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tricia_s · Joined: 16 Jul 2006 Posts: 6 Location: Texas

Where can I find a language reference on the Web? I don't mean how to learn a language, but the list of languages, how they're organized, where they're spoken, etc.
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polyglot · Site Admin Joined: 15 Jul 2006 Posts: 10 Location: USA

Try looking at the Ethnologue at the Summer Institute of Linguistics. This group, which has the goal of translating the Bible into all languages, decided that they ought to list all the possible languages first. Wink

Their "Ethnologue" can be found at [url]http://www.ethnologue.com/[/url]

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Miltonjilibao · Joined: 31 Jul 2007 Posts: 1

What do you mean? Do you mean that you want to learn some other languages using some online sources? I can recommend you some related sites that I have used ever in my learning and I think they're useful for me in my study. But I think the best way to learn some foreign language is to speak to the language spoken person. That may be the fast way. This is only my personal opinion.
Good luck for you!

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Albertochounv · Joined: 22 Aug 2007 Posts: 1

Yes, mastering a foreign language is surely important for us nowadays. I think the best way to learn a foreign language is in a trip to other country. You can speak to the native people to improve your oral language and you can also learn more than the language. I spent several days in Spain and learnt a little Spanish there with the local people. They're all very friendly and hospitable.
www.abroadlanguages.com
www.language-courses-abroad.com

xiangfeiren · Joined: 24 Sep 2007 Posts: 2

A second language must be more useful in nowadays. I have only learnt English as my second language and I also want to learn some other one. These are the sites I have found to use in my learning. www.aprenderidiomas.com and www.estudaridiomas.com .

xiaoyuya · Joined: 30 Oct 2007 Posts: 2

The local language for a foreign student is most important. And the vernacular is the first step to learn for a foreign student. I can taste your temper before you enter a foreign language school and now I’m a foreign student in Spain. There are some sites I can recommend to you, www.abroadlanguages.com and www.esl.com , you can check them to find some foreign language to learn not only for entering foreign school but also for your interest.