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Didn't find it here? Try a Google search:
iLoveLanguages!
Language lessons, dictionaries, translation services, schools,
organizations, jobs, etc. for a huge list
of languages.
The Language
Box
An excellent site with world weather, maps, currency conversions,
newspapers, magazines, radio, and TV as well as
the art and general culture of selected
countries.
The Language Classroom
Lesson plans and resources for a variety of languages plus information
explaining why studying languages
is important.
1st SPOT Languages
Links to resources for many languages.
Search Engine Colossus
Similar to searchengines.com,
Search Engine Collosus allows you
to enter the internet of individual countries
through its international directory of search
engines.
Foreign Language
Lesson plans from The Educator's Reference Desk (formerly AskERIC).
Awesome Library: Languages
Lesson plans and resources for a variety of languages.
Foreign Language Lesson Plans and
Resources
Links to sites for a variety of languages.
World Language and ESL Lesson Plans
From Mr. Donn.
Foreign Language and Culture
A secondary lesson plan suitable for any language.
American Sign Language
Signs of Development
Information and products for teaching and learning ASL.
American Sign Language and Signed English
A vocabulary index with pictures of signs for hundreds
of word from Lesson Tutor. See their
ASL site
for many lesson plans.
Cultural Lesson in Introducing Oneself
One lesson plan from the above site.
Learning American
Sign Language Using Alphabet Flash Cards
Suggested activities for learning/teaching
ASL with flash cards. Also from Lesson Tutor.
Colors and American Sign Language
A lesson plan for preschool or kindergarten.
A Basic Dictionary
of ASL Terms
A dictionary with both animated and text definitions.
American Sign Language Browser
A dictionary complete with pictures.
Sign Writing Site
Lesson plans and information for reading, writing,
and typing sign languages.
SoundKeepers ASL Alphabet
A pictoral guide to the basic American Sign Language alphabet.
Sign the Alphabet
An on-line activity from
Funbrain.com.
ASL Activities, Books, and Teaching Materials
American Sign Language Teachers Association
History of Sign Language
A concise summary. See also
About ASL.
The Deaf
Resource Library
An online collection of reference material and links intended
to educate and inform people about Deaf
cultures in Japan and the United States as
well as deaf and hard of hearing related topics.
Arabic
BABEL: Arabic
An online course.
Food Sources: Learning Arabic through Science
A lesson plan for the elementary grades from NCLRC.
Arabic Poetry: Guzzle a Ghazal
A lesson plan that engages students in reading and
writing about an Arabic poetic form.
Egyptiasn Arabic
Resources related
to Egyptian Arabic.
Arabic Language and Culture
Links to resources from the NCELA including the
American Association
of Teachers of Arabic.
Arabic Alphabet Applets
Learn the letters of the Arabic alphabet.
What's in an Arabic Name?
English translations of Arabic names.
The Arabic World:
Arabic Languages
Useful phrases, expressions, and words.
Middle East & Islamic Studies
Collection: Dictionaries & Encyclopedias
Links to several interesting resources.
Click here
for the Middle East and Islamic Studies
Collection home page.
Ectaco English-Arabic
Online Dictionary
Translates from English to Arabic and visa versa.
Click here
for another online English-Arabic
dictionary.
The Growth of Islam
A SCORE Cyberguide providing a 7th-grade Internet-based activity.
See also
Islamic Scientific Contributions
to Civilization
for another 7th-grade
activity.
Religious Beliefs
Made Visual: Geometry and Islam
Classroom activities designed to show how Islamic art can provide
important insights into the technology, scientific
knowledge, and religious beliefs of Moslems. For further information
about Islam, see
Chronology: Early Islam
and
Infoplease:
Islam.
Arab American Chamber of Commerce
Arab-American Mirror
Chinese
Learning Chinese
Online
Links to a huge list of sites for learning Chinese online.
Mandarin Chinese Online
Another huge list of links, not only for learning Chinese, but
also about China.
Audio Tutorial of
Survival Chinese
From Purdue University.
Basic Chinese Grammar
A slide show that reviews the basics of spoken standard Chinese
grammar.
Zhongwen.com
Search dictionary, online readings, Chinese chat room, etc.
Chinese-English Dictionary
A user-friendly, searchable dictionary.
Pinyin - Learning the Chinese Language
through Phonetics
A lesson plan for high school, college, or adult education.
Moran's Chinese Teaching Materials
Seven lessons for learning to read Chinese.
