PPT
Curated OER

English Cognates in Various Indo-European Languages

For Teachers 12th - Higher Ed
Studying the history, influences, and cognates of the English language, this presentation provides students in linguistics and language classes with several charts of information on cognates from languages around the world. The slideshow...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Movie Genres

For Students 7th - 11th
In this grammar worksheet, students match twelve movie genres with their appropriate definitions and examples from two answer banks and then translate the titles into Chinese. Students answer six questions regarding personal movie...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Music - Lesson 16 - Songs

For Teachers 1st
First graders determine that Spanish is the language spoken in Mexico before singing a number of Mexicans songs. They make maracas to use while singing Mexican songs. They sing the song, "La Cucaracha," in English realizing that it is a...
Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: How Latin Affects Other Languages

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart shows a mnemonic for the Romance languages, how Latin affects the Romance languages and an example of Latinate words in English.
Primary
The Wharton Group

Discover France: History of French Language

For Students 9th - 10th
Scroll down a bit to find the brief explanations of the history of French and some dialects: Provencal, Creole, and Basque, with links to more information.
Website
Other

Catalan Language Introductory Page

For Students 9th - 10th
Gives a background and history of the Catalan language along with a list of the countries where it is the main language spoken.