Guided Tour of the Portal

Discover Module

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Welcome to the Discover module.

Let's go to Discover on the left menu of the Language Portal's home page.

Discover is a library of hyperlinks. It contains hundreds of links to quality Canadian sites. These hyperlinks are sorted into six broad categories on the left menu: Dictionaries and Publications, Languages in Canada, Language Training, Language Professions, Standardization and Francophonie.

To access the section's main page, click on Discover on the left menu. You can also access the six categories from this page.

Let's start with Dictionaries and Publications. This category contains dictionaries, style guides, tutorials and many other resources.

First, let's click on Databases. Here you'll find hyperlinks to various resources covering such subjects as geographical names, literacy and terminology.

To navigate through each category, use the menu at the right of the page. This menu gives you direct access to your subject of interest. To return to the category's main page, click on Go to.

Under Glossaries and Dictionaries, you'll find many hyperlinks to free reference works. There are two ways to search through the list: by title and by subject. Titles of works and subjects are listed alphabetically for your convenience. You can also click directly on your subject of interest.

Are you looking for Web sites on plain language? Or on writing, translation or revision tips? Under Tools for writers, you'll find the hyperlink to the style guide or reference work you need.

If you like to learn on your own, go to Tutorials. Here you'll find tutorials on such subjects as plain language and terminology. Below Tutorials, another link takes you to a bibliography of other useful reference works.

Let's go back to the left menu and click on Languages in Canada. This category focusses on official languages, Aboriginal languages and sign languages.

Now let's take a look at the category called General. Sites here provide statistics on languages used in Canada.

Do you want to learn more about bilingualism, official languages legislation or organizations that support the use of English and French? Just click on Official Languages for a list of sites on these subjects. You can also narrow your search by clicking on your subject of interest.

Under Aboriginal languages, you'll find interesting Web sites on various Aboriginal languages, including Cree, Montagnais and Naskapi.

Further down, under Sign Languages, you'll find links to sites on deafness, Quebec Sign Language and American Sign Language.

Let's go back to the left menu and click on Language Training. This category lists Web sites on language training in general, English as a second language, French as a second language and literacy. Browse this category for organizations and educational institutions that offer second language learning or literacy programs.

Let's return to the left menu and explore Language Professions. Here you'll find Web sites on translation and interpretation, terminology, writing and editing, and technolinguistics and localization. In this category, you can access the sites of professional associations. You can also stay on top of upcoming events in Canada and abroad and access periodicals, newsletters, studies and other useful links.

Now let's look at Standardization. This category is mainly for language professionals and others interested in terminology standardization. Here you'll find Web sites on the definition of standardization, standardization tools and networks that establish linguistic and terminological standards.

Finally, you can check out this category to learn more on Francophonie here in Canada and abroad. This is where you'll find the sites of organizations and events that promote the use of the French language.

You can continue exploring the Language Portal in the other modules. To access these modules, click on Guided Tour of the Portal at the top of the left menu.

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