Language
(see also listings for individual languages, below)
Collections of Language Links
Distance learning, self-instruction
Classroom Instruction
On-line translation and other language services
- Translate blocks of text or entire web pages with Babelfish from Alta Vista. [review by Jessica Koopman, October 2002]
- Foreign Word
- Click here for translation, interpretation services
Click here for more about (foreign) accent reduction
Miscellaneous, including professional organizations
For teachers of foreign languages
- American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages
- Central States Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages
- Concordia Language Villages; 800:450-2214; graduate courses and workshops for teachers.
- Directory of Resources for Foreign Language Programs.
- ERIC Clearinghouse on Languages and Linguistics.
- Foreign Language Teaching Forum (FLTEACH).
- Foreign Language Teaching Methods Online (college course offered by Weber State University, Ogden Utah).
- Indiana Academic Standards for Foreign Languages.
- Language Acquisition Resource Center of San Diego State University: Our mission is to develop and support the teaching and learning of foreign languages in the United States through research, technology, and publications. Particular attention is paid to less commonly taught languages, cross-cultural issues, language skills assessment, and teacher training.
- Foreign Language Center of Ohio State University
- National East Asian Language Center of Ohio State University
- National K-12 Foreign Language Resource Centerat Iowa State University
- National Foreign Language Resource Center at University of Hawaii at Manoa
Lesson Plans
- Activity Creator. "Take advantage of the interactive nature of web-based materials. Check out the Game-o-Matic Activity Creator on the Center for Language Education and Research (CLEAR) website. This collection of programs creates a variety of language learning activities based on content that teachers have typed in, using material from their lessons." [review by Kristin Hoyt-Oukada, Consultant, Foreign Language Education, Indiana Department of Education, Office of Program Development, October 2002]
- Foreign Language Lesson Plans and Resources. "An extensive list of links to lesson-plans, language teacher organizations, FL programs, online courses, resource databases, language learning software, and other FL resources can be found on the "Foreign Language Lesson Plans and Resources" page of Marty Levine's web site for language teachers." [review by Kristin Hoyt-Oukada, Consultant, Foreign Language Education, Indiana Department of Education, Office of Program Development, October 2002]
- Go to Foreign Language Education and click on the link for "Standards-Based Teacher Tools".
- Resources for teachers teaching East Asian languages collected by Duke University
Language List
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