Counting in Chinese
Teach your students to count to 10 in Chinese.
On-Line Lessons: Letter from Parents
and Listening Comprehension
These on-line lessons are from the unpublished manuscript,
Authentic Chinese Texts.
Chinese Cultural Studies: The Chinese
Language and Writing
An article describing the various languages and dialects spoken
in China.
China Related Resources
An extensive list of links.
Asian Geography
K-12 lesson plans for teaching about China and other Asian countries.
About Taiwan
A list of links for finding information on the "other" China.
See also
Welcome
to Taiwan.
French
French to English and English
to French Online Dictionary
Internet Resources for French Teachers
Great resources for teachers
of French
Quia French
Over 100 lesson plans/activities.
French Lessons from Everywhere
French courses on the Web!
A Stroll
through the Musee d'Orsay
A lesson plan for French 3 from
NCLRC.
Go to their
site
to find six other French lesson plans.
Learning Scenarios for a Simulated Field Trip to
France
A web-based lesson for French II.
Une Journee Typique?
One lesson plan from the
above site.
Quel temps fait-il?
A lesson plan for French one on dates and weather expressions.
See also
A French Weather Report.
Creating a Rhyming Book - Bonsoir Lune
A primary-grade lesson plan.
Le Monde Francophone
A lesson plan for grade 7 integrating the French language with
geography.
The Unique Nature of Various African Countries
A lesson plan for grades 9-12 French and social
studies in which students give a presentation about people in
an African country in which French is spoken and which is served
by the Peace Corps.
Our Vacation
to France
A WebQuest
for French students. See also
My Trip to France
and
Four Days in Paris
Number Bingo
A lesson plan for grades 7-10.
Story Starter
A lesson plan for grades 6-12.
Boulangerie (Bakery)
A multi-age lesson plan using the concept attainment model.
French Connections
A lesson plan from EDSITEment that utilizes the Internet
designed to
strengthen student perceptions of the
real-world importance of mastering a foreign language
. See also
French and Family
for another lesson plan from EDSITEment.
French 5H - - Webquest
A webquest for AP French. See also
Beyond French
Borders WebQuest
and
French Webquest.
France
A clickable worksheet.
Embassy of France
The ultimate source for information about France.
France: Primary Documents
Great source for transcriptions
and translations of documents on French
history.
Click here
for lesson plans on French and European
history.
German Lesson Plans and Resources
German-English On-line Dictionary
German for Travelers
Award-winning on-line German course.
Deutsche Internet Ubungen
Good source for German lessons and activities. See also
Awesome Library German Lesson Plans
and Resources.
German-American Teaching
Resources and Units
Links to units, lesson plans, and resources.
Das
Wetter in
A lesson plan in which students access Web sites for
weather forecasts in German.
Kino in
Stuttgart
Another Internet-based lesson plan.
Advertisements in German-American Cookbooks
A lesson plan for German I or II in which students
recognize and use German vocabulary related to food.
German-Americans
and Their Contributions
Two lesson plans on German Americans. See also
A German-American Chronology.
History's Influence
on German-American Culture
A high school unit designed to meet the Minnesota State Standard
for history and culture. See also
The Germans in America,
a page developed by the
Library of Congress.
Emigration and Immigration
A German-American lesson plan for grades 7-12. See also
German Americans - 1990 Census Data
and
German-American Chronology.
German Immigrants: Their Contributions
to the Upper Midwest
A lesson plan in which students answer
questions and practice their German while
using photographs and documents from the
American
Memory Collection
of the Library of Congress.
German Studies Webquests
See also
Frau
Bryant's German WebQuest.
The Berlin Wall: Information Scavenger Hunt
Developed for use in a German I class.
German-American Internet
Scavenger Hunt
A site I developed for Rocori Middle School German Day. See
also
German Americans: An Ethnic Experience.
Germany and America
in the 20th Century: An Annotated Timeline
A companion site to the one above. It includes a timeline and
links to sites providing information on individuals
and events of significance to Germany and
America during the 20th Century. See also
German History Sources.
The German
Way and More
Impressive site with a lot of information.
German
Embassy and Information Center
Get information about Germany
from the German government.
Web Resources for German Teachers
A set of links from the University of Leeds in the UK.
Robert Shea's German
Resources
Learn about German culture, news, tourism, and education.
Greek
Greek-English Dictionary
On Line
Translate words form Greek to English or English to Greek. Choose
either ancient or modern Greek.
