Portuguese Videos: Conversaçãos 2

Hello all, Chris here. Today we present the second video in our Portuguese conversation series! Many thanks to Cezar and Christiane for h

News: SCFLTA Conference 2011

Hello all, Claudia here. Today I would like to share some information with you on the upcoming SCFLTA conference in South Carolina. Read on

Graduate Symposium on Second Language Studies

The Purdue University ESL Graduate Student Organization (ESL GO!) is currently seeking proposals for the 3rd annual Purdue University Gradu

Japanese Christmas

Hi all, Junko desu. Today I wanted to share some Japanese reading material for the intermediate and advance level. I found this article on

News: NABE 2011 - 40th Annual Conference

NABE2011 - 40th Annual Conference | February 16-18, 2011 | New Orleans, LA BILINGUAL EDUCATION: Celebrating 40 years of Educational Excel

News: TexFLEC and SoCALLT 2011 - Call for proposals

This year, TexFLEC (Texas Foreign Language Education Conference) will be held in conjunction with the SoCALLT (South Central Association fo

News: Article on Learning Languages in the U.S.

Hello everyone! Becky here. I am here to share with you yet another article about language learning in the U.S. Enjoy! http://www.chicag

News: Michelle Obama Urging Students to Study Abroad

Hello everyone, Becky here! Here is the Washington Post's coverage of the First Lady's speech on studying abroad delivered last Wednesday

German: Currywurst Activity

Hello all, Chris here. Today I would like to share some links, videos, and an activity you can do relating to Currywurst! Part of our chap

News: JELENS 2011

Hello all, Claudia here with some information about the JELENS 2011 conference: XIII Jornadas de Enseñanza de las Lenguas Extranjeras en

News: Summer 2011 FL Teacher Travel Opportunities

Hello everyone, Becky here! I'm passing along opportunities for FL teachers to travel and earn graduate or professional development credit

News: Video of the Week Moved

Hello all, Chris here with a quick update. The template just would not cooperate with the width of the Video of the Week so it has now been

News: Another Interesting Article on FL Study

Hello again, everyone! Becky again. :) We have come across yet another interesting article about language study and enrollment. Check it

News: 8th TALGS (TESOL/ Applied Linguistic Graduate Students) Conference

Hello everyone, Becky here! I am forwarding info about a conference you may be interested in attending. Enjoy! The 8th TALGS (TESOL/ Appli

Tying Linguistics to Holidays

As an elementary school teacher now I find myself doing something I never really used to do as much when teaching linguistics: tying my les

Bordeaux : cours académie du vin

FR300 & higher: this is an introduction to the world of (one of the finest) wine.

Picardie: quiche aux poireaux

ingrédients pour quiche aux poireauxPour la pâte : Jaune(s) d'oeuf(s) : 1 pièce(s) Farine de blé : 200 gramme(s) Beurre doux : 100 gram

French Video: Alsace - son monde artisanal no.2

(All image rights belong to Reocities.com) La maison des goûts et des couleurs from Ecomusee d'Alsace on Vimeo. Hello everyone, Johanne h

French Video: Alsace - son monde artisanal

(All image rights belong to Reocities.com) En compagnie d’artisans, venez vivre une expérience nouvelle, à la découverte de savoir-faire r

French Video: Comment faire une crepe!

(All rights to the picture belong to http://www.afprovidence.org/) Bonjour everyone, Johanne here. Here is an interesting video I found fo

News: The AAFLT Conference 2011

 Hello all, Claudia here with some information for the upcoming AAFLT conference: Alabama Association of Foreign Language Teachers 20

Portuguese: Conversaçãos Português 1

Hello all, Chris here! Today we're proud to release the first video in our Portuguese conversation series! A worksheet will soon follow!

Group Activities: Ice breaker - How to introduce Yourself (Beginners)

Hi everyone, Aurore here! This ice-breaking activity is the English translation of an activity that I have done in French classes. What yo

News: Interesting Article on FL in the U.S.

Hello everyone, Becky here! Check out an article in "Diverse Issues in Higher Education" on the Foreign Language Summit sponsored by CIA D

News: Language Teaching Technology - Audacity

 (Picture is the sole property of the Audacity developers. Used only as a reference here) Hello everyone, Becky here! Below is some

News: Conversations on English Learner Education

Hello everyone! Becky here with ways to get talking about your English Language Learners (ELLs). Enjoy! Us Department of Education Sponso

News: Linguistics Institute For Language Teachers at OSU

Hello everyone, Becky here! Below I have copied some information for continuing education credits for FL teachers at OSU. Enjoy! LINGUIST

Useful Sites: Fun-etics!

Here's a link to a good visually- and aurally-informative website to help students work on sounds in American English, German, or Spanish:

Japanese: Learning Kanji through pictures

(Image belongs to http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2046.html) Hi all, Junko desu. Kanji(Chinese characters) is one of the most difficult pa

Japanese: Clip Art Website

(Image from the Nakama website) Hi all, Junko desu. Today I wanted to share a useful clipart website. This is a website for a Japanese tex

French Music: ZAZIE - Être et avoir (Clip Officiel)

(Image from http://musique.portail.free.fr/clips-videos/nouveautes/15-11-2010/zazie-etre-et-avoir/) FR101-102: this will be a great voca

Enfoque: Latin America Coming Soon

Hello all, Chris here. With the new semester (or quarter) underway, I just wanted to remind Spanish teachers that our first release, En

German Word of the Year

Every year the Gesellschaft für deutsche Sprache (Association for the German Language) puts out a top ten list of the word of the year. The

Visual Vocabulary Aids

Greetings everyone, this is Jason. We all know that learning and engaging vocabulary can be a tedious and challenging task in the foreign l

German Video: Ruhrdeutsch Lernen

Hello all, Chris here. Today I have another funny German dialect video to share. This time it's all about learning Ruhrdeutsch! This video

FREE SPEECH ZONE

This is a very simple, but interactive, activity. As you know, students often ask the same questions over and over again: “Where are y

German: Marek's Game

This is a game using locations on maps with prepositions and conditional situations. A student is provided a virtual representation (pic

Alibi

Here is an activity that I like to do with my students after they've had a chance to get to know each other -- maybe right after midterms

News: FREE TESOL Journal Article

Hello all, Chris here. Today I would like to share a link to a useful article from the December issue of the TESOL journal. The article is

German Video: Lern badisch!

Hello all, Chris here. There are several funny videos featuring various German dialects. These are a good opportunity to let your students

Update: Site Revamp In Progress

Hello all, Chris here. Welcome to the new look for The Language Teacher's Toolbox!  Learn about all the new features after the jump!

Site Maintenance

Hello all, Chris here. We are now working on the site which may cause certain features and/or content to be temporarily unavailable. The si