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Includes a database called "CultureGrams". This includes information about countries all over the world. Interviews with citizens of the country (some are children) tell more about aspects of daily life, including food and school.

View and learn about street art in your target country. Take a guided audio tour of neighborhoods that are rich in street art, view online exhibitions, or use an interactive map to find art in the country of your choice.

Short videos of francophone African young people speaking about their lives. Searchable by country and topic.

Website with videos, realia from Spanish-speaking countries.

Over 300 phone conversations by country dialect with lesson plans and support materials for classroom use.

This is from the Oakland Schools Nov 2012 Information Center Newsletter, by Judy Hauser: CultureGrams Do you know that you have free access to CultureGrams? All Michigan citizens have access to commercial resources and databases provided through MeL - the Michigan Electronic Library - via the Library of Michigan. CultureGrams from ProQuest is a resource that schools have used for years in all grades starting in upper elementary. And now… it is available to all educators, students and parents via MeL. To access CultureGrams go to: http://mel.org and click on "MeL Databases." Scroll down and click on "CultureGrams." At the top of the page and in the large boxes on the page you will see World Edition, 2 States Edition, Kid's Edition and Provinces Edition. If, for example, you click on the States Edition and click on any state on the map you have many choices for information.Everything from current information to history to recipes is included. This is a great resource for students to use when researching a state, province, country or culture.

Information about worldwide employment trends as well as specific country information.

A map of the world showing the original meaning of each country's name.

Calendars for many countries (monthly and yearly) with their holidays.

Website with ads from all over the world. Searchable by country.

International dining etiquette which has tabs for all regions of the world and many individual countries

Intro to South America

International Recipes

Great resource (in English) for all world language teachers from the Michigan eLibrary.

Thought-provoking site that compares living in other countries with living in the USA

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