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Title: Infographic: French, the 5th World Language
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From http://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr
Here is an infographic from the French government promoting French as a world language: http://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/en/french-foreign-policy/francophony/promoting-french-around-the-world-7721/article/infographic-french-the-5th-world
Source: France Diplomatie
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Title: Resources for the Tour de France
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The Tour de France started on July 2 and continues through July 24. Here are a few resources for French learners and teachers:
The official Tour de France website is available at http://www.letour.com in French, English, Spanish, and German.
Richard Byrne has some links to educational resources about Le Tour on his Free Technology for Teachers blog at http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2016/07/educational-resources-about-tour-de.html
For English learners, here is a crossword with key vocabulary related to Le Tour: http://www.englishblog.com/2016/07/crossword-english-28-tour-de-france.html#.V313PI6awfs
Source: Various
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Title: Activities for Summer Camps in Spanish
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From http://funforspanishteachers.blogspot.com/
If you’re putting on or helping to put on a summer program for young Spanish learners, here are some activity ideas and resources for you: http://funforspanishteachers.blogspot.com/2016/06/activities-for-summer-camps-in-spanish.html
Source: Fun for Spanish Teachers
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Title: Three Themed Collections of Resources from Zambombazo
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Here are three collections of themed resources from the Zambombazo website:
Legends and Myths: http://zachary-jones.com/zambombazo/legends-myths/
Rural Life: http://zachary-jones.com/zambombazo/rural-life/
City Life: http://zachary-jones.com/zambombazo/city-life/
Source: Zambombazo
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Title: Heritage Spanish Community Website
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From http://heritagespanish.coerll.utexas.edu/
Heritage Spanish is a website from our sister LRC, the Center for Open Education Resources and Language Learning. It is a space for Spanish instructors who want to collaborate, share, and communicate with others about heritage language teaching and learning. Converse with other instructors of Spanish as a heritage language (SHL) on a dedicated chat site, share and browse resources curated by COERLL, and subscribe to receive updates here: http://heritagespanish.coerll.utexas.edu/
Source: COERLL
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Title: American English Website
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From https://americanenglish.state.gov/
American English is a website built by the United States Department of State for English language teachers all over the world, although its resources are also useful for English language learners on their own.
Explore the extensive resources here: https://americanenglish.state.gov/
Read a review of this resource here: http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2016/07/05/guest-post-review-of-american-english-website/
Source: US Department of State
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Title: EnglishClass101: Video Lessons
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EnglishClass101 is a series of video lessons, with new ones coming out twice weekly, for learning English. Browse the videos on their YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/user/ENGLISHCLASS101/featured
Source: YouTube
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Title: New Resources On Hmong Culture and History
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From http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/
English teacher Larry Ferlazzo shares these newly-found resources about Hmong people here: http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2016/07/06/new-resources-on-hmong-culture-history/
View his full curated collection of “The Best Websites To Learn About Hmong Culture and History” at http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2009/10/07/the-best-websites-to-learn-about-the-hmong/
Source: Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day…
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Title: Mapping American and European Language Ratings: ACTFL-CEFL Crosswalk
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From http://www.actfl.org/news/reports/assigning-cefr-ratings-actfl-assessments
The Common European Framework of Reference for Language (CEFR) is used widely across Europe to establish levels of language proficiency for testing and certification. Likewise, the American Council of the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) Proficiency Guidelines, themselves based on ILR skill levels descriptions from programs of the US government, form the basis of assessment and standards-based planning and instruction in the United States.
Based on the information and discussions from the ACTFL-CEFR Conferences and resulting papers and journals, ACTFL worked with an EU-based research group to develop an ACTFL-CEFR crosswalk to be able to offer CEFR ratings for ACTFL assessments. The findings from the extensive research and linking and validation studies, show that CEFR ratings can be assigned on ACTFL assessments, in all languages. Studies also indicate that these are one-directional correspondences, that is to say, CEFR ratings can be assigned to ACTFL tests, however, the reverse cannot be stated. To date, no CEFR-based test, or other international test not developed by ACTFL, has been linked to the ACTFL Framework.
Read the full report here: http://www.actfl.org/sites/default/files/reports/Assigning_CEFR_Ratings_To_ACTFL_Assessments.pdf
Source: ACTFL
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Title: Speaking Game: Who Is the Spy
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Here is a low-prep activity that gets students asking and answering questions, mostly to describe different things: http://busyteacher.org/24039-who-is-the-spy-talking-game.html. The game description is a small clickable icon on the left of the window.
Source: Busy Teacher
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