http://bubl.ac.uk/link/l/languagelearning.htm Excellent site dealing with a variety of languages. Numerous links lead to on-line dictionaries and other language learning resources; includes links to exercises, Glasgow University Portuguese Page, iLoveLanguages and much more.

http://www.smu.edu/Dedman/Academics/Departments/WorldLanguages World Languages and Literature at Southern Methodist University. Offers Chinese, French, German, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Latin, Russian and Spanish. Clicking on any of these languages calls up menus related to art, business, culture, history, language learning, media, sports and travel.

http://www.masterrussian.com Excellent site offering a Russian bookstore, on-line dictionaries, language study from beginning to advanced, pronunciation, tests and quizzes as well as literature and music.

The following about.com sites provide homework help, exercises, games, cultural information, on-line literature and dictionaries and travel information:

http://www.chinese.about.com

http://www.french.about.com

http://www.german.about.com

http://www.japanese.about.com

http://www.spanish.about.com

Sites for Washington D.C.'s foreign embassies also provide many linguistic and cultural links. For an alphabetical listing of all the foreign embassies in Washington, go to http://www.embassy.org  Click on the country and the URL for its embassy will come up. Some embassy URLs:

http://www.china-embassy.org

http://www.info-france-usa.org

http://www.ambwashingtondc.esteri.it/ambasciata_washington

http://www.embjapan.org

http://www.russianembassy.org

http://www.spainemb.org