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Euronews
Euronews is a European TV channel on which you can watch programs about news, culture, technology and many other interesting topics.
Euronews is a European TV channel on which you can watch programs about news, culture, technology and many other interesting topics.
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Food
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.
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.
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German essential phrases
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Basic phrases, accommodation, food and drinks and other useful simple phrases. Ideal for the beginner student of German, especially if you are planning a visit to a German speaking place.
Basic phrases, accommodation, food and drinks and other useful simple phrases. Ideal for the beginner student of German, especially if you are planning a visit to a German speaking place.
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How to Write a History Essay
A blog post from a UCL History lecturer explaining how to write a good History essay. Much of the advice applies to other subjects too.
A blog post from a UCL History lecturer explaining how to write a good History essay. Much of the advice applies to other subjects too.
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La Tribune de Genève
Daily Swiss newspaper from Geneva in French. Another great alternative to all the France-based media listed here.
Daily Swiss newspaper from Geneva in French. Another great alternative to all the France-based media listed here.
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Lexique
Basic vocabulary and practice exercises on numbers, the family, parts of the body and other topics for beginning learners of French.
Basic vocabulary and practice exercises on numbers, the family, parts of the body and other topics for beginning learners of French.
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Libération
Left-wing national daily French newspaper, founded by Jean-Paul Sartre among others, following the protest movements of May 1968. Great for building your vocabulary. French and International current affairs, politics, opinion pieces, arts and culture, finance and sports.
Left-wing national daily French newspaper, founded by Jean-Paul Sartre among others, following the protest movements of May 1968. Great for building your vocabulary. French and International current affairs, politics, opinion pieces, arts and culture, finance and sports.
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LoudLit
A small collection of novels, poems and other literature as listenings. You can also read along.
A small collection of novels, poems and other literature as listenings. You can also read along.
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Madrid
Discover Madrid through the city's official website. Includes, among others, information on culture, leisure and sport, transportation in the city, and economic activity and finance. In Spanish.
Discover Madrid through the city's official website. Includes, among others, information on culture, leisure and sport, transportation in the city, and economic activity and finance. In Spanish.
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Metacrawler
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Metacrawler is a metasearch engine that forwards your query to several other search engines at the same time. Other well-known metasearch engines include DuckDuckGo.
Metacrawler is a metasearch engine that forwards your query to several other search engines at the same time. Other well-known metasearch engines include DuckDuckGo.
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Quick Fix
Basic phrases, accommodation, food and drinks and other useful simple phrases. Ideal for beginners.
Basic phrases, accommodation, food and drinks and other useful simple phrases. Ideal for beginners.
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Quick Fix
Basic phrases, accommodation, food and drinks and other useful simple phrases
Basic phrases, accommodation, food and drinks and other useful simple phrases
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Quick Fix
Basic phrases, accommodation, food and drinks and other useful simple phrases
Basic phrases, accommodation, food and drinks and other useful simple phrases
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Quick FIx
Basic phrases, accommodation, food and drinks and other useful simple phrases
Basic phrases, accommodation, food and drinks and other useful simple phrases
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Quick Fix - French Essential Phrases
Basic phrases, accommodation, food and drinks and other useful simple phrases. Ideal for beginners.
Basic phrases, accommodation, food and drinks and other useful simple phrases. Ideal for beginners.
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Quizlet
Study languages or other subjects using flash cards and quizzes
Study languages or other subjects using flash cards and quizzes
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Radio Arlecchino
Selection of Italian grammar lessons (podcasts). Grammar examples and dialogues are built upon the escapades of Arlecchino, Pulcinella, and other masks of the Italian Commedia dell*arte. Lessons feature topical grammar discussions, dramatic readings, pdf
Selection of Italian grammar lessons (podcasts). Grammar examples and dialogues are built upon the escapades of Arlecchino, Pulcinella, and other masks of the Italian Commedia dell*arte. Lessons feature topical grammar discussions, dramatic readings, pdf
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Reportages
An intermediate audio magazine with topical reports plus other materials to help you keep your French up to date
An intermediate audio magazine with topical reports plus other materials to help you keep your French up to date
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RFI Listening Exercises
Radio France International offers over 50 audio activity modules focused on current events and culture. The website contains many other resources for learners of French, including slow broadcasts of French news and more.
