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American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages
ACTFL is one of the premier organizations for Foreign Language teachers. Sample articles from the organization's journals, and information about conferences and webinars are available, as well as a wealth of other materials useful to...
Other
Tefl.net: Teaching English as a Foreign Language
Have you considered teaching English as a foreign language? Explore the TEFL resources to investigate this career opportunity.
Other
American Council on Teaching of Foreign Languages: Proficiency Guidelines 2012
Updated version of the ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines for speaking, writing, listening, and reading in a foreign/world language. Explanations and samples of each level of proficiency, from Novice Low through Distinguished are offered....
Other
Actfl: Performance Descriptors for Language Learners
American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages explanation of its Performance Descriptors for Language Learners. Performance Descriptors document is available to download as a PDF.
Other
Caslt: French as a Second Language: Classroom Resource Links
Resources for French foreign-language teachers including a catalogue of links to resources on grammar, vocabulary, culture, idiomatic expressions, culture, reading, holidays, Francophone cultures, dictionaries, listening exercises and...
Other
Elemadrid: English Spanish Dictionary
A very effective resource tool in helping both the teacher and the student define unfamiliar words. This online dictionary translates a word from one language to another, in a wide range of languages. Can easily change the languages by...
Reading Rockets
Reading Rockets: Assessment of English Language Learners
This resource includes a 45-minute webcast with George Mason University education professor Dr. Lorraine Valdez Pierce, discussion questions, sample assessment tools, and other resources. Sample assessment tools are available as...
Language Guide
Language Guide: Mandarin Chinese Vocabulary
Useful resource for learning everyday Chinese vocabulary -- roll over each image to hear the correct pronunciation and see how the word is written. Corresponding English section (and other languages) makes this site a useful tool for ESL...
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: Professional Development Workshops and Courses
Annenberg Media offers over 50 workshops and courses for teachers which can be used for graduate credit (through Colorado State University), for Continuing Education Units (CEUs), or for enrichment. The courses cover subjects in The...
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: Browse Lesson Plans
The following database allows teachers to search for lessons for all age groups covering a wide range of subjects. Simply click on the age group and the following content: arts, foreign language, literature and language arts,...
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: Teacher Professional Development and Teacher Resources
A website containing teaching resources for several subjects including Arts, Foreign Language, Literature & Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, and History.
Other
Grammar Man Efl/esl Comics for Students and Teachers
Creative blend of cartooning and ESL. Students can read the adventures of Grammarman -- where they help Grammarman right evil grammar wrongs -- or do a WebQuest on how to create their own cartoons and submit them to the student gallery....
University of Minnesota
Center for Advanced Research on Language Acquisition
"The Center for Advanced Research on Language Acquisition (CARLA) is one of the U.S. Department of Education's Title VI National Language Resource Centers, whose role is to improve the nation's capacity to teach and learn foreign...
Teachnology
Teachnology: German Lesson Plans
Great lesson plans for teachers of the German language. A wonderful resource for wonderful teachers!
Teachnology
Teachnology: Spanish Lesson Plans
Great lesson plans for teachers of the Spanish language. A wonderful resource for wonderful teachers!
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Wisconsin/ Surf Report/web Sites
Wisconsin Educational Communications Board provides numerous links to educational web sites for students and teachers. Its subjects include art, animals, astronomy, Black history, careers, children's books, dinosaurs, environmental...
Apple
I Tunes Store for Podcasts
Both students and teachers can find podcasts that can be subscribed to, or downloaded to a computer or any MP3 playing device. Most are free and those that carry a fee are clearly marked. The best place to start is under the Education...
Other
French as Second Language Activities: French Stories & Fairy Tales
Fourteen printout fairy tales, such as "Snow White," "Hansel and Gretel," and "The Emperor's New Clothes," are provided in French.
AdLit
Ad lit.org: Creating a Welcoming Classroom Environment
On a daily basis, ELLs are adjusting to new ways of saying and doing things. As their teacher, you are an important bridge to this unknown culture and school system. There are a number of things you can do to help make ELLs' transitions...
Ministerio de Educacion, Cultura y Deporte (Spain)
English for Little Children
This is an interactive site intended to teach English as a foreign language to young children. It is a helpful multimedia resource for EFL teachers. There are ten themes, each with two levels of difficulty, that allow children to...
Enchanted Learning
Enchanted Learning: Spanish Theme Page
A great variety of activities and resources for both teachers and students of Spanish. Includes a picture dictionary, information, coloring sheets, and short books to inspire vocabulary learning. Contains many fantastic resources for...
Other
English for Russian Kids: Alphabet Guide
Great resource for teachers teaching English to Russian children.
Ingles Mundial
Ingles Mundial: Animals (Animales)
Great tool for teaching Spanish-speaking English Language Learners (ELL). This vocabulary lesson focuses on animals. A variety of interactive, self-correcting exercises are provided to reinforce material presented - audio available....
Other
Esl Writing Wizard Multiword Worksheet Wizard
Make practice worksheets for children learning to write letters of the alphabet and words. You can create version for print or cursive. Examples of other worksheets created by teachers are also available for printing.