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European Languages

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Greek

  1. Greek Language Courses :
    • Greek Basic Course
      Provided by the Foreign Services Institute. Downloadable .pdf student text, plus downloadable mp3 tapes for audio presentations. Three Volumes with the student text and tapes.
    • Introduction to Modern Greek
      Covers all of the basic essentials.
    • Learn Greek
      Through Kypros.net then Blackboard.com. You enrol and gain access to 105 audio files about 15 min. each, plus notes, etc..
  2. Language Tools :
    • Dictionaries :
      • Greek/Ancient Greek/English Dictionary
      • Greek Dictionaries
        A listing of dictionaries for this language.
      • Greek English Dictionary
        [Babylon]
        ‘English to Greek and Greek to English dictionaries include general vocabulary, expressions, idioms and technical terminologies. A remarkable resource for instant access to students or users of both languages.’
      • Translatum
        English-Greek-English translation tool, plus links to a range of other Greek ‘Translation Goodies’ to help you.
    • General Sites & Portals :
      • Greek Alphabet
        Lists all of the letters in both cases, providing pronunciations and names.
      • Greek Language Gateway
        Entry point to a range of resources related to Greek language.
      • Learn Ancient Greek
        ‘Listed [below] is Textkit’s entire collection of Ancient Greek textbooks. All books are made available for full and Free download in .pdf format.’ Covers Answer Keys, Composition textbooks, Lexicon, Latin Reading Texts, Grammar references and Textbooks. You should also check their Beginner’s Centre and their Tutorials. Their Home Page gives a run-down of what they are trying to achieve and how.
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  4. Software specific to this language :

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Hungarian

  1. Hungarian Language Courses :
    • Hungarian Basic Course
      Provided by the Foreign Services Institute. Downloadable .pdf student text, plus downloadable mp3 tapes for audio presentations. Two Volumes with the student text and tapes. Also a Hungarian Graded Reader with text and tapes.
    • Hungarian Language Course, A
      Introductory section, specific contents in lesson format with activities, listing of links to national and cultural information.
    • Hungarian Lessons/Magyar leckék
      ‘This website offers some lessons for those who really want to learn Hungarian. You also find a growing collection of sound files, self-quizzes, tests and puzzles.’
    • Stella Online
      ‘The Stella courses are fully online [ ] once you have registered for Free. The courses cover all aspects of language learning. Stella is designed to work on all computers - all you need is the Internet and headphones. You can start learning whenever and wherever you want. The language courses are comprehensive and are each divided into units, modules and steps.’ Also has Danish and an English course from the same site.
  2. Language Tools :

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Latin

  1. Latin Language Courses :
    • Sprachprofi
      Lessons, grammatical information, readings and information on learning the language. Click on ‘Latin Course’.
    • QED
      Online course of 20 parts.
  2. Language Tools :
    • Dictionaries :
      • English to Latin Dictionary
        Enter an English words and get the Latin translation for it online.
      • Latin Dictionary and Grammar Aid
        Dictionary, wordlists, grammar aid, links to other Latin oriented sites. Very plain, but really extensive.
      • Latin/English Dictionary [1]
      • Latin English Dictionary
        [Babylon]
        ‘Features terminology and phraseology and the most widely used Latin words and expressions from the legal and scientific jargon.’
      • Latin - English Online Dictionaries
        ‘We are glad to provide a list of Free online dictionaries. They are very useful tools for translation of words, phrases, and definitions to and from Latin [or Italian].’ [Site can switch to a biscotti & cookies link, simply use the Back arrow to return to the online dictionary links.]
    • General Sites & Portals :
    • Grammar
      Includes specific grammar sites, conjugators and sites including a majority of grammar material.
      • Glossary of Grammar & Syntax
        Done alphabetically, with examples for each inclusion. From the University of North Carolina [US].
      • Latin Grammar
        ‘Here you will find paradigms for the five noun declensions and four verb conjugations, as well as examples of a number of irregularities. [Yes, pronouns are declined as well.] And examples - yes, lots of examples to help you in your study of Latin grammar and syntax.’
  3. Other Resources :
    • Lector Longinquus
      A selection of full Latin texts. In addition, there are links to Latin sites.
    • Learn Latin
      ‘Listed [below] is Textkit’s entire collection of Latin textbooks. All books are made available for full and Free download in .pdf format.’ Covers Answer Keys, Composition textbooks, Lexicon, Latin Reading Texts, Grammar references and Textbooks. You should also check their Beginner’s Centre and their Tutorials. Their Home Page gives a run-down of what they are trying to achieve and how.
    • Ludus Sanae Mentis
      Online resources including texts, grammar clarification and, more unusually, cultural links.
  4. Software specific to this language :
    • Conjugate and Decline for Windows
      Can be slow to load.
    • Latin
      Latin courses for children and adults. Fee-based.
    • Lingua Latina
      Latin conjugations. Use this Free Windows software to drill your grammar.
    • QuickLatin
      ‘QuickLatin is a tool which helps you translate Latin into English. It has dictionary and parsing capabilities, plus some sentence-handling abilities.’ Freeware

