WORLD LANGUAGES WEBSITE LIST FOR

TEACHERS AND STUDENTS

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All of the sites listed were active as of October 1, 2007. The evaluation is by the AVA Center staff according to the amount of information given and its potential use in the classroom.

WEBSITES     LESSON PLANS & CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES         WEBQUESTS

WEBSITES

ACLEARN.NET – SPANISH
http://aclearn.qia.org.uk/display.cfm?catID=670
A learning resource for teachers of world languages. Includes resources developed by teachers for teachers. Includes: Spanish, French, Italian, German, Portuguese, Chinese and more. Very extensive. Excellent

BBC LANGUAGE - FRENCH
http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/french/
Learn French online including: Getting By, Beginners, Post-Beginners, and Intermediate. Includes Talk French, a video series. NOTE: Talk French is available from the AVA Center on DVD. There are also games, puzzles and much more. Excellent

BBC LANGUAGES
http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/
A major portal for learning several languages. Check out the description of the French portion below on this list. NOTE: The AVA Center has Talk French, Talk Spanish and Talk German, the video series shown on the website on DVD to borrow. Languages: French, Spanish, German, Italian, Mandarin Chinese, Portuguese, Greek, and More Languages (including Japanese, Urdu, Celtic and Gaelic). OUTSTANDING. Excellent

CASA DE JOANNA: FRENCH LEARNING RESOURCES
http://www.casadejoanna.com/mirror/cs_fren.htm

Links to sites appropriate for students on themes such as: Getting Acquainted, Clothes, Health, School, and more. Excellent

CASA DE JOANNA: SPANISH LEARNING RESOURCES
http://www.casadejoanna.com/mirror/cs_span.htm
Links to sites appropriate for students on themes such as: Getting Acquainted, Clothes, Health, School, and more. Excellent

CHINESE FLASHCARDS
http://www.flashcardexchange.com/tag/chinese
A flashcard exchange where teachers have posted their Chinese flashcards. Excellent

CHINESE MULTIMEDIA – A SUPPLEMENTARY CHINESE COURSE AT ELEMENTARY/INTERMEDIATE LEVEL
http://www.ctcfl.ox.ac.uk/Chinese/index.html
"This supplementary Chinese course of 22 lessons in simplified characters at elementary-intermediate level is suitable for students who have already learned Chinese for at least 3 months. The course has been designed to supplement classroom teaching of Chinese, but can stand alone for use by students studying independently. It breaks new ground with its comprehensive use of multimedia materials, including video and audio files, interactive character writing exercises, interactive grammar drills, multiple choice vocabulary tests, and indexes for grammar and vocabulary. A standard multimedia plug-in is required to allow you to make full use of the multimedia elements."
Each lesson consists of: Video and Text, Vocabulary, Listening and Speaking, Grammar Exercise, Characters and Multiple Choice. We found some text missing. Excellent

DESTINOS: ONLINE VIDEO SERIES
http://www.learner.org/resources/series75.html
"A video instructional series in Spanish for college and high school classrooms and adult learners; 52 half-hour video programs divided into two parts (Part I programs 1-26, Part II programs 27-52), audiocassettes, music CD, video and audio scripts, and coordinated books"
Available free with Video-on-Demand. Will also be available on DVD from the AVA Center after January. Excellent

THE ENGLISH SPANISH AUDIO PROJECT
http://www.esaudio.net/recordings/consigna001_main.html
A free online audio database of recordings and comprehension activities for learners of English and Spanish. Includes some commercial content. Excellent

FONETIKS.ORG
http://fonetiks.org/index.html
"Online pronunciation guides to 9 varieties of the English language and 9 other languages ●  Instant sound  ● Pronunciation samples by over 40 native speakers ● All 1,000+ pages free ● Click on a flag to open a dictionary"
Non-English languages included: French, French Canadian, German, Swiss German, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Indonesian, Japanese, Mandarin and Thai. Excellent

FOREIGN LANGUAGE NEWS AND NEWSPAPERS ONLINE
http://libraries.mit.edu/guides/types/flnews/
Links to foreign language newspapers, journals and magazines online. Includes: Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Russian and Spanish. Excellent

FREE VOCABULARY FILES
http://www.vocab.co.uk/vocabulary.htm
A collection of vocabulary sheets on various topics such as: Clothing, Food, Leisure, Education, Nature, People and more. Includes: French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish and others. Excellent

FRENCH FLASHCARDS
http://www.flashcardexchange.com/tag/french
A flashcard exchange where teachers have posted their French flashcards. Excellent

FRENCH IN A CLICK
http://frenchinaclick.com/
An online educational tool to learn French. Includes 286 lessons with sound clips, games, exercises and more. This is a subscription service but some of the resources are free .Excellent

FRENCH TEACHING TIPS AND TOOLS
http://french.about.com/od/teachingresources/French_Teaching_Tips_and_Tools.htm
Tips, projects, lesson plans, links and much more for teaching French. Excellent

GERMAN FLASHCARDS
http://www.flashcardexchange.com/tag/german
A flashcard exchange where teachers have posted their German flashcards. Excellent

iEARN.ORG
http://www.iearn.org/
"Started in 1988,
iEARN is the world's largest non-profit global network that enables teachers and young people to use the Internet and other new technologies to collaborate on projects that both enhance learning and make a difference in the world." A source for international online projects between teachers and students around the world. Excellent

