Library Guides: EDRD 796/LING 796: Learning a Language

Foreign language textbooks

Click on the links below to find books in the library to help you learn a language. Or try a subject search in the classic catalog with the name of the language, ex. Swedish language.

Bilingual dictionaries (online)

Oxford Reference This link opens in a new window
Credo Reference This link opens in a new window
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DVDs from Thomas Cooper

Here's a list by language of the DVDs and videos in the Educational Films collection. Watch and listen to a "regular" movie in a different language.

Translate or Listen to Articles

Articles from these databases can be translated into other languages or you can have the article read out loud in English.

Opposing Viewpoints (Gale in Context) This link opens in a new window
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Easy to browse to find popular topics.
Gale eBooks This link opens in a new window
Encyclopedias for a wide variety of subject areas.

From other libraries

If you live in Richland County, you can access Mango Languages from the public library. Don't live in Richland County? Check your public library's website.

Mango Language offers Spanish, French, Brazilian Portuguese, German, Russian, Japanese, Mandarin Chinese, Greek, English for Spanish speakers, English for Portuguese speakers and English for Polish speakers and more. Mango is a web based interactive program with a simple, step-by-step interface that makes learning a language fun.