Eighth graders examine the linguistic and cultural impact of the Arabic language and Islamic culture on the Spanish language. They analyze and label maps, listen to and differentiate between Spanish and Arabic music, and compare and...

Students participate in an activity focused upon the skill of recognizing sounds as associated to words. This is done by using cards with words and the teacher reads them to reinforce listening skills.

Foreign Language for Travelers offers current (gegenwartiger) and perpetual (immerwahrender) calendars for Germany, Austria, Canada, France, Spain, UK, Ireland, Switzerland, and the USA. Each calendar is followed with a link to...

Copious amounts of handouts can be found here at the Latin Library. Includes vocabulary handouts, Latin readings, grammar handouts, exercises, and other miscellaneous handouts.

A brief biography of Martin Luther written in 1st-person style. Contains numerous links to writings by and about Luther. Published by the Christian organization "Der Weg," this site will be of interest to young Christians who want to...

Short biography of the life of Friedrich II, King of Prussia. Published by the Christian organization "Der Weg." Designed for young people learning German (Deutschlernende), the language is purposely easy to understand. Der Weg also...

Simple list that gives basic information on holidays in Puerto Rico.

Good introduction to the life and works of Cervantes, author of Don Quixote. The resource provides a very good timeline of his life, putting events in his life in their historical context.

Brief biographical information on director Fritz Lang.

Good, thorough description of Christmas in a number of countries, including Spain and Mexico. Even includes a few holiday recipes.

A short English biography of this Besancon born musician and Protestant hymn writer, famous for his musical setting of 150 Psalms. Includes a midi audio file of one of Goudimel's hymns.