http://freelanguage.org/taxonomy/term/21/0 en http://freelanguage.org/firefox/addons-mozilla-org-mozilla-firefox-addons-extensions-for-language-support-translation-dictionaries-and-more <!-- google_ad_section_start --><p><a href="https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/browse/type:1/cat:37?show=100&amp;sort=updated&amp;exp=on"><img src="http://freelanguage.org/files/firefox-addons-language-support.png" align="right" alt="Firefox Language Support Addons or Extensions"></img></a></p> <h2>Summary</h2> <p>The <a href="http://www.mozilla.com/">Firefox web browser from Mozilla</a> is not only a great open source web browser. It's also a fabulous tool for language learners! It would take a long time to list and go through all of the cool things you can do with the addons (extensions of Firefox's core functionality) in <a href="https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/browse/type:3">the language section</a> of <a href="https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/">Firefox Addons</a>. Several articles have already been published a few of articles on the topic (see related articles below), one of which contains a link to <a href="https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/search?q=translation">Firefox addons for translation</a>.</p> <p><strong>However, another, cooler, resource has just popped up on the radar</strong> and anyone dealing with learning languages online, translation, researching and/or reading content in foreign languages on the Web is encouraged to check out <a href="https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/browse/type:1/cat:37?show=100&amp;sort=updated&amp;exp=on">this amazing repository for Firefox addons for Language support</a>. The link has been pre-defined for showing the addons that have been updated most recently, both experimental and stable. Here are a few more pre-defined links that will sort the addons by <a href="https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/browse/type:1/cat:37?show=100&amp;sort=popular&amp;exp=on">number of downloads</a>, <a href="https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/browse/type:1/cat:37?show=100&amp;sort=rated&amp;exp=on">rating</a> and <a href="https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/browse/type:1/cat:37?show=100&amp;sort=name&amp;exp=on">name</a>.</p> <p>There is a lot of them, but it's definitely worth the time to sift through and find the ones that work for you.</p> <p>Cheers to <a href="http://www.codepublic.org/">CodePublic.org</a> for the link! Below is an example of an addon listing for a Chinese pop-up translator.</p> <div align="center"><a href="https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/3349"><img src="http://freelanguage.org/files/chinese-peraperakun-popup-translator.png" alt="Perapera Kun Chinese Pop-Up Translator"></img></a></div> <h2>From Website</h2> <blockquote><p>Add-ons extend Firefox, letting you personalize your browsing experience. Take a look around and make Firefox your own.</p></blockquote> <h2>Related Articles</h2> <p><a href="http://freelanguage.org/translation/quick-translation-firefox-extension-to-translate-words-in-17-languages">Quick Translation Firefox Extension to Translate Single Words in 17+ Languages</a><br /> <a href="http://freelanguage.org/blog/freestyle-language/jan/2008/foreign-language-translation-extensions-tools-plugins-add-ons-for-the-firefox-web-browser">Foreign Language Translation Extensions, Tools, Plugins, Add-Ons for the Firefox Web Browser</a><br /> <a href="http://freelanguage.org/tools/foxlingo-free-firefox-browser-extension-software-for-translating-web-pages">FoxLingo Free Firefox Browser Extension Software for Translating Web Pages</a></p> <!-- google_ad_section_end --><br><div class="adsense-injector-list-ad"> <div class="adsense"> <script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "ca-pub-9416715138130358"; google_ad_type = "text"; google_ad_channel = ""; google_ad_width = 200; 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Of course, some are better than others, but this site lists lots of them with brief descriptions that are helpful.</p> <h2>From Website</h2> <blockquote><p>FreeLanguage.com.ua is a directory dedicated to language learning online. Browse free online language courses, language lessons, phonetic resources, language tutorials, language study centers, online dictionaries etc. </p></blockquote> <p><a href="http://www.freelanguage.com.ua/dir/mdr/Online-free-translators/">Visit the FreeLanguage.com.ua Online Translators Directory</a></p> <!