English-Greek/Greek-English Informatics
Terminology Dictionary
From the University of Athens.
Search for English
Words in Greek
From the Perseus Project at Tufts University.
The Greek Language
A brief history of the Greek language.
Learn to Speak Greek
Learn Greek online by
practicing with a native speaker who is learning your
language.
Ancient Greek Language
A list of links.
Mr. Donn's Ancient Greece
Many lesson plans.
Daily Life in Ancient Greece
An excellent lesson plan adaptable to multiple grade levels.
Hmong
Saturn Hmong Home Page
Interesting site for Hmong language with a Hmong-English/English-Hmong
dictionary, pronunciation
guide, lesson plans, and links.
Hmong Lessons
Thirty lessons plus a pronunciation guide.
An Integrated Unit
on Hmong Story Cloth
A middle-school unit. For additional lesson plans on the Hmong
story cloth, see also
Hmong Tapestry Lesson Plan.
WWW Hmong Homepage
A collection of resources relating to Hmong history, culture,
language, and current events.
The Hmong People
in the U.S.
Historical information and a long list of links. See also
Hmong History.
Italian
Mrs. O. D'Aponte's Page
A resource for students and teachers of Italian, this page offers
lesson plans, information on Italian cities,
Italian language resources, and links
to Italian cultural sites.
You
Too Can Learn Italian!
Three introductory lessons.
Oggie Domini
Twenty free Italian lessons on line.
Italian Language: Dictionaries
Links to several Italian-English Dictionaries from About.com.
Embassy
of Italy in the United States
First-hand source of information on Italy.
L'Unione
Sarda On Line
Italian newspaper on line.
Italia
Mia
A large list of links to Italian web sites.
Japanese
Jôyô 96
A comprehensive site for learning about the Japanese language,
Jôyô 96 includes written
Japanese online Tutorials, a 144-page katakana
tutorial, Japanese Ministry of Education's Joyo
Kanji (complete with etymology, stroke order,
movies, and mood music) as well as links to books, software,
and free stuff. Also see the Japanese Paper Maker
online program to make your own calligraphy practice
paper or posters.
Japanese Language
Education for elementary and Secondary Students
Lesson plans for teaching culture in Japanese language
classes as well as well as information about Japanese language
education.
Eldridge Online Japanese
Lessons
Four lessons.
Japanese Writing Tutor
A site designed to help students of Japanese practice their
writing skills.
Reading Japanese Signs
A guide to understanding Japanese signs, billboards, plaques,
banners, etc.
Number
Book with Japanese Characters
One lesson plan from
Geographic and Technology Program - Japan.
Teaching and Learning
About Japan
Find information about most any topic.
Embassy of Japan in Washington, D.C.
Click here
to find K-12 lesson plans for teaching
about Japan and other Asian countries.
Korean
Korean Studies
Materials to support students learning Korean. See also
Korean Language Education Clearinghouse.
An Introduction to Korean
A tutorial with 8 lessons focusing on the alphabet, conversational
phrases, parts of the body, family members,
numbers, asking directions, and grammar.
Korean Alphabet
A lesson plan in which students learn to identify Korean alphabet
characters.
Korean Restaurant
Etiquette
A lesson plan designed to teach students etiquette for eating
at a Korean restaurant.
Korean Children's Day
A mini-unit for grades 4-5. Click appendix to learn Yut (A Traditional
Korean Game).
Korea
A multidisciplinary unit on Korean geography and culture.
Latin
The Latin Page
A page designed for 7-12 Latin teachers, complete with lesson
plans and resources.
Latin Teach
Another page for Latin teachers.
Artistic Endeavors in Latin Class
A lesson plan for third and/or fourth year Latin students.
Roman Living
A comprehensive five-day lesson plan for beginning Latin students
that introduces them to various aspects of ancient
Roman culture.
Brush Up On Your Latin
Nine mini-lessons.
The Romulus Project
An electronic library of Latin literature.
Latin Dictionary
and Grammar Aid
From the Notre Dame Archives. See also
English-Latin On-Line Dictionary.
Daily Life in Ancient Rome
Activities from Mr. Donn's pages.
Rome in Virtual Reality
Have your students take a tour.
The Beginning of
a Roman Perseus
A site under construction that will focus on Roman civilization.
Native Languages and Resources
For lesson plans and units on Native Americans,
click here.
