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This program offers short animated pieces introducing famous myths, legends, and folktales from cultures across the globe to enhance cross-cultural literacy and provide insight into societies.

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Legends and FolkTales, Folktales and Legends, Folktales, Legends and FolkTales for Mobile, World Tales, Folktales, Folk Tales, Folk Tale, folktales for kids, Myths, Legends, Famous Stories, Legends, Folktales for Mobile, Childrens Stories, Kids Story, Funny Story

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The Countries in Perspective program begins with a Country Profile containing basic facts, followed by more detailed discussion of Geography, History, Economy, Society and Security.

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Lectica features language learning activities to build comprehension, vocabulary, and grammar that increase in difficulty as you progress, highlighted text-tracking to help you follow along, cultural, historical, and vocabulary notes, transcript and translation, and an extensive glossary.

Languages available:

Arabic, Bosnian, Burmese, Chinese, Croatian, Dari, French, German, Greek, Indonesian, Korean, Pashto, Persian, Portuguese, Russian, Serbian, Spanish, Thai, Vietnamese

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Lectia is a free language learning app from the NFLC with lessons in Arabic, Chinese, French, Korean, Persian, Russian, and Spanish. More languages will be added this year.

With Lectia, you interact with the language as it is used in daily life. Each lesson is based on a real-life audio, video, or reading passage from a country where the language is spoken. You explore the culture and history of the region as you learn the words, sounds, and structures of the language.

Watch the overview video, or visit lectia.app to learn more.

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Lectica | National Foreign Language Center

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Lectia is a free language learning app from the NFLC with lessons in Arabic, Chinese, French, Korean, Persian, Russian, and Spanish. More languages will be added this year. With Lectia, you interact with the language as it is used in daily life.

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CultureReady Basics is a web-based culture training tool developed to provide culture learning of the culture competencies. The tool uses global scenarios, based on experiences of people who worked, studied, or deployed to other countries. It is available in a number of languages, making use of country specific examples to help explain and provide real world applications.

Languages available:

Arabic (MSA); Arabic (Moroccan); Chinese (Mandarin); Korean; Persian Farsi; Russian

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CultureReady Basics is a web-based culture training tool developed to provide culture learning of the culture competencies reflected in the DoD policy as well as present tips and strategies for interacting effectively across cultures. The interactive tool uses global scenarios, based on the actual experiences of people who worked, studied, or deployed to other countries.

CultureReady Basics is available in a number of languages, making use of country specific examples to help explain and provide real world applications for the cultural competencies. The language modules features a robust language assist function for learners working to strengthen proficiency levels.

CultureReady Basics establishes a challenging language and culture learning experience. This training is the perfect balance of culture and language training providing you with the knowledge and skills you may need when interacting with others who speak different languages and have different cultural background than you.

The training is broken up in to four lessons.

Lesson 1: Cultural Learning: "What is culture and how can I learn about it?"

Lesson 2: Diplomatic Mindset: "How can I achieve my cultural goals?"

Lesson 3: Cultural Reasoning: "How can I make sense of the people and situations I encounter?"

Lesson 4: Intercultural Interactions: "How do I interact effectively across cultures?"

This course is best viewed using Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome.

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CultureReady Basics is a web-based culture training tool developed to provide culture learning in a variety of global regions and languages. It is the perfect balance of culture and language training providing the knowledge and skills required for successful interactions.

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The largest database of magazines and newspapers on the Internet, with listings for about 25,000 magazines, newspapers and top news sites from all over the world.

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Headstart2 is a self-study introduction to target foreign languages. The course consists of two units containing ten modules each. Unit One (Sound and Script) teaches the basics of the target language in twenty interactive tasks. Unit Two (Military) consists of a total of fifty mission-specific tasks. These tasks are designed according to military training format and include scenarios covering public safety, medical situations, basic command, cordon and search, and even gathering intelligence.

