LibGuides: World Languages and Cultures: Start Here

Best Bets: Language Learning Resources

Language Learning Books from the Meredith Library
Language learning books and ebooks, available through the library.

Transparent Language Online This link opens in a new window
A resource for learning how to listen, speak, read, and write in a foreign language. Access requires creating a free account.

Duolingo
Free online language learning site that helps teach grammar and vocabulary with short, gamelike exercises.

MLA International Bibliography with Full Text This link opens in a new window
The leading scholarly index for research on modern languages, literatures, folklore, linguistics and film, including full-text for many core journals.
Gale Literary Sources This link opens in a new window
This literary collection provides full-text articles from scholarly journals and literary magazines, critical essays, work and topic overviews, and author bios.
JSTOR This link opens in a new window
Full text access to important scholarly journal literature in history, economics, political science, and other humanities and social sciences disciplines.
ProQuest Screen Studies Collection This link opens in a new window
A comprehensive survey of current publications related to film scholarship, which includes the International Index to Film Periodicals.
Linguistics and Language Behavior Abstracts (LLBA) This link opens in a new window
Citations and abstracts for the scholarly literature in linguistics and the language sciences.
Google Scholar This link opens in a new window
A Google-based search engine for finding scholarly journal articles, peer-reviewed papers, dissertations, and books across all academic fields.

World Languages Videos from Films on Demand
Documentaries and educational videos, including language learning programs and cultural information.
World Cinema from Kanopy Streaming
Classic and modern films from around the world available for streaming online.