Research Guides: Arabic Language & Literature: Using Language Learning Tools

Dictionaries

Cambridge Dictionaries - Arabic
An online dictionary from Cambridge University Press that provides definitions and translations from one language to another. It also contains guides on English-language grammar.
WordReference - عربي - إنجليزي
The online language dictionary provides word-to-word translations in many languages, including Arabic. WordReference also has a Forum for new speakers to ask grammar-related questions to native speakers.
ARABTERM Technical Dictionary
Multilingual (English, French, German, and Arabic) specialized dictionaries that contain engineering and communication terms. A joint project of Germany's Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and the Arab League Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (ALECSO).

This section contains links to services that provide language learning courses in a digital environment.

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Mango Languages is an interactive online program containing foreign and English language courses. Mango offers a variety of interactive tools to deliver both practical conversational skills and cultural insight that assists learners to speak languages intuitively.
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Using the Mango Languages Mobile App

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Provides interactive, self-paced language learning for dozens of languages and ESL for non-English languages. This resource includes audio lessons, interactive textbooks, quizzes, intelligent flashcards, phrasebooks and pronunciation analysis. User manuals are available within the resource.
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DuoLingo
DuoLingo is a free smartphone application and website for language learning. It gamifies language learning, meaning that each lesson is taught as a game (points are earned learning language), and results are instantaneous. Users can compete against other users, as well as "chat" with the language bots.