Languages available:

Amharic, Arabic (Egyptian, Iraqi, Levantine, MSA, Moroccan, Sudanese, Yemeni), Balochi, Bulgarian, Cebuano, Chavacano, Chinese-Mandarin, Dari, French (African, Mali), German, Hausa, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Kurmanji, Kyrgyz, Malay, Pashto, Persian-Farsi, Portuguese (African, Brazilian), Polish, Punjabi, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Somali, Spanish (American), Swahili, Tagalog, Tajik, Tausug, Thai, Turkish, Turkmen, Ukrainian, Urdu, Uzbek, Vietnamese

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To log in, enter your e-mail address and password below. If you are new to the course, click Register.

Your user information is stored on your local computer only, so be aware that your progress is not transferable to other locations. Also, we will not be able to help you reset your password, so please pick something that is easy for you to remember. Avoid using your AKO account information.

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DLI Rapport provides basic and fast language training and cultural training before deployment. It is self-paced and takes an average of 6 to 8 hours to complete. DLI Rapport combines useful phrases and military vocabulary with an overview of the history and cultures in a specific region. It is survival level basic knowledge to help you connect with locals and begin building the trust to keep you and the mission on track.

Languages available:
Amharic, Arabic (Egyptian, Iraqi, Levantine, MSA, Moroccan, Sudanese, Yemeni), Balochi, Bulgarian, Chavacano, Chinese (Mandarin), Dari, French (Cote d'Ivoire, Mali), German, Hausa, Hebrew, Hindi, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean (South), Kurmanji, Kyrgyz, Malay, Pashto, Persian (Farsi), Polish, Portuguese (Angola, Brazil), Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Somali, Spanish (Colombia, Mexico, Venezuela), Swahili, Tagalog, Tajik, Tausug, Thai, Turkish, Turkmen, Ukrainian, Urdu, Uzbek, Vietnamese

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Use of Safari web browser version 14 or later is not recommended. Please use Chrome or Firefox.

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GLOSS lessons provide learners (levels 0+-4) with the tools for improving their foreign language skills. Reading and listening lessons are based on authentic materials (articles, TV reports, radio broadcasts, etc.) and consist of 4 to 6 activities. Feedback accompanies all tasks, providing learners with explanations. GLOSS is a resource for maintaining and improving language ability and proficiency.

Languages available:

Albanian, Arabic (Egyptian, Gulf, Iraqi, Levantine, MSA, Sudanese, Yemeni), Azerbaijani, Balochi, Chinese-Mandarin, Croatian, Dari, Farsi, French, German, Greek, Hausa, Hebrew, Hindi, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Kurmanji, North-Korean, Pashto, Portuguese-Brazilian, Portuguese-European, Punjabi, Russian, Serbian, Somali, Sorani, Spanish, Swahili, Tagalog, Thai, Turkish, Turkmen, Urdu, Uzbek

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This uploader will allow you to not only upload larger LOs, but multiple LOs at once.

If your browser supports it, you can click and drag files from your desktop into the panel where it reads "Drag files here."

You can also open the browse dialog by clicking on "Add Files" on the bottom left.

If you clicked "Add Files", the dialog will allow you to browse for files to upload just as you have before.

However, if your browser supports it, you can now select multiple files by holding CTRL + clicking on the LOs you wish to upload.

Once you have the file(s) you wish to upload in the panel, start the upload by clicking "Start Upload" on the bottom left.

As the LOs get uploaded, the progress bar will update and the individual LOs will either return upload success or failure messages, followed by an itemized list of the LOs.

If the upload was successful, the panel will show a green checkmark for that LO.

If the upload was a failure, the panel will show a yellow alert icon for that LO.

As before, if an upload failed, you will be given the reason why in the error message.

In this example, the lesson already exists and must be deleted before a new version can be uploaded.

In the event that the upload was a success, you may continue as before by reviewing and/or publishing it.

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This uploader will allow you to not only upload larger LOs, but multiple LOs at once. If your browser supports it, you can click and drag files from your desktop into the panel where it reads "Drag files here." You can also open the browse dialog by clicking on "Add Files" on the bottom left.

