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Learning Express Library

Online practice tests for the TOEFL exam and a History and Civics Review for the U.S. Citizenship exam.

Remote link to Lands and Peoples
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Tell Me More

Build vocabulary, speaking, listening, reading and writing skills in English, Spanish, French, Italian, German and Dutch. Includes 2,000 lesson hours per language. Use with Internet Explorer.

Remote link to Student Resource Center
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Multicultural Reference Collection

   Virtual Reference Library
Gale

Over 330 encyclopedias and specialized reference sources. Includes Countries and Their Cultures and other reference works related to multicultural studies. Remote link to Vietnam War Reference Library
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Free Web sites

ESL (English as a Second Language)

America’s Literacy Directory – Enter your zip code and find ESL classes.

ESL classes at Oakton Community College - A listing of ESL classes schedules and locations.

TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) - Provides registration, test locations and information about the TOEFL exam.

UsingEnglish.com - ESL tools and resources.

Language Instruction

Spanish Grammar Exercises - Fun exercises and activities for learning Spanish grammar and conversation.

Wordreference.com (Spanish, Italian and French) - Dictionaries for Spanish, Italian and French plus language forums that answer questions about language usage.

World Cultures

BBC News in 33 Languages - BBC news and audio in 33 languages.

Discover India in Chicago (LOCALFILES) - Indian events and businesses in the Chicago metropolitan area.

Indian cuisine & culture - Clothing, dance, festivals and other forms of Indian culture in America.

WESSLinks (European Studies – regional and historical resources including
newspapers) - European historical resources, newspapers, literary texts and library catalogs.

 
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