ITALIAN FLASHCARDS
http://www.flashcardexchange.com/tag/italian
A flashcard exchange where teachers have posted their Italian flashcards. Excellent

ITALIAN LANGUAGE RESOURCES
http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~rll/resources/italian/language_resources.html
Language resources for teaching and learning Italian such as dictionaries, glossaries and more. Excellent

ITALIAN SITES FOR CHILDREN
http://www.angelfire.com/il2/sito/bambini.html
Includes: Essential Words, Useful Phrases, Picture Dictionary, Cooking Sites, Bilingual Webring. Also includes: Short Stories in Italian and Italian Children’s Music. Excellent

LANGUAGES ONLINE
http://eleaston.com/languages.html
A huge list of links to resources in several languages. Definitely worth looking around. Excellent

LATIN FLASHCARDS
http://www.flashcardexchange.com/tag/latin
A flashcard exchange where teachers have posted their Latin flashcards. Excellent

LITTLE EXPLORERS PICTURE DICTIONARY
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/Dictionary.html
Picture dictionaries for primary/intermediate students. Includes: French, German, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish and Dutch. Excellent

MERLOT WORLD LANGUAGE RESOURCES
http://worldlanguages.merlot.org/
"Welcome to the MERLOT World Languages Portal, an educational resource for teaching and learning languages. You are invited to join and contribute to this growing learning community by using the online materials and submitting your own modules for inclusion in the collection. You will find a wide variety of materials for use online and in the classroom. Please join MERLOT now and become a part of the World Languages Community."
Some of the resources we found have a fee but there are many free resources. Sections: Teaching, People, Learning Materials, Beyond Merlot, and Showcase. Excellent

MI COSITAS
http://www.miscositas.com/
A site for English, Spanish and French language learners. Includes: Virtual Picturebooks, Educational Links, Curricula and Realia. A wide variety of resources. Excellent

PRIMARY SPANISH – BBC SCHOOLS
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/primaryspanish/
Brief online lesson in primary Spanish. Students can hear and repeat simple phrases when they click on colorful animals. There are practice units and lessons. The Teacher’s Guide includes: Top Tips, Guide to Units, Phrasebook, and Worksheets. Excellent

THE REALIA PROJECT
http://www.realiaproject.org/index.html
"
The REALIA Project publishes faculty-reviewed media for the teaching and study of modern languages and cultures. Faculty and students at all levels are encouraged to contribute materials to our searchable, online database. The focus of the REALIA Project is realia: Materials which convey the everyday life of different cultures." The Search Language field includes: Arabic, French, German, Japanese, Portuguese, Russian and Spanish. Excellent

RESOURCES FOR SPANISH TEACHERS
http://spanish.about.com/od/teachingresources/Resources_for_Spanish_Teachers.htm
A collection of links for Spanish teachers. Excellent

RUSSIAN FLASHCARDS
http://www.flashcardexchange.com/tag/RUSSIAN
A flashcard exchange where teachers have posted their Russian flashcards. Excellent

RUTGERS WORLD LANGUAGES INSTITUTE
http://wli.rutgers.edu/wli.php?page=home
"The World Languages Institute provides K-12 World Language teachers with a graduate-level core program in pedagogy reflecting the New Jersey Core Curriculum Standards and the National Standards for Second Language Teaching. Our Methods of Foreign Language Teaching K-12 is approved for state certification.Graduate courses in French, German, Italian, Spanish cover topics such as civilization, culture, grammar, linguistics, and literature. World Languages Institute students have the opportunity to enroll in a Master of Arts for Teachers (MAT) degree program, which may be completed in two to three summers.Credits acquired through the institute are applicable to the New Jersey 100-Hour Professional Development requirement and/or may be accepted for state certification."
For World Language teachers. Excellent

SPANISH FLASHCARDS
http://www.flashcardexchange.com/tag/spanish
A flashcard exchange where teachers have posted their Spanish flashcards. Excellent

SPANISH LINKS FOR STUDENTS
http://www.myhq.com/public/v/a/vanderwerken/
A website by Joseph VanDerwerken (Maurice River Township) containing a long list of links to sites for students. Sections:"A-Animals—Los Animales ● B - Body — El Cuerpo ● C - Colors — Los Colores ● D - Days, Months & Calendar ● E - Eating — A Comer ● F - Family — La Familia ● G - Grammar & Miscellaneous ● H - House — La Casa ● I - Introductions — Saludos ● J - Clothing — La Ropa ● K - Daily Activities & Sports
L -Latin World ● M - Music, Art & Literature ● N - Numbers — Los Números ● O - Occupations - Ocupaciones ● P - Places — Lugares ● Q - Time — ¿Qué Hora Es? ● R - References ● S - School — La Escuela ● T - Transportation ● V - Verbs — Los Verbos ● W - Weather — El Tiemp"
Excellent

SPANISH PROFICIENCY EXERCISES
http://www.laits.utexas.edu/spe/siteindex.php
"A complete index of video interviews and podcasts, as well as related grammar, vocabulary, and phrases contained in this site is listed below.  A topical grammar index and podcast help are also available."
A huge list of resources. Excellent

SPEAKING IN TONGUES: EXPLORING RESOURCES FOR LEARNING ABOUT FOREIGN CULTURES AND LANGUAGES – LESSON PLAN
http://www.nytimes.com/learning/teachers/lessons/20060605monday.html?searchpv=learning_lessons
A lesson plan for grades 6-12 on foreign languages. "In this lesson, students consider their own family history of languages and investigate local and regional resources available to immerse themselves in a foreign language and culture. For homework, they write applications seeking an imaginary grant that will fund their endeavors." Excellent

