Authentic Resources + Learning Programs by DLS

Countries in Perspective

DLSpeople — 2024-12-26 18:18:04 UTC

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.

Cultural Orientation

DLSpeople — 2024-12-26 18:18:12 UTC

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

VOA Global Coverage

DLSpeople — 2024-12-26 18:59:59 UTC

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.

Streema - Vietnam Radio Stations

DLSpeople — 2024-12-26 20:38:00 UTC

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.

All You Can Read

DLSpeople — 2024-12-26 20:54:03 UTC

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.

LangMedia - Culture & Everyday Life

DLSpeople — 2024-12-26 20:58:28 UTC

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

BBC News in Multiple Languages

DLSpeople — 2024-12-26 21:00:44 UTC

Oduu Afaan Oromootiin

Gujarati ગુજરાતીમાં સમાચાર

Noticias para hispanoparlantes

Punjabi ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਖ਼ਬਰਾਂ

Swahili HABARI KWA KISWAHILI

Tamil தமிழில் செய்திகள்

Telugu తెలుగు వార్తలు

Vietnamese TIẾNG VIỆT

Welsh NEWYIDDION

Yoruba ÌRÒYÌN NÍ YORÙBÁ

Lectia

DLSpeople — 2024-12-31 16:01:02 UTC

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

DoD's CultureReady Basics

DLSpeople — 2024-12-31 16:01:18 UTC

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

Headstart2

DLSpeople — 2024-12-31 16:01:27 UTC

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

GLOSS

DLSpeople — 2024-12-31 16:01:36 UTC

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

NFLC Portal

DLSpeople — 2024-12-31 16:01:42 UTC

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

Language Survival Kits

DLSpeople — 2024-12-31 16:01:52 UTC

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

DLI Rapport

DLSpeople — 2024-12-31 16:02:04 UTC

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

Legends & Folktales

DLSpeople — 2024-12-31 16:24:10 UTC

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.

News in Slow...

DLSpeople — 2024-12-31 17:06:46 UTC

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

Authentic Resources by Language, Theme and Topic

DLSpeople — 2024-12-31 17:22:57 UTC

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

Wakelet - Authentic Resource Collections

DLSpeople — 2024-12-31 17:29:04 UTC

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

Foreign Language News and Newspapers

DLSpeople — 2024-12-31 17:38:12 UTC

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

Effectively Using Authentic Resources in the World Language Classroom

DLSpeople — 2024-12-31 17:39:52 UTC

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

DLSpeople — 2025-01-02 17:01:47 UTC

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