Online Resources for World Language Teachers
World Language Assessment
for Learning in the 3 Modes:
Supports and empowers world language educators to improve student proficiency through a variety of assessment strategies. Focusing on the three modes of communication (interpretive, presentational, and interpersonal), this resource provides a framework of formative, interim, and summative assessments for use at any grade level.
Center for Applied Second Language:
Database of lesson plans searchable by topic or function
Center for Applied Second Language: All other teacher resources by CASLS
Linguafolio:
Printable document in which those who are learning a language can reflect on their language learning and cultural experiences. It is a tool that can accompany language learning throughout one’s life and is suitable for documenting language abilities for various uses.
National Standards for Foreign Language Learning:
The American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) is the only national organization dedicated to the improvement and expansion of the teaching and learning of all languages at all levels of instruction.
ACTFL:
The American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) is the only national organization dedicated to the improvement and expansion of the teaching and learning of all languages at all levels of instruction.
CCFLT:
Colorado Congress of Foreign Language Teachers, Inc., is organized for the purpose of the advancement of the study and teaching of foreign languages in the schools, colleges and universities of the State of Colorado.
Spanish Proficiency Exercises:
A compilation of brief video clips in which native speakers of Spanish from various locations throughout Latin America and Spain demonstrate various language tasks. The objective of the exercises is to provide students of Spanish with the necessary tools to be able to talk about the same topics in Spanish.
Wordle:
Generates “word clouds” from text that you provide. The clouds give greater prominence to words that appear more frequently in the source text. You can tweak your clouds with different fonts, layouts, and color schemes. The images you create with Wordle are yours to use however you like. You can print them out, or save them to the Wordle gallery to share with your friends.
Egg Timer:
Computer timer for Class Games and Activities
Random Name Generator (El sombrero del destino cruel):
You need to download this but it’s worth ii
Story bird:
A service that uses collaborative storytelling to connect students. Two (or more) people create a Story bird in a round robin fashion by writing their own text and inserting pictures. They then have the option of sharing their Story bird privately or publicly on the network. The final product can be printed, watched on screen, played with like a toy, or shared through a worldwide library.
Global Teaching and Learning:
Performance-based Assessment materials developed during the Central Jersey World Languages Professional Development Project. The entire purpose of the myriad tasks found in this section is to provide foreign language educators with options in how they assess their students.
Typeit.Org
Type with special characters in any language
You Tube Gramática Videos
Videos to explain almost all Spanish Grammar concepts
BBC French:
Award winning interactive French learning site
Learn French:
Videos, grammar lessons and activities to help you learn more French
Conjuguemos:
Verb and vocabulary drill practice. You can look up vocabulary by Book and chapter.
Quizlet:
Fun, interactive flashcard site. Search by textbook or theme. Includes games!
Digital Dialects:
Games for learning Languages. Use at home or in class on the smart-board.
Spanishdict.com:
Great video tutorials. chat rooms, online dictionary, flashcards.....
Notes in Spanish:
Free Spanish audio and video brings you authentic, real Spanish conversations about real-life topics, making you totally confident with your Spanish. Listen here, or on your iPod or mp3 player as Spanish podcasts
Veinte Mundos:
Learn, improve and enrich your Spanish with Veintemundos. Read our articles and learn more about 20 different Spanish speaking countries.
Subscribe for free, each article comes with audio, vocabulary, expressions, etc.
Mi Loca Vida:
An interactive video program set in Madrid for practicing practical, useful, everyday Spanish
Learn Spanish:
Great site for practicing pronunciation, grammar, vocabulary and learning about culture while practicing your Spanish.
Colby Spanish:
Practice all aspects of your Spanish while learning about Hispanic culture.
Quiz Busters
Quiz-Busters is an interactive plenary quiz for two teams based on the popular television quiz program Blockbusters. The resource is designed to be used on an interactive whiteboard as a teacher led activity but can be played by individual students
University of Texas Spanish Video Index
The library of videos on this site are designed for use in the classroom. Each video is accompanied by a transcript and a template lesson plan. The transcripts for the TEMPLATE videos are intentionally blank, which students can use to transcribe their own voice overs.
Spanish Proficiency Exercises
Another library of videos that are designed for use in the classroom. Each video is accompanied by a transcript
Quizbreak
A highly flexible program that allows teachers to create fun, Jeopardy©-like games for the language classroom.