-- google_ad_section_end --><br><div class="adsense-injector-list-ad"> <div class="adsense"> <script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "ca-pub-9416715138130358"; google_ad_type = "text"; google_ad_channel = ""; google_ad_width = 200; google_ad_height = 200; google_ad_format = "200x200_as"; google_color_border = "FAFCFF"; google_color_bg = "FAFCFF"; google_color_link = "0E63EF"; google_color_url = "EEEEEE"; google_color_text = "2A2A2A"; //--></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script> </div> </div><p><a href="http://freelanguage.org/translate/freelanguage-com-ua-list-of-free-online-translators-translation-websites-for-multiple-languages">read more</a></p> <p><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/freelanguage_learn-german?a=GimfR9"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/freelanguage_learn-german?i=GimfR9" border="0"></img></a></p> http://freelanguage.org/translate/freelanguage-com-ua-list-of-free-online-translators-translation-websites-for-multiple-languages#comment learn indonesian learn afrikaans learn arabic learn bahasa indonesia learn czech learn dutch learn english learn french learn german learn greek learn hungarian learn italian learn japanese learn korean learn latin learn mandarin chinese learn persian learn polish learn portuguese learn russian learn spanish learn swedish learn tagalog filipino learn thai learn turkish learn ukrainian learn vietnamese free online afrikaans translation services free online arabic translation services free online czech translation services free online dutch translation services free online english translation services free online french translation services free online german translation services free online indonesian translation services free online italian translation services free online japanese translation services free online korean translation services free online mandarin chinese translation services free online persian translation services free online portuguese translation services free online russian translation services free online spanish translation services learn french free learn swedish free learn german free learn italian free learn mandarin chinese free learn portuguese free deutsch lernen imparare italiano learn russian free learn spanish free xuexi hanyu apprendre français aprender español aprender português learn afrikaans free learn arabic free learn bahasa indonesia free learn czech free learn dutch free learn english free learn farsi free learn greek free learn hungarian free learn indonesian free learn japanese free learn korean free learn latin free learn persian free learn polish free learn tagalog filipino free learn thai free learn turkish free learn ukrainian free learn vietnamese free learn farsi foreign language translation free online language translators afrikaans arabic bahasa indonesia czech english farsi french german hungarian indonesian italian japanese korean mandarin chinese persian portuguese russian spanish swedish thai turkish ukrainian vietnamese welsh Sat, 26 Apr 2008 19:27:26 -0500 chapman 39433 at http://freelanguage.org http://freelanguage.org/learn-german/bbc-languages-german <!-- google_ad_section_start --><p><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/german/" title="BBC Language German"><img src="http://freelanguage.org/files/bbc-languages-german_logo.png" align="right" alt="BBC Language German Logo"></img></a></p> <h2>Summary</h2> <p><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/german/" title="BBC Language German">BBC Languages German</a> provides solid learning resources for beginning and intermediate German learners. There is a self-contained beginner's course, a 12-week newsletter course and multiple video resources, a TV series and a book!</p> <p>The BBC has done an amazing job of providing free learning resources for many of the world's languages, including <a href="http://freelanguage.org/learn-mandarin-chinese/bbc-languages-mandarin-chinese">Chinese</a>, <a href="http://freelanguage.org/learn-french/bbc-languages-french">French</a>, <a href="http://freelanguage.org/learn-italian/bbc-languages-italian">Italian</a>, <a href="http://freelanguage.org/learn-portuguese/bbc-languages-portuguese">Portuguese</a>, <a href="http://freelanguage.org/learn-french/bbc-languages-spanish">Spanish</a> and others.</p> <p>This is a great site for total beginners to start learning practical German that will serve while traveling in Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Liechtenstein.</p> <h2>From Website</h2> <blockquote><p>Quick Fix: Printable holiday phrases with audio and mp3 download</p> <p><strong>For Beginners</strong></p> <p>German Steps: A self-contained online course</p> <p>German in 12 Weeks: Sign up for weekly emails with tips and encouragement</p> <p>Talk German: A video-based online resource with activities plus TV series and book</p> <p><strong>Intermediate</strong></p> <p>Cool German: An audio guide to German slang with mp3 downloads</p> <p>German for Work: Information and practice for those using German at work</p> <p><strong>Other resources</strong></p> <p>Deutsch Plus: A longer TV course with book and website</p> <p>German across Europe: A historical and geographical profile of the language</p> <p>Germany Inside Out: Website complementing TV travel documentary</p></blockquote> <p><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/german" title="BBC Language German">Visit BBC Languages German.