Considering using Robert Cormier's young adult novel, Tunes for Bears to Dance to for book circles or as a whole-class anchor text? Check out this overview of the key concepts and issues raised by the novel.

Young writers complete a timed persuasive writing assignment in which they argue for a club they would like to see established at school, and are then provided with real student samples of responses. 

This site has links to many resources for the language teacher of Chinese, French, German, and Spanish.

Provides an overview of the traditional culture and lifestyle of Germans. Gives basic facts about location, language, folklore, foods, social customs, family life, education, religion, pastimes, societal challenges, etc. (Note: Content...

An online easy to use German picture dictionary. Selections can be made by typing in the word you wish to look up or you can choose a category.

This German to English dictionary allows users to search by keywords. Includes audio for pronunciation. Uses popups.

A dictionary of Low German, a language used by the Mennonites.

Provides an overview of the traditional culture and lifestyle of German Americans. (Note: Content is not the most current.)

This engaging picture dictionary encourages reading and vocabulary building among young students whose first language is German. There are also activity pages which can be printed for classroom use.

The goal of this site is to provide a "concise and comprehensive [online] reference grammar."

A list of words in English which have been borrowed from other languages. Includes the languages of Italian, French, German, and Japanese.

This site provides a brief description of the history of the English language.

Online dictionary with directions in German. Also gives translations to Spanish and Portuguese.

TravLang's online dictionary lets you translate from German to English and English to German.

This resource presents a brief history of the English language provided by an amateur historian of English and librarian.

Good summary of Frege's thought. Some sections are more technical, but the explanation of his philosophy of language and other sections are more readable.

With over 100 separate pages of guides to studying and organizing work, this site gives tips on everything from learning how to learn, to managing your time, to how to prepare for essay exams. Selected site content is translated into 25...

This site from the encyclopedia Wikipedia provides a biography on Martin Luther contains information on his 95 Theses, his being questioned as a heretic and his excommunication, and Luther's antisemitism. Also contains some quotes by...

Study selected verses of scripture in parallel columns that compare different versions of the Bible in different languages: English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, and Russian. Not only a useful tool for students learning another...

Tongue twisters for everyone! You'll find twisters and tricky phrases in English and more than 40 other languages, from Albanian to Xhosa. English translations are provided for twisters in other languages.

A look at the people of Latvia and the many minorities. Find out the ethnic groups, languages, and religions of this country. Information from the CIA World Fact Book.

The Afrikaners are descendants, to a great extent, of Dutch, German, and French Huguenot settlers, and, to a lesser extent, of English, Scottish, Irish, and other settlers of South Africa. The Dutch language of the first White settlers...