Foreign Language Resources for Teachers
General
Internet Activities for Foreign Language Classes: Contains online lesson plans and student worksheets for using foreign language Web sites in high school German, French, Japanese, Spanish, Italian, Philipino, Latin, and ESL/EFL classes. Each worksheet presents students with questions, activities, and corresponding Web sites students must access to complete the assignment. Worksheets can be printed out and used by the whole class or individuals for homework.
Resources and Lesson Plans for World Languages: This site contains resources for teaching and learning about American Sign Language, Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Greek, Hmong. Italian, Japanese, Korean, Latin, Native Languages, Norwegian, Polish, Russian, Spanish, Swahili, and Swedish as well as providing numerous links to cultural and historical resources.
Advanced Placement Central: (9-12) Provided by the College Board Online, features tips for teachers and students, information about AP classes and exams. And related Web sites for all AP subjects, including French, German, Spanish, and Latin.
American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages: The professional association that represents teachers of all languages at al educational levels. The ACTFL site contains information on a variety of topics, including professional development programs, proficiency testing publications, and job opportunities.
French
Civilization française: Developed by Marie Ponterio, consists of online teaching modules, which include original images, audiocues, and digital videos. The modules are based on a wide range of topics such as cuisine, culture, social change, school, economy, Europe, holidays, family life, housing, history, religion, social security, symbols, transportation, and vacation.
Resources for Students and Teachers of French as a Second Language: This site is provided by the University of Ottawa, Canada. It features exercises and resources for teachers; French in Canada, outside Quebec, in Quebec, and in France; Francophonie in the world; news and discussion groups; and miscellaneous links.
Tennessee Bob's Famous French Links: Billed as a 10,000-link super site, provides useful resources for teachers and learners of French. Topics include Art and Special Image Exhibits; Literature and Music; Newspapers, Magazines, and Newsgroups; and Audiovisual (radio/TV).
Latin
American Classical League: Includes teachers of Latin, Greek, and Classics on elementary, secondary, and college levels. The ACL Web site contains information on teaching materials, scholarships, and teacher placement.
Latin Page (Salvete Ad Paginam Latinam): Provides general classroom resources designed primarily for the Latin Teacher in Grades 7-12.
Latinteach Classroom Ideas and Projects: Features some of the best ideas and projects from the Latinteach Mailing List for teachers of Latin at all levels.
Spanish
Hot Internet Sites en Español: An internet hotlist of Spanish resources created by Beth Bustamante and Pacific Bell Education First and appropriate for Grades K-community college. Teachers will find resources for students who are native speakers as well as for students learning Spanish as a foreign language. Included are lesson plans and activities for use with or without a computer.
Lesson Ideas Para La Clase: From TeachSpanish.Com, includes lesson ideas (K-12), Spanish-speaking country information, a Teacher Job Search, hundreds of links to teacher resources, teacher Web sites, student hot spots, Latin/Spanish music sites, school and study abroad, and a teacher and student discussion board.
TeachSpanish.com: Provides a page of Lesson Ideas for the classroom, with new plans posted regularly and past plans easily accessed through an archive.
'Más arriba' Home Page: An electronic workbook designed to accompany the second edition of Arriba! Communicacién y cultura (Prentice Hall). The exercise material of Más arriba can be adapted for use with other core textbooks.
Tecla: Texts for Learners and Teachers of Spanish: Tecla, an electronic magazine for learners and teachers of Spanish, is edited by the Consejeria de Educación en Reino Unido e Irlanda. It appears weekly on the Web during the school year and consists of short readings followed by comprehension exercises. Archives and a search function are also provided.