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Title: 3 Strategies for Authentic Race, Class, and Gender Discussions
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From http://www.edutopia.org/blog/strategies-for-authentic-race-discussions-jose-vilson
José Vilson, Middle school math teacher and coach, provides 3 succinct, concrete strategies for authentic discussions about race in a blog post on edutopia.org. He also links to an older discussion entitled: “Rethinking Conversations on Race Among Educators”.
Go to http://www.edutopia.org/blog/rethinking-conversations-on-race-jose-vilson
Source: Edutopia.org
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Title: Online ASL Video Dictionary
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From http://www.aslpro.com/cgi-bin/aslpro/aslpro.cgi
ASLpro.com provides an online ASL video dictionary. Click on the word you are looking for and the video plays the ASL sign for you. Listed alphabetically. The video dictionary also has a section that features conversational phrases and sayings.
Access this resource at http://www.aslpro.com/cgi-bin/aslpro/aslpro.cgi
Source: ASL Pro
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Title: Deaf Culture: Perhaps the Most Important Part of Learning ASL
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From https://www.startasl.com/
This article from Start ASL discusses Deaf culture and why it’s important. Anyone learning ASL (and even those who aren’t) will benefit from this succinct but informative piece.
Access the article at https://www.startasl.com/deaf-culture
Source: Start ASL
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Title: Poem in Hindi – Insaaf Ki Dagar Pe
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From http://blogs.transparent.com/hindi/
Nitin Kumar shares a poem in Hindi, together with a video from a 1961 film where you can listen to it.
Access the poem at http://blogs.transparent.com/hindi/poem-in-hindi-insaaf-ki-dagar-pe/
Source: Transparent Language
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Title: Deutsche Welle News in Chinese
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From http://www.dw.de/
But I thought Deutsche Welle was for German? Well, you’ll be happy to learn (if you didn’t know already) that Deutsche Welle offers their news in 30 different languages, including Chinese. You can find news articles for your Chinese students at dw.de.
Access this resource http://www.dw.de/%E5%9C%A8%E7%BA%BF%E6%8A%A5%E5%AF%BC/s-9058
Source: Deutsche Welle
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Title: Calibrating Content and Language in the Immersion Classroom
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This succinct but informative article discusses the challenge of teaching content in an immersion setting and suggests ways to overcome or tackle this challenge. The end takeaway? “'Culture, content, and language [...] Put them together whenever possible.’ The trick is to maintain a fine balance. [...] When facing a colossal task, carefully and methodically break it down into manageable segments.” The examples given in the article are for the Chinese immersion classroom; however the concepts are relevant for any immersion program teacher.
Read the article http://asiasociety.org/china-learning-initiatives/calibrating-content-and-language-immersion-classroom
Source: Asia Society
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Title: Learn Japanese from Advertising Fliers
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From http://www.jpf.go.jp/j/japanese/survey/tsushin/hint/index.html
Recent update from the Japan Foundation’s “Ideas for Japanese-language classrooms” resources is about how to effectively use advertising fliers to teach Japanese.
Check out the website here and the PDF at http://www.jpf.go.jp/j/japanese/survey/tsushin/hint/pdf/hint201501.pdf
Source: Japan Foundation
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Title: Pathway to Spoken Korean
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From https://pathwaytokorean.osu.edu/
As stated on the website: “This set of beginning-level materials is designed for students with no previous exposure to the Korean language. It introduces the true beginners to the Korean sound system, instructional expressions, performances of basic personal interactions, and Hangul - the Korean alphabet. Materials developed thus far include five units and more than forty lessons/stages in two formats: a print with a CD of audio program, and an online program. This project is developed by National East Asian Languages Resource Center at the Ohio State University with support from a U.S. Department of Education grant.” Each unit has a review section with a dialogue and comprehension questions that could be useful to use in the classroom or assign as outside class work.
Access this resource https://pathwaytokorean.osu.edu/
Source: National East Asian Languages Resource Center (NEALRC)
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Title: Khola Maryam Hübsch - German Blogger
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From http://www.khola.de/home/
Khola Maryam Hübsch is a Muslim woman in Frankfurt who blogs about contemporary daily European Muslim life. She focuses on the current topics of, as she says on her blog, “Toleranz im Islam, Islam und Menschenrechte, Scharia und Säkularismus im Islam, Geschlechterverhältnisse im Islam, Eco-Islam/ Öko-Islam, Migration & Integration, Antimuslimischer Rassismus.” She often shares videos and audio from German TV and radio that touch on different topics affecting the Muslim community in Germany. The blog is in German and made for a German-speaking audience, making it authentic but also challenging. This could be a site to visit at times to find current material for your advanced level German students.
Access this blog http://www.khola.de/home/
Source: Khola Maryam Hübsch
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Title: German Newsletter: Deutschland-Nachrichten
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From http://www.germany.info/Vertretung/usa/de/newsletter/Newsletter__archiv.html
This short newsletter in Germany covers various news topics that might be interesting to anyone studying German. As stated on the website: “Unser Newsletter Deutschland-Nachrichten bringt Ihnen jeden Montag Aktuelles zu deutscher Politik, Wirtschaft, Kultur und Sport. Die Deutschland-Nachrichten behandeln Themen, die für Deutsche und Amerikaner, die schon einmal in Deutschland gelebt haben, besonders von Interesse sind.” You can subscribe to receive it every Monday or you can check out the archive.
Explore this resource http://www.germany.info/Vertretung/usa/de/newsletter/Newsletter__archiv.html
Source: Germany.info
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