Curated OER
U.S. Place Names Show Our Diversity
Students study place names for different area in the US and determine why they were named in such a way. They examine maps to look at the religious names, "new" beginning names, and copy cat names. They complete a word search to find...
Curated OER
Cultural Corner- "Mexico"
Young scholars use print and electronic resources to gather information about Mexico. They present a mini-museum to share with students, parents, and other interested classes around the district. They present their information in a video...
Curated OER
Hispanics in Indianapolis
Eighth graders explore the history of the Indianapolis Hispanic Community and create an illustrated timeline of Hispanics in Indianapolis beginning from 1870 and ending in 1999, while exploring local social issues of the past and present.
Curated OER
NFE Christmas Quiz
Sixth graders explore the details of Christmas. For this Christmas history lesson, 6th graders participate in a bingo quiz on Christmas. Students complete a worksheet after the quiz.
Other
Busuu: Learn a Language
A free engaging opportunity to learn languages from around the world. Languages offered include English, Spanish, Portuguese, German, French, Italian, Japanese, Russian, Turkish, Arabic, Chinese and Polish.
Other
Elemadrid: English Spanish Dictionary
A very effective resource tool in helping both the teacher and the student define unfamiliar words. This online dictionary translates a word from one language to another, in a wide range of languages. Can easily change the languages by...
BBC
Bbc World Service: Learning English Grammar
The Grammar and Vocabulary area of the BBC World Service site has a section on common grammar problems and a section on idioms and expressions. There are also links to pages that provide English language learning opportunities that...
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: List of Spanish Language Authors
An encyclopedia with a fantastic list of Spanish language authors, organized by country. List is weighted toward authors from Spain but includes at least 1-2 authors for Latin American countries. For some authors, biographical references...
Other
Bowling Green State University: Studies in Spanish
Provides general information about the Spanish degree programs available at the university. Contact information and course descriptions are available.
BBC
Bbc News: Mundo
BBC World's Spanish portal. Read the latest news from one of the world's most respected broadcasting channels. Also contains downloadable audio files from BBC radio. Links to BBC World in multiple world languages.
Google
Google Language (Translation) Tools
Find language tools, developed by Google, that perform machine translations of short passages of text or of entire Web pages, from English into over 10 world languages, including Arabic, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian,...
University of Texas at Austin
Univ. Of Texas: Comparing the Business World
Various listening examples of native speakers in different dialects describing the difference between American businessmen and women to the business world of their home countries. Provides a transcript as well so you can read along....
Other
Watching America: What the World Thinks About America
A collection of articles from foreign newspapers about America and American policies, translated into English from their languages of origin. These articles give readers a view of America from abroad. Site includes both English...
Other
Holidays Around the World/german Holiday Calendars
Foreign Language for Travelers offers current (gegenwartiger) and perpetual (immerwahrender) calendars for Germany, Austria, Canada, France, Spain, UK, Ireland, Switzerland, and the USA. Each calendar is followed with a link to...
Countries and Their Cultures
Countries and Their Cultures: Multicultural America: Spanish Americans
Provides an overview of the traditional culture and lifestyle of Spanish Americans. (Note: Content is not the most current.)
Other
Huayu World: Global Chinese Language and Culture Center
Good resource for exploring Chinese culture and language. Learn about Taiwanese lantern riddles, Chinese folklore, clothing, poetry and fables, papercutting, Chinese New Year, and Chinese festival and every-day cooking. Multimedia makes...
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Primlangues
Ce site est en francais. All presenting text is in French, with learning materials for Portuguese, Spanish, German, Italian and English. Advanced French skills required to get full use of this site.
National Endowment for the Humanities
Neh: Edsit Ement: Sor Juana, La Poetisa: Los Sonetos
In this lesson plan, students will consider Sor Juana, la poetisa: Los sonetos. Worksheets and other supporting materials can be found under the Resources tab. In this lesson students will analyze two sonnets of Sor Juana Ines de la...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Vamos a Viajar
Students will learn about Spanish-speaking countries around the world. They will create brochures or newsletters to illustrate their research.
Other
Flamenco World: Mundo Flamenco
A pioneer bilingual flamenco site that offers services and daily information on flamenco, music, and culture. Some of the features are: introduction to flamenco, festivals, guitar, dance, as well as online store, artist's encyclopedia,...
Travel Document Systems
Tds: Andorra: People
A look at the groups of people living in Andorra. Education is supported by Andorra, France, and Spain. A chart gives some quick looks at the ethnic groups. languages, and religion in the country. Information from the CIA Fact Book.
Other
Voice of America
Current U.S. and World news and information in Spanish. A great way to keep up with the world and improve your language learning skills.
Other
Arte Historia: El Arte Y La Cultura en Espanol
In this Spanish language online art and culture magazine, read about great painters and their work, historical figures, and great moments in art history. Includes video.
The College Board
College Board: Practice for the Sat Subject Tests
The SAT subject tests are designed to test knowledge in particular content areas and determine how well you demonstrate that knowledge. Practice tests are available here for: mathematics, science, history, literature, and languages....