"The 2012 Guidelines are available online, supported with glossed terminology and annotated, multimedia samples of performance at each level for speaking and writing, and examples of oral and written texts and tasks associated with each level for reading and writing. ESL teachers will be particularly interested in exploring the English Proficiency Guidelines online." (Cutshall, 2015, ¶18, 2015.11.09)

In this blog post, Conti reiterated inadequacies in methods from previous posts about teaching listening to secondary-level additional (modern) language learners in the UK. He then outlined skills and conditions necessary for successful listening comprehension. As he enumerated practical implications of those skills for learning and teaching activities, he provided illustrative sequences of tasks that teachers could set for learners to help them develop their listening comprehension.

"ImTranslator offers a natural sounding text-to-speech system with translation capabilities that quickly translates text and reads it aloud at one click of a button." Thanks to Isabelle for pointing it out in a recent presentation that she has posted on her blog, Supporting EAL Learners in the MFL Classroom, Edge Hill University, Monday 21st October 2013.

"ImTranslator offers a natural sounding text-to-speech system with translation capabilities that quickly translates text and reads it aloud at one click of a button."

Foreign Language Classroom Anxiety Scale [English version, apparently from] Horwitz, E. K., Horwitz, M. B., & Cope, J. (1986). Foreign language classroom anxiety. The Modern Language Journal, 70(2), 125‐132.

Question: Have many hours of study in high school programs does it take for students to reach the Intermediate-Mid to Intermediate-High proficiency ranges? Answer: This is the number one question teachers and administrators ask about foreign language study. It is the right question, because it relates student proficiency outcomes to the amount of instruction hours students have had. Like other areas of study, what you get out depends on what you put in" (p. 1 of 6).

Wheeler reports on findings that "Speaking two languages confers lifelong cognitive rewards that spread far beyond the improved ability to communicate" (¶1), and "The chief benefit of being bilingual is stronger 'executive control,' ... the chief building block of higher thought" (¶5). Wheeler, David L. (2011). Being bilingual: beneficial workout for the brain. Chronicle of Higher Education, Research: February 20, 2011. Retrieved August 19, 2011. from http://chronicle.com/article/Being-Bilingual-Beneficial/126462/

Represents "a list of 10 'motivational macrostrategies', which ... [Zoltan Dornyei & Kata Czizer] called the 'Ten commandments for motivating language learners'" (¶9, retreived 2011.08.08).

Extends definition of communicative from interactive, purposeful, reciprocal, negotiated, generally synchronous, unpredictable, and heterogenous, to include interpersonal and broader contextual contingency as well as personal commitment to or investment in achieving desirable outcomes.

Eaton, S.E. (2010). Global Trends in Language Learning in the Twenty-first Century. Calgary: Onate Press.

This tutorial will help you chose the right focus words to emphasize when speaking with a North American Accent.

Cool tool for finding associated pages in Wikipedias in various languages

"For the exercises given in this website, the word families for each sublist have been further divided into six groups for ease of study, with three separate gap-fill exercises for each group" (¶2).

provides overview, includes link to Full research report

"Mes modèles séléctionnés dans Google Earth. Updated Mar 18, 2010" (retrieved 2010.03.33)

Edited by José Picardo

"Joe Dale offers practical tips and advice on using ICT to enhance the teaching of modern foreign languages" (2008.06.07) - this time about using Audacity to create podcasts

Dictionary of phrases comprising categorical lists for Biblical, Sailor's, and Shakespearean lingo

spreadsheet listing educators names, positions, contact info., and "Specific Links, Resources, Webinars Learned Through Twitter"

Gleaned from the Resources for Languages Diigo group

Song covered by Emmylou Harris on Stumble into Grace (Nonesuch Records, 2003): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stumble_into_Grace