SPEAKING IN TONGUES: INVESTIGATING WORLD LANGUAGES TO CREATE A LANGUAGE BOOK – LESSON PLAN
http://www.nytimes.com/learning/teachers/lessons/20050422friday.html?searchpv=learning_lessons
A lesson plan for grades 6-12 on foreign languages. "In this lesson, students examine the purposes of language and consider a new language developed for a video game. They then research world languages and create pages for a class book on languages, and then write reflective essays examining their own relationship with language." Excellent

TEACHING FOREIGN LANGUAGES K-12: A LIBRARY OF CLASSROOM PRACTICES
http://www.learner.org/resources/series185.html
Another free video series from PBS on teaching foreign languages. You can stream each video. There are 28 30-minute and 2 60-minute programs. Excellent

TEACHSPANISH.COM
http://www.teachspanish.com/
Assistance for Spanish teachers including furthering your skills. Sections: Spanish Training, Lesson Ideas, Learning Tools, Career Center, Community Forums, and Resource Center (links). The Lesson Ideas has lesson plans for Elementary School, Middle School, High School and College or University. Excellent SEE ALSO IN LESSON PLANS SECTION.

VROMA: A VIRTUAL COMMUNITY FOR TEACHING AND LEARNING CLASSICS
http://www.vroma.org/
"VRoma is first and foremost a community of scholars, both teachers and students, who create on-line resources for teaching Latin and ancient Roman culture and who use these resources in their courses. The project was initially funded by a $190,000 National Endowment for the Humanities Teaching with Technology grant in 1997. The two major components of the project are its virtual environment (MOO) and its collection of internet resources, both of which can be accessed by clicking on the "hotspots" on the images above. The VRoma MOO requires logging on as a guest or through your personal character and password, but all the web resources are freely accessible on the internet."
Excellent

WEB ASSISTED CHINESE LANGUAGE TEACHING FORUM
http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~clp/China/web-t.htm
"The portion of this page is meant to promote the exploration of teaching Chinese with the Web. The staff members of the Chinese Language Program at Harvard University have been experimenting the use of the Web to assist Chinese language teaching and learning. With our limited resources and technical knowledge, our teachers have been learning and working hard between classes to apply the new technology to our teaching."
Includes: Listen to Recordings of the Lessons, Reading and Listening Exercises, Reading Comprehension Exercises, Vocabulary Quiz, Learn Chinese Songs, Street Signs, Chinese Pronunciation Guide and more. We found some broken links on this site. Excellent

ESPANOLE! ONLINE RESOURCE FOR STUDENTS AND TEACHERS OF SPANISH
http://www.espanole.org/
An extensive collection of resources for teachers and students. Very Good

FRENCH LANGUAGE LEARNING AND TEACHING RESOURCES
http://www.virginia.edu/french/resource/
Two sections: Teachers and Students. The Teacher’s section includes classroom activities, music activities, links and more. Very Good

GAME-O-MATIC
http://clear.msu.edu/dennie/matic/
A website that allows teachers to create all kinds of games and puzzles online to use in the classroom. Very Good

I LOVE LANGUAGES: YOUR GUIDE TO LANGUAGES ON THE WEB
http://www.ilovelanguages.com/
"iLoveLanguages is a comprehensive catalog of language-related Internet resources. The more than 2400 links at iLoveLanguages have been hand-reviewed to bring you the best language links the Web has to offer. Whether you're looking for online language lessons, translating dictionaries, native literature, translation services, software, language schools, or just a little information on a language you've heard about, iLoveLanguages probably has something to suit your needs."
Sections: Languages, Schools, Commercial, Reviews and Jobs. Very Good

ITALIAN TEACHER RESOURCES
http://italian.about.com/od/teacherresources/Teacher_Resources.htm
Resources for teachers and learners of Italian. Very Good

JAPANESE ONLINE
http://www.japanese-online.com/
A free online resource for teachers and learners of Japanese. This is a subscription service but there are lessons for free. Very Good

LANGUAGE LINKS – TEACHING WITH THE WEB
http://www.langlink.net/langlink/
"Traveling the world from your desktop. These materials are dedictaed to teachers and learners of world languages."
Sections: Teaching with the Web, Multi-Language, African, Asian, Classics, English, Germanic, Middle East, Romance, Scandinavian, and Slavic. Each section includes links on the language, culture, literature and more. Very Good

LEARN FRENCH ONLINE
http://www.lsfrench.com/beginners2.html#useful
"Here you will find a lot of games to learn french free. For each lesson learn the vocabulary, by installing the little add in below, you will be able to hear the pronunciation of all the words, then use the games to practice what you have just learnt. Enjoy! Free French Lessons."
Very Good

LINGUA-NET
http://www.linguanet-europa.org/plus/welcome.htm
A multiple language resource for learning languages. Very Good

SONGS FOR TEACHING
http://www.songsforteaching.com/index.html
Songs for teaching various topics. Choose your language from the left: French, German, Latin and Spanish. Very Good

SUPER FRENCH WEBSITES
http://www.uni.edu/becker/french31.html
A colorful collection of website links including learning the language and about the culture. Very Good