Traditions and Languages of Three Native
Cultures: Tlingit, Lakota, and Cherokee
A high-quality lesson plan in which students understand
the importance of maintaining the traditions and
languages of native languages; they also learn to say
a few words in each of the above languages.
Fun with Numbers
An
elementary-grade lesson plan from
Education
World's Activities to Celebrate Native American Heritage
in
which students learn Lakota Sioux words for numbers.
What's in a Name?
Another
lesson plan from Education World in which students
learn the origin of the names of U.S. states that were
derived from Native American words.
Language
and Names
A
lesson plan from
Wisconsin Celebrates Native
American Cultures
designed
to expose students to Native American languages
by teaching them words for animals in a variety of
Native American languages.
Cheyenne
Language Web Site
Pronunciation guide, an on-line dictionary, word lists, etc.
Lakota Information
Home Page
Resources, tribal sites, maps, history, treaties, language,
etc.
Lakota Sioux
Heritage
Lakota-English dictionary; audio words and phrases; the audio
program, Intro to Lakota; plus a
link to the Sioux Heritage Association.
Less Commonly Taught Languages
Resources for teaching a number of different languages from
ERIC.
Native American Languages
A long list of links to sites for specific languages.
Ojibwe Language and
Culture
Language, essays, cross-cultural materials, and references,
and a list Ojibwe authors on-line.
Anishinaabe
The Web's first Ojibwe translation site.
Teaching Indigenous
Languages
Links to resources including full-text publications.
Native American Data
Base
A huge collection of links to sites for Native American culture
and wisdom.
Native American Tribal Directory
Native American Nation's
Home Pages
See
also
Native American
Nations.
Tribal Names and Their Meanings
WWW Virtual Library - American Indians
An extensive index of Native American language resources on
the Internet.
Norwegian
Norwegian in Five Minutes a Month
Thirty on-line lessons from the Sons of Norway.
Resources for the
Study of Norwegian
Links to dictionaries, culture, news, Internet audio and video,
etc.
English-Norwegian/Norwegian-English Online Dictionary
Dagbladet
Norwegian Daily Newspaper online.
Explorers from Norway
A 5th-grade lesson plan.
NORWAY: Exploring
New Horizons
Information and suggested activities for a secondary unit on
Norway.
Norway
Information about and a map of Norway.
BIBYS
A shared library system for all Norwegian Universities. It appears
to be free for all to search, and apparently
no password is required.
For lesson plans on Vikings,
click here
, then scroll down the page.
Polish
Polish
Basic phrases and pronunciation guide. See also
Polish Pronunciation Guide.
Polish
News Online
Polish-language newspaper published in Bensenville, Illinois.
Embassy
of Poland
A great source for information about Poland.
Polish National Alliance
Information for Polish-Ameriucans,
including immigration records.
Polish
World
Information and links for art, culture, education, entertainment,
government, etc. See also
Polish Web
Portal from Boston
for more links.
Polonia Today Online
The history of Poland through World War II. See also
Polish History and Culture
for Polish history up to the 1990s.
Poland
A 3rd-grade thematic unit.
Russian
Course
of Russian Language in Picture
Pictures for basic Russian words.
Cyrillic Alphabet
Russian alphabet with sounds.
Online
Russian Test
The site also includes Russian travel information for visitors,
free Russian teachers’ resources, St. Petersburg city map, and photo
gallery.
English -Russian
Dictionary
See also
English-Russian Russian-English
Dictionary
and
Russian: An Interactive, On-Line Reference
Grammar.
Roy's Russian Language
Resources
A list of Internet resources.
Window to Moscow
Information
on the weather, business, or metropolitan
transportation
Face of Russia: Living Under Communism
A high school lesson plan. Scroll to the bottom of the page
to access 4 other lessons from the Face of Russia
unit.
Geography Lesson
Plan: Russia
A 5th-grade lesson plan.
Mr. Donn's Former Soviet Union/Russia Page
Many lesson plans and resources.
Introducing Children
to Russian and Eastern European Culture
Links to resources and lesson plans.
Spanish (Scroll down the page for Latin American/Hispanic
literature lesson plans)
English to Spanish
Translation
See also Spanish
to English.
Learn Spanish
Learn Spanish with these free online lessons.
Spanish Lesson Plans from The Educator's
Reference Desk
Many Spanish lesson plans. See also
Spanish Lesson Plans
and Resources.
Internet Activities for
Foreign Language Classes
Many
lesson plans for Spanish and French as well as a few
for other languages.
