NEW LINKS!

Language classes taught via TPRS

www.fluencyfast.com

 

Subject: Printable picture cards on Various topics

http://www.do2learn.com/picturecards/printcards/index.htm

 

Article 25: Archived Second Language Proficiency Exams in New York

        Source: EMSC-New York

From http://www.emsc.nysed.gov/osa

 

Looking for practice assessments or samples? The state of New York has downloadable versions of previous years' Regents Exams for French, German, Italian, Latin, and Spanish.

The tests can be accessed at http://www.nysedregents.org/testing/slpexams.html .

 

Here  are some excerpts form an excellent short article by Fred Genesee about

language acquistion by children. (The URL for the complete article is

http://www.colorincolorado.org/articles/genesee_acquisition.php)

 

Here is a website on the African influence in the Americas.

http://members.aol.com/carltred/AfricanPresence.htm

 

Actual pictures of passport covers from around the world:

http://www.national-anthems.net/index.html

 

 

For those of you who work with Spanish speakers, this is an educational
website in Spanish: http://www.salonhogar.com/

I just took a quick look at "matemáticas" - one of the pages didn't open,
but the others I tried did, and they look promising... You can also go into
science, Spanish, English, and social studies - and other "otros temas" you
will find several other areas, including (for example) music... There are
even dictionaries under "recursos."
 

New From TESOL Publications: Teaching English From a Global Perspective
http://www.tesol.org/s_tesol/sec_document.asp?CID=326&DID=4372

Language Help:

 

http://www.cal.org/yol/activities

 

The Foreign Language Teacher's Guide to Learning Disabilities
http://www.fln.vcu.edu/ld/ld.html

 

Reading Resources:

CENTRO BARAHONA PARA EL ESTUDIO DE LIBROS INFANTILES
http://www.csusm.edu/csb/
          search engine to locate appropriate books in Spanish or English
          title, age or grade, country, author, and theme categories

 

Folk tales, fairy tales, myths and fables-short versions for retelling (ideal for TPRS)
http://collaboratory.nunet.net/nssd112/oakterrace/imc/tales.html

Learning scenario from Southwest Educational Development Laboratory-lots of good links
http://collaboratory.nunet.net/nssd112/oakterrace/imc/tales.html

Wide variety of links, including some stories, for Spanish
http://www.myhq.com/public/v/a/vanderwerken/

Resource for wide variety of information and masters, including many pages for Spanish.  Free, but site requests support, if possible. Note especially art coloring pages and links to art from around the world.
www.enchantedlearning.com

Activities for French classrooms--varied and interesting resource
http://pages.infinit.net/jaser2/

Lori Langer's Web site includes illustrated stories in English, Spanish, and French, as well as wonderful links for language teachers. 
www.miscositas.com

Americas Award for Children's and Young Adult Literature Lists of important books for young people, especially in Spanish
http://www.uwm.edu/Dept/CLA/outreach_americas.html

Kathy Glidden's site has endless links for Spanish teachers (and students), many links for other languages.
www.anacleta.homestead.com

Games and songs in Spanish
http://www.hevanet.com/dshivers/juegos/index.html

Foreign language learning and brain research-from the University of Idaho
http://ivc.uidaho.edu/flbrain/

Site for young learners in several languages.  Once a language is chosen, everything that follows is in the target language.
www.boowakwala.com

French site with many options, designed for francophone children
www.mome.net

Spanish-language site
www.chicos.net.ar

World of Reading   (800) 729-3703:  Carefully selected books, computer software,  other materials, in many languages
www.worldofreading.com   or www.wor.com

Teacher's Discovery  (800) 832-2437  (800-TEACHER)-- Many resources for teachers of all languages
www.teachersdiscovery.com

 

Retanet by the Latin American Institute at the University of New Mexico is for teachers interested in Latin America and the Caribbean. This site contains several databases of lesson plans, resources, teacher partners, links to embassies and more.

The Foreign Language Department at the University of Toledo has an extensive collection of FL bookmarks

The Linguistic Funland TESL includes everything from mailing & discussion lists, web sites, activities for ESL students, and study programs, to cultural things that students and teachers of ESL might enjoy

ELTWEB - your guide to the best ELT and ESL resources on the Internet, is a collection of valuable links for ESL and ELT

The Linguist List: ESL, EFL and L2 Information has sections of links for students and for teachers