Online Resources

Online resources for language and culture

Are you interested in exploring online resources for language and culture? Indiana colleges and organizations have provided these materials for free.

  • Language and culture videos, Indiana University CIBER - Watch videos to get an introduction to the language and culture of a given country or region. Focus is on less commonly taught languages such as Arabic, Hungarian,  and Swahili.
  • World Language Festival Virtual Academy, Indiana University - Register for free access to live language lessons and self-study language and culture lessons. Learners can get digital badges after completing each individual lesson, and pathway badges through completing multiple lessons. 
  • Culture series, LUNA - Listen as people from numerous backgrounds share their personal culture. 
  • Language cultural notebooks and tools, Marian University - Find resources for French, German, Spanish, and Latin language and culture.
  • Language learning tip sheets, Valparaiso University Language Resource Center - Use these "Get Better" tips for studying languages including Chinese, Japanese, and Greek.
  • Language pamphlets, IU Center for Languages of the Central Asian Region - Find an overview on Central Asian languages such as Buryat and Tatar with information on who speaks the language, where it is spoken, and unique linguistic features.
  • Alphabet charts, IU Center for Languages of the Central Asian Region - Access these downloadable charts with transcription and sound examples, IPA symbols, and letter names for the alphabets of Central Asian languages including Mongolian and Uzbek.
  • Language Asset Repository, Indiana University - Find language materials that have been shared by IU instructors. 

Navigating restaurants and stores in Arabic-speaking cultures

IU CIBER Arabic Language and Culture Module 6: Restaurants and Ordering Food
IU CIBER Arabic Language and Culture Module 7: Shopping and Dress