Learning a Language
Articles
A Selection of International Films from Middlebury College's International Film Festival
Conversation Conservation: How to maintain your newly minted language skills after returning from abroad. By Asha Toulmin
Learn a Language on Your Own: You’re going abroad in a few months, but you don’t have the luxury of taking a language class. Never fear—you’re in luck! By combining these simple techniques you can learn a foreign language without setting foot in a classroom.
Making a Good Choice: Deciding Whether to Attend Summer Language School
Students considering studying a language in the summer should ask themselves some important questions to clarify their goals and determine what program would be their best choice.
Strategies for Learning a Foreign Language
Resources
WEBSITES
American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages: www.actfl.org
The Center for Global Education Study Abroad Student Handbook's Communication Sheets cover "Words to Know," "Phrases to Know," and "Service Icons." These are particularly useful for those who are not proficient in the language of your host country; however, even intermediate to advanced foreign language speakers will find this basic information useful.
Learn a language independently: http://how-to-learn-any-language.com
Subject Centre for Languages, Linguistics and Area Studies
Transitions Abroad's Portal for Language Schools and Language Programs Overseas
TRANSLATION WEBSITES
babelfish.altavista.com
www.systransoft.com
BOOKS
Achieving Success in Second Language Acquisition by Betty Lou Leaver, Madeline Ehrman, and Boris Shekhtman (Cambridge University Press, 2005)
Maximizing Study Abroad: A Student’s Guide to Strategies for Language and Culture Learning and Use. R. Michael Paige, Andrew D. Cohen, Barbara Kappler, Julie C. Chi and James P. Lassegard (Minneapolis, Minnesota: University of Minnesota, 2002). This book's section on Language-Learning Strategies (pages 163-237) is very helpful for study abroad students.
How to Be a More Successful Language Learner by Joan Rubin and Irene Thompson (Heinle & Heinle, 2004)