You prepare a live language sequence, and you spend more time looking for the right tool than preparing the course itself. A dictionary here, a translator there, a vocabulary application whose name you forgot. In the end, nothing is centralised, and each return starts from scratch.
This category brings together useful digital tools for teaching and learning languages. They include online dictionaries, text and document translators, vocabulary applications with flashcards, and sites to work on pronunciation or comprehension. Tools for you, but also for your students.
Each tool is tested with concrete use in mind, from middle school to high school, and sometimes beyond.
The look of the blog remains the same everywhere: practical and direct. We report what works, but also the limits, the processing of students' personal data and the real price, free included or not.
Tool presentations, comparisons and selections categorised by use. Multilingual dictionaries, online translation sites, solutions to translate PDF without breaking the layout, vocabulary and flashcard applications. In each case, the main points are: what it's for, how to use it in class, what it costs and what it's worth.
Here are some articles to get into the subject:
You know that moment. A student raises his hand and asks how one says “ephemeral” in English. You're translating. He notes in a corner of his notebook. Three days later, the word...
14 Oct, 2024
Imagine a world where your students can learn English by reading the latest news about their favourite football team, or Spanish by reading reviews of the latest fashionable series. No, no, no...
15 Mar, 2024
Looking for a free online PDF translation tool? Whether it is to translate a PDF into French, convert a scientific document or adapt a contract in another language, the tools...
23 Feb, 2024
Reading regularly, even 20 minutes a day, significantly increases the proficiency of a foreign language. It is still necessary not to be discouraged in the face of difficulty. I remember a time when I was trying to learn...
Youglish is a somewhat particular free search engine. It aims to help you pronounce the words of a foreign language better. How? Using the millions of videos...
Applications / French / Languages
1 Oct, 2023
How can we make learning words and phrases more fun and interactive? Txt Puzzle is a nice little utility that will allow you to create small interactive exercises for the class. He's...
10 Aug, 2022
Wordbook is a funny tool that allows you to create a personalised wordbook from YouTube. A small utility ideal to build a list of words in English when you...
Glosbe is one of the leading online dictionaries. It has a peculiarity, it presents itself as the largest online language dictionary in the world. It's hard to verify it accurately, but...
The Recaps / Applications / Languages
29 Nov, 2021
The web speaks all languages. It also allows you to translate them. The web offers many online translation sites that make it possible to overcome the language barrier. The barrier...
23 Jun, 2021
Lexios is a brilliant idea that will allow you to naturally enrich your vocabulary in a foreign language while you browse the web. Vocabulary is an important step in the learning process...
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