Celebrating our Students!
Learn about the Cultures and Languages of Our Students
The students in the Brockton Public Schools come from countries throughout the
world speaking a variety of languages including Albanian, Arabic, Cape Verdean
Creole, Chinese, French, Haitian Creole, Hmong, Khmer, Laotian, Nigerian,
Polish, Portuguese, Urdu, Somali, Spanish, Sudanese, Tibetan, Urdu,
Vietnamese, and Yoruba. Use the links to find out more about some of these
countries that speak these languages, the language, and the culture.
Albania
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Basic Albanian Vocabulary
Cambodia
  Khmer Language and Literacy Development
  Cambodia: A Country Study
Cape Verde
 Cape Verdean Creole Institute
 Embassy of the Republic of Cape Verde to the United States
 Cape Verde Home Page
Chinese Language
  ThinkQuest: History of Chinese Characters
  Six Paths to China
  The Languages of China-in «Ethnologue» lists 206 languages and
dialects on Chinese territory.
  A Study of Chinese Writing Systems
  Learn Chinese with Sesame Street
French
  France for Kids-This page for kids by the French Embassy in Washington,
DC, has information about France in English.
Haiti
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Haiti: A Country Study
The Haitians: Their History and Culture
Hmong Language
 Learn Hmong
 Hmong Studies Internet Resource Center
 Hmong Home Page
 WWW Hmong Homepage
 Hmong Lessons
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 Saturn Hmong-contains elementary school Hmong Curriculum and
Hmong/English and English/Hmong talking dictionaries.
Laos
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Lao Language and Culture Site
Laos: A Country Study
Polish
  Foreign Languages for Travelers-Polish Pronunciation Guide-an
explanation of Polish sounds and orthography.
Portuguese-Speaking Countries
 ThinkQuest: Brazil
 English/Portuguese Picture Dictionaries
 Learn about Brazil
Spanish-Speaking Countries
 Learn about Guatemala
 Famous Hispanics in the World and History
 ThinkQuest: Mexico
 ThinkQuest: 1,2,3 Spanish
 Welcome to Puerto Rico
 English/Spanish Picture Dictionary
 ThinkQuest: Costa Rica- The Land of Beauty
 Dominican Republic: A Country Study
Thailand
  Thai Language Page
Tibetan
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Tibetan Alphabet Page
Urdu
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Asia Source: India
India: Linguistic Map
Vietnam
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Vietnamese Language and Culture
Vietnam: A Children's Guide
Vietnamese Online Dictionary
Everyday Stories about Vietnam
Yoruba
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Nigeria: A Country Study
Learning New Languages and about Other Cultures
 Have Fun with Language
 Planet Tolerance
 Say What!
 Famous Bilingual and Multilingual People
  Logo Multicultural Dictionary- An online dictionary with translations for
many languages
 Webquest: Sign Language
  Multicultural Calendar- multicultural calendar of holidays created by
students around the world by email.
  Virtual Ellis Island-children share personal stories and pictures
celebrating cultural diversity
  Animal Sounds Around the World English and French cows sound the
same, but not in English and French! Explore the sounds of the world's
languages through the sounds of the world's animals.
  Ask Asia a national educational organization dedicated to increasing
American understanding of Asia. Ask Asia offers materials and resources
for K-12 students, teachers, and administrators.
  Happy Birthday all around the world, from Ad günün Mübarek to Zhu
Ni Sheng Ri Kuai Le !