Doing What Works
http://dww.ed.gov

Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education and led by the office of Planning, Evaluation and Policy Development, “Doing What Works” provides examples of ways educators might apply the research findings of the department’s
Institute of Education Sciences (IES) and other entities that adhere to standards similar to those of IES.

Creating Online Comics in Spanish
www.makebeliefscomix.com

On this free website, students can create their own comic strips using animal and human characters with different moods, and can fill in thought or talk balloons to tell stories in either Spanish or English. The site was launched by an
author who says that his aim is to encourage children to express themselves through writing.

Classical Chinese Poetry
www.chinapage.com/poetry9.html

This site includes poetry in Chinese along with English translations. Visitors can hear a reading of poetry or can read poems with both Chinese and English texts. There are also translations into other languages, such as Spanish, German,
and French.

Interactive Italian Language Course
http://academic.brooklyn.cuny.edu/modlang/carasi/site/pageone.html

This site includes 20 lessons that have interactive exercises and grammar lessons.

Useful Arabic
www.cafe-syria.com/Useful_Arabic.htm

The Café-Syria site includes a list of links to Arabic words, phrases, places, and other important things to know about the Arabic language.

Online French Course
www.lsfrench.com/frenchonline.htm

The “London Speaks French” site includes online lessons in general French and business French as well as a French tutor online.

Lessons About Alternative Fuels in Spanish
www.gm.com/explore/education/teachers/spanish/index.jsp

For teachers who might want to incorporate information about energy and the environment into their Spanish lessons, General Motors has free lessons in Spanish about topics such as E85 ethanol and fuel cells.

Portuguese Language Site
www.easyportuguese.com

This site (with audio) includes beginner and intermediate Portuguese lessons, Portuguese vocabulary, useful phrases in Portuguese, and a Brazilian Portuguese dictionary and quiz.

Latin Crosswords
http://games.bestlatin.net/cwblog

This site has puzzles for Latin students and anyone else who might be interested in the ancient Greco-Roman world.

Japanese Podcast Lessons
www.japancast.net

Using examples from anime and everyday conversations, this site has free Japanese lessons in podcast format and includes recommended study materials.

Say Hello to the World
www.ipl.org/div/kidspace/hello

The Internet Public Library’s “Say Hello Project” provides greetings in languages that range from A (Arabic) to W (Welsh), as well as nonverbal languages (Braille and American Sign Language). It also gives the pronunciation, and for languages such as Japanese and Chinese, it gives the script as well.

Interactive Language and Filipino Culture Resource
www.seasite.niu.edu/tagalog/Tagalog_mainpage.htm

Part of the SEAsite Project at Northern Illinois University in DeKalb and the Center for Southeast Asian Studies, this site includes pages for language teachers with sample lesson plans, modules in Tagalog, culture essays, and a module about the Philippines for teachers and K–12 students. There is also a Tagalog discussion forum and a Tagalog chatroom.

Russian Tongue Twisters
www.uebersetzung.at/twister/ru.htm

This site has a collection of Russian tongue twisters, along with their English translations, some of which are pretty amusing.

Resource for Spanish Teachers and Students
http://zonorus.marlboro.edu/~jmcconn/capstoneproject/capstone1.html

Jennifer McConnell says that her site, “Mrs. McConnell’s Super Spanish Web Site,” is intended to provide a resource that will help teachers and students take advantage of the technology that is available today, which can give them instant access to cultural information and help them to connect to the Spanish-speaking world.

Introduction to Swedish
http://www2.hhs.se/isa/swedish/chap1.htm

This site by Urban Sikeborg is from the Stockholm School of Economics and includes exercises and an introduction to the basic elements of Swedish grammar, as well as some insights into the Swedish people.

Virtual Museum about the Doig River First Nation
www.virtualmuseum.ca/Exhibitions/Danewajich/english/project/index.php

Created by Doig River First Nation elders, youth, and leaders, along with ethnographers, linguists, and web designers, the project includes history, stories, and songs.