News: January Summary

Hello all, Chris here. As January draws to a close I would like to thank everyone who has contributed to the site this month as well as th

Japanese: Sushi video

One of the most famous Japanese foods must be sushi. This is a funny video of sushi with lots of (untrue) jokes. Once I showed this to my

News: Discover Languages Month

Hello all, Chris here, and today I have some news to share. February is ACTFL's Discover Languages Month! For those looking for more inform

Japanese: Vocab bingo

Hi all, Junko here. In the beginning of a new chapter, we always spend one day only for new vocabulary (I'm not sure if this is necessary,

French: Documentary and Worksheet on Lyon for Advanced Learners

Hi, Aurore there. Today I would like to share with you and your students this video about a beautiful city. Art lovers are going to love it

French: Documentary & Worksheet for Advanced Learners

Bonjour Aurore here, today I would like to share a short documentary on Algeria which will make you and your students travel and be warmer

Spanish: Pirámide

Hello everyone, Claudia here,I would like to share a fun vocabulary activity I have used for a while in my classes. First you need to prepa

Group Activities: Guessing Game - Two Truths and a Lie Variant

Hello all, Chris here. Today I would like to share a fun group activity which allows you to focus on some cultural and historical elements

Speaking Activities: Scrambled Info Search

Hello all, Chris here. Today I have another activity type to share called a Scrambled Info Search. This is a fun activity that simu

Group Activities: Memory Chains

Hey all, Chris here. Today I would like to share a fun technique for group activities which allows all students the chance to participate

German: Das Currywurstmuseum

Hi all, Chris here, and today we have a guest post from Christiane about the Currywurstmuseum in Berlin. Check out a videolink here: Chr

Using Movies in Your FL Class

Hi everyone! Becky here. Below I have included some ideas for working with movies including pre-viewing, while watching and post-viewing ac

German: Zungenbrecher 1

Hey all, Chris here, today I am going to start what will be the first in a series of posts for German tongue twisters. These are always fu

German: Funny German Coastguard Commercial

Hey all, Chris here, today I have a quick little video to share. This is a very funny commercial in German spoofing the German Coastguard.

French: Vidéo Florence Foresti, « Plus folle que jamais: avec une fiche sur le vocabulaire et expressions idiomatiques

 Hello all, Aurore here, Vidéo Florence Foresti, « Plus folle que jamais », 4 :49. • Vocabulaire : Emballer qqn : draguer, et que

Useful Site: TeAchnology

Hey all, Chris here, today I have another useful site to share called TeAchnology. It is not a language-specific site and features a great

German: Berlin Museumsinsel Interactive Site

Hey all, Chris here, I found an informative site for the Museumsinsel in Berlin. It is an interactive flash site with videos for the vario

Update: Link Within Feature Added!

Hey all, Chris here, today I am happy to announce that we have added a pretty cool feature to the Language Teacher's Toolbox which will hel

German: The Evolution of German Language Teaching

Hi all, Chris here, I just came across an interesting article on the Goethe-Institut site dealing with the development of German language

Useful Sites: German

Hey all, Chris here, I have scoured the Internet for useful sites for German and German language teaching. If you have any more to add ple

Numbers: Bingo!

Hey all, Chris here, today I will be sharing a fun activity that can be used in any language to help students with learning the numbers. I

Spanish: Refranes

Hi all, Claudia here, A fun way to get your students to learn about Spanish culture is through sayings or proverbs. One activity I

German: Grammar Puzzle

Hello all, Chris here, today I have a short activity that I like to give students sometimes. This can be used alone or as a question on a

Useful Links - Update

Hey all, Chris here, I've re-added the useful link sections for ESL, German, and Spanish thus far. This was a necessary step after redoing

Group Activities: Gossip Game

Hello everyone, Becky here. Are you interested in some gossip? Read on... Gossip is an AWESOME game that I use with many tenses and it is