TEACHING SPANISH.ORG
http://www.teachingspanish.org/catalog/index.php
This is a subscription service for Spanish teachers. It includes all kinds of resources including lesson plans and activities. Very Good

TEACHING SPANISH
http://www.spanish.bz/teaching-spanish.htm
A site for teachers with resources for teaching Spanish. Includes: Online Quizzes, Lesson Ideas, Games and links to other sites. There is also a commercial section with products to buy but there are plenty of free resources. Very Good

WWW RESOURCES FOR LANGUAGE TEACHERS
http://www.cortland.edu/flteach/flteach-res.html

A collection of links to resources for teaching languages. Scroll down for general resources and resources by specific language. Languages include: French, German, Italian, Japanese, Latin, Portuguese, Russian and Spanish. Very Good

YAMADA LANGUAGE GUIDES – PORTAL
http://babel.uoregon.edu/yamada/guides.html
A huge language portal from the University of Oregon. Includes a Font Archive, mailing lists, listservs and lots of links. Note that some resources are password protected. Click on your language to find the resources. Very Good

ALL THE LYRICS.COM
http://www.allthelyrics.com/es/
Lyrics of songs in Spanish. Good

THE ARTFL PROJECT
http://humanities.uchicago.edu/orgs/ARTFL/
A collaborative project to digitize literary works in French. Worth checking for teachers of Advanced French and as a resource. Good

CHINESE ONLINE DICTIONARIES
http://www.yourdictionary.com/languages/altaic.html
A long list of links to Chinese dictionaries of all types. Good

CLICNET
http://clicnet.swarthmore.edu/
A French search engine to find websites in French on various topics. It seems to find a lot of cultural and literary references. Worth checking out. Good

ECTACO ONLINE DICTIONARIES
http://www.ectaco.com/online-dictionary/
A commercial site (with ads) which contains online dictionaries for several languages. Includes: English into/from: Albanian, Arabic, Armenian, Bulgarian, Chinese Trad., Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Latin, Latvian, Lithuanian, Norwegian, Persian(Farsi), Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish, Swedish, Tagalog (Philippines), Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese, and Yiddish. Good

ENGLISH-FRENCH DICTIONARY OF COMMON COMPUTING TERMS
http://www.css.qmul.ac.uk/foreign/eng-french.htm
Just what it says. A list of English and French terms for computing. Good

FOREIGN LANGUAGE TEACHING IDEAS
http://www.teachingideas.co.uk/foreignlanguages/contents.htm
A brief collection of tips, games and ideas for teaching languages. Good

FRENCH GRAMMAR CENTRAL
http://globegate.utm.edu/french/globegate_mirror/gramm.html
"With nearly 580 links, this resource is ample material for courses on an advanced college level, and would be particularly good for those studying for exit exams, where a thorough knowledge of structure is required. It contains grammar guidance, with thousands of verb conjugations, research and hundreds of activities. Classification by part of speech was an important consideration in my creation by categories."
A good reference for French teachers. Good

FRENCH ONLINE DICTIONARIES
http://www.yourdictionary.com/languages/romance.html#french
A long list of links to French dictionaries of all types. Good

FUN FRENCH GAMES FOR SUBSTITUTES
http://teachertipstraining.suite101.com/article.cfm/teaching_french_to_kids
A collection of simple French games. Not just for substitutes. Good

GERMAN ONLINE DICTIONARIES
http://www.yourdictionary.com/languages/germanic.html#german
A long list of links to German dictionaries of all types. Good

GLOBEGATE
http://globegate.utm.edu/
"This is the primary host site for the GlobeGate Project, a not-for-profit organization created to provide a centralized internet resource for students and teachers of foreign languages. We have indexed several thousand WWW pages in various foreign languages, and are in the process of organizing volunteers to help us index even more."
This doesn’t look as extensive as it claims but worth a look. Good

ITALIAN ONLINE DICTIONARIES
http://www.yourdictionary.com/languages/altaic.html
A long list of links to Italian dictionaries of all types. Good

LATIN ONLINE DICTIONARIES
http://www.yourdictionary.com/languages/romance.html
A short link of links to Latin dictionaries of all types. Good

LINKS FOR ITALIAN TEACHERS            NEW URL!
http://www.caslt.org/resources/modern-lang/italian-resource-links-vocabulary_en.php
A collection of links for teachers of Italian. Includes dictionaries, printables and more. Good

LOGOS – MULTILINGUAL E-TRANSLATION PORTAL
http://www.logos.it/
Worth exploring. Good

LONDON SPEAKS FRENCH – WORD SEARCH GAME
http://www.lsfrench.com/school/motmel/wordsearch.html
A Word Search game with simple French words. Good

MI MUNDO EN PALABRAS
http://cvc.cervantes.es/ensenanza/mimundo/default.htm
Teaches Spanish vocabulary for primary students. Good

MUNDO HISPANICO
http://www.mundohispanico.com/
A Spanish language online newspaper from Atlanta. Note that this is for the general population so you should check content for student-appropriateness. Good

JAPANESE ONLINE DICTIONARIES
http://www.yourdictionary.com/languages/altaic.html
A long list of links to Japanese dictionaries of all types. Good

PODCASTING FOR FOREIGN LANGUAGE EDUCATION
http://www.utm.edu/staff/globeg/flpodcasting.html
A site with links to information on podcasting. Scroll down the page to find out how to find podcasts in the language you are interested in. Good

