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Yale University

Arabic - English Glossary

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Designed to accompany Focus on Contemporary Arabic by Shukri Abed, this document provides 41 pages of Arabic terms with English translations. The words are organized alphabetically in Arabic and include notations that indicate colloquial...
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Curated OER

My Antonia: Concept Analysis

For Students 9th - 12th
Use this analysis of My Antonia to help inform your instruction and prepare your pupils for the project and enrichment ideas listed at the end of the resource. The analysis covers big questions related to the text, themes, plot elements,...
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Curated OER

Corporate Tax Rate and Jobs

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Does lowering the corporate tax rate help create jobs in the United States? Learners explore the top pro and con arguments and quotes relating to the issue. They read background information about the creation of the federal corporate...
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Curated OER

Spanish Parts of Speech (Part 1)

For Students 6th - 12th
Check out this overview of the parts of speech that includes English and Spanish examples. Each part of speech is highlighted in a different color for clarity. There is information on each part of speech here, and you or your pupils can...
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San José State University

Comma Splices and Fused Sentences

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
Beginning with a definition and a few corrected examples, this resource shows how comma splices can be identified and then eliminated. Four sentences are enumerated for writers to practice in order to avoid comma splices themselves.
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Other

Kryss Tal: The English Language: Words Borrowed

For Students 9th - 10th
An incredible comprehensive list of "borrowed words" in the English language, grouped by the languages from which the words are borrowed. Provides and describes dozens of languages and literally thousands of loan words. Highly recommended.
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Monmouth College

Monmouth College: English Loan Words in Other Languages

For Students 9th - 10th
A list of words in English which have been borrowed from other languages. Includes the languages of Italian, French, German, and Japanese.
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Other

Elemadrid: English Spanish Dictionary

For Students 9th - 10th
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...
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Other

Word reference.com

For Students 9th - 10th
By simply using the side, blue navigation bar, you can get very complete dictionary-style references for English-Spanish and Spanish-English translations. Easy to understand. Idioms are included. There is also a free download which...
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Other

Lang Media: Portuguese in Brazil

For Students 9th - 10th
This site offers language help in Portuguese for English speakers. Each of the five main topics/pages - basic communications, culture and social life, necessities, shopping and services, and transportation - offer videos of Portuguese...
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University of Minnesota

Center for Advanced Research on Language Acquisition

For Teachers 9th - 10th
"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...
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Other

Yellowbridge.com: Chinese Loan Words in the English Language

For Students 9th - 10th
An interesting language resource which details some of the few "loan words" in English from the Chinese language. Provides information and a list of Chinese words and characters.
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Other

Hoagies' Gifted: Differentiating Language Arts for High Ability Learners

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This article outlines ways in which gifted students must be challenged in literature, writing, foreign language, and other types of language arts.
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Rice University

Rice University: Loan Words

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
An exhaustive and comprehensive resource on the definition, process, and uses of "loan words" in English. Includes several examples of words grouped by subject and language of origin. Excellent site.
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University of Minnesota

University of Minnesota: North American Lctl Course Offerings

For Students 9th - 10th
This database run by the University of Minnesota helps students to find colleges that teach less commonly available foreign languages.
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Other

Online Chinese Tools, With Chinese English Dictionary

For Students 9th - 10th
A great site that provides tools to assist people learning and using the Chinese language. Resources include flashcards, pinyin converter, Chinese-English dictionary, calendar converter, Chinese number and currency converter, and more.
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Lingolex

Lingolex.com: The 100 Most Used Verbs in Spanish

For Students 9th - 10th
This site by Lingolex has some of the most widely used verbs in the Spanish language at the beginner level.
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Other

The Internet Picture Dictionary: Italian

For Students 9th - 10th
An online easy to use Italian picture dictionary. Selections can be made by typing in the word you wish to look up or you can choose a category.
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Other

The Internet Picture Dictionary: German

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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Other

The Internet Picture Dictionary: Spanish

For Students 9th - 10th
An online easy to use Spanish picture dictionary. Selections can be made by typing in the word you wish to look up or you can choose a category.
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Other

The Internet Picture Dictionary: French

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site is an easy to use French picture dictionary. Selections can be made by typing in the word you wish to look up or you can choose a category.
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University of Texas at Austin

Ser and Estar One More Explanation

For Students 9th - 10th
This site explains the tricky grammatical option of the two "to be" verbs, ser and estar. The following situations are discussed: joining two nouns, adjective phrases, and prepositional phrases.
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University of Pennsylvania

African Studies Center: East Africa Living Encyclopedia: Kenya

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides extensive information about the country of Kenya, including aspects such as the economy, government, religion, history, human rights, sports, geography, transportation, and much more.
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Other

Dictionary.com

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Look up any word by typing the entry at the top. Includes word of the day, links to foreign language dictionaries, and link to a thesaurus. L.9-10.4c References, L.9-10.4d Verify meaning, L.11-12.4c References, L.9-10.4d Verify meaning,...

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