ANCIENT SCRIPTS

Ancient Scripts
"Back in 1996, I created the original Ancient Scripts web site during the wee hours of the morning. I have been a great enthusiast for writing systems and linguistics in general, but I could only find meager resources on the web about this subject in those early days. So I went to work, taking class material from Linguistics 11 (Writing Systems) at University of California at Berkeley as well as my own research in dusty libraries. Many years later, despite problems with servers and having to earn a living, Ancient Scripts is still running. Thanks for all your support!

The aim of Ancient Scripts is not to replace texts books or instructional web sites. Instead, it is designed to give an introduction to writing systems, which hopefully will tantalize the reader into searching for more information on the web or in books and publications.

Here's the disclaimer: I am not a linguist. It's my hobby (even though it consumes a lot of my time). I've been a computer scientist since the age of 8, and that's what I do to make a living."

COPYRIGHT

Copyright Advisory Office
"The Copyright Advisory Office (CAO) was established at Columbia University in January 2008, and its mission will surely evolve in the coming years. Its central function, however, is to address in an innovative, creative, and pragmatic manner the relationship between copyright law and the work of the university community. In all of our research, teaching, and service, we are constantly creating and using a rich variety of materials that are protected under copyright law. Because of the expansive and automatic application of modern copyright law, questions about ownership, management, and fair use of protected works frequently arise at the university. The CAO offers guidance and educational services to help the wider community address copyright issues in furtherance of the university’s information objectives"

STUDY SPANISH

Study Spanish
"First, we honestly enjoy helping people . . . but we also know that once you have sampled our free materials, you'll want our complete step-by-step conversation course—the only course that is fully integrated with the material on this website.
But maybe you want to start learning some Spanish right now, for free. Read on . . ."

FRANCAIS INTERACTIF

Français interactif

"was developed at the University of Texas at Austin in the Department of French and Italian. A result of over ten years of collaboration between academic and technical professionals, it was funded and created by the UT Liberal Arts Instruction Technology Services and is currently supported by the Center for Open Educational Resources and Language Learning (a National Foreign Language Resource Center), and the U.S. Department of Education Fund for the Improvement of Post-Secondary Education. (FIPSE Grant P116B070251).

The ultimate goal of the new learning community website is to improve both the textbook and online materials and share pedagogical best practices. A cast of thousands has contributed to Français interactif: students on the UT study abroad program in Lyon and in our classrooms in Austin, graduate students and faculty, programmers, artists, technicians, native French speakers in France and Austin, and teachers and learners all over the world."

We hope that you, too, will become a part of the Fi community and use the new forum to post your experiences teaching and learning with Français interactif. Bienvenue!

LEARN JAPANESE FREE

Learn Japanese Free
Welcome to 'Learn Japanese Free', a complete resource for learning Japanese online for free.
Learn japanese free Japanese is the official language of Japan. It is called "Nihongo" in Japanese. Japanese script has been adopted from the Chinese language. The Chinese script was modified and three different scripts of Japanese were created. The language is written by combining three scripts whose names are Hiragana, Katakana and Kanji. In olden time, Japanese was written vertically. In addition, it was written from right to left and would start from the very last page to the first page. In other words, from back to front. However, in modern times this system has been changed and is written in the normal way.

LEARN GERMAN

Learn German
"With the free German courses from Deutsche Welle, you can choose the learning style that suits you best: e-learning at the computer, with short videos, audio courses or podcasts, or with texts and worksheets you can print out. Select from courses for beginners, intermediate learners, and advanced learners. German language teachers are welcome to use our multimedia material in their lessons. The Course Finder helps you choose the best format for each level."

SCRIPPED

Scripped
"Scripped Writer, our flagship product, is a Web-based software solution for screenwriters. Scripped Writer allows you to format your scripts to industry standards without having to download software to your computer. Access your scripts from anywhere, at anytime with any computer and an Internet connection."