ROYALTY-FREE CLIPART FOR FOREIGN LANGUAGE TEACHERS
http://tell.fll.purdue.edu/JapanProj//FLClipart/
"This page contains a growing collection of clip art (simple line-drawings) to be used by foreign language instructors. Drawings are designed to be culturally and linguistically neutral as much as possible."
Good

SPANISH ONLINE DICTIONARIES
http://www.yourdictionary.com/languages/altaic.html
A long list of links to Spanish dictionaries of all types. Good

TEACHING AND LEARNING CHINESE
http://www2.kenyon.edu/Depts/Mll/Chinese/
A site from Kenyon College. Sections include: Materials for Beginners, Materials for Intermediate Learners, Materials for Advanced Learners, Other Chinese Resources and Teachers’ Corner. Good

YOUR DICTIONARY.COM
http://www.yourdictionary.com/languages.html
Dictionaries in almost 300 languages. The master site for the individual language dictionaries on this list. Good

LESSON PLANS & CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

 

ALPHABET SOUP: EXPLORING THE WORLD’S DIFFERENT ALPHABETS – LESSON PLAN
http://www.nytimes.com/learning/teachers/lessons/20030926friday.html?searchpv=learning_lessons
A lesson plan for grades 6-12 on alphabets. "In this lesson, students will research different languages, focusing on their unique alphabets. Groups will create posters highlighting each different language's alphabet in order to compare how these systems of symbols are created and utilized." Excellent

CHINESE NEW YEAR THEME UNIT
http://www.edhelper.com/ChineseNewYear.htm
A theme unit on Chinese. Includes puzzles, games, activities and more. Also includes Counting, Spelling and much more. Excellent

CREATING A RHYMING BOOK – BONSOIR LUNE – LESSON PLAN
http://www.eduref.org/cgi-bin/printlessons.cgi/Virtual/Lessons/Foreign_Language/French/FRN0200.html
A lesson plan for French classes grades 1-4. "The book Goodnight Moon rhymes in English but not in the translation Bonsoir Lune . Students will make a "Goodnight" book in French that rhymes!" EASILY ADAPTED TO OTHER LANGUAGES! Excellent

EDCITEMENT LESSON PLANS AND WEBSITE – FOREIGN LANGUAGES
http://edsitement.neh.gov/tab_websites.asp?subcategory=9&grade=0&Display=Display
Use the Subject Navigator to choose your language for lesson plans and website links. Includes: French, Italian, German, Greek, Japanese, Latin, Russian, Spanish and Other. Excellent

EDUCATION IN TRANSLATION: CREATING BROCHURES ABOUT LANGUAGE LEARNING TECHNOLOGY – LESSON PLAN
http://www.nytimes.com/learning/teachers/lessons/20050317thursday.html?searchpv=learning_lessons
A lesson plan for grades 6-12 on language learning. "In this lesson, students reflect on their own language learning experience and interests. They then work in small groups to do research on language learning and brainstorm ideas in preparation for individually creating brochures on language learning technology." Excellent

ENGLISH-SPANISH DICTIONARY TRANSLATION GAMES, ACTIVITIES AND QUIZ
http://www.syvum.com/squizzes/spanish/
A collection of games from English to Spanish and Spanish to English. Topics include: Fruits and Vegetables, In the Classroom, At the Airport and more. (Note: lots of ads) Excellent

FRENCH LESSON PLANS
http://www.teach-nology.com/teachers/lesson_plans/languages/french/
Lesson plans for teaching French. There are 51 listed. There are some broken links on the list. Excellent

FRENCH THEME UNITS
http://www.edhelper.com/French_Language_Activities.htm
A collection of theme units for teaching French. Excellent

GERMAN LESSON PLANS
http://www.teach-nology.com/teachers/lesson_plans/languages/german/
Lesson plans for teaching German. There are 18 listed. Excellent

GERMAN THEME UNITS
http://www.edhelper.com/German_Language_Activities.htm
A collection of theme units for teaching German. Excellent

INTERNET ACTIVITIES FOR FOREIGN LANGUAGE CLASSES
http://www.clta.net/lessons/
A collection of lesson plans for Spanish 1,2,3,& 4, French 1,2,3; Italian; German; Chinese; Japanese; ESL/EFL; Tagalog and Latin. The most are in Spanish and French. Excellent

ITALIAN THEME UNITS
http://www.edhelper.com/Italian_Language_Activities.htm
A collection of theme units for teaching Italian. Excellent

LESSONS PLANS ABOUT LATIN AMERICAN CULTURES AND LANGUAGE
http://retanet.unm.edu/index.pl?section=1996LPs
A collection of lesson plans at for grade levels 6-12 about Latin American cultures, language and literature. Excellent

NUMBER BINGO – LESSON PLAN
http://www.eduref.org/cgi-bin/printlessons.cgi/Virtual/Lessons/Foreign_Language/French/FRN0202.html
A lesson plan for French classes grades 7-10. "This game can be used as a review exercise for identifying, writing, and pronouncing numbers in French. Students should be familiar with the range of numbers used prior to playing the game." "After reviewing previously learned numbers, inform students that they will be playing a bingo game during the next class. Hand out blank bingo cards with no numbers. The center of each card is "gratuit," just as there is a free space in bingo. [ Author's Note: Instead of using bingo as the card heading, I prefer to call the game "Voici."] Students are assigned to complete their Voici cards for homework so that the game can be played the next day. Inform students of the range of numbers to be used (to be decided by the teacher)." EASILY ADAPTED TO OTHER LANGUAGES! Excellent

