Italian Language Resources
DICTIONARIES
GLOSSARIES
TRANSLATORS
GRAMMARS
OTHER
RESOURCES
FOR STUDENTS
RESOURCES
FOR INSTRUCTORS
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Harvard
University Lamont Library's: "Great Links on the Web: Languages
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Dizionario
italiano Garzanti
General Italian language dictionary.
Dizionario italiano inverso (Giuliano Merz)
Etimo.it
A website dedicated to Italian etymology (in Italian).
Harper-Collins
Italian-English Dictionary
Italian/English
and English/Italian.
OVI:
Opera del Vocabolario Italiano
A historical dictionary of the Italian language.
Oxford Paravia
Italian-English/English-Italian dictionary.
Piazzadante
A
site created by UTET publishing house with online dictionaries
and encyclopedia.
Sapere.it
A
series of online dictionaries, encyclopedia and atlas provided
by De Agostini.
Vocabolario.com
An online and downloadable dictionary with miscellaneous
resources.
Vocabolario
della crusca
Vocabolario
della crusca online edition.
Virgilio
Parole
Correttore
ortografico, Coniuga i verbi, Sinonimi e contrari, Plurali e femminili,
Citazioni e aforismi, Rime poetiche, · Abbreviazioni e
sigle, Parole straniere di tutti i giorni.
For multi-language dictionaries, click here.
Argos
Project
A
glossary of art and restoration.
Certosa
di Pavia: Glossary of Architecture
A glossary of architectural terms.
Dizionario di bibliofilia, bibliografia e arti grafiche
Dictionary of theatrical terms and actors from the 20th century
Dictionary of historical terms
Glossarist.com
An online resource and search engine for glossaries
and specialized dictionaries (including Italian).
Glossary
of Banking Terms
A
glossary of banking terms.
Glossary
of biotechnology
A glossary of biotechnology.
Glossary
of management terms
A glossary of management terms.
Glossary
of medical terms
An
online English/Italian translator of medical terms.
Glossary
of nautical terms
A glossary of nautical terms.
Heymans
Institute of Pharmacology Glossary of medical terms
A glossary of medical terms.
Letteratour
An Italian online dictionary of literary and artistic
movements.
Reflex
online
A glossary of photography terms.
Watson's
Wine Glossary
A glossary of enological terms.
Altavista
Babelfish Translator
A translation tool from SYSTRAN.
Dictionary.com
translator
A translation tool from SYSTRAN.
Foreign
Word.com
A series of miscellaneous sources dedicated to
online translators and dictionaries.
Lexicool
Comprehensive
directory of bilingual and multilingual directories on the Internet.
Fully searchable database, with over a thousand titles references.
SYSTRANET
The "megasource" for online translating.
WordReference.com
Highlight
a word on a webpage and have it tranlslated into English, Spanish,
German, Italian, and French. Also an online dictionary for those
languages. Auto-translation only for Windows users.
Grammars
Verbix
On-line conjugator.
Learn Italian Online: Italian Grammar
Learn Italian
Simple site with basic information about the Italian language.
Goethe-Tests
100
free online vocabulary tests to/from 10 different languages, including
Italian.
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Adesso!
This website contains internet activities which
accompany the textbook Adesso!.
BBC
- Italian
A BBC website dedicated to the Italian language
and culture.
Cartoline
Send an electronic postcard to a friend (in Italian!).
Ciao!
This website contains internet activities which
accompany the textbook Ciao!
Corsi
multimediali
A website with various types of multimedial activities
and exercises provided by the University of Toronto.
Corso
d'italiano
An online Italian course with activities, exericises
and online games in the Italian language.
Cours
d'italien
A French website that provides an online course
in Italian language.
Corso
di lingua (Italica)
An online Italian course provided by RAI.
Cyber
Italian
An online multi-medial course in Italian.
Da
Capo!
This website contains internet activities withich
accompany the textbook Da Capo!
