《How To Find Internet Resources for Learning Any Particular Language》.doc

How To Find Internet Resources for Learning Any Particular Language by Reid Wilson First appeared: Language Learning #6 Links last checked: 31 January 2000 For this article, Im going to use Brazilian Portuguese as an example--my wife grew up in Brazil and speaks it and I would love to learn it. If you are learning Brazilian Portuguese then Ill be doing all of the work for you; otherwise follow me and you can find many resources for whatever language you are studying. From my past internet experience, I think that I should be able to find the following kinds of resources. Ill discuss looking for each type of internet resource using this order. online newspapers in (Brazilian) Portuguese online voice broadcasts and music in Portuguese online Portuguese dictionaries translating to and from Portuguese via the internet e-mail discussion lists on learning Portuguese e-mail discussion lists written in Portuguese Portuguese-speaking chat rooms web sites on learning Portuguese other web sites in Portuguese 1) Finding Online Newspapers in a Particular Language To look for online newspapers I first go to /emedia/, the EP Online Media directory. From there, I click on the map of South America, then I click on Brazil. There site lists 55 entries and includes the name, frequency, type, and location of each newspaper. As a language learner, Im really only interested in finding a couple of good ones that I can keep going back to, so I check out some out and end up bookmarking Brasil Online (.br/bol/) and Jornal do Brasil (.br/). 2) Finding Online Voice Broadcasts and Music in a Particular Language To look for broadcasts in Portuguese, I first go to /~ric/resources/realad.html and select Portuguese. I see 14 Portuguese-speaking radio stations listed there, and decide to bookmark /radio/, which actually contains many more stations from Portugal, Angola, the USA, and of course, Brazil. (Note: to listen to audio broadcasts over the internet you will need the free Real Player