Foreign Language Resources

Language Classroom Instruction Resources

Teaching Communicatively in the Foreign Language Classroom -several activities that can be used from the beginning of a first-year language course, applicable to all languages. The goal of these activities is to prepare students to use the target language analytically; i.e., these activities will help the students to think, reason, and solve problems in the target language, rather than simply memorize set phrases, words, endings, etc.

Multi-Language Resources from Language Links-These Multi-language sites are the ones I have found most interesting to visit and most useful for teaching. You may consider combining some of them to develop curriculum for your students which integrates a more global perspective.

GLOBAL EYES -Check these newspapers regularly to become a global citizen! By checking out these newspapers, you & your students will know the latest headline news, politics, economics, arts, and pop culture from around the world, from the people in their native languages. Access to major newspapers from EVERY region in the world are found here online!

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General Language Resources

What's in a Name? -In this introductory foreign language unit, students consider the etymology of different words, including their own names. They examine how influences from other languages, including computer languages, find their way into English discourse.

EdHelper.com/Foreign Language Lessons- Many, many lesson plans for all grade levels, language levels, and target languages!

TeachersFirst Resources - Grades 1-5, several languages covered

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Spanish

American Association of Teachers of Spanish & Portuguese (AATSP)-Professional organization to assist with the teaching of Spanish and Portuguese.

Ask Eric Spanish Lesson Plans -Various Spanish lessons for all grade levels and language levels.

Hispanic World -In this six lesson unit, students will conduct primary and secondary research to know the "Hispanohablantes" in the world. These explorations will serve as windows for these Spanish-speaking countries for students to acquire information and impression from different perspectives.

Mundo Latino - A site for Spanish language students to gather information on the Latin World including cultural, dinero, motor, musica, ninos, prensa, y viajar.

Hola -The site for students and teachers of Spanish, offers a host of activities and resources.

Mr Donn's World Languages- Several lesson plans for French, German, Spanish, and ESL classrooms.

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Russian Languages

Central Association of Russian Teachers of America- Professional organization to assist in the teaching of Russian, which officially includes the states of Arkansas, Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas, but it is open for professionals from other states.

The American Association of Teachers of Slavic and East European Languages (AATSEEL)- Founded in 1941, AATSEEL exists to advance the study and promote the teaching of Slavic and East European languages, literatures, and cultures on all educational levels, elementary through graduate school.

RussNet -RussNet is a Russian language field resource center which provides Russian language learning services and products including information, language modules, courses, materials, in-service teacher training, databases, discussion forums, and gateways to other Russian language resources.

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Chinese (Cantonese& Mandarin)

Association of Chinese Teachers- The Association of Chinese Teachers is a professional organization of dedicated educators actively striving for educational excellence and accurate dissemination of information regarding China & the Chinese experience.

Chinese Language Information- This site is a comprehensive navigational tool pointing you to Chinese language related resources.

Mandarin-Are you learning intermediate-level Mandarin? Listen to sound clips from recent VOA newscasts while viewing the corresponding Chinese characters, pinyin pronunciations, and vocabulary lists with word definitions. Updated weekly.

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Japanese

The Association of Teachers of Japanese the professional organization for teachers of Japanese.

Learn Japanese Online is easy enough for beginners, but robust enough to take you through to high-school study. Our methods are informed by current language acquisition theory and rooted in the work of world-renowned language teaching innovators. These methods provide a rich experience in communication.

The Ultimate Japanese Language Lessons Online (No boring rote memorization)Go from beginning to advanced levels in one course by actually learning to speak the language, not just passing the test. Fun and engaging memory aids to start you off.

Visit The Japanese LANGUAGE LAB for a fun and easy introduction to Japanese. Kids will learn basic phrases that people use everyday, and you can practice them yourself after hearing how they're pronounced.

Japanese language learning tools on The Web is a comprehensive resource page for Japanese language Teachers.

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German

American Association of German Teachers (AAGT) -Professional organization to assist with the teaching of the German Language.

Hallo -The site for students and teachers of German, offers a host of activities and resources.

Mr Donn's World Languages- Several lesson plans for French, German, Spanish, and ESL classrooms.

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French

American Association of French Teachers (AAFT) -Professional organization to assist with the teaching of the French Language.

Ask Eric French Lesson Plans -Various French lessons for all grade levels and language levels.

Bonjour -The site, for students and teachers of French, offers a host of activities and resources.

Mr Donn's World Languages- Several lesson plans for French, German, Spanish, and ESL classrooms.

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Central Asian Languages

CenAsiaNet -CenAsiaNet offers free Internet-based language learning modules for critical languages of the Caspian/Central Asian Region: Azeri, Kazakh, Turkmen, and Uzbek. The modules can be used both in a group setting or for individual learners. For intermediate and advanced levels of proficiency. CenAsiaNet provides Central Asian language learning services and products - information, language modules, courses, materials, in-service teacher training, databases, discussion forums, and gateways to other Central Asian language resources.

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African Languages

African Language Teachers Association (ALTA) -ALTA is interested in activities that promote the teaching of African languages. It organizes workshops, conferences, and language panels for the development of teaching materials. Individuals as well as institutions can become members. For more information, contact: John Mtembesi Inniss, Delaware State University, Foreign Languages, 1200 N. Dupont Highway, Dover, DE 19901; tel. 302.857.6595; or email: tembo@magpage.com

Hausa Language -Background information on Hausa culture & language resources.

Swahili Language -This is a widely-used and widely-recommended online text for beginning students of Swahili; the text is used to teach first-year Swahili here at Yale, among other places.

Useful Swahili -Beginning Swahili guide.

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Arabic Language

Arabic -6 lessons for beginning Arabic from Islam.org

Learn to Read Arabic -These are a few very basic learn to read the alphabet lessons. You may freely copy these lessons for non-commercial uses.

Arabic Storybook -Students will learn to write and illustrate a short story in Arabic . The story tells about a childhood experience; real or fictitious: "when I was young ...". This project is suitable for students of Arabic Levels 1-5.

Arabic -In the following 10 lessons, letters, reading rules, words and sentences are introduced step by step. They are based on the Qur'an and are meant to stimulate the reader to discover the Arabic text.

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Other Languages

LatinTeach.com- A complete guide for Latin language teachers.

Languages Online-Latin - Classroom resources for Latin language teachers.

UCLA Language Materials Project (LMP)— an online database, which is funded by the US Department of Education, to help educators locate teaching and learning materials for Less Commonly Taught Languages throughout the world, we have compiled over 4,000 resources covering 100 languages. All grade levels.

A Welsh Language Course
Brown University has a fine collection of Welsh culture and language web sites.

Yiddish Language and Culture Website - A complete guide to everything Yiddish.

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