http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/ A search of MERLOT materials Copyright 1997-2013 MERLOT. All rights reserved. Mon, 20 May 2013 07:48:06 PDT Mon, 20 May 2013 07:48:06 PDT http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/images/merlot.gif http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/ 44 34 http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=80593 The Virtual Picture Album currently offers royalty-free pictures and suggestions for classroom use. With a growing collection, VPA offers pictures and activities from The Basque Country, China, Egypt, India, Israel, Japan, Ireland, Norway, Portugal, Tunisia, and Turkey. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=86206 The Mixxer is a free educational site hosted by Dickinson College for language learners and teachers to find a language exchange via the free voice over IP phone program Skype. Students can find a partner individually, or teachers can pair their students with an entire class. The students then call each other for free using Skype giving each side the chance to practice with a native speaker. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=80511 Dating back to 1995, the Maria-Brazil website prides itself on being the first web site to be developed in the U.S. on Brazilian popular culture. The site contains a wealth of information, photographs and music that could be used in classes on contemporary Brazilian culture and civilization. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=76507 Dr. Kelm's webpage includes a rich source of listening materials for Spanish and Portuguese business courses. The site includes video clips containing the transcripts and translations of cultural interviews given by Latin American, Spanish and Brazilian executives. The Spanish site also includes video clips containing the transcripts and translations from various role-play scenarios for teaching Spanish to policemen and nurses. Additional materials include Spanish and Portuguese video clips of sample proficiency levels ranging from beginning to superior levels. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=81331 Study module on João Cabral de Melo Neto with excerpts from his works, critical and biographical information. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=84523 The site is designed as a resource for foreign language teachers, this toolbox offers games, art and music projects, and evaluation tools that may be used in any foreign language classroom, from grade school through college. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=81247 A missão do LANIC é facilitar o acesso a informações disponíveis na Internet e relacionadas com a América Latina. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=76140 The webpage is a daily newspaper site featuring current events. it provides high-interest reading for intermediate level reading proficiencies. The Spanish instructor will find that each article has links to related themes to provide for in-depth reading of one same theme, e.g., the Winter Olympics, the Oscar nominations, travel. Terra also provides a similar front-page for sixteen countries in the Spanish speaking world. There is also a webpage for Brasil in Portuguese. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=81230 CAL draws upon the expertise of scholars, researchers, and educators inside (and occasionally outside) of CAL to provide answers to questions about language education, linguistics, and cross-cultural education. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=88123 A teacher resource site for materials, exercises, and online activities in Brazilian Portuguese. Includes links to valuable teaching and learning resources as well as comprehensive rule, examples, and materials for teaching the language.