Research Guides: Japanese Language and Culture: Using Language Learning Tools

Dictionaries

Cambridge Dictionaries - Japanese
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 - 和英辞書
The online language dictionary provides word-to-word translations in many languages, including Japanese. WordReference also has a Forum for new speakers to ask grammar-related questions to native speakers.
Jisho
An open-source Japanese-English dictionary that allows users to translate words or texts from Japanese, English, or Romaji (the romanization of written Japanese). Users can also draw Kanji characters to match certain words or phrases.

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

Mango Languages
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.

Personalize Your Language Learning with Mango Languages

Using the Mango Languages Mobile App

Film-Based Language Learning with Mango Premiere

Pronunciator
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.

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.