This section of the website is divided into 3 main parts:

1. advice on selecting materials and software for language learning,

2. products to buy, and

3. useful links.

The products to buy section also contains:

• multi-lingual proofing tools
• multi-lingual wordprocessors
• multi-lingual speech recognition/dictation software

Translation software and dictionaries are found in other sections of the website. 

Advice on Selecting Materials

Nowadays, there is a wide variety of materials available for learning languages. Modern materials and software such as  CD ROMs, DVDs, cassettes, and videos, provide colour, variety and sources of authentic input (examples of real language used by native speakers).  Traditional materials are mainly text-based and tend to focus more on reading and writing skills e.g. course books, work books, text books, graded readers, and grammar exercises - these can also be very useful.  All these materials are designed for language learners, but we should not forget that there is a huge amount of authentic material designed for native speakers which can be used for advanced learners, and adapted for those who are less proficient: books, magazines, newspapers, games, music, films, radio, and tv.

When selecting materials for language learning you should try to find those that match your:

• language level e.g. advanced level
• age group e.g. adult 
• reason for learning the language e.g. to improve your letter writing ability
• preferred approach e.g. like to do repetitive exercises
• mode of learning e.g. self-study
• price range e.g. £15 to £25
• equipment available e.g. using Windows 95+

Look for attractive materials, which you find interesting, colourful and useful.  They should be clearly laid out and well-structured.  Borrow materials from a friend or a library first, if you can, to make sure that you can get on with them.  You can also ask your teacher or fill in a short online form to use our advisory service.

You can also consult the CILT resources library . Another possibility is the Hull CALL software database.

Global Office - an enhancement to Microsoft Office for 100+ languages

Global Writer -  a word processor with a wide range of languages

Microsoft Office Proofing Tools - allows users to proof documents in 50+ languages

CD ROMs and DVDs from Eurotalk for learners of most languages and all levels

Selected Products

	Beginners
Talk Now! Learn Russian
Eurotalk	Our price: £24.99
	Features Ideal For Beginners Topics include: first words; phrases; food; shopping; numbers and time Test Your Knowledge - easy and hard quizzes Monitor Your Progress On Screen Help Print A Picture Dictionary
	Elementary level
World Talk Russian
Eurotalk	Our Price: £19.99
	-click on the image for our latest price and availability Features quickfire TV quiz 10 language games recording studio - gain confidence in speaking dictation - 6 stories to give practice at dictation printable worksheets
	Beginners, intermediate & advanced
Rosetta Stone V3 Russian Level 1-2-3 Personal Edition (Mac/PC)
Rosetta Stone	Our Price: £339.00
	Availability: Usually dispatched within 24 hours, but click on the image for our latest price and availability Features: Rosetta Stone Language Learning Software CD ROM Application CD ROM Activation ID Card User's Guide Quickstart Card Headset Setup Card End User License Agreement Keyboard Labels Rosetta Stone icon decal. Headset.
	Beginner to proficient
Russian Dialogue Course
Linguaphone	RRP: £249.90
	Russian for all the family Level : beginner to proficient Format: high quality books and CDs

LINKS (in alphabetical order)

Cyrillic Web Fonts  Collection of Cyrillic fonts ideal for use in a World-Wide Web browser. For full instructions, see Paul Gorodyansky's guide to 'Russification'. 

English-Russian ('ER') font series Four different TrueType typefaces (serif, sans serif, monospaced and decorative) each available in four encodings: Russian Windows (CP-1251), KOI-8, CP-866 (DOS) and Macintosh standard. 

Global Office - an enhancement to Microsoft Office 97/2000 for 100+ languages

Global Writer -  a word processor with a wide range of languages

HomeWorkLangCy Vocabulary trainer for words, sentences or grammatical texts. (shareware)

Melrose Publishing - an independent publisher specialising in Russian language teaching materials which believes that learning should be fun!

Microsoft Office 2000 Proofing Tools - allows users to proof documents in 30+ languages

Russian Conjugation and Declension A collection of DOS programs to help students learn vocabulary and patterns of inflection of nouns, verbs, and adjectives in Russian. Records of student performance are kept. (freeware),  Gary R. Jahn.

Russification of Macintosh - everything to read and write Cyrillic text on your Mac

Sentences
Windows shell program to teach grammatically correct sentences via tutorial, reference, and several varieties of question, including multiple choice, question-answer, cue-response, fill-in, and cloze. You can download 30 sets of lessons based on the beginners textbook "Russian for Everybody" (R. Baker et al.). (freeware), Gary R. Jahn.

Teach Yourself Courses - over 1 million people buy these courses each year!

Yamada - Russian fonts from the Yamada Language Center at the University of Oregon