Language Guide
http://www.languageguide.org/

This website is a collaborative project started by a language enthusiast that not only aims to help language learners, but also to “provide a window into the culture of the people who speak those languages.” So how does the site accomplish this feat? It provides interactive language lessons, quizzes, and texts that allow the language learner to hear the word or text pronounced by fluent, often native, speakers. The sound quality is high, and by simply scrolling over any of the pictures in categories as diverse as the alphabet, weather, insects, and money, visitors will hear the word read pronounced. Thirteen languages are offered, including “Vietnamese”, “Arabic”, “German”, “Hindi” and “Hebrew”, with the most fully realized lessons for “English”, “French” and “Spanish”. However, the collaborative nature of the site should soon fill out the lessons of the other languages, because the “Collaborate/Volunteer” section of the site shows the many contributions volunteers can make, such as “Translating”, “Suggesting Words/Phrases” or Contribute Your Voice”. As the content of the site continues to expand, visitors can sign up for the “Newsletter” to benotified when major new content for a specific language has been added. This has been added to the tools section of Research Resources Subject Tracer™ Information Blog. This has been added to Reference Resources Subject Tracer™ Information Blog. [From The Scout Report, Copyright Internet Scout 1994-2010. http://scout.wisc.edu/]