Languages Reviews

Languages Web Site Reviews

Subject: Languages     ID: 1463
Title: The French Underground (Trains not Wars)
Description: There are numerous exercises that students can get involved with using this web site such as planning excursions from one train station to the next, calculating costs and the time that it will take to travel. A good exercise for intermediate French language students.
Rating: *******
Level: Ideal for year levels 6-10   On the web

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Subject: Languages     ID: 1464
Title: The BBC Chinese (Cantonese) Language Service
Description: In order to fully understand a language it is important to immerse students in that language as much as possible. Students can tune in to this Cantonese radio broadcast of world news, news from China and current affairs. With a good Internet connection you could have this running in the background and students become quite excited once they can understand the language being spoken by people for whom it is their first language.
Rating: ******
Level: Ideal for year levels 9-12   On the web

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Subject: Languages     ID: 1465
Title: Activites sur la Trousse
Description: Students will find here a collection of activities that assist in the development of the French language. Activities include an introduction to common everyday terms, memory games, jumbled words, word searches, worksheets and matching words with pictures.
Rating: *****
Level: Ideal for year levels 2-7   On the web

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Subject: Languages     ID: 1466
Title: Adesso!    
Description: This site teaches what you would you need to know in order to communicate with Italian speakers all over the world.  You learn about the language, explore the culture and develop an understanding of Italy today.  The site makes use of Italian web sites and you have the opportunity to apply your newly acquired skills and practise your Italian online.
Rating: *****
Level: Ideal for year levels 8-12   On the web

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Subject: Languages     ID: 1467
Title: An Introduction to the German Language
Description: Deutsch Plus online is a series of multimedia activities for beginners based on the television series of the same name. The activities here can be used independently of these programmes and they cover themes such as hospitality, using the telephone, shopping, telling the time, sport, celebrations . . . .
Rating: *****
Level: Ideal for year levels 7-11   On the web

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Subject: Languages     ID: 1468
Title: An Introduction to the Italian Language
Description: Students wishing to study and learn Italian will find three excellent courses available here along with news and features in the Italian language. There is also an excellent phrasebook if you just want to go for a quick trap and try out the language.
Rating: *****
Level: Ideal for year levels 7-11   On the web

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Subject: Languages     ID: 1469
Title: Babel Fish
Description: The Babel Fish was a mythical animal, which once placed in the mouth of a human being would convert their language into any other known language. At this website you can easily, although not completely accurately, translate amongst others, Korean, Chinese
Rating: *****
Level: Ideal for year levels 5-10  On the web

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Subject: Languages     ID: 1470
Title: Babylon COM   
Description: You will find here an extremely useful and easy-to-use web site that provides a range of glossaries, translations, currency conversions, text to speech and numerous other tools for language teachers.  This is an extremely impressive web site that is a must-see for all language teachers.
Rating: *****
Level: Ideal for year levels 8-10   On the web

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Subject: Languages     ID: 1471
Title: BBC World Service
Description: The wonderful thing about this service is that the website is available in 43 different languages! The potential for use in language classrooms is huge. The two main reasons for this are the ever-changing content and also the high use of imagery to suppor
Rating: *****
Level: Ideal for year levels 8-12  On the web

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Subject: Languages     ID: 1472
Title: Bienvenue sur le Site de Jeannot le lapin Fou
Description: Le seul site web entierement consacre aux aventures de ce lapin pas comme les autres! A fun web site based around this cute French rabbit and how it introduces students to the French language.
Rating: *****
Level: Ideal for year levels 3-7   On the web

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