Spanish: El Día de los Muertos - Music Video

Hi all, Claudia here,I would like to share a music video you could use to practice vocabulary for el Día de los Muertos. This is a modern v

German Video: Funny Anglizismen Video

Hello all, Chris here. Today I have a quick video (audio only) to share from German comic Dieter Nuhr. Here he is making fun of all the ang

German: Future Perfect Activity

Hello all, Chris here with an activity to help your students practice the future tense and the future perfect or Futur II in German. While

Spanish: El Día de los Muertos

Hi all, Claudia here,El Día de los Muertos is a very important festivity in Mexico celebrated on November 1st and 2nd. This is a Mexican tr

News: ICT for Language Learning, 3rd edition

The 3rd edition of the “ICT for Language Learning” conference has the aim to promote and share good practice and transnational cooperation

German Video: Gespräche 2

The second video in our Gespräche series features Marek and Anna discussing some common stereotypes Germans have about America! Check below

Vocabulary Wordle

Hi everyone, Jason here.This is an another visual aid I made for vocabulary activities in fourth semester German (Kursbuch Station 7: Köln)

Spanish: El Chupacabras

Hello everyone, Becky here!A colleague recently shared this with me. Zachary Jones' blog "Actualidades" includes a fun activity for this ti

Useful Sites: Foreign Languages Teaching Ideas

Hello all, Chris here. Today I would like to share a link to a fellow language teaching site. Take a look at Teaching Ideas which contains

Spanish: Conversaciones Españolas 2

Hello all, Chris here. Today I would like to share the second video in our Conversaciones series! We will be adding a worksheet soon. Many

News: Small Update

Hello all, Chris here. We have added a new 'Popular Posts' feature to the site! You can view this directly below the followers section on t

News: 2010 ESL Speaker Series

Hello all, Chris here with some local news: The 2010 Speaker Series is pleased to present: Dwight Atkinson Associate Professor, Departme

Japanese: Nihongo Kaiwa 4 Update

Hello all, Chris here. We have updated our Nihongo Kaiwa 4 post with comprehension questions! Many thanks to Junko for providing the questi

News: 37th International MEXTESOL Convention

37th International MEXTESOL Convention.10th Central American and Caribbean ConventionNovember 04–07, 2010Cancún, Quintana RooThe Mexican A

Spanish: Reflexive Verbs

Hello everyone, Claudia here,Today I have a fun video my good friend and colleague, Claudia Sadowski, wants to share with us. This video is

Scholarship of Engagement/Conference Scholarship and Service Poster Session

October 28, 20108:00am-2:30pmDiscovery Learning and Research Center (DLRC), 1st Floor AtriumPurdue UniversityPoster Session: 1:45-2:30Agend

News: Language Teacher's Toolbox

Hello all, Chris here again. The Language Teacher's Toolbox conference went very well today! Thanks to all those who attended and a special

Conferences: The Language Teacher's Toolbox Fall 2010 Schedule

Hello all, Chris here. Today I would like to share the schedule and poster for our upcoming conference! We hope to see you there!

Japanese Video: Nihongo Kaiwa 4

Hello all, Chris here. Today we have the fourth video in our Nihongo Kaiwa series. This video features Junko and Shogo discussing common st

News: Nihongo Kaiwa 3 Questions Added

Hello all, Chris here. We have updated our post for Nihongo Kaiwa 3 with comprehension questions! For the full post, click here: http://lt

News: Nihongo Kaiwa 2 Questions Added

Hello all, Chris here. We have updated then post for Nihongo Kaiwa 2 which now features some comprehension questions after the video. Click

French Video: La Disparition Massive des Abeilles Dans le Monde

Bonjour, c'est Johanne encore. Niveau/Level: FR 102 and higher Quelles sont les causes de cette disparition massive des abeilles? Pren

News: Opportunity for Chinese Teachers to Travel to China

Hello all, Becky here! I have listed below an opportunity for Chinese teachers to travel to China this Winter Break! Enjoy! CLASS is of

Useful Links: Livemocha.com

Hello all, Becky here! You can sign up for free Chinese language opportunities through Livemocha.com. There are for pay and free options. Y

Spanish: LoMasTV

Hello everyone, Becky here! Check out "LoMasTV" http://lomastv.com/?alt=1   "LoMásTv is an online video magazine for Spanish learners

French Video: Documentary - Secrets d’une danseuse guinéenne à Paris (Advanced)

Secrets d’une danseuse guinéenne à Paris. 1.Quel âge a Rama ? Quelles études fait-elle ? 2.Quelle expression idiomatique décrit comment

French Video: Les dessous de tables de François Simon - Petit déjeuner à Rungis & la c...

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News: The 8th International TELLSI Conference: a CALL for Change in our Language Teaching

The 8th International TELLSI Conference: a CALL for Change in our Language TeachingThe English Department of Al-Zahra University is to have

Spanish: Viva Cuba

Hello everyone, Becky here!Below is the synopsis of a wonderful movie from Cuba: Viva CubaIn a tale akin to "Romeo and Juliet," the friends

Spanish: Colombia is Passion!

Hello everyone, Becky here! I have included a short video (in English) that I like to use with my students to give them a little introduct

News: International Education Week

Hello everyone, Becky here! International education week is November 15-19, 2010. I have included the website about International Educatio

German Video: Gespräche 1

Hello all, Chris here. Today we have the next video in our German conversation series! This video features Marek and Anna discussing their

Spanish: Vocabulary Game

Hello all, Julie here. Remember the scene in the movie Inglorious Basterds when a group of German soldiers is in a bar playing a name game?

German: Messe Activity (Subjunctive I)

Hello all, Chris here again. Today I would to share a fun activity which you can use to practice Subjunctive I (or Kojunktiv I) with your s

German: Freiburger Gespräche 1 Worksheet Added

Hello all, Chris here. I've added some comprehension questions to our first Freiburger Gespräche video! Check the link below for the update

News: Language Teacher's Toolbox 2010 Conference Reminder

Hello all, Chris here again with a reminder that the Call for Papers for the 2010 Language Teacher's Toolbox conference is open until Frida

Japanese Video: Nihongo Kaiwa 3

Hello all, Chris here. Today I would like share the third video in our Nihongo Kaiwa series! This video features Junko and Shogo discussing

Japanese Video: Nihongo Kaiwa 2

Hello all, Chris here. Today I would like to share the second video in our Nihongo Kaiwa series! This video features Junko and Shogo discus

Teaching Phonetics and Phonology to Elementary Education Majors

My career has taken an interesting trajectory: in my final semester as a TA, I had to adapt the introductory linguistics class I had been t

Update: Hamburger Gespräche 1 Worksheet added

Hello all, Chris here. I have added a short set of comprehension questions to our first Hamburger Gespräche video! Check here for the updat

Update: 50 Followers!

Hello all, Chris here again. Looks like we have finally reached 50 followers! Thanks to everyone who is a follower of the site, we really a