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NFLC’s Portal houses a robust catalog of language learning materials. These materials include authentic content with supporting activities, assessment questions, and lesson plans. Levels range from 0+-4, depending on the language. Items in the Portal are tagged by difficulty level, modality, topic, and objective for easy searching.

Languages available:

Afaan Oromo, Albanian, Amharic, Arabic (Algerian, Egyptian, Gulf, Hassaniyya, Iraqi, Levantine, Libyan, MSA, Moroccan, Saudi, Sudanese, Yemeni), Azerbaijani, Azeri (Northern), Balochi, Bambara, Bengali, Bosnian, Brahui, Bulgarian, Burmese, Cantonese, Cebuano, Chavacano, Chechen, Chinese (Mandarin), Chinese (Southern), Chinese, (Wu), Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dari, Fijian, French, German, Greek, Haitian Creole, Hausa, Hebrew, Hindi, Hindko, Hungarian, Igbo, Indonesian, Italian , Japanese, Kashmiri, Kirundi/Kinyarwanda, Korean (South, North), Kurdish (Kurmanji, Sorani), Malay, Pashto, Persian, Polish, Portuguese (African, Brazilian, Continental), Pothohari, Punjabi (Western), Quechua, Russian, Serbian, Shona, Sindhi, Siraiki, Somali, Spanish, Swahili, Tagalog, Tajik, Tamil, Tausug, Thai, Tigrinya, Tongan, Turkish, Turkmen, Uighur, Ukrainian, Urdu, Uzbek, Vietnamese, Wolof, Yoruba, Zulu

DLS Rating (1-10): 9

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If you have an account, log in to begin learning, view your saved searches and bookmarks.

Access to the portal is free. Simply create an account and you'll have immediate access to all of the content.
Sign up now.

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Welcome to the National Foreign Language Center e-learning portal.

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This program consists include text, audio recordings, and translations for up to 3,000 mission-related phrases.

Modules include: Air Crew, Basic Phrases, Civil Affairs, Cordon/Search, Force Protection, Medical, Military Police, Naval Commands, Public Affairs, and Weapons.

Languages available:

Albanian, Amharic, Arabic (Algerian, Egyptian, Iraqi, Jordanian, Kuwait, Levantine, Libyan, Moroccan, Saudi, Sudanese, Syrian, Tunisian, Yemeni), Azeri, Balochi, Bengali, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Burmese, Cebuano, Chavacano, Chinese (Cantonese, Gan, Mandarin, Wu), Croatian, Czech, Dari, Emirati, Estonian, French (Côte d’Ivoire, Mali), Georgian, German, Gujarati, Haitian, Hassaniya, Hausa, Hazara, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Igbo, Ilocano, Indonesian-Bahasa, Italian, Japanese, Javanese, Kashmiri, Kazakh, Khmer, Korean-North, Korean-South, Kosovar, Kurmanji, Kyrgyz, Lingala, Malay, Mongolian, Nepalese, Palestinian, Pashto (Afghanistan, Pakistan), Persian (Farsi), Polish, Portuguese (Angola, Brazilian, European), Punjabi, Quechua, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Sindhi, Somali, Sorani, Spanish (America, Colombia, Mexico, Venezuela), Swahili, Tagalog, Tajik, Tamashek, Tamil, Tausug, Telugu, Thai, Tigrinya, Turkish, Turkmen, Uighur, Ukrainian, Urdu, Uzbek, Vietnamese, Yakan, Yoruba

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Arabic (Modern Standard) Language Survival Kits

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The Cultural Orientations introduces a given cultural group, combining brief language exchanges with an objective and practical look at daily life in different contexts. Topics include religion, traditions, family life and differences in the lifestyles of urban and rural populations.

