The “New Normal”
for Modern Language Teachers:
Internet Tools and Program Advocacy
Resources
Digital
Technologies: A Life Skill Right
for Language Learning
SPANISH
Spanish - General
BBC Languages - Spanish
http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/spanish/
Digital Dialects - Spanish Language
http://www.digitaldialects.com/Spanish.htm
Quia - Spanish
http://www.quia.com/shared/spanish/
Spanish Vocabulary
LanguageGuide.org - Español (vocabulary)
http://www.languageguide.org/spanish-mexico/
Ejercicios de vocabulario
http://www.ver-taal.com/vocabulario.htm
Español como lengua extranjera - Vocabulario
http://es.wikibooks.org/wiki/Espa%C3%B1ol/Como_lengua_extranjera/Vocabulario
Spanish Grammar
SPANISH GRAMMAR ONLINE
http://www.bowdoin.edu/~eyepes/newgr/ats/
Spanish Language & Culture
http://www.colby.edu/~bknelson/SLC/index.php
Spanish Grammar Exercises
http://www.trinity.edu/mstroud/grammar/
Learn Spanish Grammar
http://spanish.about.com/od/learnspanishgrammar/Learn_Spanish_Grammar.htm
LanguageGuide.org Spanish Grammar (with
pronunciation)
http://www.languageguide.org/spanish-la/grammar/
Spanish Grammar Activities
http://conjuguemos.com/list.php?type=fillin&division=grammar&language=spanish
Spanish for beginners
http://www.nocomprendo.es/learn_spanish_online/spanish_for_beginners/eng/
Grammar/ Gramática (business Spanish
tutorials)
http://www.businessspanish.com/LECCION/grammar.htm
Ejercicios de gramática
http://www.ver-taal.com/gramatica.htm
El Conjugador
http://www.elconjugador.com/
Spanish Video
Ejercicios de escucha para estudiantes de
español de nivel avanzado
http://www.ver-taal.com/telediario.htm
Cultura - Fragmentos de documentales y vídeos
promocionales
http://www.ver-taal.com/cultura.htm
Canciones - Ejercicios de escucha con canciones
españolas
http://www.ver-taal.com/canciones.htm
Escucha de anuncios publicitarios y de mensajes de
campañas de información
http://www.ver-taal.com/anuncios.htm
Commonly Studied European Languages - LangMedia
Resources (find "Spanish")
http://langmedia.fivecolleges.edu/common_languages.html
Spanish Proficiency Exercises [video] - University
of Texas at Austin
http://www.laits.utexas.edu/spe/
Tel-Emundo
http://msnlatino.telemundo.com/
FRENCH
French in General
BBC Languages: French
http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/french/
Français Interactif
http://www.laits.utexas.edu/fi/
French Language
http://french.about.com/
Le Point du FLE - Apprendre le français
http://www.lepointdufle.net/
Digital Dialects - French Language
http://www.digitaldialects.com/French.htm
Languages Online - Topics: French
http://www.education.vic.gov.au/languagesonline/french/french.htm
Quia - French
http://www.quia.com/shared/french/
French Vocabulary
LanguageGuide.ord - Français (vocabulary)
http://www.languageguide.org/french/vocabulary/
French Vocabulary Lessons + Lists
http://french.about.com/od/vocabulary/French_Vocabulary_Lessons_Lists.htm
English-French Vocabulary Quizzes
http://iteslj.org/v/fr/
French Grammar
Tex's French Grammar
http://www.laits.utexas.edu/tex/
French Grammar Practice Exercises
http://faculty.virginia.edu/ajmlevine/grammar/a_grammarindex.html
French Online Grammar Quiz
http://fog.ccsf.cc.ca.us/~creitan/grammar.htm
French Grammar
http://french.about.com/od/grammar/French_Grammar.htm
Le Conjugateur
http://leconjugueur.lefigaro.fr/
French Video
Commonly Studied European Languages - LangMedia
Resources (find "French")
http://langmedia.fivecolleges.edu/common_languages.html
French Videos
http://french.about.com/od/videos/French_Videos.htm
BBC Lanugages: French - 12 Video Lessons
http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/french/mafrance/podcast/
French.Yabla - demo videos
http://french.yabla.com/demo.php
Learn French Online for Free with Videos and Audio
