FOREIGN LANGUAGE RESOURCES ONLINE
Podcasting
www.utm.edu/staff/globeg/flpodcasting.html
A true one stop website for podcasting. Good for most FL educators.
mariogerhardt.libsyn.com/
Podcasts in English about German grammar.
Study Sites
www.quizlet.com/
This site was created by a student for students. It offers students a variety of ways to study
vocabulary in addition to other functions.
Multi-language Site
www.fln.vcu.edu/ld/ld.html
A FL teachers’ guide to working with diverse learners. Too many topics to list all of them, but it
includes: ADD, Dyslexia, Learning Styles, etc.
www.speechlanguageandlearning.com/links.htm
The Community Speech Language And Learning Center employs a "multidisciplinary team in
the treatment of various related communication disorders and related learning disabilities."
The center's website has some very good links, ranging from the one for the Anxiety Disorders
Association of American to the National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities.
www.abroadlanguages.com/
Many different features including: language games, translators, dictionaries, level tests,
information on penpals. Many languages supported.
www.20q.net/
Play 20 questions online in many different languages.
www.eulanguages.net/html/home.asp
This site offers free e-language learning of Hungarian, Danish, and English using a program
developed by the EU.
www.mangolanguages.com/
Offering free language learning of over nine different languages, this site is quite versatile.
Recording of native speakers and conversations are one of its features.
tell.fll.purdue.edu/JapanProj/FLClipart/default.html
Royalty free simple line drawings for clipart designed for language instruction.
www.Livemocha.com
Podcasts, lessons, conversation in many languages.
griffe.com/projects/worldlit/index.phtml
A clearinghouse for literature from all languages.
www.langwitches.org
This site is designed to assist FL teachers in using technology in the classroom. A definite must
view for the technophobe.
www.lmp.ucla.edu/
Teach an uncommon language? This is your stop. A multipurpose site with a multitude of
information.
Elementary Websites
www.bobthebuilder.com/bob_the_builder_online_website_flag_page.html
Games for children in many different languages with Bob the Builder.
www.bbc.co.uk/schools/primaryspanish
This site offers a variety of units including one on festivals. It is provided by the BBC.
www.panwapa.com/
Created by the makers of Sesame Street this site offers interaction in a multitude of languages.
The site includes a teachers’ guide for use in the classroom.
www.multimedios.tv
Click on programación and scroll down to the section of infantiles and there click on the
programs you want to see.
www.munequitas.tv
Videos from the program called, "La Casita de las Munequitas". The videos cover numbers,
colors, animals, vowels, times table, foods, regional clothing etc., all in Spanish.
Spanish Sites
www.elcastellano.org
Many resources are included on this site such as: a word of the day, dictionaries, history of the
Spanish language, etc.
www.anacleta.com
This site includes many ideas for early language learning. Links are divided into topics.
www.latinamericalinks.com/spanish_cognates.htm
A Spanish-English dictionary consisting mainly of cognates.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ngRq82c8Baw
The one semester of Spanish love song is sure to impress both you and your students. This short
clip will have all watching LOLing.
French Sties
www.zdc-fr.com/
Activities that are interactive for French as a FL.
www.nnyacgs.com/frenchheritageproject2.html
100 famous French people all in one place! Click on the links to learn more about these people.
www.infojunior.com/index.html
French online journal for kids by kids. Jokes, games, stories, etc.
www.bbc.co.uk/languages/french/cool
Hear it on the street? This site offers information on the latest slang.
www.leplaisirdapprendre.com
Activities, projects, and songs all to teach French.
Hebrew Sites
www.hebrew-verbs.co.il/
Free site for conjugating Hebrew verbs in many tenses.
Chinese Sites
www.huayuworld.org/joomla1012/index.php
Multitude of information about teaching Chinese.
www.conncoll.edu/academics/departments/chinese/mhu/videos2/home.html
Need videos in Chinese. Look no further. Multiple choice quizzes included afterwards.
www.xuezhongwen.net/chindict/chindict.php?page=about
This is the one stop dictionary for Chinese language learners. Advanced and Basic dictionaries
available.
Japanese Sites
www.jflaclc.org/dogasupport
Videos to be used in teaching Japanese. These videos could be used for linguistic or cultural
instruction
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Latin Sites
web.ukonline.co.uk/caractacus.bears/CLI/html/english.html
Latin circle of UK. Chatting in Latin using Skype.
www.madglibs.com/showglib.php?glibid=101
Bored in the car? Look know further if you read Latin. This site offers the popular travel game
MadLibs with a Latin twist!
latinteach.blogspot.com/
A great place for teachers of Latin to network.
German Sites
german.about.com/library/quiz/blqz_beginners.htm?nl=1
Loads of online quizzes: grammar, word games, review tests, history, and culture.
www.kaleidos.de/alltag/menue_e.htm
This site focuses on topics that are often overlooked in everyday life such as: first impressions,
what children like, getting around, etc.
german.about.com/library/bldialect_aus01.htm?nl=l
A site comparing the Austrian and German languages.
Arabic Sites
www.nmelrc.org/index.php?module=pagemaster&PAGE_user_op=view_page&PAGE_id=45&
MNN_position=25:19
This site is downloadable in PDF format for the beginning student.
Italian Sites
apcentral.collegeboard.com/apc/public/courses/teachers_corner/28458.html
Teaching AP in Italian. Be sure to check out this site with a plethora of information.
Russian Sites
www.russnet.org
This site offers a large amount of information about teaching Russian as well as links to other
similar sites. A great starting point.
Cultural Sites
www.africa.upenn.edu/Cookbook/about_cb_wh.html
This site has recipes from eight different African countries as well as common eating practices.
www.nhm.org/africa/teacher/main.htm
Follow up with this site designed to share the wealth of culture contained in the African
continent.
www.executiveplanet.com/
Tips for how to behave in other countries from all around the globe.
celebratingcesarchavez.homestead.com/introduction_introduccion.html
Teach about Cesar Chavez using this multilingual tool. Great for Cesar Chavez day in March.
Materials targeted for elementary school students.