Digital Dialects
Digital Dialects: Numbers in Vietnamese 1 12
Learn the numbers from one to twelve in Vietnamese.
Digital Dialects
Digital Dialects: Colours in Vietnamese Language
Learn the colors in Vietnamese and then test your knowledge.
City University of New York
Chinese Cultural Studies: The Chinese Language and Pronunciation
Contains good information on the Chinese Language and pronunciation. The information is not too in-depth but does contain interesting facts. Links are also provided for additional information.
Reading Rockets
Reading Rockets: Raising Children With More Than One Language
How can you help your students who are speaking one language at home that differs with the language spoken at school? This site offers insight into teaching students with this delicate balance in mind.
Reading Rockets
Reading Rockets: Context Counts in Second Language Learning
How does context influence learning a second language? Come and find out what type of environment is best for students to learn a second language.
Other
Canton Public Library: Countries
This public library resource allows users to access sites on the web devoted to geography topics for all ages.
Other
Lang Media: Urdu in Pakistan
Vocabulary and language development for every day situations - greetings, necessities, social life and shopping. Designed to help Urdu learners but activities can be reversed to help Urdu-speaking ELL students. Includes videos in Urdu...
Other
Lang Media: French and Wolof in Senegal
This Web site provides extensive explanation of the usage of French and Wolof in Senegal. Includes information on everything from basic greetings to hair braiding.
Other
Alpha Dictionary: Online Russian Reference Grammar
Most questions about Russian grammar can be answered at this website. Intended for native speakers of English who are interested in learning Russian. Background on Russian grammar might also be useful by ELL students and their teachers,...
BBC
Bbc: Real Chinese
A lively introduction to Mandarin Chinese in 10 short parts in the form of slideshow presentation with audio content. Useful phrases with tips on pronunciation and grammar, cultural notes, self-evaluated challenge for comprehension are...
Other
Japanese online.com
This is a free learning service for people who wish to study the Japanese language. Japanese learners can find and talk to one another and form language exchange relationships with native Japanese speakers. You'll also find four Beginner...
University of Hawai'i
National Foreign Language Resource Center
The NRLRC provides sites which help further our understanding of language. Some of these sites are suitable for elementary students. Others would be more suitable for higher levels of study. The site also has a link to online courses.
Language Guide
Language Guide: Mandarin Chinese Vocabulary
Useful resource for learning everyday Chinese vocabulary -- roll over each image to hear the correct pronunciation and see how the word is written. Corresponding English section (and other languages) makes this site a useful tool for ESL...
Language Guide
Language Guide: Russian Vocabulary
Learn everyday Russian vocabulary words by rolling over a word or image to hear pronunciation and see spelling. The Language Guide site also has a corresponding section in English so that ESL students can compare vocabulary in English...
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: Skimming, Scanning, and Interpreting
Text accompanied by questions leads students through process of skimming (glancing through text for main idea), scanning (searching text for specific information) and interpretation (grasping and reacting to the deeper message).
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: A New Identity
Students have written one-paragraph self-descriptions to send to other citizens of the new state they are creating. Read one of the paragraphs and work backwards through a series of prompts to determine the paragraph's audience, purpose,...
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: The Village/state
Student groups have created ads for the new village/state they are creating to entice others to join them. Read one of the ads and work backwards through a series of prompts to determine the ad's audience, purpose, genre and theme.
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: Spiraling Content Across Grade Bands
Read a lesson description from each grade band (elementary, middle, high school) and adapt the content from that grade band to the other two. Choose the same language and/or culture as the sample descriptions or one your are more...
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: Exploring the Cultural Framework
Use the triangle model of the cultural framework to explore how products, practices and perspectives are interrelated. Compare two different products, practices and perspectives and see sample answers for each from two different cultures.
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: Analyzing a Project Description
Read the project description for students creating a children's storybook. Analyze the text based on five elements (describe task, achieve authenticity, establish criteria, clarify strategies, communicate rubric).
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: Engaging With Communities
Plan an outing to a local restaurant where the wait staff speak your target language. Consider how you will prepare your students, monitor interactions during the visit and debrief afterwards.
Other
Melodict: English and Russian Online Dictionaries
Translate any English word into a Russian word with this online dictionary.
Wisc-Online
Wisc Online: Can You Speak Hmong?
In this learning module, students see and hear basic Hmong, a Chinese dialect, phrases.
ABCya
Ab Cya: Step Right Up! Italian Vocabulary
Avanti! Step Right Up to a whole new way to learn Italian! In this activity kids practice their knowledge pf Italian vocabulary by playing an all-time favorite carnival game. Translate 10 words correctly and take home a prize!