Interactive Language Lessons and Community-Based Conversation
www.Livemocha.com

This free site has lessons, conversations, and podcasts in many languages. Students can utilize native language proficiency to teach and learn from other Livemocha members. Languages include English, French, Hindi, German, Spanish, and Mandarin Chinese, and the site promises there are more languages to come. Language tutors are also available to answer questions.

French Songs and Other Resources
www.leplaisirdapprendre.com

This site has activities and projects, as well as songs, that French language educators might use in their teaching.

César Chávez Resources for Elementary Teachers and Librarians
http://celebratingcesarchavez.homestead.com/introduction_introduccion.html

Created by an elementary school Spanish teacher, this site has links to materials for teaching children ages 10 and under about César Chávez in an English, bilingual, or all- Spanish format. Links are organized by topics relevant to Chávez’s life or migrant farm workers. Suggestions for teaching with the materials are offered as well. Great to use for César Chávez Day in March!

Online Handbook for Students of Arabic
www.nmelrc.org/index.php?module=pagemaster&PAGE_user_op=view_page&PAGE_id=45&MMN_position=25:19

Available for download in PDF format, this online handbook is an introduction to strategies and resources that can help students in their study of the Arabic language. It has been developed under the auspices of the National Middle East Language Resource Center (NMELRC). It is primarily for the beginning student, but intermediate and advanced students may also benefit from the information in the handbook.

Online Austrian–German Glossary
http://german.about.com/library/bldialect_aus01.htm?nl=l

Using the form available at this site, you can learn the German word or expression for many Austrian expressions that differ from standard German. Select an Austrian word or expression from a drop-down list to find the German equivalent.

AP Italian Language and Culture Course Home Page
http://apcentral.collegeboard.com/apc/public/courses/teachers_corner/28458.html

This site offers Italian Advanced Placement course and exam information and articles about AP Italian teaching. There are also reviews of teachers’ resources for AP Italian language and culture, including textbooks, websites, software, and multimedia resources.

Russian Language Resources
www.russnet.org

Russnet, the Russian Language Network, is a Russian language field resource center. It provides Russian-language learning services and products that include information, language modules, courses, materials, in-service teacher training, databases, discussion forums, and gateways to other Russian language resources. Funding for the creation of Russnet came in part from the Ford Foundation. Other sponsors of Russnet online projects include the U.S. Department of Education, the American Council of Teachers of Russian, the National Endowment for the Humanities, and the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education.

Online Chinese Dictionary
www.xuezhongwen.net/chindict/chindict.php?page=about

The free online Chinese–English dictionary includes both basic and advanced word dictionaries. The site also offers tools such as flashcards, quizzes, text annotation, Chinese text input, and more.

Latin Teachers’ Blog
http://latinteach.blogspot.com

Here is a blog dedicated solely to the teaching of Latin and the Classics. On this website, Latin teachers share stories, classroom ideas, poems, and other resources.

Online Source for World Literature
http://griffe.com/projects/worldlit/index.phtml

This source for online texts includes world literature that comes from countries ranging from Argentina to Vietnam. Included is literature from Europe, the Middle East, South America, Africa, and Asia.

Learning Languages Through Technology
www.langwitches.org

This site includes standards, ideas, projects, tutorials, and software reviews. The goal is to encourage foreign language and ESL educators to learn and experiment with technology and at the same time become comfortable enough to expand their teaching methodology to include different kinds of technologies into their classrooms.

Source for News from Latin America
www.lanewsupdate.com

This site features news from Latin America, updated at least every 24 hours. While some of the news stories may work as teaching tools, others may be too disturbing for teachers to use with younger students. The site does have other resources that may be useful, including a Spanish word of the day, Spanish grammar and cognates dictionary, and Spanish lessons.

Appreciating and Respecting Africa
www.nhm.org/africa/teacher/main.htm

“Africa: One Continent. Many Worlds” has a series of classroom ideas designed to be adaptable for grades K–12 that are intended to help young people develop an appreciation and respect for African peoples, their communities throughout the  orld, and the natural riches of the African continent.

Updated UCLA Language Materials Project
www.lmp.ucla.edu

This site has a database of detailed bibliographic references to teaching materials and authentic materials for more than 150 less commonly taught languages, which can be searched by type of material, level of instruction, and audience type (including K–12). There are also detailed profiles covering the geography, sociology, and linguistic history of more than 100 of the languages. In addition, the site hosts the Center for Applied Linguistics database of short references to teaching materials published before 1987 for more than 900 languages.