News: Call for Papers HALT

Deadline - February 15, 2012 http://halthome.org/Conference.html

News: 2012 FLAME Conference

 http://www.umaine.edu/flame/flame_conference.htm

News: 2012 LFLTA Conference

http://www.lflta.net/conference.html

10 Foreign Remakes of American TV Shows

Chris here again. Today we have an article to share brought to us by Katina Solomon from zencollegelife.com. The article focuses on 1

News: Social media and technology connects classrooms across the world

An ever increasing number of schools are using social media, videoconferencing and other technology to help teach students about the simi

Language Advocacy: Why study German?

Chris here again with a helpful resource for fellow German teachers. We are frequently asked by students and teachers 'What can I do with

Teaching Materials: Make Me a Story

Make Me a Story demonstrates the power of digital storytelling as a useful tool for teaching writing and engaging students. The book take

The 8 Easiest Languages for English Speakers to Learn

Chris here again. Today we have an interesting article brought to us from OnlineCollege.org's Helene Schmidt. This one is about the 8 eas

News: Connecticut students to begin learning languages earlier

Education officials in Stamford, Conn., are creating a new elementary school world languages program in an effort to introduce students to

Fokus: Hamburg Complete

Chris here with an exciting update! Fokus: Hamburg is now complete and will be available for purchase on our store shortly. Front

French: SAMU de l'Environnement France 3 Alsace_26

Johanne here with another French video I would like to share. Enjoy!

Technology: Educreations App

Chris here with a useful app I found which could be useful in your language classroom. Take a look at Educreations, an online whiteboard.

News: Tenure becomes more difficult to get

Chris here again with your language news. A recent USA Today article reports that several states have abolished teacher tenure while othe

French: Douces France(s) (5/10)

Johanne here with the fifth part in the Douces France(s) series. Enjoy! Douces France(s) (5/10) - videos.arte.tv

German: Gegen den Strich cartoons

Chris here again with a useful website for fellow German teachers. Take a look at Gegen den Strich which feature hundreds of funny cartoo

News: France adjusts employment provisions for foreign students

France. Working permit applications from foreign students will be reviewed as a result of criticism from students, heads of schools, and

French: Douces France(s) (4/10)

Johanne here with the fourth video in the Douces France(s) series. Enjoy! Douces France(s) (4/10) - videos.arte.tv

French: Douces France(s) (3/10)

Johanne ici. Here is the third video in the Douces France(s) series. Enjoy! Douces France(s) (3/10) - videos.arte.tv

Technology: Digital media and children

Chris here again. Today we have another guest post from Melissa Spears on digital media and distance learning. Take it away Melissa:

French: Douces France(s) (2/10)

Bonjour everyone, Johanne here again with the next video in the Douces France(s) series from Arte. Enjoy! Douces France(s) (2/10) - vide

News: Promoting your language program

Chris here again with an excellent article I found on the ACTFL site regarding the promotion of language programs: Spreading the Word as

German: Kaffee

Chris here again with another fun article I found. This one is more for advanced levels unless you chose to break it down for lower leve

German: Mozartwege

Hello all, Chris here again. To add on to the post on Mozart als Tourist, here is an accompanying website about the Mozartwege one can tr

German: Mozart als Tourist

Chris here with an interesting article on Mozart I found on Spiegel Online. As we cover a unit on Salzburg this was a nice piece of supple

French: Douces France(s) (1/10)

Bonjour everyone, Johanne here with the first in a ten-part video series from Arte.tv. This is a great series to use in your classroom. En

Shop Language Teacher's Toolbox

Welcome to the Language Teacher's Toolbox online store! Below you will find our selection of products for language teachers! ESL/EFLCom

German: Deutsche Bahn Werbung (lustig)

Chris here with a funny German commercial I found for Deutsche Bahn (DB). Feel free to use this in your classes:

News: Canadian government to no longer offer language training

Canada's federal government will no longer employ teachers to help government workers learn to speak English and French. As a result, nea

News: Budget cuts signal tough times for language funding

Congress recently passed a budget bill that resulted in a $27 million cut for grants to foreign language programs at public schools across

Update: LTT webstore coming soon

Hello all, Chris here again with an exciting update. Over the weekend we will be adding an online store to the site to make it easy, fast,

News: Global Kidz Lab - technology powers language learning

Global Kidz Lab in Centennial, Colo., is using interactive whiteboards, iPads, and other digital technology to help young students immerse

News: Ohio studnets get early Chinese lessons

Students at Old Orchard Elementary in Toledo, Ohio are getting an early taste of Chinese language lessons. Once a week, instructors from th

News: Are Americans too monoligual

NY Times columnist Michael Erard writes about the difficult in assessing just how bilingual Americans  and our culture are. You can r

News: Tech developing working on program to translate the internet

Former CEO of ReCAPTCHA and computer science professor, Luis von Ahn, made his name by selling technology that allowed Google to digitize

News: Central Florida schools moving towards dual-language immersion

Dual-language courses are on the rise in Central Florida. A school in Seminole County is featuring an experimental class with the aim of h

News: Scotland aims to increase foreign-language assistants

As a consequence of an 80% decline in foreign-language assistants in Scotland, the government plans to meet with foreign diplomats about

News: French for Hispanophones at Cal State Long Beach

At Cal State Long Beach, an innovative approach is helping Spanish speakers learn another language. French for Hispanophones capitalizes on

News: Google Chrome extension eases typing on a foreign keyboard

Google Chrome has an extension which makes typing on a foreign keyboard much easier. Take a look at Google Input tools which offers virtu

News: Radio Bilingue

Radio Bilingue is America's public broadcasting network that targets Spanish speakers. The network, with seven FM stations in California sp

News: Push for Mandarin instruction in Houston

The Houston Chronicle recently featured an article in favor of the Houston Independent School District's decision to open a Mandarin magne

French:Nutritionniste FR

Johanne here, back again with another useful video for fellow French teachers. Enjoy!

French: Chic - Arte tv (par Isabelle Giordano)

Johanne here with more French videos to use in the classroom. This one is from Arte tv: Lydia GAUTIER - Consultante The... Enjoy!

French: How to fake French

Johanne here again with another fun video for my fellow French teachers. This is a video on how to fake French. Enjoy!