http://www.mindzeit.com/learnspeakfrenchlanguageonline.php/index.html
FLEvideo.com
http://www.flevideo.com/fle_video_quiz_beginning_start.php
Community French Movies (Archive.org)
http://archive.org/details/opensource_movies_French
TV5Monde
http://www.tv5.org/
GERMAN
German in General
BBC Languages: German
http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/german/
Deutch-Lehrnen.com
http://www.deutsch-lernen.com/
Digital Dialects - German Language
http://www.digitaldialects.com/German.htm
German (Wikibook)
http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/German
German Games and Quizzes
http://german.about.com/library/quiz/blqz_start.htm
Languages Online - Topics: German
http://www.education.vic.gov.au/languagesonline/german/german.htm
mein-deutschbuch.de
http://www.mein-deutschbuch.de/index.php?site=home
Online German Lessons
http://www.lsa.umich.edu/german/hmr/links/online_lessons.html
Quia - German
http://www.quia.com/shared/german/
Deutsch
http://atschool.eduweb.co.uk/rgshiwyc/school/curric/hotpotatoes/germanindex.htm
German Vocabulary
LanguageGuide.org - Deutsch vocabulary
http://www.languageguide.org/german/vocabulary/
German Audio Lessons
http://mylanguages.org/german_audio.php
German Vocabulary (About.com)
http://german.about.com/library/blgloss.htm
German Grammar
Grammar / Grammatik
http://german.about.com/od/grammar/Grammar_Grammatik.htm
German Verb Conjugation (online)
http://www.verbix.com/languages/german.shtml
German Grammatical Structures -
Intermediate and Advanced Level
http://www.germantutoring.com/german_grammar.htm
Interactive Grammar Activities:
http://www.olafbohlke.com/gpo/index.htm
German Video
Deutsche Welle
http://www.dw.de/dw/0,,9077,00.html
German in Germany Index
http://langmedia.fivecolleges.edu/collection/lm_germany/ge_index.html
German language videos
http://www.solarnet-international.org/content/pages/en/solar-net-tv/german-language-videos.php
Community German Movies (Archive.org)
http://archive.org/details/opensource_movies_German
Yabla Ferman - Free Demo Videos
http://german.yabla.com/
ITALIAN
Italian in General
BBC Languages - Italian
http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/italian/
Italian Language Course (Wikibooks)
http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Italian
One World Italiano Online
http://www.oneworlditaliano.com/english/home.htm
Italian Vocabulary
English-Italian Vocabulary Quizzes
http://iteslj.org/v/i/
Italian Audio Lessons
http://mylanguages.org/italian_audio.php
Italian Vocabulary - LanguageGuide.org
http://www.languageguide.org/italian/vocabulary/
Vocabulary - Italian Language - About.com
http://italian.about.com/od/vocabulary/Vocabulary.htm
Zapitalian (vocabulary & expressions with audio)
http://www.zapitalian.com/
Italian Grammar
la grammatica italiana
http://www.uvm.edu/~cmazzoni/3grammatica/grammatica/
Grammatica Italiana.eu
http://www.grammaticaitaliana.eu/
Italian Language - Grammar (About.com)
http://italian.about.com/od/grammar/Grammar.htm
Italian Grammar (interactive activities)
http://eleaston.com/italian-grammar.html
Italian verbs conjugation
http://www.italian-verbs.com/
Learn Italian - Grammar and Vocabulary
http://mylanguages.org/learn_italian.php
Italian Videos
Community Italian Movies
http://archive.org/details/opensource_movies_Italian
Italian in Italy - LangMedia
http://langmedia.fivecolleges.edu/collection/lm_italy/it_index.html
ItalianPod101
http://www.italianpod101.com/
LATIN
Latin: General Resources
Latin (Wikibook)
http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Latin
Latin Language - Learning Latin (About.com)
http://ancienthistory.about.com/cs/latin/
VROMA - A Vritual Community for Teaching and
Learning Classics
http://www.vroma.org/
Introduction to Latin Pronunciation
http://wheelockslatin.com/chapters/introduction/introduction.html