RESOURCES AND LESSON PLANS FOR WORLD LANGUAGES
http://www.cloudnet.com/~edrbsass/edwor.htm
Skip over the ads at the top and scroll down to find a long list of links to teaching world languages. You can also click on your language at the top. A lot better than it looks. We found some broken links. Excellent

SPANISH LESSON PLANS
http://www.teach-nology.com/teachers/lesson_plans/languages/spanish/
Lesson plans for teaching Spanish. There are 56 listed. We did find some broken links on the list. Excellent

SPANISH THEME UNITS
http://www.edhelper.com/Spanish_Language_Activities.htm
A collection of theme units for teaching Spanish. Excellent

STORY STARTER – LESSON PLAN
http://www.eduref.org/cgi-bin/printlessons.cgi/Virtual/Lessons/Foreign_Language/French/FRN0201.html
A lesson plan for French classes grades 6-12. "Given a story topic and list of sentence starters, students work together in teams to create a short story in French." EASILY ADAPTED TO OTHER LANGUAGES! Excellent

TEACHING FOREIGN LANGUAGES – GRADES K-12 – A LIBRARY OF CLASSROOM PRACTICES
http://www.learner.org/channel/libraries/tfl/
"The Teaching Foreign Languages K-12 video library and professional development guide bring to life the Standards for Foreign Language Learning in the 21st Century. Illustrating effective instruction and assessment strategies, the series documents 27 teachers and their students in K-12 classrooms around the country as they study eight languages across a range of competency levels
Here are some examples of what you'll see:
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Third-graders learn about the seasons and German holidays as they practice basic reading skills and build cultural knowledge in their German class.
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Eighth-graders explore a traditional Cajun folktale and then try their hand at playing zydeco music in their French class.
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Tenth-, eleventh-, and twelfth-graders in a multilevel Japanese class create a travel brochure and promotional video to attract visitors to Japan.
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Twelfth-grade students of Spanish become Latin American artists and debate whether to exhibit their work in Spain in light of that country's visa requirements.
Lively and provocative, these videos are designed to inspire thoughtful discussion and reflection and provide the opportunity to learn from the successful practices of other teachers."
Excellent

TEACHING LATIN WITH TECHNOLOGY
http://www.vroma.org/~bmcmanus/marylandtech2.html
Resources for teaching Latin. Scroll down the page for excellent links to resources including online games, activities, textbook links and more. Excellent

TEACHSPANISH.COM
http://www.teachspanish.com/
Assistance for Spanish teachers including furthering your skills. Sections: Spanish Training, Lesson Ideas, Learning Tools, Career Center, Community Forums, and Resource Center (links). The Lesson Ideas has lesson plans for Elementary School, Middle School, High School and College or University. Excellent SEE ALSO IN LESSON PLANS SECTION.

FOREIGN LANGUAGE LESSON PLANS AND ACTIVITIES
http://www.csun.edu/~hcedu013/eslsp.html
Links to collections of lesson plans for foreign languages. Very Good

WORD2WORD
http://www.word2word.com/
"This site is dedicated to breaking down of language barriers and assisting the users who have the desire to learn a language, a need to communicate between languages, and for those who work with languages as a profession. Language students should only be using online resources in accordance with the rules and regulations set down by their schools, teachers and parents."
Includes online dictionaries, online language courses, translation services, language chat sites, language software and more. Very Good

WORD ROOTS – PREFIXES, GREEK AND LATIN
http://www.edhelper.com/Word_Roots.htm
Printables on word roots including Greek and Latin. Very Good

WORLD LANGUAGES LESSON PLANS
http://www.teach-nology.com/lessons/lsn_pln_view_lessons.php?action=toplevel&cat_id=12
Teacher-created lesson plans. Some are more complete than others. Choose your grade level. Very Good

CONCEPT ATTAINMENT MODEL – BOULANGERIE
http://www.eduref.org/cgi-bin/printlessons.cgi/Virtual/Lessons/Foreign_Language/French/FRN0001.html
A lesson plan for French classes grades K-12. "Exercise on the concept attainment model, Boulangerie is the concept that the students are suppose to come up with." EASILY ADAPTED TO OTHER LANGUAGES! Good

 

WEBQUESTS

ALLES UBER OSTERREICH – WEBQUEST
http://www.rockwood.k12.mo.us/itech/webquests/su2003sec/ott/index.html
A webquest for 4th and 5th year German classes. "Österreich - das vergessene, deutschspachige Land!  Wir diskutieren oft Deutschland aber ihr sollt erinneren, daß die Österreicher auch Deutsch sprechen und auch interessante Leute sind! Damit die armen Österreicher sich nicht ausgelassen fühlen, sollt ihr so viel in die nächste Woche über sie, ihr Land, und ihr Leben wie möglich lernen.  Meine Oma wird sich von dem Himmel freuen!" This looks Excellent but I can’t be sure because it is all in German.

