Curated OER
Let's Have a Lesson Within a Lesson
Students role-play the role of a student who does not comprehend the language the lesson is being instructed in. Using the internet, they research the characteristics, distribution and migration of human populations over time. In groups,...
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Let's Go Camping!
Students view and use visual texts to gain and present information, become familiar with and use appropriate technologies eg. publish writing on computer, use photographs to record events, use video to record events.
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Different Audiences
Pupils examine levels of language difficulty for different audiences. They explore how to simplify texts to suit a younger audience. Students use a thesaurus to find synonyms. Pupils select a news article to rewrite. They create a...
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Where Is Hoku?
Young scholars are introduced to map making and reading. Using maps, they identify the cardinal directions and discuss the importance of a legend. They analyze the human characteristics of the classroom and create overhead view maps of...
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The Power of Words Words That Reinforce Stereotypes
Students devise and discuss definitions for words that are promote stereotypes. They share the definitions and impressions in small groups.
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A Difference of Mind
Students discover the individual variance in brain response to its four main functions. They perform activities related to each function at four stations set up in the classroom. They discuss their responses as a class.
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Writing & Language
Students examine Chinese and East Asian writing characters. They discuss how their writing systems differ from others found in the world. They practice reading and pronouncing Chinese and Japanese names and words.
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Can't Buy Me Love?
Students activity find the multiplicity of meanings buried within Shakespeare's language. They examine how the meanings of words differ in modern America and in Venice.
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Indonesian Proverbs
Seventh graders study a SouthEast Asian language and culture. They say, translate, and interpret three Asian proverbs and complete a discussion worksheet about what they experienced.
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A Happy Time
Second graders listen to stories about feelings, identify their own feelings at specific times in their lives, and express their feelings in words and through writing.
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La Lengua de las Jarchas
Students discover the non-Arabic language used in the composition of the jarchas.
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"Big Enough" Lesson Plan
Students gain awareness and knowledge about Dwarfism by watching and responding to a film.
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Who Speaks Modern English and Where ?
Students predict the widespread effects of the English language and consult on-line charts and text to verify their findings.
Curated OER
History of the English Language - Word Origins
Learners use on-line resources to research their own name, determine its language origin and meaning. They take an on-line quiz to determine their "naming-style."
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Backyard Bugs
This video segment from Wild TV takes a closer look at backyard bugs, their habitat and characteristics. [2:48]
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Birds of a Feather
Birds of a Feather shows a variety of birds and asks students to explain the expression: Birds of a feather flock together.
Science Buddies
Science Buddies: The Bouba Kiki Effect
It may be possible for certain symbolic characteristics, like sharpness and roundedness, to cross language barriers. For this experiment you will investigate the Bouba-Kiki Effect to find out if abstract visual properties can be linked...
Society for Science and the Public
Science News for Students: Learning Language Before Birth
Is it possible for a baby to start learning language before it's even born? Learn why some researchers now think that our language skills can develop in the womb.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mit: Open Course Ware: Introduction to Philosophy of Language
A complete, undergraduate level online class on the philosophy of language available from MIT. The course description states, "this course explores the nature of meaning and truth, and their bearing on the use of language in communication."
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mit: Open Course Ware: Language and Its Structure Ii: Syntax
A complete undergraduate level online course from MIT, originally taught in 2004. This course and its materials are also available in Chinese and Persian.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mit: Open Course Ware: Language and Its Structure Iii: Semantics and Pragmatics
A complete undergraduate level online course from MIT, originally taught in 2005. A Chinese version of the course is also available.
Other
Illinois State University: French Literary Tenses
A concise explanation of the French literary tenses with examples and comparisons to spoken language. Has sample conjugations of auxiliary verbs as well as er, ir, re verbs.
Other
Spanish Abroad, Inc.
This resource provides information about Spanish language study abroad programs throughout Latin America and Spain.
Other
Ameri Span Unlimited
AmeriSpan Unlimited provides immersion, intern, and educational tours in Spanish-speaking countries. Information on all programs, job opportunities, and travel resources are provided.