Latin Grammar
Latin Grammar
http://econrad.net/latin/
Latin declension
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latin_declension
Latin Verb Conjugator
http://www.verbix.com/languages/latin.shtml
Latin Texts
Corpus Scriptorum Latinorum
http://www.forumromanum.org/literature/
LATIN LITERATURE via Google Book Search (under
construction)
https://umdrive.memphis.edu/mhooker/google_books-latin_lit.html
Listen to Latin - Society for the Oral Reading
of Greek and Latin Literature (SORGLL)
http://www.rhapsodes.fll.vt.edu/Latin.htm
Consulting Medieval Manuscripts Online
http://www.utm.edu/staff/bobp/vlibrary/mdmss.shtml
Less Commonly Taught Langues
Learn Arabic Free
http://www.madinaharabic.com/
Learn Arabic for free
http://arabic.speak7.com/
Arabic Alphabets
http://www.searchtruth.com/arabic/lessons/unit1_writing.php
Learn Arabic - Grammar and Vocabulary
http://mylanguages.org/learn_arabic.php
UTM Japanese Directory with Resources
http://www.utm.edu/staff/kyhammond/
Free Japanese Lessons
http://www.freejapaneselessons.com/
Nihongo o Narau - Learn Japanese
http://www.learn-japanese.info/
Manderin Net
http://www.imandarin.net/
Learning Mandarin Chinese
http://mandarin.about.com/od/educationlearning/tp/learn_by_step.htm
Mandarin Chinese Course Online
http://www.99mychinese.com/
GENERAL FOREIGN LANGUAGE RESOURCES
Online Journals
ALSIC: Apprentissage des langues et systèmes
d'information et de communication
http://alsic.revues.org/index.html
CALICO Journal
https://www.calico.org/journalTOC.php?current=1
Computer-Assisted Language Learning - Electronic
Journal (CALL-EJ)
http://callej.org/
The EUROCALL Review
http://www.eurocall-languages.org/review/index.html
The IALLT Journal for Language Learning Technologies
http://www.iallt.org/iallt_journal
the jaltcalljournal
http://www.jaltcall.org/journal/
The Journal of Teaching English with Technology
http://www.tewtjournal.org/
LANGUAGE LEARNING TECHNOLOGY
http://llt.msu.edu/
Technology from Language Organizations
& Resource Centers
AATF Technology Commission
http://www.frenchteachers.org/technology/
FLTeach (see "resources")
http://web.cortland.edu/flteach/
Computer-Assisted Language Instruction Consortium
https://www.calico.org/
Dept. of Education-sponsored LRCs
http://nflrc.msu.edu/lrcs.php
Five-College Consortium Center for the Study of
World Languages
http://www.umass.edu/fclang/
International Association for Language Learning
Technology
http://www.iallt.org/
National Foreign Language Center (Univ. of Maryland)
http://www.nflc.org/
New England Association for Language Learning
Technology
http://www.nerallt.org/
Northeast Association for Language Learning
Technology
http://www.neallt.org/
Foreign Language Software Review
Foreign-Language Software & Web Central
http://webpages.charter.net/tbob/softwrev.html
Language Teaching Listservs
LLTI@LISTSERV.DARTMOUTH.EDU (for technology)
http://listserv.dartmouth.edu/scripts/wa.exe?A0=LLTI
FLTEACH@LISTSERV.BUFFALO.EDU (archives Foreign
Language Teaching Forum)
http://listserv.buffalo.edu/archives/flteach.html
Standards-Based Indstruction
Standards-based Lessons
http://florc.osu.edu/Lessons/lessons.htm
Listening & Recording Resources
PRONOUNCE IT RIGHT INSPANISH!
http://www.utm.edu/staff/globeg/speakspan.shtml
PRONOUNCE IT RIGHT IN FRENCH!
http://www.utm.edu/staff/globeg/speakfrench.html
Text-to-speech
AT&T Natural Voices®
Text-to-Speech Demo
http://www2.research.att.com/~ttsweb/tts/demo.php
Acapela Text to Speech Demo
http://www.acapela-group.com/text-to-speech-interactive-demo.html
ivona Test to Speech
http://www.ivona.com/en/
Google translator (will say what is
translated)
http://translate.google.com/?hl=en&tab=wT
Vocaroo
http://vocaroo.com/
Audacity
http://audacity.sourceforge.net/
download and install the LAME MP3
encoder?