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Latvian & Lithuanian

  1. Latvian :
    • Dictionaries :
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    • Language :
      • Courses :
      • General Sites & Portals :
        • Baltic Online
          Information about both Latvian and Lithuanian, links to texts, glossaries, language resources and more.
        • Culture.lv
          A portal to a range of cultural information on Latvia and Latvians.
        • LanguageHelpers
          [Learn Words & Phrases]
          Select Latvian from the language choices and then click in the various component parts.
        • Latvian [1]
          Learning materials and resources, Latvian fonts, greetings, the alphabet. You need to have the fonts for the site’s second section.
        • Latvian [2]
          Alphabet and pronunciation as well as links to other sources, several of which have been included here. Software [Fee-based] can be found listed here.
        • Latvian Grammar
          Covers nouns, adjectives, pronouns, numerals, verbs and participles.
        • Latvian Language Resources
          A range of grouped links from the University of California, Berkeley.
        • Welcome to Latvia
          This site provides a range of Cultural links. Several are in Latvian, but many have English versions available.
        • Yamada Language Centre
          Has links to resources on Latvian including fonts, culture, grammar and more.
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Serbian & Croatian

  1. Croatian :
    • Language Courses :
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    • Language Tools :
      • Dictionaries :
      • General Sites & Portals :
        • Croatian Mini-Dictionary
          ‘Our Croatian Mini-Dictionary is a simple Windows program that will help you learn some of the most important words and phrases of the Croatian language. Read, listen to the recordings, practice speaking to improve your pronunciation.’
        • CroLinks
          Links to all things Croatian. Useful also for covering Croatian culture.
        • Languages Online - Croatian
          An extensive listing of links grouped under nine headings to a range of Croatian languages and news on the internet. A limited range of these links are included on this site.
        • Serbo-Croatian Grammar [SEELRC]
          A downloadable .pdf document of nearly 100 pages that covers sound system, morphology, syntax, vocabulary, the dialects, text samples and a bibliography and web resources [the latter somewhat limited].
      • Grammar
        Includes specific grammar sites, conjugators and sites including a majority of grammar material.
      • Vocabulary :
        • Basic Croatian Phrases [1]
        • Basic Croatian Phrases [2]
          A selection of everyday phrases grouped under headings such as Shopping & Services, Culture, Basic Communications, Necessities and Transportation.
        • Basic Croatian Phrases [3]
          A selection of everyday phrases similar to the other listed collections. Groupings are not the same, however.
        • Learn Croatian
          ‘This site wasn’t created so you could learn the whole Croatian language, just the basics. And these basics should be enough for your visits to shops, on the beach, while talking to waiters … ’ Has a pronunciation guide with mp3 recordings.
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Turkish

  1. Turkish Language Courses :
    • Learning Practical Turkish
    • Online Turkish
      ‘A great resource for everyone interested in studying Turkish, OnlineTurkish.com offers online lessons, Turkish CDs, Turkish Phrase Book - Free ! trial lessons, listening exercises, online dictionary and useful links.’ Note : not everything is free !
    • Turkish Basic Course
      Provided by the Foreign Services Institute. Downloadable .pdf student text, plus downloadable mp3 tapes for audio presentations. Two Volumes with the student text and tapes.
  2. Language Tools :
    • Dictionaries :
    • General Sites & Portals :
      • Türkçe Merhaba
        [Turkish Language Resources]
        Includes word groups, conversations and grammar. You can access via a Turkish Index, English Index, a dictionary or the exercises themselves as well as a Help File. From Princeton University.
      • Turkish Studies, Referential Sites
        A significant listing of links to lessons, dictionaries, grammar, vocabulary, quizzes, tools, exercises and more from the University of Michigan.
      • Turkish Tutorial Index
        [Indo-European Languages]
        The Index includes multiple sections [35 at time of entry]. It includes vocabulary, grammar, respect words, numbers and pronunciation.
    • Grammar
      Includes specific grammar sites, conjugators and sites including a majority of grammar material.
      • Grammar Tutor
        By clicking on the item in the left hand frame you get a description, then an example and even a test for each.
      • Turkish Grammar
        Explanations and examples.
      • Turkish Grammar [Wikipedia]
        Covers suffixes, spelling, gender, person, parts of speech, word order, nouns, adjectives, adverbs, verbs, pronouns and has references and external links.
      • Turkish Verb Conjugator
        From Verbix. Check the information included in the Notes.
    • Vocabulary :
      • Learn Turkish
        ‘Linguata Turkish gives you the freedom to learn and speak Turkish words and phrases in a modern, practical and fun way with an emphasis on rapid vocabulary development. Download a Free Trial.’
      • Tag : Turkish
        From FlashcardExchange. With a Free account you can create new cards and study the existing ones, but to print or download them there is a One-off Fee, though it is very reasonable indeed. Lots of options in using them.
      • Turkish Vocabulary
        From wikipedia. Includes origins, nouns, adjectives, adverbs, postpositions, interjections, conjunctions, verbs and references and external links.‘ ’
      • Turkish Vocabulary Building Exercises
        ‘These exercises require a Windows computer. If the computer you are using does not have the Turkish Keyboard choice installed, you will need to either install the keyboard or work around it by cutting and pasting from the special letters list on each page.’
      • UniLang Phraser System
        ‘Build the phrase from the list of words given. You may not need to use all blanks.’ Select from the various categories, which are quite extensive.
  3. Other Resources :

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