JAPANESE POD 101

JapanesePod101
Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101! No more dry, out of date textbook story lines! Here at JapanesePod101, you'll learn Japanese with fun, interesting and culturally relevant lessons that are easy to listen to. But not only are they fun - they're effective too! Join the hundreds of thousands of people already learning Japanese through the power of our mobile apps, desktop software and website with free Japanese lessons released every week!

IDIOM

Idiom
"An idiom is a natural manner of speaking to a native speaker of a language."

FREE WRITING COURSES ONLINE

Free Writing Courses online!
"Whether you're currently writing professionally or still looking to break into the field, formal writing courses can help you hone your skills. If you don't have the money or the time for campus-based courses, there are plenty of universities that offer free writing courses online."

100 LINKS FOR WRITERS

100 useful links for Writers
"All kinds of writers, including poets, biographers, journalists, biz tech writers, students, bloggers and technical writers, take a unique approach to their jobs, mixing creativity with sustainability. Whether you’re a freelance writer just scraping by or someone with a solid job and more regular hours, the Internet can provide you with unending support for your practical duties like billing, scheduling appointments, and of course getting paid; as well as for your more creative pursuits, like developing a plot, finding inspiration and playing around with words. Turn to this list for 100 useful Web tools that will help you with your career, your sanity and your creativity whenever your write."

THE FRENCH EXPERIMENT

The French Experiment
Welcome to The French Experiment!
"I've put together this website as a helper for all of you who are learning to speak French, and looking for some online French lessons and other resources to help you along the way.
Inside you'll find a bunch of short online lessons to give you an introduction to the language... most with audio pronunciations from a native French speaker.
You'll also find our extremely popular French translations of well-known children's stories, and reviews of the most popular French courses for studying at home."

JAPANESE LESSONS

Japanese Lessons
"Online self-study programs produced by a native Japanese language teacher.
If you are a first-timer, read Learning Tips page before you start. Enjoy!"

PRONUNCIATOR

Pronunciator
"60 languages. 3 million lessons. 100% free. Welcome to the world's largest language-learning service!"

To Learn English!

Some links for students who want to learn the English language!
Italian sites: Il mio inglese - Lezioni di Inglese
English sites: BBC Learing English - BBC The Flatmates - British Council - ESL Lab - Free Books archive - Oxford University

Deutsch-Lernen

Deutsch-Lernen
"Learn German online and for free: 10 German lessons for total beginners and 24 German grammar lessons for advanced learners are complemented by numerous interactive German language exercises, an introduction to new German language orthography and 2 online German language tests to improve and to evaluate your German language proficiency."

JAPAN FOUNDATION

Japan Foundation
Free japanese learning website

KNOWORD

Knoword

Knoword is a game of quick thinking, smart decisions and great words. When you begin, you will be given one randomly generated dictionary definition along with the first letter of its corresponding word. You must fill in the rest of the word to experience a gain in points and an added time bonus. You will start off with one minute before the game ends, and every word is an opportunity to extend your time. If you're ever stuck on a word, just hit the skip button and a new puzzle will present itself.

THE WORLD LOANWORD DATABASE

The World Loanword Database
"The World Loanword Database, edited by Martin Haspelmath and Uri Tadmor, is a scientific publication by the Max Planck Digital Library, Munich (2009).

It provides vocabularies (mini-dictionaries of about 1000-2000 entries) of 41 languages from around the world, with comprehensive information about the loanword status of each word. It allows users to find loanwords, source words and donor languages in each of the 41 languages, but also makes it easy to compare loanwords across languages."

curso de espanol

Curso de espanol
"Learn Spanish online! Now! You can learn Spanish online with this manual - for free. That's really possible - check it out! You'll find a complete compendium of the Spanish grammar with loads of spoken examples on this site.
Easy to understand and with a clear navigation. You'll find this very useful to learn Spanish or check specific topics. Take a look!"