image of a globe, and the books available in that language will appear. Searching for a specific language instead doesn't appear to be available.</div></div></li></ul></div> </div> </div> </div> </div></div><div id="s-lg-box-wrapper-8588501" class="s-lg-box-wrapper-8588501"><div id="s-lg-box-7295537-container" class="s-lib-box-container"> <div id="s-lg-box-7295537" class="s-lib-box s-lib-box-std"> <h2 class="s-lib-box-title">Keyboard Shortcuts</h2><div id="s-lg-box-collapse-7295537" > <div class="s-lib-box-content pad-left-none pad-right-none"> <div id="s-lg-content-14503183" class=" clearfix"> <p>Many other languages use different characters than English.  Here are some resources for accessing them from Windows or Mac machines.</p> </div><div class=""><ul id="s-lg-link-list-66204451" class="s-lg-link-list s-lg-link-list-2"><li class=""><div id="s-lg-content-63787826" class=""><span><a href="https://altcodeunicode.com/windows-alt-codes-symbols/alt-codes-pdf-reference-chart/" onclick="return springSpace.springTrack.trackLink({link: this,_st_type_id: '2',_st_content_id: '63787826',_st_inc_return: this});">ALT Codes PDF Reference Chart Free Download</a></span><div id="s-lg-link-desc-63787826" class="s-lg-link-desc">Print on legal-sized paper or save the file for a handy reference of over 60 of the most popular letters not found on a standard English keyboard, plus additional symbols, that Windows users can use by holding down the ALT key and typing the number provided.</div></div></li><li class=""><div id="s-lg-content-14503185" class=""><span><a href="http://usefulshortcuts.com/alt-codes/accents-alt-codes.php" onclick="return springSpace.springTrack.trackLink({link: this,_st_type_id: '2',_st_content_id: '14503185',_st_inc_return: this});">Alt codes for foreign language letters with accents</a></span><div id="s-lg-link-desc-14503185" class="s-lg-link-desc">This list is fairly small - good for languages that use a mostly Latin alphabet - and is in a nice, easy to use format</div></div></li></ul></div> </div> </div> </div> </div></div></div></div></div> </div> </div> <ul id="s-lg-page-prevnext" class="pager s-lib-hide"><li class="previous"></li><li class="next"><a href="https://lam.alaska.gov/sled/languages/aknative"><strong>Next:</strong> Alaska Native Languages >></a></li></ul> </div> </div> </div> <div id="s-lib-footer-public" class="s-lib-footer footer container s-lib-side-borders"> <div id="s-lg-guide-header-meta" class="pad-top-sm pad-left-med clearfix"> <ul id="s-lg-guide-header-attributes" class=""> <li id="s-lg-guide-header-updated" class="s-lg-h-separator"> <span class="s-lg-guide-label">Last Updated:</span> <span class="s-lg-text-greyout">Oct 30, 2024 10:44 AM</span> </li> <li id="s-lg-guide-header-url" class="s-lg-h-separator"> <span class="s-lg-guide-label">URL:</span> <span class="s-lg-text-greyout">https://lam.alaska.gov/sled/languages</span> </li> <li id="s-lg-guide-print-url"> <a href="javascript: window.print();"><i class="fa fa-print" aria-hidden="true" title="Print Page"></i> Print Page</a> </li> </ul> <div id="s-lib-footer-login-link" class="pull-right pad-right-med"> <a href="https://library-alaska.libapps.com/libapps/login.php?site_id=3728&target64=L2xpYmd1aWRlcy9hZG1pbl9jLnBocD9nPTM1NDg3MiZwPTIzOTM3NzY=">Login to LibApps</a> </div> </div> <div class="pad-bottom-sm clearfix"> <div id="s-lib-footer-support-link" class="pull-right pad-right-med"> <a href="https://lam.alaska.gov/web-feedback">Report a problem</a> </div> <div id="s-lg-guide-header-subjects" class="pad-top-sm pad-left-med pad-right-med pull-left"> <span class="s-lg-guide-label">Subjects: </span><span class="s-lg-small bold"><a href="https://lam.alaska.gov/sb.php?subject_id=44898">SLED</a></span> </div> <div id="s-lg-guide-header-tags" class="pad-top-sm pad-left-med"> <span class="s-lg-guide-label">Tags: </span><span class="s-lg-small bold"><a href="https://lam.alaska.gov/srch.php?tag=SLED+Language+Learning&default_lg=1">SLED Language Learning</a></span> </div> </div> </div>  <div id="s-lib-scroll-top"> <a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="jQuery('body').focus();" title="Back to Top" aria-label="Back to Top"> <span class="fa-stack fa-lg" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa fa-square-o fa-stack-2x"></i> <i class="fa fa-angle-double-up fa-stack-1x" style="position:relative; bottom:2px;"></i> </span> </a> </div>  <div id="s-lib-alert" title=""><div id="s-lib-alert-content"></div></div> <footer id="sledfooter" class="container-fluid"> <div class="container"> <p>SLED was developed by the Alaska State Library and the University of Alaska libraries. 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