Fellowships for Minority Students in International Public Policy
http://www.UNCFSP.org/IIPP

College and university minority students interested in using their language studies to pursue a career in international public policy, and their professors, may be interested in learning more about the Institute for International Public Policy (IIPP), which is funded by the U.S. Department of Education and administered by the UNCF Special Programs Corporation. IIPP Fellows receive scholarships and services, and over five years participate in opportunities that include study abroad, intensive foreign language training, and internships.

Learning Spanish with Audio and Transliterations
www.learn-spanish.co.il

This site includes 40 topics and more than 1,400 words and phrases. The newest feature is a set of 73 printable Spanish study sheets.

Dialects and Languages of America
www.americandialect.org

The American Dialect Society is dedicated to the study of the English language in North America and the other languages or dialects that influence or are influenced by it. Each year, the organization solicits nominations for words of the year, and some involve wordplay using English and other languages. For example, one nomination in 2007 was Googlegänger: “a person with your name who shows up when you Google yourself.”

Paper Money of the World
http://aes.iupui.edu/rwise/notedir/mappage.html

At Ron Wise’s Banknoteworld Geographical Directory of World Paper Money, an alphabetical directory of countries allows visitors to click on an area of interest to view a graphic of the currency (front and back) for that area.

Mystery Game in French
www.polarfle.com

At this website, visitors can have fun while playing the mystery game, and they can also work on learning French. Participants can select their level at each step of the investigation (from beginner to advanced).

Online Guide for Organizing Teaching
http://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc/pdf/practiceguides/20072004.pdf

Organizing Instruction and Study to Improve Student Learning: A Practice Guide is available as a free download from the Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Research. The guide offers a set of seven research-based recommendations intended to be used by teachers to assist in decision making, and which they can apply according to their specific needs in organizing their instruction.

“Joyful” New Teaching System
www.thejoyfulteacher.com

Created by Florida German teacher and ACTFL member Eva Bogard, the Joyful Teacher System features three turnkey curricula and a step-bystep guide for differentiating beginning, intermediate, and advanced courses. One unique thing about the system is that it also includes a specific classroom décor.

Chinese Lessons
http://popupchinese.com/lessons

The Popup Chinese site features a Chinese for Absolute Beginners series as well as more advanced materials. There are listening and fillin-the-blanks exercises, podcasts, and discussions.

Japanese Language Activities
www.quia.com/shared/japanese

At last check there were more than 370 Japanese language-learning activities available on this page of the Quia website, and more are being added all the time. They include Java games, pop-ups, picture-perfect games, hangman games, jumbled word games, quizzes, and challenge board games.

Aboriginal Languages of Australia
www.dnathan.com/VL/austLang.htm

According to this site, there are more than 200 Australian indigenous languages, but fewer than 20 are strong, and even those are endangered. Categorized by type, by language, and by state, there are links to more than 230 resources for about 80 languages on the site.

Russian Cuisine and Cooking
www.ruscuisine.com

Featuring authentic Russian cuisine, this site has recipes that range from appetizers, beverages, soups, and salads, to breads, seafood, meat, kashas, sauces, vegetables, and desserts. Cultural background information is often provided as well, such as for pelmeni, which is noted, came from Siberia and translates from the Komi language as “bread ear,” or borsch, “considered the most famous Russian dish.”

World Language PowerPoints
http://worldlanguages.pppst.com/index.html

Pete’s PowerPoint Station has free presentations in PowerPoint format and interactive games in languages that include French, Spanish, German, Italian, and Dutch.

College.gov
www.college.gov

The U.S. Department of Education unveiled this new website in September 2008 as an online resource for information for students in preparing and paying for college, but it also features inspirational stories and real-life experiences of students who are already attending college. There is also information for teachers and counselors about how they can help their students, as well as key links to other government resources for educators to use as they work with students who are preparing for and selecting a college.

Lesson Plans about Ancient Greece
http://ancienthistory.mrdonn.org/AncientGreece.html

This site has lesson plans and activities for teachers to use in teaching about daily life in Ancient Greece, education, culture, money, and myths. There is also a list of vocabulary words.

World Heritage Sites in Mexico
http://thesalmons.org/lynn/wh-mexico.html

From the historic center of Mexico City to the earliest 16th century monasteries on the slopes of Mt. Popocatepetl to the 20th century campus of the Universidad Nacional Autonóma de Mexico, this site offers information about the history and architecture, and includes photos and even postage stamps.