Need a little help finding what you’re looking for? The Robins AFB Library would like to provide you with a few resources suitable for students of all ages to help you get started.
Here are some links, resources, and interesting sites pertaining to the Language and Writing…
Language:
Google Translate – Translate any text by copying and pasting or any webpage to and from a wide variety of languages including Spanish, Arabic, Russian, Catalan, Welsh, Greek, German, Tamil, French, Hebrew, Italian, Thai, and many more.
U.S.A. Learns – A great site from the U.S. Dept. of Education to help American’s learn some basic skills, but geared towards those acquiring English as a second language.
WordChamp – The Language Learning Network, which features an open database with user-generated content to help learn over 100 languages.
Free Language – Links to language lessons and courses, podcasts, study guides, and other learning
materials.
Free Translation – A nice, quick resource for translating shorter text bursts to and from a variety of languages.
Mashable – A nice article with links about how to use social media to learn and practice languages.
And…
Don’t forget that in addition to several audio materials, DVDs, books, and other printed materials on foreign languages and different cultures, we also offer Transparent Languages as an online resource to our patrons, which is available for all USAF Active Duty, Air National Guard, AF Reservists, AF retirees and the family members of anyone in any of these categories as well as AF civilian employees and contractors who are eligible to use the USAF libraries.
Transparent Languages can be accessed online from anywhere but initial registration must be done in the RAFB Library.
Culture:
The CIA World Factbook – Providing info on the history, people, government, economy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 267 world entities.
Library PressDisplay – Access to over 1700 newspaper and magazine titles from more than 92 countries in 48 different languages.
eDiplomat – Learn about cultural etiquette from around the globe.
The Air Force Culture & Language Center – A nice collection of resources to help accumulate the required combination of language skills, regional expertise and cultural capabilities to meet current and projected needs.
International Newspapers – A directory of thousands of newspapers from around the world, listed by country and region.
Words & Literature:
Dictionary.com – One of the best references out there.
Grammar 101 – A nice series from Daily Writing Tips.
Bartlett’s Familiar Quotations – Over 11,000 famous and popular quotations, indexed by author, subject, and keyword.
The Ryming Dictionary – Includes thesaurus and dictionary.
And don’t forget to check out our Homework Help page on Art, Music, and Literature.
Writing:
A step by step approach to writing a research paper – As provided by the Internet Public Library, this is a nice and simple guide to picking a topic/subject, accessing relevant and necessary information, analyzing issues, organizing thoughts/arguments, and executing your research paper.
How to write a research paper – a nice layout and guide from the University of Wisconsin – Madison.
How to write a five paragraph essay – from About.com
Common proofreading symbols – Based on the MLA Handbook.
And if you’re interested in writing for fun or as a profession…
How To Become A Writer – Simple, easy steps from WikiHow.
How To Become A Writer – A nice little pep talk from Daily Writing Tips.
How to break into the comics industry as a writer – A segment in a regular video series called “Between The Pages” featuring host Grace Randolph, herself a freelance comic book writer, talking with former DC/Vertigo editor turned freelance writer, Brandon Montclare, and sharing tips and suggestions for how to break into the comic book industry as a writer.
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For other subjects and resources please see our main Homework Help page.
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