</a></p> <!-- google_ad_section_end --><br><div class="adsense-injector-list-ad"> <div class="adsense"> <script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "ca-pub-9416715138130358"; google_ad_type = "text"; google_ad_channel = ""; google_ad_width = 200; google_ad_height = 200; google_ad_format = "200x200_as"; google_color_border = "FAFCFF"; google_color_bg = "FAFCFF"; google_color_link = "0E63EF"; google_color_url = "EEEEEE"; google_color_text = "2A2A2A"; //--></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script> </div> </div><p><a href="http://freelanguage.org/learn-german/bbc-languages-german">read more</a></p> <p><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/freelanguage_learn-german?a=HHIGyQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/freelanguage_learn-german?i=HHIGyQ" border="0"></img></a></p> http://freelanguage.org/learn-german/bbc-languages-german#comment learn german teach german adults advanced beginner age group audio audio-visual method budget college corporate interaction courses cultural aspects of the german-speaking world culture digital tools and media do-it-yourself german courses expatriates learning german free german lessons online free online german courses german course for travel german educational websites german grammar german learning materials german lessons german lessons for travelers german online language-learning resources german regional dialects german textbook courses german vocabulary enhancement goals improve german grammar skills improve german listening skills improve german pronunciation skills improve german reading skills improve german vocabulary skills improve german writing skills individuals studying german intermediate job enhancement learn basic german phrases learn german e-books learn german easily courses learn german for travel courses learn german links learn german mp3s learn german videocasts learn survival german learning environment learning methods level linguistic references no money read better german self-taught method skill enhancement small groups studying german speak better german study german books teens total beginner travel travel easier understand more german university videos web resources websites write better german learn german free deutsch lernen bbc austrian german german swiss german Fri, 11 Apr 2008 15:11:46 -0500 chapman 37381 at http://freelanguage.org http://freelanguage.org/learn-german/deutsche-welle-miro-player-for-instant-access-to-dws-audio-and-video-content-in-german-english-and-more <!-- google_ad_section_start --><p><a href="http://www.getmiro.com/co-branding/partners.php" title="Deutsche Welle Miro Player"><img src="http://freelanguage.org/files/download-deutsche-welle-miro-player.png" align="right" alt="Deutsche Welle Miro Player"></img></a></p> <h2>Summary</h2> <p>German language learners and lovers delight! <a href="http://www.dw-world.de">Deutsche Welle</a> (German Public Radio) and <a href="http://getmiro.com">Miro</a> have <a href="http://www.getmiro.com/co-branding/">teamed up</a> to create a fabulous and free video player that smoothly and effortlessly brings together loads of Deutsche Welle's German (and English and more) video and audio content into one easy to use player that can run on Linux, Mac and Windows.</p> <p>The result for the end user is quick and eye-candyful access to loads of quality news and cultural content in German regarding Germany and the rest of the world. Just download (from <a href="http://www.getmiro.com/co-branding/partners.php" title="Deutsche Welle Miro Player">Miro</a> or <a href="http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,2144,3115218,00.html">Deutsche Welle</a>) and start watching and listening to DW's news, <a href="http://www.dw-world.de/dw/0,2142,9540,00.html">podcasts</a>, video podcasts, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/deutschewelle">YouTube channel</a> and more - all in one place.</p> <p>If you are interested in using Miro for more than just Deutsche Welle (it plays almost any audio or video format you can find out there, including saving and viewing of YouTube videos), you might consider <a href="http://getmiro.com/download">downloading Miro</a> and then subscribing to the Deutshe Welle channels (view these in <a href="http://www.dw-world.de/dw/0,2142,9541,00.html">English</a> or <a href="http://www.dw-world.de/dw/0,2142,9773,00.html">German</a>) that interest you as well as all the other RSS feeds (audio, video, text, HD, even <a href="http://www.bittorrent.com">BitTorrent</a>!) that you're into. You can also subscribe to all DW channels with one click <a href="http://www.getmiro.com/co-branding/partners.php">at this page</a>.