Modern Languages - Special Topics - Global Studies and Modern Languages

How to Learn a Foreign Language

Mango Languages
An online language-learning system for a variety of languages.
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Duolingo
Learn Spanish, English, French, German, Portuguese, or Italian
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Foreign Language News Articles

Students in foreign language courses frequently are assigned research topics for which they must find and analyze news articles written in their language of study. Most well known topics are covered on the non-English versions of Wikipedia. But for current events, the foreign language press Drexel licenses through the following news databases can be helpful.

Factiva This link opens in a new window
Provides access to sources of local, regional, national, and international news, general insight, selected financial information and profiles for publicly traded U.S. and international companies, industry reports, quotes for financial instruments, and stock market data. News content types include: newspapers, magazines, media transcripts, wire services, transcripts, images, blogs, and websites.
SciELO This link opens in a new window
SciELO, Scientific Electronic Library Online, is a model for cooperative electronic publishing of scientific journals on the Internet. Especially conceived to meet the scientific communication needs of developing countries -- particularly Latin America and the Caribbean countries.
MEDLINE Plus Health Information This link opens in a new window
Look for the option to change the interface and the content to "Espanol"