Happy New Year 2013

Chris here again wishing everyone a Happy New Year! This past year was very successful for us and we appreciate everyone who visits and

News: Top 100 Tools for Learning 2012

Here are the Top 100 Tools for Learning 2012 – the results of the 6th Annual Learning Tools Survey - as voted for by 582 learning p

ESL/EFL: Great Games for Your ESL Classroom

Hello, here is a small list of fun games you can use in your language classes. The description is for ESL but you can adapt these f

News: Flickr stream updates

Hello all, Chris here again with a quick update. We have added several new pictures on our Flickr page in our China and Japan collection

Technology: How technology can help students learn

In a recent article, educators and experts share their insights and advice for integrating technology into the classroom in ways that i

Technology: Education technology terms

Education technology is diverse and constantly evolving. It has a language all its own and there are terms teachers and administrators s

News: Diplomats visit immersion classes

Students and teachers at an elementary school in Glendale, Calif., received a visit last week from important guests -- diplomats from th

News: UM's Language House fits 10 languages under one roof

Students living in the University of Maryland's Language House spend 80% of their time speaking a language other than English, such as S

News: Scaffolding for Deep Understanding

Hello all, today I would like to share an interesting article with you. Scaffolding for Deep Understanding talks about the differen

News: Konglish

Have you ever heard of Konglish? Here is a really cool article I found on Konglish, follow the link if you would like A Lesson i

Video: How does stress change the meaning of a sentence?

Hello everyone, here is a nice video I came across on teaching intonation. I think this lesson is a nice example of how to teach stress.

German: Lügenzähler Werbung (Bild)

Chris here again with a funny German commercial  to share with fellow German teachers and learners!  Let us know what you

German: Als der Nikolaus kam

Chris here again with a Christmas-related post for fellow German teachers/learners. In 1947 the German author Erich Kästner translated "

Spanish: Argentine Gestures

Hello all, Chris here again. Today I would like to share a great blog post I came across which would be of interest to Spanish teachers

Who cares about English? Panel discussion recording

The British Council and the Oxford English Dictionary sponsored a discussion with an expert panel on Thursday 27 September 2012. Th

Spanish: Video Los Reyes Magos

Hello, here is a nice video on the story of Los Reyes Magos, an important part of Spanish Christmas traditions. Enjoy! Let us kno

Useful Links: News in Levels

Hi all, I found this really cool website with easy to read news in English. I'm sure you will find this useful in your English classes!

Happy Holidays!

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Spanish: Mayan Calendar

Hello, here is a really nice video about the Mayan calendar and what the story of 12/21/12 is. I hope you enjoy it! Let us know w

Technology: Fotobabble

iPad Tutorial - Fotobabble This tutorial shows you how to use Fotobabble on the iPad to add audio recordings to images and then conver

Jobs: Spanish teacher needed at LSMSA, Los Angeles CA

Louisiana School for Math, Science, and the Arts www.lsmsa.edu/content.cfm?id=445 The school seeks an experienced, college-level

German: Funny Kia commercials (video)

Chris here again. Today I have a video to share with fellow German teachers and learners. This is a compilation of Kia commercials from

German: Verb of the week - springen (11/18/12)

Chris here again with your weekly German verb: springen / to jump Principal parts: springen / sprang / gesprungenHelping verb: seinTy

News: China struggles to replace aging translators

According to industry experts, China faces a shortage of individuals with the skills and training to translate scientific content from o

News: Indonesia to expand ICT-based ecuation

During the recent International Symposium on Open, Distance and E-Learning, officials in Indonesia announced plans to use ICT-based educ

News: Japanese parents want better English education

A recent survey of parents in Japan found that almost 90% of those polled believe that English education should be improved. The cent

Jobs: Maternity Leave Opening - Park Ridge High School, NJ‏

Maternity Leave Opening Park Ridge High School Park Ridge, New Jersey German Position starting March 1, 2013 until June 21, 2013 - Full

Jobs: Freedom High School German Position - Morganton, NC‏

Freedom High School, located in picturesque Burke County, North Carolina, istaking applications for a High School German Teacher. German

Jobs: Long-term Sub needed: St. Charles, IL‏

Maternity leave position – HS German St. Charles East HS; St. Charles, IL (western suburb of Chicago)60% position - consisting of: 2 sec

News: Indiana school diversifies its language program with Mandarin

Nearly 50 students at the Logansport High School in Indiana are enrolled in the school's inaugural Mandarin class, and by the end of the

Jobs: German Language Teacher - Loyola Blakefield High School - Baltimore, MD‏

Title: German Language Teacher Status: 10 Month, Full-Time Department: Modern Language Availability: August 15, 2013 Compensation: Comp

Jobs: Full-time Position - Millard Public Schools (Omaha, NE‏)

We have a full-time German position open at Russell Middle School (grades6-7-8) in the Millard Public Schools in Omaha, Nebraska. The

News: Professors & Social Media (infographic)

Chris here again. Today we have an infographic from BestColleges.com to share which explores how professors are adapting to and using soci

News: The future of higher education (infographic)

Chris here again. Today we have an infographic brought to us via TheBestColleges.org on the future of higher education with a focus on the

News: Foreign language taught at a distance using Skype

Students at a Wisconsin school are using Skype to participate in a distance learning exchange with a school in Thailand. The Wisconsin s

Research: Brain activity the same whether reading Chinese or English

A recent study has found that people use the same part of their brain even while reading vastly different language systems from the log

Jobs: Instructor position, Austin, TX

The German-Texan Heritage Society (GTHS) is currently seeking teachers toinstruct adult evening classes and Saturday children's classes

Review Game! Have your students review with a snow fight!

I remember in high school one teacher, who I can't remember exactly...either an English or History teacher, had us push the desk and chairs

German: Verb of the Week (12/11/12) - haben

Chris here again with another German verb of the week: haben - to have Regular no stem change hatte, hat gemacht Examples: Has

Video Games, better than teachers?

I often frequent sites such as 9gag for funny graphics and comics to use in class. Recently I came across this gem which states, "Video G

Jobs: English Teacher at Clark University

Clark University seeks an outstanding teacher-scholar with successful experience teaching urban youth, a commitment to research that cr