Foreign Language Education Resources

ACTFL The American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages is the only national organization dedicated to the improvement and expansion of the teaching and learning of all languages at all levels of instruction.

The American Association of Teachers of French (AATF) was founded in 1927 and is the largest national association of French teachers in the world with nearly 10,000 members.

The American Association of Teachers of German mission is based on the belief that bringing the language, literatures and cultures of the German-speaking world to all Americans is a vital humanistic endeavor which serves essential national interests.merican

The Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese(AATSP) mission is to promote, develop, and advance the teaching of Hispanic, Luso-Brazilian and related languages, literatures, and cultures in the United States and in other countries from primary through graduate school.

BBC Languages Site   Extensive online Spanish, Italian, German, and French lessons and language guides. Primarily to supplement BBC radio and TV programs, but also useful and informative without having access to BBC TV. Online offerings include introductory lessons and language guides, useful/common phrases, vocabulary, interactive activities and games, and industry-specific terms and phrases.

The Center for Advanced Research on Language (CARLA) is one of the U.S. Department of Education's Title VI National Language Resource Centers, whose role is to improve the nation's capacity to teach and learn foreign languages effectively.

The Center for Applied Linguistics (CAL) is a private, non-profit organization: a group of scholars and educators who use the findings of linguistics and related sciences in identifying and addressing language-related problems.

CNN en Español.com is among the world's leaders in online news and information delivery. The site is updated continuously throughout the day.

Embassy of Spain (Education Office) "Education in this millennium will be multilingual and multicultural. We are working to make it possible".

Ethnologue Languages of the world and a whole lot more!

German Studies Trail These literature and culture trails are designed for everyone who likes to explore the Internet as a virtual language laboratory or engage in research and study projects, including Germanistik and literary theory.

iLoveLanguages is a comprehensive catalog of language-related Internet resources.

The Internet Picture Dictionary is a completely free, online multilingual picture dictionary designed especially for ESL students and beginning English, French, German, Spanish and Italian language learners of all ages.

The National Capital Language Resource Center (NCLRC) is one of nine federally-funded language resource centers. The mission of the NCLRC is to serve as a resource to improve the teaching and learning of foreign languages.

Nanduti Web Site for Early Language Learning  is a listserv for school district personnel, superintendents, teachers, college and university teacher educators, and parents.

News Central - The Largest Newspaper Index on the Web

Yamada Language Center

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