Practice tests for various English exams (TOEFL, IELTS, CAE, FCE etc.)

Excite is one of the smaller search engines in Japan, it is powered by Google. Excite's Online Translation tool is popular with people in Japan. Excite's portal site aimed at women is similar to Yahoo! Shine.

Excite Spain offers personalised information and search services, also active across Europe in countries such as the UK, Germany, France, Italy, and the Netherlands. Use this site to read through news articles and get attuned to the way native Spanish speakers talk and write.

An interactive workbook of introductory Spanish language exercises, based on the pictorial contextualization of basic vocabulary and language points, with full-colour drawings, audio clips, instant feed-back and vocabulary help

Learn how vocabulary is used. Do the concordancer exercises and consider what they teach you about how words are used.

Spanish Economic and Business newspaper. Ideal for familiarising yourself with Business and Finance terminology and vocabulary.

Frankfurt daily newspaper with an e-paper available. Includes both regional and national news and covers a vast variety of topics. Despite its conservative bias, the writing is eloquent with lots of literary references. For intermediate and advanced learners.

Special interest

Fireball is a German Internet search engine launched in 1996. Fireball was developed by the Department of Computer Science at the Technical University of Berlin, who also developed the first German-language Internet search engine.

Downloadable tool that allows you to find subtitles online for your videos, both in English and your native language. Pause your video at any time to show dual subtitles, and get instant translation. Click words to get definitions and more. Use the arrow keys to jump forward and backwards, from line to line. Fleex has all you need to grasp all of that English goodness in your videos.

Focus is a German news-based publication, with an emphasis on economics and politics. Many of the pieces tend towards shorter formats rather than the long-form journalism showcased in Spiegel, which can be helpful if you’re scanning for information or want to test your vocabulary with a quick read. Staying informed on the German Wirtschaft (economy) can be particularly helpful for language learners who are active in business, hoping to get hired by German companies or have regular dealings with German clients.

Recipes, articles about food, wine, restaurants, tips on ordering and other gastronomical advice. Great if you are planning a visit to a Spanish speaking country or just planning a Spanish themed dinner. Suitable for all levels.

The Forschungsportal Sachsen-Anhalt is an information platform on research, scientific innovation and technology transfer. The aim of the portal is the communication of research contacts between science and industry.

Pronunciation in various languages

Beginners French language programme based on videos. Over 320 videos, vocabulary and phonetics audio, online grammar reference with self-correcting exercises and audio dialogues, verb conjugation and practice tools, internet writing activities and a textbook.

France 2 is a French public national television channel. All France 2 programming is broadcast in 16:9 widescreen format.

This a TV channel specifically created for people living outside of France. It’s mission is to cover world news from a French perspective.

France 3 is the second largest French public television channel and part of the France Télévisions group. It is made up of a network of regional television services providing daily news programming and around ten hours of entertainment and cultural programming produced for and about the regions each week. The channel also broadcasts various national programming and national and international news from Paris. The channel was known as FR3 or France Régions 3 until its official replacement by France 3.

France 4 is a French public channel owned by France Télévisions, dedicated to entertainment.

France 5 is a public television network in France, part of the France Télévisions group. Principally featuring educational programming, the channel's motto is 'la chaîne de la connaissance et du savoir' (the knowledge network).

Official website for information regarding going to France, investing in France, studying in France, and French facts.