De
proverbio
An online dictionary of Italian proverbs
Dentro
l'italiano
An online course for beginners provided by RAI.
Due
parole.it
An Italian online monthly newspaper written in
simple Italian. An excellent resource for L2 students and instructors.
E.L.
Easton
A website of resources that covers various aspects
of the Italian language.
General
Language Resources
A site of general language resources for the student.
Giornale
Radio
An multimedial website provided by RAI with articles
and links for radio and streaming on a variety of topics.
ICoN
An Italian website dedicated to Italian culture
with various types of resources.
Il
Mondo Erre
An Italian website dedicated to teenagers with
various types of articles and activities.
ILUSS
Designed for individual studies, as a preparatory
course, to integrate existing courses, for maintaining acquired
language skills in Italian.
Io
parlo italiano
An Italian website provided by RAI dedicated to
the learning of Italian by foreign nationals.
Italian
for you
An interactive online Italian language course.
Italian
Hand Signals
A website with video streaming of several Italian
gestures and their written equivalent.
Italian
irregular verbs
An interactive website dedicated to the irregular
verbs of the Italian language.
Italian
Tongue twisters
A website dedicated to tongue twisters in various
languages with English translation.
Italian
verbs
A Macintosh application that helps you learn and
refresh your knowledge about conjugation rules of Italian verbs.
Italianissimo
Italian from Italianissmo is a series of multimedia
activities for beginners. It's based on clips from the 20-part
TV series, Italianissimo (TV transcripts are available) and is
the latest addition to the BBC's Italian multimedia resources.
Italica
A website provided by RAI dedicated to Italian
language and culture.
Italien:
Grammaire
A French site that provides a list of links dedicated
to Italian Grammar.
Italien:
Phonétique
A French site that provides a list of links dedicated
to Italian pronunciation.
Italien:
Quiz
A French site that provides a list of links dedicated
to various test of Italian language.
Italien:
Vocabulaire
A French site that provides a list of links dedicated
to Italian vocabulary.
L'alfabeto
telefonico
The alphabet that Italians use on the phone to
spell out names.
Leisure
Italian
A BBC link that contains several online lessons
for beginners.
Menù
al bar
A comprehensive menù that can be used to
present and learn vocabulary and drill articles.
Oggi
e domani
An online Italian course with various resources.
Orbis
latinus
The purpose of this site is to build up an integral,
on-line accessible, and simply browseable, grammar of the Romance
languages, which will give the users the possibility to make easy
references and comparisons.
Parliamo
italiano!
The website that accompanies the textbook Parliamo
italiano!
Views
of Italy
A site that contains live webcams of several locations
in Italy.
Scioglilingua
A website with a list of Italian tongue-twisters.
Verbix
An independent non-profit organization that aims
to promote and protect linguistic diversity [UNESCO Observatory:
Multilingualism]. This site contains verb conjugations for hundreds
of languages, ranging from national and international languages
to regional and even extinct languages.
Web
Gallery of Art
Contains over 10,100 digital reproductions of European
paintings and sculptures created between the years 1150 and 1800.
A considerable number of the pictures are commented and biographies
of the significant artists are given.
World
Atlas
A website dedicated to geography resources with
various maps ofItaly.
4
Classici online
An online presentation by Cristina Mazzoni of 4
short story classics.
AAA
An online magazine dedicated to language, culture
and the Italian tradition.
AATI
The American Association of Teachers of Italian.
AICEW
An Italian association dedicated to educational
cooperation on the web.ALIAS
An Italian organization dedicated to the teaching
of Italian as a second language. The site also contains a link
for didactic resources.
Altrascuola.it
An Italian website dedicated to information on
the use of new web technologies for students and instructors.
Beppe Sevegnini.com
The Official Website of Beppe Severgnini (with an archive of all his articles).
BDP
Biblioteca di documentazione pedagogica - Italian
website dedicated to pedagogy.