http://audacity.sourceforge.net/help/faq_i18n?s=install&i=lame-mp3
SoundCloud
http://soundcloud.com/
Audio Recorder 3.2 (Softpedia) - Mac
http://mac.softpedia.com/get/Audio/Audio-Recorder.shtml
Wimba Products
http://www.wimba.com/products/
Wimba
alternatives comparison
NanoGong
http://gong.ust.hk/nanogong/
ANVILL (A National Virtual Language Lab)
https://anvill.uoregon.edu/anvill2/
Voci (personalized avatars with sound recording)
http://www.voki.com/
VIDEO RESOURCES
Google Videos
http://www.google.com/videohp?hl=en
Youtube
http://www.youtube.com/
Teachertube
http://www.teachertube.com/
The TED-ed Flip Tool in the Foreign Language
Classroom (using Youtube)
http://spanish4teachers.org/techblog/ted-ed-foreign-language-classroom/
Foreign Language Videos
http://dmc.ohiolink.edu/cgi/i/image/image-idx?page=index;c=forglv
MIXED BAG
MERLOT - World Languages (Learning Materials)
http://www.merlot.org/merlot/materials.htm?category=2440
Integrating Technology in the Foreign Language
Classroom (course, with student projects)
http://www.cortland.edu/FLTEACH/MM-COURSE/mm-syl.html
How to implement the ‘flipped classroom’
http://www.eschoolnews.com/2012/05/21/how-to-implement-the-flipped-classroom/
Flipped learning-network - foreign languages
discussion
http://flippedclassroom.org/group/foreign-language-teachers
Mobile Assisted Language Learning Applications (MALL)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobile_Assisted_Language_Learn_ing
FLTeach discussion forum
http://web.cortland.edu/flteach/
ACTFL - All Discussions
http://community.actfl.org/ACTFL/Communities/ViewDiscussions/AllDiscussions/
textivate.com
http://www.textivate.com/
FRENCH
Ideas for French Language & Culture Advocacy in
the US
http://www.utm.edu/staff/globeg/advofr.shtml
French Advocacy Wiki
https://frenchadvocacy.wikispaces.com
French - The Most Practical Foreign Language
http://www.fll.vt.edu/French/whyfrench.html
Advocacy [videos] by AATF-EMA
http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLD93926B8E10559BE
Advocacy ideas by AATFrench
http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEF77BC4FAC2B8289&feature=plcp
GERMAN
Advocacy Toolkit (AATG)
http://www.aatg.org/advocacy
Why Learn German - Goethe-Institut
http://www.goethe.de/ins/ca/lp/prj/wlg/enindex.htm
ITALIAN
Why Study Italian
http://www.ritornello.com/whyit.html
LATIN
why study latin
http://ancienthistory.about.com/lr/why_study_latin/341498/3/
SPANISH
Advocacy (AATSP)
http://www.aatsp.org/?adv_advocacy
Why Learn Spanish?
http://spanish.about.com/cs/forbeginners/a/whylearnspanish.htm
ALL LANGUAGES
Advocacy (ACTFL)
http://www.actfl.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageID=5084
Academic Workforce Advocacy Kit (MLA)
http://www.mla.org/advocacy_kit
Advocacy for World Languages (SCOLT)
http://scolt.webnode.com/advocacy-for-world-languages/
Knowing Other Languages Brings Opportunities
(Central States)
http://www.adfl.org/resources/knowing_other_languages.htm
NECTFL Testimony and Speeches Advocating for World
Language study
http://nectfl.net/TESTIMONYANDSPEECHES.htm
Pennsylvania State Modern Language Association (look
for "Advocacy")
http://www.psmla.net/
FOLLOWING CHALLENGES
National Council of State Supervisors for Languages
http://www.ncssfl.org/
Saveourforeignlanguages
http://saveourforeignlanguages.wordpress.com/
ACTFLSmartBrief
https://www.smartbrief.com/actfl/index.jsp
Academe Today - Newsletter of the Chronicle of
Higher Education
http://chronicle.com/article/Academe-Today/
MIXED ARGUMENTS
Foreign Languages and the Post-Recession Export
Imperative
http://www.utm.edu/staff/bobp/french/flexport.html
You Wouldn't Know They Majored in French
http://www.utm.edu/staff/globeg/frenchdegree.html
THE LANGUAGE OF THE STARS
http://www.utm.edu/staff/globeg/celebfrench.shtml
Danger Signs for College Foreign Language Programs
http://www.utm.edu/staff/globeg/danger.html
Why study a foreign language in Tennessee?
http://www.utm.edu/staff/bobp/french/why.html
Foreign Languages: An Essential Core Experience
http://www.utm.edu/staff/bobp/french/flsat.html
Robert D. Peckham, PhD
Director, Globe-Gate Intercultural Web Project
University of Tennessee at Martin
Made in Tennessee to bring you the
world
bobp@utm.edu