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Vocabulary Development

 * **Website** || **Description** ||
 * @http://wordsift.com || Visual dictionary and wordle combined (input text to get a visual output) ||
 * @http://taggalaxy.de/ || A visually appealing way to learn word relationships ||
 * @http://www.visuwords.com || Online graphical dictionary and thesaurus ||
 * @http://wordsteps.com/ || A vocabulary enrichment tool ||
 * @http://voxy.com/ || Learn English by reading articles that match your interests ||
 * @http://imendi.com/ || Learn basic Spanish, Portuguese, & Czech words ||
 * @http://www.hello-world.com/index.php || Kid-friendly games and activities to learn world languages ||
 * @http://www.knoword.org/index.php || Fun vocab quiz game (name the word by definition) ||
 * @http://www.memrise.com/topic/ || Visual language flashcards and learning tools ||
 * @http://www.digitaldialects.com/index.htm || Interactive language learning games for over 30 languages ||
 * @http://dynamo.dictionary.com/placement/level || Test your word knowledge, build your vocabulary through fun games and challenges ||
 * @http://www.surfacelanguages.com/ || Learn 38 languages with flashcards and games ||
 * @http://www.infoplease.com/ || Unabridged dictionary, highlighted news, and encyclopedia ||
 * @http://dictionary.reference.com/ || Popular online dictionary ||

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** Conversational Language Development **

 * **Website** || **Description** ||
 * @http://www.idiomdictionary.com/ || Definitions of over 5,000 English idioms ||
 * @http://www.forvo.com/ || Pronunciation Guide: All the words in the world pronounced by native speakers ||
 * @http://www.lingus.tv/video/ || Learn Spanish by watching short videos (English translation of transcript provided) ||
 * @http://www.likeaspaniard.com || Speak Like a Spaniard - conversational phrases and vocabulary ||
 * @http://www.learnalanguage.com/ || Learn Spanish, French, Japanese, Italian, German, Chinese, & English with this well-designed language website ||
 * @http://www.esl-lab.com/ || ESL Lab full of audio files to listen and learn English ||
 * https://sites.google.com/site/esl || Using Google Voice for language learning ||
 * http://paulinobrener.com/using-google || Google Voice in World Language classroom ||

** Other **

 * **Website** || **Description** ||
 * @http://www.booksshouldbefree.com/ || A collection of free audio books ||
 * @http://www.openculture.com/freelanguagelessons || Free language lessons (websites, games, tools) categorized by language ||
 * @http://languagearts.pppst.com/index.html || Tons of language arts powerpoints and activities for kids ||
 * http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2011/jul/05/ || A variety of online English language learning websites and tools ||