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Language Learning Resources On-line

Language Learning Resources in Belk Library

Language Self-Instruction Resources

Selected self-instruction resources available in Belk Library and Information Commons:

Arabic
Ahlan wa-sahlan : functional modern standard Arabic for beginners 
Ahlan wa Sahlan : functional modern standard Arabic for intermediate learners
Modern Iraqi Arabic : a textbook
Rough Guide Phrasebook. Egyptian Arabic 

Chinese
Chinese for Dummies    
Chinese Mandarin   
Chinese Phrases for Dummies
Chinese Primer
Easy way to learn Chinese characters
Interactive Chinese: Mandarin
Tell it like it is! : natural Chinese for advanced learners
Rough Guide Phrasebook. Mandarin Chinese 
Working Mandarin for beginners  

Croation
Rough Guide Phrasebook. Croatian

Czech
Rough Guide Phrasebook. Czech 

Dutch
Rough Guide Phrasebook. Dutch

English
Berlitz English Premier
Cracking the TOEFL iBT
English Grammar for Dummies
Official Guide to the TOEFL iBT
Speak American

French
400 Must-Have Words for the TOEFL
Berlitz French Premier 
Rough Guide Phrasebook. French

German
Berlitz German Premier 
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Learning German
Conversational German
Rough Guide Phrasebook. German

Greek
Rough Guide Phrasebook. Greek 

Hebrew
Hebrew for Dummies

Hindi
Hindi
Hindi-English/English-Hindi Dictionary and Phrasebook 

Italian
Italian Travel Pack  
Complete Idiot's Guide to Learning Italian
Pimsleur Italian I
Rough Guide Phrasebook. Italian 

Japanese
Conversational Japanese
Japanese for Dummies
Rosetta Stone. Japanese. Level 1.

Polish
Rough Guide Phrasebook. Polish 

Portuguese
Basic Brazilian Portuguese 
Rough Guide Phrasebook. Portuguese 
Teach Yourself Portuguese  

Russian
Rough Guide Phrasebook. Russian 
Russian for Dummies
Russian, Teach Yourself

Spanish
Berlitz New Basic Spanish 
Destinos: an introduction to Spanish (DVD set)
Rough Guide Phrasebook. Latin American Spanish
Rough Guide Phrasebook. Mexican Spanish 
Rough Guide Phrasebook. Spanish 
Spanish for Dummies
Spanish for Dummies: Audio Set


Swahili
Rough Guide Phrasebook. Swahili 
Simplified Swahili 
Teach Yourself Swahili  

Thai
Rough Guide Phrasebook. Thai 

Turkish
Rough Guide Phrasebook. Turkish 

Urdu
Let's Study Urdu!

Vietnamese
Rough Guide Phrasebook. Vietnamese
Basic Vietnamese

Zulu

Teach Yourself Zulu
Zulu Phrasebook

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