Quia Spanish
The top 20 lesson ideas.
Teach Spanish
Elementary,
middle, and high school lesson plans.
Cultural Aspects of Spanish in America
A unit for secondary Spanish language teachers.
Speak Spanish in 60 Days
Sixty mini-lessons.
Spanish Made Easy
Lessons, vocabulary, phrases.
Web Spanish Lessons
Three online lessons.
Business Spanish.com
Free online lessons (with audio) for business and conversational
Spanish.
Tasty
Tidbits from Spain
A lesson on Spanish vocabulary dealing with food. See also
Mexican Food.
Teaching the Celebration of The Day
of the Dead - el Dia de los Muertos
An award-winning lesson plan for grades 9-12.
Teaching the Preterite and the Imperfect
Verb Tenses and Their Uses
Another award-winning lesson plan for Spanish II or III.
Deportes en Espana
A lesson
plan for 9th-grade Spanish.
Retanet: Resources for Teaching About the Americas
Over 65 lesson plans dealing with Latin America, the Caribbean,
and culture studies. The lessons cover many subjects
and may not all be appropriate for a Spanish
language class.
Hispanic Immigration: America in the
Year 2000
A high school unit.
Culture Quest
Webquests on Hispanic culture, hispanic games, photos of Hispanic
America, and tips for teachers.
Cinco de Mayo
An webquest for 8th-grade
Spanish. See also
Cinco de Mayo for
Teachers.
Twentieth Century Latin American
Writing
Ten units from the
Yale-New Haven Teachers Institute.
See also
Family Ties in Latin American Fiction.
The Modern Short Story in Latin America,
and
CyberGuides:
Spanish
for additional units and lesson plans
on Latin American/Hispanic literature.
Gabriel Gárcia Márquez/Columbia
A high school lesson plan using the short story, "La Santa"
by Nobel Prize winner for literature,
Gabriel Gárcia Márquez.
Contemporary Latina Writers: Julia Alverez
Another high school lesson plan from the same source as the
one above.
Hispanic World Unit
An electronic field trip.
Ole! Bullfighting
Another webquest for high school Spanish. See also
Cinco de Mayo
for one more webquest by this same
teacher.
Si Spain
Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs site with information about
and links to Spain.
Information on Spanish
Speaking Countries
Information on specific Latin American countries in either English
or Spanish.
Adanzas al Web Latino
Excellent site for Latin American studies from the University
of New Mexico. See also
Latino Web.
Mexico OnLine
Directory of information about Mexico. See also
Mexico Connect.
Colonial Mexico
Great site for information
on 19th century Mexico.
Mexico
Links to many lesson plans
on Mexico and Mexican history.
History
of Mexico
A wealth
of information.
Swahili
For other African languages, see
Appreciating African Languages
(an elementary lesson plan),
African Language Resources on the Internet
and
English Afrikaans On-line Dictionary.
Jumbo Means Hello: An Introduction
to Swahili
A lesson plan for the early elementary grades from
Africa: It's Not a Country.
Let’s Speak Swahili
A Kwanzaa-related vocabulary lesson.
An Introduction to Counting in Swahili
An elementary-grade lesson plan teaching how to count in the
Swahili language.
Speaking Different Languages
An elementary-grade lesson plan in which students learn to write
a letter to their parents in Swahili.
Let's Speak Swahili
A collection of materials associated with a televised course.
The
Summary of Lessons
may be particularly helpful.
Swahili 231
A syllabus, three online lessons, and a vocabulary-building
page.
ALI Swahili Karibu!
Listen to Swahili, read about the Swahili language and culture,
or take a short "test."
Swahili Exercises for Listening and
Reading
Fifteen exercises developed to be used in an introductory Swahili
class.
Internet Living Swahili Dictionary
Translates English to Swahili and visa versa.
Swahili Pronunciation
Guide
Click the highlighted words to hear proper pronunciation.
A Brief History of
the Swahili Language
A concise, well-written page.
Language Links: Swahili
A long list of annotated links
Swedish
Introduction to Swedish
From the Stockholm School of Economics.
Bjorn Engdahl's Swedish Course
A pronunciation guide, 7 lessons, and a final exam.
Swedish Grammar
Alphabet, pronunciation, and parts of speech.
Swedish-English Dictionary
Translate from Swedish to English and visa versa.
Sweden and the Swedish
Language
Information and links.
Sweden
Information about the Swedish
people and their government.
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