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Explore a wide range of resources available in the area of world languages. Although English, Spanish, French, and German are the most popular languages taught in North American schools, many other languages such as Japanese, Chinese, and American Sign Language are growing in popularity.

Students love learning about the languages and people of other cultures. Use language and technology as a way to connect with other cultures. For example, epals provides email connections for students with a built-in language translator that helps students from a dozen different languages communicate.

Explore each of the following areas to learn more about world languages:
 
Professional Organizations, Standards, and Materials
 
American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Language
http://www.actfl.org/
The only national organization dedicated to the improvement and expansion of the teaching and learning of all languages at all levels of instruction.
EdSiteMent from the Marcopolo Project
http://edsitement.neh.gov/
From the National Endowment for the Humanities, explore standards-based foreign language lessons and web resources for educators
 
National Association for Bilingual Education (NABE)
http://www.nabe.org/
Promoting educational excellence and equity through bilingual education, NABE is the only national organization exclusively concerned with the education of language-minority students in American schools.
 
National Center for ESL Literacy Education (NCLE)
http://www.cal.org/ncle/
Only national information center focusing on the language and literacy education of adults and out-of-school youth learning English, works to support those providing such services.
 
National Clearinghouse for English Language Acquisition and Language Instruction (NCELA)
http://www.ncela.gwu.edu/
Funded by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of English Language Acquisition, Language Enhancement & Academic Achievement for Limited English Proficient Students (OELA, formerly OBEMLA) to collect, analyze, and disseminate information relating to the effective education of linguistically and culturally diverse learners in the U.S.
 
Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)
http://www.tesol.org/
Mission is to develop the expertise of its members and others involved in teaching English to speakers of other languages to help them foster effective communication in diverse settings while respecting individuals' language rights.
 
Teaching/Studying English as a Second/Foreign Language
http://www.growing.com/skills/english/esl_list.html
A grand list (Links-site) of ESL / TSL resources.

 

General Language Resources

Starting Points

42explore: American Sign Language
http://42explore.com/signlang.htm
Resources on American Sign Language (ASL)

Foreign Language from Blue Web'N
http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/bluewebn/fr_Foreign.html
Locate reviewed tools, lessons, hotlist, resource, tutorial, webquests, and projects by content areas and grade levels

Foreign Language from HomeWorkSpot
Organized, annotated links

Language from BBC Learning
http://www.bbc.co.uk/learning/library/languages.shtml
Links to quality resources, reference materials, and learning activities

Language from the Internet Public Library
http://www.ipl.org/div/subject/browse/hum40.00.00/
Organized, annotated links

Languages from Yahooligans
http://www.yahooligans.com/around_the_world/Languages/
Links to resources for children and young adults

Languages and Language Arts from ThinkQuest
http://thinkquest.org/library/cat_show.html?cat_id=8&cid=1
Explore a wide range of projects created by children and young adults for kids and teens

Matrix of WebQuest Examples
http://webquest.sdsu.edu/matrix.html
Explore webquests in languages for grades 3-5, 6-8, 9-12, or adults

World Languages from Discovery School's Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators
http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide/world/worldrw.html
Quality links and descriptions

World Languages from the High School Hub
http://highschoolhub.org/hub/language.cfm
Links to quality resources, reference materials, and learning activities

 

Resources for Teachers

English Online
http://eleaston.com/
Learn English and other languages

Foreign Language Resources from Chico High School
http://dewey.chs.chico.k12.ca.us/flan.html
Country information and French, German, and Spanish resources

Google Language Tools
http://www.google.com/language_tools?hl=en
Language translation and links to Google in different languages

iLoveLanguages
http://www.ilovelanguages.com/
Guide to language information on the web

NewsLink
http://newslink.org/
Online newspapers from around the world

travlang's Translating Dictionaries
http://dictionaries.travlang.com/
Online translating dictionaries

Web-based Translation Programs
BabelFish
http://babelfish.altavista.com/translate.dyn
Free Translation
http://www.freetranslation.com/
Google Language Tools
http://www.google.com/language_tools?hl=en
World Reference
http://wordreference.com/

Resources for Children and Young Adults

Fodor's Living Language
http://www.fodors.com/language/
Explore French, German, Italian, and Spanish language for travel

Foreign Language for Travelers
http://www.travlang.com/languages/
Explore a wide variety of languages (lots of popup ads)

French Language Resources

Resources for Young Adults

France.com
http://www.france.com/
Information about France

Fluent French
http://www.signiform.com/french/
Learn about speaking French

French Language Course
http://www.jump-gate.com/languages/french/
More than 10 lessons includes audio files.

Le Web in French
http://www.urec.cnrs.fr/annuaire/
French language web starting point

Google in French
http://www.google.fr/
French language web starting point

Paris Digest
http://www.parisdigest.com/
Information and photographs of Paris

Paris Guide
http://www.smartweb.fr/
Information about Paris

travelang's French Translating Dictionary
http://translate.travlang.com/french.html
Translate to many languages

Resources for Children

French Language from Enchanted Learning
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/themes/french.shtml
English/French picture dictionary

German Language Resources

Resources for Young Adults

travelang's German Translating Dictionary
http://dictionaries.travlang.com/german.html
Translate to many languages

German for Beginners
http://www.germanfortravellers.com/
Explore free lessons and a dictionary

German Government
http://eng.bundesregierung.de/frameset/index.jsp
German government information

Google in German
http://www.google.de/
German language web starting point

Resources for Children

German Language from Enchanted Learning
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/themes/german.shtml
English/German picture dictionary

Spanish Language Resources

Resources for Young Adults

E.L. Easton - Language - Spanish
http://eleaston.com/spanish.html
Test your Spanish and learn Spanish

Google in Spanish
http://www.google.com/intl/es/
Spanish language web starting point

travelang's Spanish Translating Dictionary
http://translate.travlang.com/spanish.html
Translate to many languages

Yahoo in Spanish
http://espanol.yahoo.com/
Popular search engine in Spanish

Resources for Children

Learn Spanish - A Free Online Grammar Tutorial
http://www.studyspanish.com/tutorial.htm
Complete a series of online tutorials

Spanish Language from Enchanted Learning
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/themes/spanish.shtml
English/Spanish picture dictionary

Spanish Electronic Resources from Multnomah County Library
http://www.multcolib.org/libros/ref/spkids.html
Resources and links in Spanish for kids

 

 
Funding for this project was provided through a grant from Preparing Tomorrow's Teachers to Use Technology (PT3) from the US Department of Education.
Principal Investigator
Dr. Berhane Teclehaimanot, Principal Investigator & Assistant Professor, College of Education

Created 2/03. Last Updated 4/06.