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Spanish Proficiency Exercises:begining Task 06
Video clips of native Spanish speakers provide examples for students who are taking Spanish. The videos feature Spanish speakers describing the jobs of their parents or relatives. Provides a transcript as well so you can read along.
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Spanish Proficiency Exercises:beginning Task 07
Video clips of native Spanish speakers provide examples for students who are taking Spanish. The videos feature Spanish speakers describing physical features of different people.. Provides a transcript as well so you can read along.
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University of Texas: Tex's French Grammar
Comprehensive grammar site by the University of Texas - entertaining yet very detailed. Has audio, downloadable mp3's, interactive quizzes-everything you could want to enhance understanding of the French language. Can be utilized by...
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Intoduction to French Nouns
This concise overview of French nouns inncludes a general definition, examples of gender and number, count vs. mass and common vs. proper.
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Introduction to French Determiners
Concise overview of French determiners. Includes definite, indefinite, and partitive articles, as well as demonstrative (ce,cet,cette, ces)and possessive(mon, ma, mes)determiners. A great introduction to the grammatical concept.
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Introduction to French Adjectives
Concise introduction to French Adjectives. Defines adjectives in general and describes agreement and placement of adjectives in French. Has good examples, and contrasts with adverbs.
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Ut Austin: Introduction to French Verbs
Excellent overview of French verbs! Defines a verb, introduces the concepts of infinitives, conjugations (with sample), common auxiliaries and modals, transitive vs. intransitive and the formation of present and past participles - all in...
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Ut Austin: Introduction to French Negation
Basic introduction to the formation of the negative in French. The site has good examples of different constructions (ne pas, jamais, rien etc.)
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Ut Austin: Introduction to French Prepositions
Brief intro to French Prepositions - Compares to English to highlight differences (with examples).
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Ut Austin: Introduction to French Pronouns
Wonderful overview of French pronouns. Defines and describes (with excellent examples) all the different kinds of pronouns. Very clear and easy to understand.
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Ut Austin: Introduction to French Conjunctions
Brief yet thorough explanation of conjunctions - both coordinating and subordinate. Lists, defines and gives examples.
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Lanic: Latin American Network Information Center
Vast network of information from and about Latin America is provided. Major topic headings include countries, economy, education, government, humanities, science, social sciences, society and culture, recreation, media and communication,...
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University of Texas at Austin: Ransom Center: E. A. Poe Digital Collection
A digitized library of materials related to Edgar Allan Poe: manuscripts, correspondence, sheet music of songs based on his work, portraits, and miscellaneous other materials.
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Dolph Briscoe Center for American Hist.: Henry B. Gonzalez Voice of the People
An exhibition on the life and accomplishments of Henry B. Gonzalez, a highly respected Congressman from San Antonio, Texas. The exhibit includes a lengthy bibliography, a video, photographs, documents, a section on his interactions with...
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Tarlton Law Library: Constitution of the State of Texas (1876)
This primary source transcript of the Constitution of the State of Texas, written in 1876, is reprinted for modern study.
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University of Texas: Reflections in Neolithic Europe
A very comprehensive look at the religion of the Great Goddess theories of the Neolithic Age. Different theories abound about the Earth Mother and a feminist spirituality movement in early civilizations as developed by archaeologist...
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Ser and Estar One More Explanation
This site explains the tricky grammatical option of the two "to be" verbs, ser and estar. The following situations are discussed: joining two nouns, adjective phrases, and prepositional phrases.
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University of Texas at Austin: Bureau of Economic Geology: Dinosaur Footprints
Information, activities, lesson plans, and frequently asked questions about dinosaur footprints that have been found in Texas.
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University of Texas: Africa Enslaved [Pdf]
A comprehensive study of the slave trade in Africa, South America, and the Caribbean.
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Spanish Proficiency Exercises: Intermediate Task 18
Students will learn how to ask and answer questions about someone else's family with this learning module. Video clips of native Spanish speakers provide context for each question and statement about each of their families.
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University of Texas: Explorers, Traders and Immigrants [Pdf]
This unit examines eight global commodities from their points of origin and the social, cultural, political, and economic changes they have wrought along their way. Each case study encompasses four "stops" along the commodity journey:...
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University of Texas: Understanding Migration [Pdf]
Why do people move? This curriculum unit tackles the complex questions about the causes of individual versus large-scale migration as well as the global effects of migration. Clear lesson plans and objectives are included.
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The Perry Castaneda Library Map Collection
This collection contains more than 250,000 maps covering all areas of the world, and ranging from political and shaded relief maps to the detailed and the historical. Select from a region of the world or an area of highlighted interest.
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Perry Castaneda Library Map Collection: Indonesia
The Perry-Castaneda Library at the University of Texas provides an outstanding collection of maps of the country of Indonesia. PDFs (require Adobe Reader).