BECOMING A CONSUL IN THE ROMAN REPUBLIC – WEBQUEST
http://www.vroma.org/~jhaughto/romanconsulquest.htm
A webquest for Latin classes. "You are a servant who has been hired to educate little Cornelius. The pater familias has directed you to teach him what is required of one who wants to become a consul. You are very frightened because you know nothing about politics. How can you teach him these things? If you don't, the master will beat you. Then you decide that you will ask two of your friends who owe you a favor to help you. Yes, that's it!" Excellent

BEYOND FRENCH BORDERS WEBQUEST
http://cw.mariancollege.edu/pt3/frenchwebquest/
A webquest for French classes. "As a result of your interest in the French language and culture you have been chosen to serve as helpers to the International Olympic Committee. As helpers you will be a part of the research and selection panel for the host country. You are going to research and promote a Francophone country or province for selection as host of the Olympic Games. The promotion of your country will include an informational brochure or travel guide. The Committee will then review the promotional brochures or guides and vote to determine who will host the Olympics. Which country will it be?" Excellent

FOREIGN LANGUAGE WEBQUESTS
http://www.rogers.k12.ar.us/users/bgilmer/webquest.html
A collection of webquest for foreign language classes. Includes: French, German, Japanese, Latin and Spanish. Excellent

FRENCH SPEAKING COUNTRIES WEBQUEST
http://cte.jhu.edu/techacademy/fellows/hintz/webquest2/sdhindex.html
A webquest for French classes on French-speaking countries. " Your school's foreign language department has been offered a grant to send you and your classmates to the French speaking country of your choice for a semester. After meeting with the representatives from all French speaking countries of the world  you must chose a country. You will be responsible for sharing information about your country when you return.    Good Luck!" Excellent

FRENCH WEBQUESTS
http://www.gecdsb.on.ca/d&g/DP/locatorb.asp
A collection of webquests on France and French. Pick and choose. Excellent

FRENCH WEBQUEST
http://www.shs.d211.org/ForeignLang/faculty/Jll/web_quest.htm
A webquest for French classes. "This past year you have learned about the French language.  Now...it is time to learn about the French people and culture.  This is your chance to plan a trip to a French speaking country for 6 days and go where you want!  You can: ● Stay where you want ● Eat where you want   ●   Visit what you want   ●  Buy what you want You will do this by planning a trip in groups of 2-3.  The only catch is you are only given....$3,500.  So, you will need to use your money wisely!  By now, you have picked where you are going to, so lets' get started! Bon Voyage! Excellent

GERMAN NEWS WEBQUEST
http://www.serve.com/shea/webquest/news_index.htm
A webquest for German classes current events in Germany. "Do you know what's going on in Germany right now? Are they discussing the same news items as we are in America? Is their news coverage different - different topics, different emphases, different approaches? This webquest will give you the chance to familiarize yourself with some German news sources while discovering what's newsworthy and aktuell." Excellent

GERMAN STUDIES WEBQUESTS
http://www.wydown.clayton.k12.mo.us/Pub/hhitchcock/german_webquest_index.htm
A collection of webquests for German classes. Excellent

GERMAN WEBQUESTS
http://www.rockwood.k12.mo.us/itech/webquests/su2002/shea/master.htm
Five webquests for German classes for middle school and up. Excellent

GERMAN WEBQUESTS AND MORE
http://www.serve.com/shea/webquest/
A collection of German webquests plus useful links. Excellent

IS LATIN REALLY DEAD? – WEBQUEST
http://webquest.org/questgarden/lessons/05103-051017102553/
A webquest on Latin for Latin classes. "You have been selected by a group of Roman Heroes from the past to help them understand what happens to their hard work in the future. Caesar, Hippocrates and Homer are really concerned that the things the are inventing, deciding and creating will be lost in the future. They need you to convince them to keep up the hard work and move forward with their creations. They have asked you to look into a few areas of modern day life and decide for them which area has had the greatest impact on life in Western Civilization in the year 2005." Excellent

ITALIAN WEBQUEST RESOURCES
http://www.batchelors.net/technotes/italian_webquests.htm
Ten webquests for Italian classes. Excellent

LET’S TAKE A TRIP TO GERMANY– WEBQUEST
http://education.iupui.edu/webquests/germany/qgerm.htm
A webquest for German classes. "We are about to take a trip across the Atlantic Ocean to Germany, a country on the continent of Europe. We need to gather a few things from the Internet, and we need to learn a few things, too, so keep track of what you discover in your TRIP PLANNER." Excellent

ON VACATION TO FRANCE! WEBQUEST
http://oncampus.richmond.edu/academics/education/projects/webquests/france/
A webquest for French classes on life in France. "Your family has decided to take a trip to France. It's the first time you have been to France and you are all excited. This is your one chance to absorb as much of France and what it has to offer in just one week. The problem is that each one of you has different interests and likes so you must make an intinerary that fits all of your interests and needs. Once you are in France you have to visit all of these fun and exciting places and bring back information and pictures for a scrapbook. You want to have a great trip and bring back plenty of memories!" We found a couple of broken links on this site. Excellent

PUERTO RICO: THE DEBATE OVER STATEHOOD – SPANISH WEBQUEST
http://www.rockwood.k12.mo.us/itech/webquests/su2002/rehfeldt/spanish2/index.htm
A webquest for Spanish students on Puerto Rico. "The Commonwealth of Puerto Rico has formally applied for statehood.  The Senate and House must both pass legislation and the President must sign a Joint Resolution of Congress in order for a territory to become a state.  The Commonwealth of Puerto Rico has met all requirements for statehood and a joint session of Congress is preparing to debate the issue.  In any debate in Congress, several different points of view will be heard before an official vote is taken.  The Vice-President resides over the entire process ensuring a professional atmosphere and allowing all concerned parties to present their summaries in an organized fashion.  Debate and discussion always follow each group's presentation…." Excellent

