A complete, undergraduate level online class on the philosophy of language available from MIT. The course description states, "this course explores the nature of meaning and truth, and their bearing on the use of language in communication."

This 2008 brief discusses how RTI can be adapted for English Language Learners (ELL). It provides an initial framework in the use of RTI that considers students' life experiences, including their language proficiencies in their first and...

Article reports on the influence teenage girls have had on language over the centuries.

What do you know about the origins of the English language? Explore this resource to learn more about this topic. This resource features links to several helpful sites.

This site provides a brief description of the history of the English language.

Discover more about the history of the English language when you visit this informative site. Learners and teachers will benefit from this educational resource.

A Wikipedia encyclopedia entry on Tagalog / Filipino, the official language of the Phillipines. Provides information on known history and influences and Tagalog's selection as the national language. Gives examples of words incorporated...

"World Wide Words is devoted to the English language - its history, quirks, curiosities and evolution. The Words site is organized into sections, each with its own index to help you find your way about."

Read study the charts to complete a five-question quiz on the linguistic patterns of English and Navajo speakers.

This resource presents a brief history of the English language provided by an amateur historian of English and librarian.

A very effective resource tool in helping both the teacher and the student define unfamiliar words. This online dictionary translates a word from one language to another, in a wide range of languages. Can easily change the languages by...

A complete undergraduate level online course from MIT, originally taught in 2004. This course and its materials are also available in Chinese and Persian.

A complete undergraduate level online course from MIT, originally taught in 2005. A Chinese version of the course is also available.

Choctaw is a Muskogean language of the American Southeast, particularly Mississippi and Alabama. It is very closely related to Chickasaw and many linguists consider them two dialects of a single language. This site contains links to many...

Provides a framework for using Response to Intervention (RTI) with students who are English Language Learners (ELLs) from Hispanic backgrounds. It examines the characteristics of these students, defines the RTI process, and then models...

The Routes of English is a series of four six-week features on the development of English as a language, presented on BBC Channel 4 by host Melvyn Bragg. In addition, there are three special programs which deal with the language of the...

Do you know what the Great Vowel Shift is? Check out this site to learn more how this shift played a part in the history of the English Language.

A Wikipedia encyclopedia entry on the Haitian Creole language. Includes information about the African and European origins of the language and sample words and phrases. Additional links to a passable online dictionary, Radio France...

A map of the land inhabited by Indian tribes in the eastern part of the United States before European settlement. Map shows linguistic stocks as well as culture areas, major, and minor tribes.

A map from 1912 of India showing the distribution of Aryan languages in the northern portion of the region. The map shows the general linguistic boundaries and dialects spoken within the larger language groups. The map also shows major...

The most visual thesaurus you will ever see! Watch words become alive and move in front of your eyes. This resource offers a trial version free, which only allows you to look up a certain number of words before it makes you pay....

Persians are an ethnic group defined primarily by language and location. The Persian language, also known as Farsi, which linguists classify in the Indo-Iranian Branch of the Indo-European Language Family, had about 23 million speakers...

Ethnically, the Turks are a cultural group united by a common language, but the term "Turk" has no clearly defined racial significance; it can be properly applied to those communities historically and linguistically connected to the...

A good look at the Algonkian tribes that ranged along the Atlantic coast, although different in many ways, but connected linguistically. Read about the Wampanoags, who met the Pilgrims, and the Powhatans, who helped John Smith and his...