News: Study Finds Gap Persists for Hispanic Students

Hello all, Chris here with more language learning news. A recent study finds that a gap still persists for Hispanic students. You can rea

News: Mobile Devices Aid in Language Learning

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News: California University Adds Farsi Program

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Digital Filmmaking

Introduction Today, we are going to make a short animated film about an experience that you have had speaking English with another perso

News: Foreign Language Radio

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French Music: Education Sentimentale, Maxime Leforestier

Hello all, Johanne ici. Today I would like to share a French music video with lyrics below. Depending on the level you could simply have t

Japanese: Onomatopoeia

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Jig-song puzzle

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News: Bilingualism and Language Program Funding

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News: Digital Media and Language Instruction

Hello all, Chris here with the latest in language teaching news. Please take a look at the following article on how digital media is chan

News: Creative Learning Academy

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News: Kindergarteners to learn Chinese in Immersion Program

Hello all, Chris here with your language learning news! Take a look at the following article about a Maryland school which will be testin

French Video: Chateau de Beauregard: Visite et Vidéo

Hello all, Johanne here. Today I have another French video to share. This time it is about the Chateau de Beauregard! Enjoy! http://www.b

French Video: Au menu, c'est pot-au-feu

Hello all, Johanne here with another interesting French video I found for use in the classroom: Au menu, c'est pot-au-feu Enjoy!

French Video: Le "Trône d'argile", une plongée au coeur du Moyen-Âge

Hello everyone, Johanne here again with another interesting French video to use in your courses: Le "Trône d'argile", une plongée au coe

News: Alzheimer's and Language Learning

Hello all, Chris here with some language learning news. I came across this interesting article on the National Geographic website. The ar

French Video: Le Bac - 50 ans de petites histoires

  Hello all, Johanne with another fun French video. This time it is about Le Bac! Le Bac : 50 ans de petites histoires

French Video: La rose de mai, une senteur précieuse pour Chanel

Hello everyone, Johanne here with another fun video to use in your French courses: La rose de mai, une senteur précieuse pour Chanel

Genuine or Counterfeit?

This is a role play I did with my students in China, and they seemed to have a lot of fun with it. It takes about 40 minutes (10 prep + 20

News: Advocates Lobby Congress to Restore Funding

Hello all, Chris here with your language learning news. Budget cuts have hit many foreign language programs lately. Take a look at this re

News: New Insights into Word Acquisition

Hello all, Chris here with your language learning news. Today I would like to share an article on an exciting new study which argues again

News: French Language Programs on the rise in NYC

Hello all, Chris here with your language news. French Language programs are rapidly increasing in NYC. Five years ago there were no such p

News: New Feature and 600th Post!

Hello all, Chris here with some site news. I've added a pretty cool widget which presents a nice visual of where in the world the various

Language Policy News: Expanding Language Offerings Amid Budget Cuts

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News: Language Teaching Technology - English in a Flash

Hello everyone, Chris here again with language learning news! Teaching technology is becoming increasingly complex and sophisticated. New

News: Spanish Immersion Program in Kentucky

Hello all, Chris here with your language learning news. Take a look at the following article on a Spanish immersion program in Kentucky. W

Spanish: Shops and Shopping Word Search

 Hello all, Claudia here again with the next in our downloadable content series. Today I have a Spanish word search on Shops and Shopp

News: The Advantages of Bilingualism

Hello everyone, Becky here! I have copied the link to an interesting article on the advantages of bilingualism below. Enjoy! http://www.n

News: FL Programs and Budget Cuts

Hello everyone, Becky here! I have copied the link to an interesting article regarding the state of FL programs in the U.S. in the budget