SLAVERY IN ANCIENT ROME – WEBQUEST
http://www.lr.k12.nj.us/Site/Cherokee/library/webquest/underwood/slavery.htm
A webquest for Latin classes. ‘What was it like to be a slave in Ancient Rome?  The response to that question would have depended on whether you were a house slave or an agricultural slave.  You would have probably been able to use the many talents and skills which you possessed in order to better help the Romans in their many pursuits.  Of course you would have been sold to the highest bidder and then your destiny would have been determined by your attributes and the needs of your "new owner".  One of the major considerations which you would have thought about was "what would happen to me if I did not obey my master" Excellent

SPEAK SPANISH IN VALENCIA – WEBQUEST
http://asterix.ednet.lsu.edu/~ylou/4507/WebQuest2001-3/Beatrizladowebquest/valencia.html
A webquest for college level Spanish students. It can be adapted to high school level. "You are about to have one of the most exciting experiences of your life. You will meet the craziest people,  eat the most delicious meals and get to walk around one of the most attractive places in the world.......and the best of all is that you will be able to do it IN SPANISH !!!!!!.........be prepared to experience la tierra de las flores, de la luz y del amor: " Excellent

VIVA ESPAÑA! A WEBQUEST FOR SPANISH II STUDENTS
http://www.personal.psu.edu/faculty/j/x/jxz8/Student_Webquests/Bradley_Knudsen/WEBQUEST.HTML
A webquest for Spanish II students on Spain. "Antonio Banderas has given you and your three friends a trip to Spain to be taken two months from today. As a group, you will be given $8000 US. Your stay will be a minimum of 6 days, and you can stay a maximum of one month. During your trip, you will have to visit at least 3 cities and stay in each one for 2 nights. Given this information, how long could you and your group stay in beautiful Spain?Your journey will begin in either of the two largest cities in Spain: Madrid and Barcelona. From there, you will be visiting other cities, including Sevilla, Salamanca, Leon, Granada, Toledo, and Valencia. After completing daily travel logs of your journey, your group will create a final presentation to be shared with the class." Excellent

WEBQUEST SEARCH
http://webquest.org/search/index.php
For best results, search the database for English language webquests with your language in the title. Worth searching through. Excellent

WEBQUESTS ACROSS THE CURRICULUM
http://www.cloudnet.com/~edrbsass/Webquest.html
A collection of webquests. Scroll down the page and the foreign language webquests are on the bottom right. Includes: French, German and Spanish. Excellent

FAMOUS FRENCH PEOPLE WEBQUEST
http://staff.fcps.net/achrist/Famous_French_People_WebQuest.htm
A webquest for French classes on famous French people. "In this activity, you will be researching one famous French person.  You will need to find basic biographical information about the person you are researching.  Once you have completed your research, you will design a PowerPoint presentation to explain what you learned to the class."
We found a couple of broken links on this site. Very Good

FRANCE WEBQUEST
http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/fil/pages/webfrancea.html
A webquest for French classes. "As we learn the language of French, we begin to wonder about the country of France and the people that live there. Where is this country and what is it like? What industries are there? What can you see and do there? What is the weather like? How do you travel from place to place? Sometimes we forget that we are not he only country on this Earth and that our way of life is not the same for all people. Through this activity you will have an opportunity to research and explore some of the many features of France." Very Good

FRENCH WEBQUESTS
http://www.ezwebsite.org/Page.asp?PID=946
A small collection of webquests for French classes. Very Good

SPANISH SPEAKING COUNTRIES WEBQUEST
http://cte.jhu.edu/techacademy/fellows/hintz/webquest/sdhindex.html
A webquest for middle school students. "Your school's foreign language department has been offered a grant to send you and your classmates to the Spanish speaking country of your choice for a semester. After meeting with the representatives from all Spanish speaking countries of the world  you choose a country. You will be responsible for sharing information about your country when you return.    Good Luck!" We found a couple of broken links on this site. Very Good

DAY OF THE DEAD WEBQUEST
http://www.rockwood.k12.mo.us/itech/webquests/su2003sec/whitaker/webquest.htm
A webquest for 6th grade Spanish I students. "You've been asked by the Board of Directors of the Art Museum of Forest Park to help design an exhibit about Day of the Dead! The Board feels that people don't know enough about or appreciate Day of the Dead, and they're hoping that you can pull together a selection of examples that will dazzle and educate the audience." Good

FAMILIAS FAMOSAS WEBQUEST
http://www.rockwood.k12.mo.us/rsouth/spanish/family/webquest.htm
A webquest for Spanish II students. " George Washington, Martin Luther King, Jr., Elvis Presley.... We learn about famous figures throughout our history and how they have influenced our culture in the U.S., but let's face it, how much do you really know about historical figures that have helped to shape the history and culture of Spanish-speaking countries?  Our mission is to learn about famous figures from Spanish-Speaking countries, describe them (in Spanish) and consider how they impacted their cultures." Does not include links for students to use. Good

FRAU BRYANT’S GERMAN WEBQUEST
http://cw.mariancollege.edu/pt3/Germanwebquest/
A webquest for German classes. "The purpose of this web site is to make connections to our Komm Mit! textbook by individual chapters. Each chapter will have interactive activities you can use to practice grammar, vocabulary, and chapter functions. These activities are to enhance what you have learned and to prepare you for each chapter test." Good

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October 2007