Languages available:

Albanian, Amharic, Arabic-Algerian, Arabic-Egyptian, Arabic-Iraqi, Arabic-Jordanian, Arabic-Kuwait, Arabic-Levantine, Arabic-Libyan, Arabic-Moroccan, Arabic-Saudi, Arabic-Sudanese, Arabic-Syrian, Arabic-Tunisian, Arabic-Yemeni, Azeri, Balochi, Bengali, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Burmese, Cebuano, Chavacano, Chinese-Cantonese, Chinese-Gan, Chinese-Mandarin, Chinese-Wu, Croatian, Czech, Dari, Emirati, Estonian, French-Côte d'Ivoire, French-Mali, Georgian, German, Gujarati, Haitian, Hassaniya, Hausa, Hazara, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Igbo, Ilocano, Indonesian-Bahasa, Italian, Japanese, Javanese, Kashmiri, Kazakh, Khmer, Korean-North, Korean-South, Kurmanji, Kyrgyz, Lingala, Malay, Mongolian, Nepalese, Pashto-Afghanistan, Pashto-Pakistan, Persian-Farsi, Polish, Portuguese-Angola, Portuguese-Brazilian, Punjabi, Quechua, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Sindhi, Somali, Sorani, Spanish-America, Spanish-Colombia, Spanish-Mexico, Spanish-Venezuela, Swahili, Tagalog, Tajik, Tamashek, Tamil, Tausug, Telugu, Thai, Tigrinya, Turkish, Turkmen, Uighur, Ukrainian, Urdu, Uzbek, Vietnamese, Yakan, Yoruba

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VOA.com, a showcase for The Voice of America, the largest U.S. international broadcaster. You will find the latest headlines from VOA's 48 language services, which publish hundreds of news articles and videos each day in addition to broadcasting TV and radio programming.

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Welcome to VOA.com, a showcase for The Voice of America, the largest U.S. international broadcaster.

Below you will find the latest headlines from VOA's 48 language services, which publish hundreds of news articles and videos each day in addition to broadcasting TV and radio programming. Our mission is to serve as an accurate, objective, and comprehensive news source to our global audience of 354 million people.

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VOA Global is a real-time showcase of the Voice of America's reporting across 48 websites.

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Authentic Resources by Language, Theme and Topic

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Authentic Resources by Language, Theme and Topic

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These lists of authentic resources, suggested by world language educators throughout Ohio, are categorized by themes and topics, and include an explanation of each website and suggestions for how teachers can use it with their learners.

Languages available:

Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Latin/Greek, Russian, Spanish

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Authentic Resources by Language, Theme and Topic

To develop proficiency, learners need opportunities to use their language in real-world situations, using authentic cultural resources (i.e., resources that are created by native speakers for native speakers). These lists of authentic resources*, suggested by world language educators throughout Ohio, are categorized by themes and topics, and include an explanation of each website and suggestions for how teachers can use it with their learners.
*Resource lists are being updated for 2023.

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To develop proficiency, learners need opportunities to use their language in real-world situations, using authentic cultural resources (i.e., resources that are created by native speakers for native speakers). These lists of authentic resources*, suggested by world language educators throughout Ohio, are categorized by themes and topics, and include an explanation of each website and suggestions for how teachers can use it with their learners.

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Streema offers free TV streaming from over 100 countries worldwide in nearly as many languages. This is a great resource if you’re learning a less commonly studied language with limited video materials available.

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Streema - Listen to Live Internet Radio - Global AM and FM Online Radio Stations

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Listen to free online radio stations from all over the world. Find the best free Internet radio, AM and FM stations, and live web radio on Streema. Enjoy free music and share it with friends!

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Wakelet - Authentic Resource Collections

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Wakelet - Authentic Resource Collections

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This Wakelet presents and organizes curated authentic resources and related materials.  It features sources of various types that provide information suitable for world language educators new to the use of authentic resources and those with experience using these resources.

Languages available:

Arabic, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Latin, Mandarin, Mohawk, Onondaga, Russian, Seneca, Spanish, Tuscarora

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To get started, read the Authentic Resources Wakelet Usage Guide below.
The Curated Authentic Resource Collections are organized by language in alphabetical order. Click on the See more button to view additional languages.