</p> <p>Miro is 100% "<a href="http://fsf.org">free</a> and open-source, because open media matters". Check out the <a href="https://miroguide.com/">Miro Guide</a> for loads of InternetTV channels.</p> <p>Bravo Miro and Deutsche Welle! :) And an extra-special thanks to the <a href="http://participatoryculture.org">Participatory Culture Foundation</a>.</p> <div align="center"><img src="http://freelanguage.org/files/deutsche-welle-player_screenshot.png" alt="Deutsche Welle Miro Player Screenshot"></img></div> <h2>From Deutsche Welle Website</h2> <p><a href="http://www.dw-world.de" title="Deutsche Welle Website"><img src="http://freelanguage.org/files/dw-logo.png" align="right" alt="Deutsche Welle Logo"></img></a></p> <blockquote><p>Podcasts auf einen Blick: Mit dem Miro - Deutsche Welle Player haben Sie ausgewählte DW-Audio- und Video-Podcasts übersichtlich in einem Player.</p> <p>Auswählen und abspielen: Stellen Sie sich Ihre Favoriten zusammen und erhalten sie die neuesten Inhalte direkt auf Ihren Desktop. Der Miro - Deutsche Welle Player unterstützt zudem alle gängigen Video- und Audioformate. Der Player bietet eine Vielzahl von weiteren Kanälen zum Abonnement an und mit der integrierten YouTube-Suche sowie einer Auswahl an HD-Inhalten sind tausende Videoinhalte nur einen Klick entfernt.</p></blockquote> <p><a href="http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,2144,3115218,00.html">Download the Deutsche Welle Miro Player</a> or <a href="http://www.dw-world.de">visit DW's website</a>.</p> <div align="center"><img src="http://freelanguage.org/files/dw-world-miro-player-screenshot.png" alt="DW-World Miro Player Screenshot"></img></div> <h2>From Miro Website</h2> <p><a href="http://getmiro.com" title="Miro Player Website"><img src="http://freelanguage.org/files/miro-player_logo.png" align="right" alt="Miro Player Logo"></img></a><br /> <blockquote> <p><strong>Video RSS</strong></p> <p>Video RSS feeds are at the core of our vision for internet TV. They provide a simple system that any publisher can use to distribute their content. Viewers can bring feeds from anywhere together into one place. Miro is compatible with more feeds than any other video app.</p> <p><strong>Auto-Download</strong></p> <p>Set any channel to download new videos as soon as they are published. You can also tell channels to stop downloading new stuff if unwatched videos are piling up.</p> <p><strong>1-Click Subscribe Buttons</strong></p> <p>If someone comes to your website to see a video, take the chance to turn them into a subscriber. 1-click subscribe buttons let users go from web to Miro with a single click.</p> <p><strong>Watch the Bubbles</strong></p> <p>Numbers in a blue bubble next to a channel name indicate that new videos have been published since you last viewed that channel. Green bubbles mean that there are new videos downloaded that you haven't watched yet. Move your cursor over a green bubble and it becomes a play button.</p> <p><strong>Rename Channels</strong></p> <p>Right-click on any channel to rename it.</p></blockquote> <p><a href="http://getmiro.com/download">Download the regular Miro Player</a>, <a href="<a href="http://getmiro.com/screencast">watch a screencast about it</a> or <a href="http://getmiro.com/features">view more of it's features</a>.</p> <h2>Making InternetTV</h2> <p><a href="http://makeinternettv.org" title="MakeInternetTV Website"><img src="http://freelanguage.org/files/make-internet-tv_logo.png" align="right" alt="Make Internet TV Logo"></img></a></p> <p>The <a href="http://participatoryculture.org">Participatory Culture Foundation</a> has also created an excellent resource for folks out there interested in <a href="http://makeinternettv.org/">making InternetTV</a>. They are 100% real deal.</p> <h2>Deutsche Welle on Free Language</h2> <p>Free Language has much love for Deutsche Welle!</p> <p><a href="http://freelanguage.org/learn-german/deutsche-welle-slowly-spoken-news-in-german-podcast">Deutsche Welle Slowly Spoken News in German Podcast</a><br /> <a href="http://freelanguage.org/learn-german/deutsche-welle-sprachbar-podcast">Deutsche Welle Sprachbar Podcast</a><br /> <a href="http://freelanguage.org/learn-german/deutsche-welle-top-thema-mit-vokabeln-podcast">Deutsche Welle Top-Thema Mit Vokabeln Podcast</a><br /> <a href="http://freelanguage.org/learn-german/deutsche-welle-alltagsdeutsch-podcast">Deutsche Welle Alltagsdeutsch Podcast</a><br /> <a href="http://freelanguage.org/learn-german/deutsche-welle-stichwort-podcast">Deutsche Welle Stichwort Podcast</a><br /> <a href="http://freelanguage.org/learn-german/deutsche-welle-news-in-german">Deutsche Welle News in German</a><br /> <a href="http://freelanguage.org/learn-mandarin-chinese/deutsche-welle-news-in-chinese">Deutsche Welle News in Chinese</a></p> <!