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Foreign Languages
- AlphaDictionary Site
- AltaVista Translation Service
- Aquarius Directory of Translators and Interpreters (And Foreign Language Dictionaries and Much More)
- BBC Languages (Beginners' Online Courses) (French, German, Greek, Italian, Mandarin Chinese, Portuguese, Spanish)
- Ethnologue: Languages of the World
- Foreign Word.com: the Language Site (Foreign Language Dictionaries and Text Translation)
- FreeTranslation.com
- FSI (Foreign Service Institute) Language Courses
- iLoveLanguages (Catalog of Language-related Internet Resources)
- Languages of the World (National Virtual Translation Center)
- Livemocha (beta, registration required)(Learn Arabic, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Farsi, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Latin, Mandarin Chinese, Pashto, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, or Vietnamese)
- Mango Languages (beta, registration required)(Learn Brazilian Portuguese, French, German, Greek, Italian, Japanese, Mandarin Chinese, Russian, or Spanish)
- Translator's Home Companion
- Travlang (Foreign Languages for Travelers, Translating Dictionaries)
- Your Dictionary.com
Submitted by Van on Tue, 01/08/2008 - 1:56pm.
Rosetta Stone has sent us “formal notice that Rosetta Stone Online will no longer be available to public libraries for use in online database offerings.”
Therefore, the Ann Arbor District Library will no longer be able to provide online access to Rosetta Stone after our current contract expires on March 31, 2008. At that time all public library registered users will no longer be able to log on to Rosetta Stone.
Foreign Language Materials at the Library
In the Foreign Languages section of the AADL Select Sites you can find some basic online instruction through the BBC Languages, FSI Language Courses, Livemocha, and Mango Languages.
We will be adding the substantial subscription price for Rosetta Stone to the library’s budget for foreign language learning materials in order to provide the Pimsleur Language Programs on compact disc (the beginning, intermediate, and high intermediate (Levels I, II, and II) courses).
The library has very good collections of print and audio courses available for check out. Click on Read More for links to the catalog for a few foreign languages or search the catalog under the name of the foreign language you want to learn.
Submitted by Jody on Fri, 11/30/2007 - 4:54pm.
Malian guitarist and singer Habibe Koite is credited with bringing worldwide recognition to the wealth of music emanating from the West African nation of Mali. His latest album, Afriki, is an engaging, collaborative representation of the diversity of musical styles active in Mali today. Click here to see an excerpt from a live concert in Seattle.
Submitted by Jody on Thu, 11/29/2007 - 2:23pm.
The library's expanding World Music section recently saw the addition of Popular music from Japan and Mexico, and now, we bring you France. If you're looking for a place to start, try Pauline Croze for a young pop-folk sound, or the platinum selling Alizee and Mylene Farmer, or check out Johnny Hallyday who has been described as France's answer to Elvis. Click here for the full list of French World Music, and check back often for new additions. Interested? Then you can also check out new music from French speaking Quebec. If you have time, let us know what you think, and if there any artists that you would like to see the library carry.
Submitted by Jody on Tue, 11/13/2007 - 12:59pm.
If you haven't heard of Pauline Croze, allow me to blog at you. A French pop/folk singer, she is starting to gain popularity in the US. We've just added her self-titled debut CD, and yes, it's en Français . You can listen to several of her live performances on YouTube, and you really should check out this great track, number three on the disc, Men Voulez-Vous?. What do you think?
Submitted by Nicole R on Sun, 06/24/2007 - 2:31pm.
The Library can help you brush up on your language skills while school’s out this summer - or get you started learning a brand new language - all from the comfort of home!
Library card holders can access the Online Language Learning Center (sometimes known as Rosetta Stone), which provides learners with writing, reading, listening, and speaking lessons in a number of languages from Arabic to Japanese to Welsh.
Connect online through the College, Careers, & Education section of our Research Page. Complete a one-time registration at the Online Language Learning Center site so you can save your work, and you’re ready to go!
Good luck, bonne chance, buena suerte....
Submitted by french_film_grl on Mon, 06/04/2007 - 2:31pm.
Oasis is a Korean film made in 2004 by director Chang-dong Lee. It is an unconventional love story set in modern day Korea. I can truly say this movie contains some of the best acting I have ever seen. Kyung-gu Sol, who plays Hong-Jong Du as the main character, and Moon So-ri, who plays his love interest, are two of the most convincing and captivating characters ever to grace the big screen. This wonderful film is definitely worth watching for the performances alone. However, if that isn't enough to convince you to commit an evening to this film, the storyline should be. Can a social misfit, and a handicapped young woman create a lasting relationship in this world? Will the people around them allow them to explore, experience, and cultivate their relationship even if they don't approve of or understand it? This movie explores these poignant issues regarding love and life. The official FFG rating of this movie is a 10.
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