Radio France International offers over 50 audio activity modules focused on current events and culture. The website contains many other resources for learners of French, including slow broadcasts of French news and more.
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SBS Radio
SBS Radio is a service provided by the Special Broadcasting Service to 'inform, educate and entertain Australians, especially those of non-English-speaking backgrounds'. SBS Radio originally began as two stations based in Melbourne and Sydney, set up to provide pre-recorded information about the then-new Medibank health care system in languages other than English. Follow this link to access SBS Radio in Mandarin.
SBS Radio is a service provided by the Special Broadcasting Service to 'inform, educate and entertain Australians, especially those of non-English-speaking backgrounds'. SBS Radio originally began as two stations based in Melbourne and Sydney, set up to provide pre-recorded information about the then-new Medibank health care system in languages other than English. Follow this link to access SBS Radio in Mandarin.
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SpanishDict
SpanishDict is a popular Spanish-English dictionary, translation, and language learning website. Through their variety of resources for learning Spanish, they aim to cultivate an interactive community where members can ask and answer questions, practice with each other, and experience the joy of using a new language together.
SpanishDict is a popular Spanish-English dictionary, translation, and language learning website. Through their variety of resources for learning Spanish, they aim to cultivate an interactive community where members can ask and answer questions, practice with each other, and experience the joy of using a new language together.
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Sport1
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Sport1 is a privately owned commercial German television channel. Programming focuses on football, basketball, and handball - alongside some other sports and some non-sport shows.
Sport1 is a privately owned commercial German television channel. Programming focuses on football, basketball, and handball - alongside some other sports and some non-sport shows.
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taz (Die Tageszeitung)
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Daily newspaper based in Berlin concerned with politics and social issues. taz is an alternative newspaper founded in West Berlin in 1978. Far more than any other newspaper listed here, they are concerned with societal injustice – whether it’s environmental, feminist, hetero-normative, or economic. Their Ausland section focuses on the inhumane conditions that prevail in many parts of the world today.
Daily newspaper based in Berlin concerned with politics and social issues. taz is an alternative newspaper founded in West Berlin in 1978. Far more than any other newspaper listed here, they are concerned with societal injustice – whether it’s environmental, feminist, hetero-normative, or economic. Their Ausland section focuses on the inhumane conditions that prevail in many parts of the world today.
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TED Talk: A short intro to the Studio School
Some kids learn by listening; others learn by doing. Geoff Mulgan gives a short introduction to the Studio School, a new kind of school in the UK where small teams of kids learn by working on projects that are, as Mulgan puts it, "for real."
Some kids learn by listening; others learn by doing. Geoff Mulgan gives a short introduction to the Studio School, a new kind of school in the UK where small teams of kids learn by working on projects that are, as Mulgan puts it, "for real."
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TED talk: Let's use video to reinvent education
Salman Khan talks about how and why he created the remarkable Khan Academy, a carefully structured series of educational videos offering complete curricula in math and, now, other subjects. He shows the power of interactive exercises, and calls for teachers to consider flipping the traditional classroom script — give students video lectures to watch at home, and do "homework" in the classroom with the teacher available to help.
Salman Khan talks about how and why he created the remarkable Khan Academy, a carefully structured series of educational videos offering complete curricula in math and, now, other subjects. He shows the power of interactive exercises, and calls for teachers to consider flipping the traditional classroom script — give students video lectures to watch at home, and do "homework" in the classroom with the teacher available to help.
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TED Talk: The danger of a single story
Our lives, our cultures, are composed of many overlapping stories. Novelist Chimamanda Adichie tells the story of how she found her authentic cultural voice — and warns that if we hear only a single story about another person or country, we risk a critical misunderstanding.
Our lives, our cultures, are composed of many overlapping stories. Novelist Chimamanda Adichie tells the story of how she found her authentic cultural voice — and warns that if we hear only a single story about another person or country, we risk a critical misunderstanding.
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The German Professor
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Helping German learners learn German. A wide range of materials for speaking, listening, grammar, vocabulary, and a range of resources for the teaching of German. Also available: a German grammar guide, German Cultural information, quizzes and other resources.
Helping German learners learn German. A wide range of materials for speaking, listening, grammar, vocabulary, and a range of resources for the teaching of German. Also available: a German grammar guide, German Cultural information, quizzes and other resources.