American Sign Language resources, including a dictionary, alphabet, cultural and history resources, and classes. Also includes information about international sign languages.
The ultimate list of Vietnamese resources - materials and tools to help you learn Vietnamese online. The list is organised by level and it's also updated regularly, so keep checking back or subscribe for updates. Where we've reviewed or mentioned the resource, we've added a link to our review and/or posts with that tag.
This Library resource is meant to give a brief overview of some the valuable sites and services the Internet has to help language learners augment their study and to help teachers make the subject come alive with pertinent and helpful materials.
How might we promote the same interaction among students using Twitter for classroom and learning?
Since Twitter is considered to be a social networking website, one aspect of this study looked at dialogue that transpired between followers to show evidence of collaborative conversations rather than unidirectional sharing of information.
Survey results show that nine out of ten of the respondents were able to give concrete examples of collaboration that occurred with fellow Twitter users.
These examples included ideas such as creating units, sharing of resources, students collaborating on projects between classrooms, exchanging professional materials and readings, writing book chapters, and even co-presenting at conferences.
beyond 140-character messages. That teachers moved discussions to forums that allow for deeper discussion and expansion of ideas is encouraging; Twitter does not seem to be a place to collaborate in depth, but rather to make those initial connections - a "jumping off" point.
how using Twitter has benefited them professionally. Four unique themes emerged from their responses:
Access to resources
Supportive relationships
Increased leadership capacity
Development of a professional vision
practical resources and ideas as a benefit.
opportunities for them to take leadership roles in developing professional development, organizing conferences, publishing, and grant writing.
This research study provides new insight into how teachers use social networking sites such as Twitter for professional purposes.
Google Spreadsheets script that can help you manage the flow of Google Drive files that students share with you. Will create folders for you for as many course sections as you need.
Social network for language learning based on the premise of living in a town with other learners of that language. Includes various means of communicating, including forums and voice chat. Also includes language learning resources.
Collection of online resources for learning Japanese from the Japan Foundation. Includes online courses in basic Japanese, learning hiragana and katakana scripts, discussion forums, and games.
Bonjour de France is an « educational website » containing free exercises tests and games to learn French. Teaching aides and materials are also available for those teaching French as a Foreign Language (FLE). Through its various pages, this website serves as a tool for promoting the Francophonie. New interactive sections will appear regularly to ensure this site becomes a place full of resources and a place to share.
Reading Russian Short Stories is an open resource by Filip Zachoval that contains stories written in Russian by different authors in the 20th and 21st centuries, each accompanied by questions and assignments.
The collection is designed for learners of Russian, including heritage learners. There are numerous texts that are suitable for novice-high or intermediate-low learners. However, the majority of these texts are more suitable for learners who have reached or are about to enter higher levels of language competence, i.e. students at intermediate and advanced levels.