-- google_ad_section_end --><br><div class="adsense-injector-list-ad"> <div class="adsense"> <script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "ca-pub-9416715138130358"; google_ad_type = "text"; google_ad_channel = ""; google_ad_width = 200; google_ad_height = 200; google_ad_format = "200x200_as"; google_color_border = "FAFCFF"; google_color_bg = "FAFCFF"; google_color_link = "0E63EF"; google_color_url = "EEEEEE"; google_color_text = "2A2A2A"; //--></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script> </div> </div> <p><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/freelanguage_learn-german?a=y6cJgH"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/freelanguage_learn-german?i=y6cJgH" border="0"></img></a></p> http://freelanguage.org/learn-german/deutsche-welle-miro-player-for-instant-access-to-dws-audio-and-video-content-in-german-english-and-more#comment learn german teach german adults advanced advanced beginner age group audio audio-visual method budget college corporate interaction cultural aspects of the german-speaking world culture digital tools and media expatriates learning german free german lessons online functionally fluent german educational software for linux german educational software for mac os x german educational software for windows german educational websites german internet radio stations german internet tv channels german learning materials german lessons german online language-learning resources german vocabulary enhancement goals improve german listening skills improve german pronunciation skills improve german reading skills improve german vocabulary skills individuals studying german intermediate job enhancement large groups studying german learn german audiocasts learn german free software applications learn german itunes audio learn german itunes videos learn german links learn german mp3s learn german podcasts learn german rss feeds learn german software learn german video podcasts learn german videocasts learn german youtube videos learning environment learning methods level news websites in german no money podcasts in german self-taught method skill enhancement small groups studying german software speak better german teens travel easier understand more german university videos web resources web tools websites learn german free deutsch lernen deutsche welle internet television internet tv stations youtube german Fri, 04 Apr 2008 10:49:19 -0500 chapman 36039 at http://freelanguage.org http://freelanguage.org/learn-german/fsi-language-courses-com-us-foreign-service-institute-german-free-audio-lessons-downloads <!-- google_ad_section_start --><p><a href="http://www.fsi-language-courses.com/German.aspx"><img src="http://freelanguage.org/files/fsi-language-courses_logo.png" align="right" alt="FSI German Language Courses Logo"></a></p> <h2>Summary</h2> <p>FSI is an acronym for the Foreign Service Institute, "the (US) Federal Government's primary training institution for officers and support personnel of the U.S. foreign affairs community".</p> <p>Over the years, the FSI has researched, designed and taught language courses to Foreign Service staff and diplomats. These courses are now available and licensed to the Public Domain.</p> <p><a href="http://www.fsi-language-courses.com">FSI-Language-Courses.com</a> (and <a href="http://www.fsi-language-courses.net">.net</a>) is a sweet and simple website that provides users with the ability to view and download the Foreign Service Institute's courses for 31+ languages. The content is provided by individuals donating time and resources in an overall effort to provide quality languages-learning materials for free worldwide.</p> <p>Sounds good to me. :)</p> <p>In <a href="http://www.fsi-language-courses.com/German.aspx">the German section of the site</a>, there are currently two volumes of a basic course in German. This course gives total beginners a solid and useful introduction to practical situations that you actually encounter in your average day while traveling, studying or working in Germany, Austria, Liechtenstien, Switzerland, et al.</p> <h2>From Website</h2> <blockquote><p>Welcome to fsi-language-courses.com, the home for language courses developed by the Foreign Service Institute. These courses were developed by the United States government and are in the public domain.</p> <p>This site is dedicated to making these language courses freely available in an electronic format. This site is not affiliated in any way with any government entity; it is an independent, non-profit effort to foster the learning of worldwide languages. 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