Pronunciation Practice
www.paralink.com

With Paralink’s free membership website, language educators can generate authentic spoken texts or encourage students to practice pronunciation. Users may select the “autodetect” box and type in words from one of 30 languages—from Afrikaans to Yiddish. When the “Say It!” megaphone icon is selected, an avatar appears to speak the text. This site supports entire dialogues and passages, and features a dictionary and spell check, as well as functions for embedding the text into a web page or e-mail. There is also an online blog.

Network of Business Language Educators
nble.org

On its website, the Network of Business Language Educators (NOBLE) has compiled resources for a community of educators across disciplines who are preparing their students for the global workplace. Among the goals of NOBLE are helping educators to promote and lead language advocacy efforts at their institutions and to develop courses and programs focusing on the use of language in the workplace. The site has information about Business Chinese, French, German, Japanese, Portuguese, and Spanish, as well as Medical Spanish. There are also resources on international competence and K–12 classroom international business lessons.

Ancient Rome and Egypt for Kids
www.historyforkids.org/learn/romans/
www.historyforkids.org/learn/egypt/

The Kidipede website has information for kids about the history of ancient Rome and ancient Egypt. There are sections on topics such as art, architecture, government, history, and literature, as well as one on Egyptian writing. There are also projects such as making papyrus, one with hieroglyphs, and one on the Roman Coliseum.

Green German Project
gsd.umn.edu/language/greenproject/

The Green German Project is a collection of open-access teaching materials and curricular resources related to sustainability and environmental topics. The project, which was developed for use by teachers, students, and curriculum designers with support from a Title VI grant through the Center for Advanced Research on Language Acquisition, is based at the University of Minnesota. The site is organized into modules covering 15 different topics, and while its intended audience is German language and culture courses at the intermediate or advanced level, many of the activities can be adapted to learning or teaching at other levels, or transferred to the teaching of other languages. There are worksheets, a description of how learning objectives relate to the National Standards, a bibliography, and links to additional online resources.

Articles about the Spanish-Speaking World
www.veintemundos.com

Twice a month VeinteMundos presents reports and articles on culture, society, geography, and everyday life in the Spanish-speaking world. Each article includes audio and information to assist with vocabulary, expressions, grammar, and comprehension. The VienteMundos Para Profesores version (click on the Profesores link) was created for those who teach Spanish, with the idea of bringing Latino and Hispanic culture to the classroom.

Authentic French Texts
www.internetactuel.be

Internet Actuel is a free service that provides a range of authentic texts in the current context of learning French language. According to the site, each text is standardized on a lexical and grammatical method that means additional explanations are based on the level reached by the students. The texts are sorted by level and topic and include questions.

Animal Welfare Education in Many Languages
www.ifaw.org/lessons

The International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) saves individual animals, animal populations and habitats, and it has projects in more than 40 countries. On the education section of its website, IFAW offers a wide variety of free thematic education packs, including teaching guides, lessons, worksheets, videos, and interactive activities aligned with core curricula in more than 16 countries and seven languages plus Braille. The Animal Action elephant campaign also organizes youth, advocacy activities and special events around the world, and the site has a message from honorary board member Leonardo DiCaprio, which will likely add to its appeal for young people.

Chateaux, Castles and Ancient Places in France
www.chateaux-france.com
The Chateaux-France website has information about approximately 1,200 chateaux, castles, manors, abbeys, and fortresses in France. There are photos, descriptions, information about the history and architecture, as well as tour and rental information. The site is accessible in English, French, Dutch, German, and Italian.