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Tamil Resources

Dictionaries, Encyclopedias & Digital Libraries

  • Tamil and English Dictionary [1]
    Online two-way dictionary
  • UCLA Tamil language profile [2]
    Information about the Tamil language, its dialects, and its history
  • Wikipedia [3]
    Information about the Tamil language
  • Tamil [4]
    Detailed information about Tamil, its history, and speakers

Language Study

Grammar

  • Tamil Paadanool [5]
    Introductory online lessons
  • Verbix [6]
    Free online verb conjugation

Vocabulary

  • Learn Tamil [7]
    Basic words and phrases

Reading & Writing

  • UKIndia - Learn to Read Tamil [8]
    Tamil alphabet
  • Omniglot [9]
    Tamil alphabet
  • Tamilcube [10]
    Multimedia lessons teaching the script and numbers

Listening & Speaking

  • Radio Time [11]
    List of Tamil speaking online radio stations

Online Courses & Materials

  • Tamil Language in Context (UPenn) [12]
    Free online lessons for Tamil (1st year; 2nd year partially under construction)
  • Web-Assisted Learning and Teaching of Tamil (UPenn) [13]
    Free online Tamil lessons (Elementary, Intermediate, and Advanced)

Culture

News & Media

  • Tamilnet [14]
    Online news about the Tamil world in English
  • TamilCanadian [15]
    Comprehensive Tamil network in English with information about current affairs and Tamil culture
  • BBC News [16]
    BBC online news in Tamil

Arts, Films & Music

  • Raaga.com [17]
    Tamil music and videos
  • Tamil Galatta [18]
    Tamil movie portal
  • Tamil Movies Onlin
  • Online Tamil FM [19]
    Online Tamil movies and TV
  • Tamil Beat [20]
    Online source for Tamil music
  • Tamil Grounds [21]
    Short stories
  • Tamil Language in Context (UPenn) [22]
    Information about Tamil language, literature, and various other cultural aspects
  • Tamil Library [23]
    Collection of websites presenting Tamil literature and various arts

Language Programs in the US

  • Boston Language School [24]
    Intensive Tamil Program

The UI Main Library Films Collection

The UI Main Library offers extensive media collections in various languages. To find films, please visit the UI Main Library website [25] and follow these steps:

  1. Select "advanced search"
  2. Scroll down to "Limit Search to:"
  3. Choose your specific language and
  4. Choose "Video-all" for "format."

Iowa City Public Library Catalogue

The Iowa City Public Library holds materials for several less commonly taught languages. Please check the catalogue [26] by typing the name of your language.

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Source URL (retrieved on 2013-05-22 00:43): http://international.uiowa.edu/node/1492

Links:
[1] http://dsal.uchicago.edu/dictionaries/fabricius/
[2] http://www.lmp.ucla.edu/Profile.aspx?menu=004&LangID=99
[3] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamil_language
[4] http://www.alsintl.com/resources/languages/Tamil/
[5] http://www.unc.edu/~echeran/paadanool/
[6] http://www.verbix.com/languages/
[7] http://www.languageshome.com/English-Tamil.htm
[8] http://www.ukindia.com/zip/ztm1.htm
[9] http://www.omniglot.com/writing/tamil.htm
[10] http://www.tamilcube.com/tamil.aspx
[11] http://radiotime.com/genre/c_161/Tamil.aspx
[12] http://www.southasia.upenn.edu/tamil/les.html
[13] http://ccat.sas.upenn.edu/plc/tamilweb/
[14] http://www.tamilnet.com/
[15] http://www.tamilcanadian.com/eelam/
[16] http://www.bbc.co.uk/tamil/
[17] http://www.raaga.com/channels/tamil/
[18] http://tamil.galatta.com/
[19] http://www.tamilfms.com/
[20] http://tamilbeat.com/
[21] http://tamilgrounds.com/blog/category/blogs-in-tamil/tamil-short-stories-தமிழ்-சிறு-கதைகள்/
[22] http://www.southasia.upenn.edu/tamil/lit.html
[23] http://tamilelibrary.org/
[24] http://www.bostonlanguage.com/fl/tamil.htm
[25] http://infohawk.uiowa.edu/
[26] http://alec.icpl.org/