German: Verben mit der Vorsilbe Hin

From Deutsche Welle: auf etw. hinarbeiten = etw. tun, um ein bestimmtes Ziel zu erreichenetw. hinbekommen (ugs. etw. schaffenetw. hinb

German: Castles of Germany

From the German Embassy in Washington: The German Information Center produced these awesome new posters featuring German castles and pala

French: Adverb Spelling Tips

Improve your French adverb skills with this handy article from Transparent Language: http://blogs.transparent.com/french/french-adve

Japan: Japanese Street Food

We all know about sushi, but do you know about the wonderful Japanese street food? Check out this great article from Savy Tokyo: htt

German: 8 Expressions Dealing With Nature

From Deutsche Welle, add these 8 expressions dealing with nature to your repertoire: http://www.dw.com/en/8-german-expressions-that-

Japanese: Learn Japanese from Japanese TV

Learn Japanese from Japanese TV with this guide from learnjapanese123.com: http://learnjapanese123.com/blog/2015/06/learn-japanese-fr

German: 10 Useful Phrases

Add some spice to your German with these 10 useful phrases from Matador Network: http://matadornetwork.com/abroad/10-extraordinarily

German: Redewendungen mit 'Kopf'

From Deutsche Welle, various idioms using 'Kopf': How many do you know? Let us know what you think! Connect with us @C_LaCross

Japanese: Festival of Hakata Gion Yamakasa

Learn more about Japanese festival with this article from Gaijinpot.com! This time its the Festival of Hakata Gion Yamakasa: http://

German: 10 Romantic German Phrases

Impress your significant other with these romantic German phrases from FluentU.com: http://www.fluentu.com/german/blog/romantic-germa

German: Study in Germany

Froom DAAD America: Let us know what you think! Connect with us @C_LaCross

German: 2-Case Prepositions

Build up your German grammar skills by mastering the 2-case prepositions with this picture from Gemeinsam Deutsch lernen und verstehen!

French: Expressions Involving Cats

Expand your French with these expressions involving cats from the Transparent Languages blog: http://blogs.transparent.com/french/cat-

German: Herrenchiemsee (DW)

Learn more about Germany's Herrenchiemsee via the Deutsche Welle article below: http://www.dw.com/en/herrenchiemsee-a-dash-of-island-m

German: 5 False Cognates

Check out five German false cognates from learnoutlive.com: http://learnoutlive.com/false-friends-5-german-words-dont-mean-think/ Let

German: Die Möblierte Wohnung

Build up your German vocabulary with this useful handout from Gemeinsam Deutsch lernen und verstehen: Let us know what you think

Chinese: Use G.E.M.'s Love You To Improve Your Chinese

Improve your Chinese with this music video from the popular singer G.E.M. titled "Love You". The video will help you understand phrase

Japanese: Using Music to Improve Your Language Skills

Hear of JPop? You can use Japanese music to help you learn the language! Check out the article from gaijinpot.com: http://blog.gaijin

Japanese: Himeji Yukata Festival

Learn more about the many Japanese festivals, this time the Himeji Yukata Festival: http://blog.gaijinpot.com/festivals-of-japan-himej

Japanese: Pronunciation Guide for Devoiced Vowels

Check out the video below to improve your pronunciation of Choo-on - Soku-on - Yoo-on - Devoiced vowels: Let us know what you thi

French: The French Side of Basque Country

Expand your knowledge of France with this NYT article on the French Side of Basque Country: http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/07/travel/t

German: Top 11 Ways & Schools to Learn German in Berlin

Check out this article from sympat.me if you plan on learning German in Berlin: https://www.sympat.me/top-ways-schools-learn-german-be

German: SICH AUF ETW. FREUEN vs. SICH ÜBER ETW. FREUEN (DW)

From Deutsche Welle: Was man leicht verwechselt: SICH AUF ETW. FREUEN vs. SICH ÜBER ETW. FREUENSICH AUF ETW. FREUEN ➡ etw.,

Japanese: Yonmojijukugo - The 4 Kanji With A Thousand Meanings

Expand your Japanese grammar knowledge with this handy article by gaijinpot.com: http://blog.gaijinpot.com/yonmojijukugo-the-4-kanji-

