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English and Modern Languages: Modern Languages

This guide covers basic resources that may be useful to the English and Modern Language Department.

General Internet Sources

SCOLA World TV Online Listen to online TV programs from more than 100 countries and in more than 100 languages. For Shepherd students, faculty, and staff only. Ask for user name and password at the main floor Help Desk.

BBC Languages Free online language materials for a host of languages generally and more in depth for French, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, German, and Greek. Hasn't been updated since 2007, but content still useful.

Deutche Welle, Learn German

Russia Today, Learn Russian Free material to learn Russian from state broadcaster that is a mouthpiece for the Russian government. Users must register to use content.

World Languages Collection

The World Languages Collection contains books, DVDs, CDs, and other items. It is located on the 3rd Floor.

Items are arranged by languages taught at Shepherd: French, German, and Spanish. The movies are in the native language with English subtitles. Other languages are located in the General Collection. All materials are cataloged in WorldCat Discovery.

Dictionaries and Thesauri

WordReference.com Free access to many dictionaries such as French, Spanish, German, Russian, and Chinese, a "verb conjugator" and more.

Dictionnaire Electronique des Synonymes (DES) - French online thesaurus

Sinonimos: Diccionario de sinonimos en Español  - Spanish online thesaurus

Like a Spaniard...The Unofficial Guide to Spanish Language, Culture, and Living

Harper's Shorter Dictionnaire Anglais/Francais, Francais/Anglais - World Languages PC 2640 .H32 2006

Langenscheidt's Standard Dictionary of the English and German Languages - World Languages PF 3640 L2.6 1970

Harrap's Spanish and English Dictionary - World Languages PC 4640 .H37 2005