News: German Links Updated

Hello all, Chris here.The links section for useful German websites has been updated with recent sites from recent posts! If you have any si

German: Im Wahlkampf vor mir (Song)

Hello all, Chris here. Today I would like to share a funny song from the election time where Gerhard Schröder was running against Angela Me

German: Zungenbrecher 4

Hello all, Chris here. Today I would like to share some more popular Zungenbrecher or Tongue Twisters. Weisst du das, dass das ""das"" d

German: Useful Websites

Hello all, Chris here. Today I would like to share several useful sites I have found useful for teaching German. The first site is called D

Spanish: Encuentro Internacional de Profesores de Español como Lengua Extranjera

Hello all, Claudia here,I thought you might be interested in attending the Encuentro Internacional de Profesores de Español como Lengua Ext

Spanish: Soccer Podcast

Hi everyone, Claudia here,With the World Cup almost here I think many students would be interested in talking about soccer in class. A fun

German: Useful Site - Wer - Weiss - Was

Hello all, Chris here. Today I have a cool site to share with fellow German teachers: http://www.wer-weiss-was.de/ I stumbled across this

News: Links Updated!

Hello all, Chris here. Just a quick update for our Spanish colleagues. The useful links section for Spanish has been updated with several n

Spanish: DOCTOR Mnemonic - Ser y Estar

Hi everyone, Claudia here,Doctor is a nice mnemonic for remembering the uses of the Spanish verb 'ser'. You should try sharing it with your

Spanish: Gomaespuminglis Funny Video

Hello all, Claudia here,Today I would like to share a funny video on learning English through Spanish. You can show this video to your adva

Spanish: Adivinanzas 2

Hi all, Claudia here,I would like to add a few riddles to go with my first post on Adivinanzas.Cuando me siento, me estiro,cuando me paro,

Spanish: Refranes 1

Hello everybody, Claudia here, Here are some refranes to use in your classes, I will be posting more soon. If you need ideas on how to u

French Documentary: La Medina de Tanger (Advanced)

Hi everyone, Aurore here! This is a video about a very important city both in Morocco and in Europe! Firstly, Tangier is a bond between Mag

German: Amazing Race 2010 Video

Hello all, Chris here. Today I would like to share some video footage taken while we were running the Amazing Race this past semester. The

News: AATG Summer 2010 Newsletter

Hello all, Chris here. The latest AATG newsletter is available! Please visit the following link: http://www.aatg.org/media/2010SummerNL.p

Spanish: Useful Sites

Hello all, Claudia here,I would like to share some useful links with you. You can find nice Spanish music, news, videos and more through th

German: Amazing Race Spring 2010

Hello all, Chris here. Today I have something pretty exciting to share! Recently I designed an activity which I called the Amazing Race bas

News: German Language Advocacy

Hello all, Chris here. This is a followup to a recent post about the need for language advocacy in today's market. Too many language progra

Spanish: Alejandro Magno

Hello everybody, Claudia here,I would like to share a short video from ArteHistoria introducing Alejandro Magno. They have more videos you

French: La maison d'être

Hello all, Claudia here,Even though I don't teach French, today I would like to share with you a mnemonic my high school teacher gave us wh

News: ACTFL Connection May 3, 2010

Hello all, Chris here. The latest issue of the ACTFL Connection (May 3, 2010) is now available for those interested! Please follow the link

Footage restored to Fritz Lang's "Metrolopolis"

Found this in the NYTimes online.http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/05/movies/05metropolis.html?th&emc=th"... an 80-year quest that ranged

News: Advocating Language Study - 'English is not Enough'

Hello all, Chris here. With another school year coming to a close it is time to reflect on the state of Language Teaching and Language Lear

Japanese: TPR Game

ジャンケン(janken; rock, paper, scissors) is a popular game in Japan. It is played with your hands. Saying "paa" with an opened hand means paper

Local Events: Conference by Central Association of Teachers of Japanese

Hi all. Junko desu. Here is some information about a conference which will be held on May 22nd and 23rd at Purdue campus. We will welcome s

French Documentary: Tanger, un pari pour l'avenir (Advanced)

Hi all, Aurore here. Here is another interesting video Maghreb. It focuses on the candidature of Tangier to host the International Exhibiti

New: ACTFL Connection

Hello all, Chris here. The latest issue of the ACTFL Connection is out! Follow the link to read more: ACTFL Connection

News: ESL GO Newsletter

Hello all, Chris here. This one is for our fellow ESL teachers. The latest issue of the Purdue ESL Department's ESL GO Newsletter is now av

Update: April & 4 Month Summary 2010

Hello all, Chris here. Whew, the month of April is behind us and what a productive month it has been! We have reached a new high both in qu

French: Une étude sociologique

Bonjour à tous! As a teacher of (young) adults, I take in consideration the current events in the language target to better put the languag