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General Sites

American Translators Association. Translation Services Directory. This is the official web site for this organization. Click on "Find a Translator or Interpreter" to locate the Translation Services Directory, which can be searched by area of language expertise.
http://www.atanet.org

Babel Fish The Alta Vista search engine provides the Babel Fish translator program. It will translate up to 150 words that the user types in or it will translate a web page it is given. The site translates Chinese, English, French, German, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, and Spanish.
http://world.altavista.com

I Love Languages This directory site began in 1994 as The Human Languages Page. Links are arranged by topics: translation services, language lessons, organization sites, teaching resources, dictionaries, and by language name.
http://www.ilovelanguages.com

Language Dictionaries & Translators This is a directory for locating free online language dictionaries, online language courses, online translation services, and chat sites for translators.
http://www.word2word.com/dictionary.html

The Modern Language Association Language Map--A Map of Languages in the United States--intended for use by students, teachers, and anyone interested in learning about the linguistic and cultural composition of the United States. The MLA Language Map uses data from the 2000 United States census to display the locations and numbers of speakers of thirty languages and three groups of less commonly spoken languages in the United States. The Language Map illustrates the concentration of language speakers in zip codes and counties. The Data Center provides actual numbers and percentages of speakers and includes census data about seven additional groups of languages less commonly spoken in the United States.

UCLA Language Materials Project The US Dept. of Education has sponsored this site since 1992. It is a catalog of 4000 resources for the teaching and learning of the less commonly taught languages of the world. Searches can be done by language, type of material format, and level of ability. Searches lead to bibliographic listings of books, videos, audiocassettes, and multi-media packages available on the market.
www.lmp.ucla.edu

Special Language Sites

French Connection Howard University maintains this directory of links to all things French. Searchers will find links to French tourism, art, government, language, and history all in French language.
http://www.howard.edu/Library/Subjects/French_Connection.htm

Latin Language and Literature This directory of online web sites pertaining to the study of Latin language and literature is produced by the libraries of the College of St. Benedict and St. John's University. There are links to online Latin-English dictionaries, Latin study guides, Latin literature, and Latin for travelers.
http://www.csbsju.edu/library/internet/latin.html

Learn Spanish This site is a free online tutorial. There are language lessons and self-tests. Sound files for correct pronunciation require Real Player plug-in. Links are provided to Spanish language newspapers and radio stations.
http://www.studyspanish.com