German: Dresden the "Florence on the Elbe" (DW)

Learn more about German cities with Deutsche Welle's series, this time it is Dresden, often called the "Florence on the Elbe". http:/

German: DW launches new English TV channel

Deutsche Welle has launched their new English TV channel! Check it out below: http://www.dw.com/en/dw-launches-new-english-tv-channel/

Japanese Particles: How to use/pronounce particles は, へ, を

Expand your Japanese skills with this guide to pronouncing the particles は, へ, を: Let us know what you think! Connect with us

German: Fruits and Food (DW)

Brush up on your vocabulary with this guide to fruits and food from Deutsche Welle: http://www.dw.com/en/lesson-15-fruits-and-food-fr%

German: Deutsch Interaktiv

Check out Deutsche Welle's free online interactive course Deutsch Interaktiv: http://www.dw.com/de/deutsch-lernen/deutsch-interaktiv/s-

German: Bicycling in Germany - All You Need to Know (DW)

Bicycling is a popular German pastime, check out the article below for all you could want to learn about it: http://www.dw.com/de/radf

German: 3.4 Million German Live Abroad

3.4 Million Gemran live in other OECD countries. Some fun information to share with students! http://www.thelocal.de/20150601/34-germ

German: Top 40 Inventions

Here are some fun facts to share with students that could be primers for letting students explore more about German topics. Top 40 Ger

Japan: Ogasawara Islands

Expand your knowledge of Japan with this interesting look at the Ogasawara Islands: http://learnjapanese123.com/blog/2015/06/ogasawa

Formative Assessment (Edutopia)

The types of assessment we offer our students play a major role. Check out this great article on formative assessment from Edutopia: h

French: Suivez Julie Andrieu dans un élevage de poulets Label Rouge

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French: Bilingualism in the U.S.

French à la mode: Language Magazine's Gaetan Mathieu looks at bilingualism in the U.S. http://bit.ly/1GfuRdu Let us know what you

German: 2-Case Prepositions

Check out this handy picture for learning the 2-case prepositions from Gemeinsam Deutsch lernen und verstehen!  Let us know

German: Deutschland 83 (Film)

From the German Embassy in Washington: Deutschland 83 is a film about an East German soldier who is forced to become a spy for his count

German: Doch

  Help master the use of DOCH with this handy guide from Deutsche Welle:   DOCH DOCH kommt als Adverb, als Partikel und

German: Begrüssen and Sich Verabschieden

Practice Begrüssen and Sich Verabschieden with this handy picture from Deutsche Welle! Let us know what you think! Connect with us @C

French: Future Tense Practice

Practice the future tense in French with this guide! http://blogs.transparent.com/french/french-grammar-back-to-the-french-future/&nbs

German: Word Order With Adverbs

Start mastering word order in German, specifically the placement of adverbs with this explanation from Deutsche Welle:  Für die

Japanese: How To Say No In Japan

Saying no can be quite tricky in Japan. Check out the handy article from gaijinpot.com to help you navigate this part of Japanese langu

German: Werkstatt Vocabulary

 Expand your German vocabulary with this handy picture from Gemeinsam Deutsch lernen und verstehen! Let us know what you th

German: Adjectives (DW)

Brush up on your German adjectives with this handy picture from Deutsche Welle! Let us know what you think! Connect with us @C_LaCross

Conferences: International Conference on Language Innovation, Culture & Education

Check out this year's ICLICE conference in Bali! iclice Let us know what you think! Connect with us @C_LaCross

Chinese: What’s the Difference Between 会, 可以 and 能?

Improve your Chinese by learning the difference between the three modal verbs hui, ke yi, and neng with this article from writtenchines

Conferences: European Conference on Language Learning

Check out this year's ECLL conference East Susex! ecll2015 Let us know what you think! Connect with us @C_LaCross

Conferences: Global Conference on Technology in Language Learning 2015

Check out this year's GLIT conference in Kuala Lumpur! glit Let us know what you think! Connect with us @C_LaCross

Conferences: JALT 2015

Check out this year's JALT conference in Shizuoka City, Japan! jalt Let us know what you think! Connect with us @C_LaCross