French Songs with Lyrics and Videos
Spanish Songs with Lyrics and Videos
Supports and empowers world language educators to improve student proficiency through a variety of assessment strategies. Focusing on the three modes of communication (interpretive, presentational, and interpersonal), this resource provides a framework of formative, interim, and summative assessments for use at any grade level.
Center for Applied Second Language:
Database of lesson plans searchable by topic or function
Center for Applied Second Language: All other teacher resources by CASLS
Linguafolio:
Printable document in which those who are learning a language can reflect on their language learning and cultural experiences. It is a tool that can accompany language learning throughout one’s life and is suitable for documenting language abilities for various uses.
National Standards for Foreign Language Learning:
The American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) is the only national organization dedicated to the improvement and expansion of the teaching and learning of all languages at all levels of instruction.
ACTFL:
The American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) is the only national organization dedicated to the improvement and expansion of the teaching and learning of all languages at all levels of instruction.
CCFLT:
Colorado Congress of Foreign Language Teachers, Inc., is organized for the purpose of the advancement of the study and teaching of foreign languages in the schools, colleges and universities of the State of Colorado.
Spanish Proficiency Exercises:
A compilation of brief video clips in which native speakers of Spanish from various locations throughout Latin America and Spain demonstrate various language tasks. The objective of the exercises is to provide students of Spanish with the necessary tools to be able to talk about the same topics in Spanish.
Wordle:
Generates “word clouds” from text that you provide. The clouds give greater prominence to words that appear more frequently in the source text. You can tweak your clouds with different fonts, layouts, and color schemes. The images you create with Wordle are yours to use however you like. You can print them out, or save them to the Wordle gallery to share with your friends.
Egg Timer:
Computer timer for Class Games and Activities
Random Name Generator (El sombrero del destino cruel):
You need to download this but it’s worth ii
Story bird:
A service that uses collaborative storytelling to connect students. Two (or more) people create a Story bird in a round robin fashion by writing their own text and inserting pictures. They then have the option of sharing their Story bird privately or publicly on the network. The final product can be printed, watched on screen, played with like a toy, or shared through a worldwide library.
Global Teaching and Learning:
Performance-based Assessment materials developed during the Central Jersey World Languages Professional Development Project. The entire purpose of the myriad tasks found in this section is to provide foreign language educators with options in how they assess their students.
Typeit.Org
Type with special characters in any language
You Tube Gramática Videos
Videos to explain almost all Spanish Grammar concepts
BBC French:
Award winning interactive French learning site
Learn French:
Videos, grammar lessons and activities to help you learn more French
Conjuguemos:
Verb and vocabulary drill practice. You can look up vocabulary by Book and chapter.
Quizlet:
Fun, interactive flashcard site. Search by textbook or theme. Includes games!
Digital Dialects:
Games for learning Languages. Use at home or in class on the smart-board.
Spanishdict.com:
Great video tutorials. chat rooms, online dictionary, flashcards.....
Notes in Spanish:
Free Spanish audio and video brings you authentic, real Spanish conversations about real-life topics, making you totally confident with your Spanish. Listen here, or on your iPod or mp3 player as Spanish podcasts
Veinte Mundos:
Learn, improve and enrich your Spanish with Veintemundos. Read our articles and learn more about 20 different Spanish speaking countries.
Subscribe for free, each article comes with audio, vocabulary, expressions, etc.
Mi Loca Vida:
An interactive video program set in Madrid for practicing practical, useful, everyday Spanish
Learn Spanish:
Great site for practicing pronunciation, grammar, vocabulary and learning about culture while practicing your Spanish.
Colby Spanish:
Practice all aspects of your Spanish while learning about Hispanic culture.
Quiz Busters
Quiz-Busters is an interactive plenary quiz for two teams based on the popular television quiz program Blockbusters. The resource is designed to be used on an interactive whiteboard as a teacher led activity but can be played by individual students
University of Texas Spanish Video Index
The library of videos on this site are designed for use in the classroom. Each video is accompanied by a transcript and a template lesson plan. The transcripts for the TEMPLATE videos are intentionally blank, which students can use to transcribe their own voice overs.
Spanish Proficiency Exercises
Another library of videos that are designed for use in the classroom. Each video is accompanied by a transcript
Quizbreak
A highly flexible program that allows teachers to create fun, Jeopardy©-like games for the language classroom.
French Songs with Lyrics and Videos
Spanish Songs with Lyrics and Videos