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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.

Resources and information for Spanish teachers

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.

Generate a fake airline ticket with the information of your choosing. You can use the tickets for simulations or have students create and then talk about them or use them in skits or interactive activities.

Official website of France; arranged by topics/themes

The Marugoto website is a companion to a Japanese textbook of the same name. However, Japanese learners can use the site regardless of the curriculum they're following. Features include conversations, grammar and kanji lessons, and cultural information. Units are organized by topics and can-do statements from the Japan Foundation.

Nihongokyoiku Tsushin provides Japanese-language teachers with information on teaching materials, teaching ideas for the classroom, current topics in Japan, the situation of Japanese-language education both in Japan and abroad, and more.

Information on French history, food, travel, literature, politics. Also has an online French assessment.

Beta site with information about Quebec.

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

I don't see any information on the web site about the source or sources of data.

Really great site from France: French as a Foreign Language (francais langue etrangere FLE) where teachers can find links to vocab, grammaar, verbs, icebreakers, etc. It's very interactive and informative. Amusez-vous!