Call@Hull
A collection of online Communications and Information
Technology(C&IT) resources for teachers and learners of languages.
CASLT
The Canadian Association of Second Language Teachers.
Centro
Studi Italiani
A San Francisco-based language center specializing
in Italian language instruction as well as the development and
distribution of Italian teaching aids, including audiocassettes
and books. Our ublications are especially designed to meet the
needs of the native English speaker.
Collaborazione Connecticut-Italia
I dialetti e le minoranza etnico-linguistiche italiane.
Comunico
bene
An Italian website dedicated to the art of communication.
Corso
di dizione
An online course of Italan diction with various
exercises.
Dienneti
Didattica e nuove tecnologie.
Dilettando.com
A website dedicated to Italian dialects.
Edscuola
An Italian website dedicated to intercultural education
and didactic resources for the teaching of Italian as a second
language.
Edilingua
An Italian website dedicated to the teaching of
Italian as a second language.
Educazione
interculturale
An Italian website provided by RAI dedicated to
intercultural education.
European
Centre for Modern Languages
A European Union forum for specialists in language
teaching methodology as well as language experts in order to discuss
what will have to be done and which challenges will be taken up
concerning the specific area of language policy at a time when
the European integration process enters into a crucial stage.
Filastrocche.it
An Italian website dedicated to nursery rhymes,
proverbs and tongue twisters in many languages.
FL
Teach
Foreign Language Teaching Forum.
Grammatica
- Mazzoni
A website with various grammar exercises by Cristina
Mazzoni.
Guida
alla maturità
An Italian website dedicated to resources for taking
the Italian "maturità" exam.
IARD
An Italian research institute that contains links
dedicated to pedagogy.
ILUSS
ILUSS is a non-profit association which promotes
the Italian anguage and culture abroad.
In.It
A free online magazine dedicated to the teaching
of Italian as a second language.
Insegnare
l'italiano
A website dedicated to the teaching of Italian
as a second language with various resources in several categories.
Italianlang.org
A website dedicated to the promotion of the Italian
language and the study of Italian as a second language.
Lesson
Plans and Resources
Lesson Plans and Resources for ESL, Bilingual and
Foreign Language Teachers.
Lessonplanspage.com
A website dedicated to lesson plans.
Mailing
list
A site that contains some Italian mailing lists.
Manuscritto.it
An Italian website dedicated to writing.
MATDID
Materiali didattici per l'insegnamento dell'italiano
per stranieri.
Me
too - Anch'io
Il progetto ha l'obiettivo di promuovere la diffusione
del plurilinguismo - sia della seconda lingua, sia delle varie
lingue materne - fra gli allievi figli di lavoratori migranti,
nelle scuole di ogni ordine e grado.
MLA
Language Map
Intended for use by students, teachers, and anyone
interested in learning about the linguistic and cultural composition
of the United States. The MLA Language Map uses data from the
2000 United States census to display the locations and numbers
of speakers of thirty languages and three groups of less commonly
spoken languages in the United States.
NFLC
The website of the National Foreign Language Center
at the University of Maryland.
NNELL
An organization for educators involved in teaching
foreign languages to children. The mission of the organization
is to promote opportunities for all children to develop a high
level of competence in at least one language in addition to their
own.
NCLRC
The National Capital Language Resource Center (NCLRC)
is one of nine federally-funded language resource centers. The
mission of the NCLRC is to serve as a resource to improve the
teaching and learning foreign languages. It fulfills this function
by providing material resources and professional services that
derive from current activities and past projects.
Portale
Scuola - Letteratura italiana
An Italian website dedicated to various interests
of study for the Italian high school student.
RAI
Educational
The official website of Rai Educational with many
useful and interesting links to educational sites created by RAI.
Some
short cuts
Several online Italian lessons for various levels.
Stroccafillo
An Italian website dedicated to simple poems, nursery
rhymes and tongue twisters.
Last updated on March 18, 2008