Welcome

The links in this section of the ILR site are provided for the convenience of language users, learners, teachers, and other interested people. Please note that the ILR is not responsible for the content of external websites.

Resources

  • National Foreign Language Resource Centers Updated !
    In 1990, the Department of Education established the first Language Resource Centers (LRCs) at US universities in response to the growing national need for expertise and competence in foreign languages. Twenty years later, there are fifteen LRCs, supported by grants under Title VI of the Higher Education Act, creating a national network of resources to promote the teaching and learning of foreign languages.
  • Course Offerings for Less Commonly Taught Languages- Center for Advanced Research on Language Acquisition (CARLA), University of Minnesota. Searchable databases of Primary, Secondary, College and University, Summer, and Study Abroad programs.
  • Boren Awards for International Study Updated !
    "Boren Scholarships and Fellowships provide unique funding opportunities for U.S. undergraduate and graduate students to study less commonly taught languages in world regions critical to U.S. interests, and underrepresented in study abroad, including Africa, Asia, Central and Eastern Europe, Eurasia, Latin America, and the Middle East."
  • Office of Postsecondary Education, Titles VI and VII, and Fulbright-Hays Programs Updated !
    U.S. Department of Education The International Education and Foreign Language Studies domestic programs are designed to strengthen the capability and performance of American education in foreign languages and in area and international studies.
  • SCOLA Updated !
    "SCOLA is a non-profit educational organization that receives and re-transmits television programming from around the world in native languages. These programs are available via satellite, cable TV and the Internet to students of language study, ethnic communities, and anyone seeking a global perspective."
  • Ethnologue - Languages of the World
    From Who We Are: "The Ethnologue database has been an active research project for more than fifty years. It is probably the most comprehensive listing of information about the currently known languages of the world. Thousands of linguists and other researchers all over the world rely on and have contributed to the Ethnologue database."
  • DLIFLC Resources
    Language services and online products provided by the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center. These include the "Countries in Perspective" series, Weekly Training Events, and the LingNet/Global Language Online Support System (GLOSS)."
  • Language Learning & Technology NEW!
    A refereed journal for second and foreign language scholars and educators. Sponsored by the National Foreign Language Resource Center (NFLRC) at the University of Hawaii and the Center for Language Education and Research (CLEAR) at Michigan State University.
  • Language Learning Links - Sussex Language Institute
    A collection of links to other websites useful for language study, divided by language.

 

New Links!

  • National Security Language Initiative for Youth
    (NSLI-Y)     NEW !
    NSLI-Y provides merit-based scholarships for American high school students (ages 15-18) to study seven critical languages for a summer or an academic year in overseas immersion programs. NSLI-Y, sponsored by the U.S. Department of State, offers programs in Arabic, Chinese, Hindi, Korean, Persian, Russian, and Turkish. Applications are accepted in the fall of each year, and gap year applicants are welcome.
  • ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines 2012 NEW !
    "Here you will find the most current version of the ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines for Speaking, Writing, Listening, and Reading made interactive through the inclusion of glossed terms and multimedia exemplars. You can explore the Guidelines by skill or by level, listen to and read samples in English that represent abilities at each of the major proficiency levels."
  • LEARN Conferences NEW !
  • LEARN Conferences NEW !
    The Foreign Language Program Office of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) and the National Cryptologic School (NCS) are pleased to be hosting a series of Language Education and Resources Network (LEARN) conferences. The target audience for these conferences are instructors, course developers, and other language professionals from any U. S. Government affiliated institution. Each conference will showcase a different language and will be presented at different locations.
  • Startalk NEW!
    "One of the projects of the National Security Language Initiative, a multi-agency effort to expand foreign language education in under-taught critical languages by funding new and existing programs throughout students' learning careers, kindergarten through university; and to provide incentives and rewards for foreign language learning and use in the work force."
  • Joint Language University (JLU) NEW!
    Available only to USG and military affiliates (with .gov or .mil email addresses), JLU allows single sign-on access to free, leveled, self-study language modules (Transparent Language; Tactical Language & Cultures; LangNet), foreign language news (SCOLA, Library Press Display), and links to a multilingual on-line dictionary/web reader (WordChamp). To register, users may link to the site (above) or contact : JLU_Admin@webtrain.com.
  • LangNet NEW!
    A repository of more than 6,000 free leaning and assessment modules from ILR levels 1+/2 to 3+/4 in less commonly taught languages and in some major imperial languages from the National Foreign Language Center. Students of accredited U.S. secondary schools and universities may use these for self-study; teachers at these institutions are free to use these materials in their courses. Department chairs, deans or principals must request a free account for their institutions and a password will be provided for school's authorized users. USG and military affiliates may access via JLU above.