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Public Collections from NYS World Language Standards Initiative: Authentic Resources This Wakelet provides you access to collections of and information about authentic resources. Highlighted in New York State World Language Standard 1: Interpretive Communication, authentic resources can motivate and support students' target language use and cultural understanding.

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LangMedia features video clips of interviews and discussions with people from many different countries and of many different ages and walks of life. Translations and/or transcripts are given for all non-English video clips. Topics include family, food, education, religious and cultural customs, work, art, sport, travel, and more.

Languages available:

Albanian, Amharic, Arabic, Azerbaijani, Bangla, Bosnian-Croatian-Serbian, Bulgarian, CzechDari, French, Georgian, German, Greek, Hindi, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Kazakh, Korean, Malay, Moldovan, Nepali, Pashto, Persian, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Shona, Slovak, Spanish, Swahili, Tajik, Thai, Tibetan, Turkish, Turkmen, Twi, Ukrainian, Urdu, Uzbek, Vietnamese, Wolof, Xhosa, Yoruba, Zulu

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LangMedia - Five College Center for World Languages

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LangMedia - Five College Center for World Languages

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Your home for language learning resources

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News in Slow (Target Language) is a weekly podcast with resources for students of all levels. Native speakers report current events at a reduced but not unnatural pace, making it easier for you to understand without being overloaded by rapid-fire language.

Languages available:

Spanish, French, German, Italian

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Oduu Afaan Oromootiin

Amharic ዜና በአማርኛ

Arabic عربي

Azeri AZƏRBAYCAN

Bangla বাংলা

Burmese မြန်မာ

Chinese 中文网

French AFRIQUE

Hausa HAUSA

Hindi हिन्दी

Gaelic NAIDHEACHDAN

Gujarati ગુજરાતીમાં સમાચાર

Igbo AKỤKỌ N’IGBO

Indonesian INDONESIA

Japanese 日本語

Kinyarwanda GAHUZA

Kirundi KIRUNDI

Korean 한국어

Kyrgyz Кыргыз

Marathi मराठी

Nepali नेपाली

Noticias para hispanoparlantes

Pashto پښتو

Persian فارسی

Pidgin

Portuguese BRASIL

Punjabi ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਖ਼ਬਰਾਂ

Russian НА РУССКОМ

Serbian NA SRPSKOM

Sinhala සිංහල

Somali SOMALI

Swahili HABARI KWA KISWAHILI

Tamil தமிழில் செய்திகள்

Telugu తెలుగు వార్తలు

Thai ข่าวภาษาไทย

Tigrinya ዜና ብትግርኛ

Turkish TÜRKÇE

Ukrainian УКРАЇНСЬКA

Urdu اردو

Uzbek O'ZBEK

Vietnamese TIẾNG VIỆT

Welsh NEWYIDDION

Yoruba ÌRÒYÌN NÍ YORÙBÁ

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In case of conflict between these Beta Terms and the BBC Terms of Use these Beta Terms shall prevail.

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BBC Home - Breaking News, World News, U.S. News, Sports, Business, Innovation, Climate, Culture, Travel, Video & Audio

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Visit BBC for trusted reporting on the latest world and U.S. news, sports, business, climate, innovation, culture and much more.

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A collection of newspaper sites for multiple world languages. Audio and video are available with some articles.

Languages available:

Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish

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LibGuides: Foreign Language News and Newspapers: Home

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LibGuides: Foreign Language News and Newspapers: Home

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Effectively Using Authentic Resources in the World Language Classroom

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Effectively Using Authentic Resources in the World Language Classroom

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A webpage that contains a plethora of links to authentic resource collections, including a number of Padlet Sharing Boards as well as links to external websites and collections.

Languages available:

Arabic, French, German, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Latin, Mandarin, Spanish

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Effectively Using Authentic Resources in the World Language Classroom

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Presentation Articles “Creating Standards-Based Activities Integrating Authentic Materials from the WWW” (Jean LeLoup and Bob Ponterio, FLTeach) “Infographic Read and Respond Task…

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An incredible extensive collection of various types of authentic resources for world language teachers.

Languages available:

Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Greek, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish