http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/ A search of MERLOT materials Copyright 1997-2013 MERLOT. All rights reserved. Wed, 22 May 2013 20:23:22 PDT Wed, 22 May 2013 20:23:22 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=83238 A complete first-year course in French language from the University of Texas at Austin featuring, audio, video, opinon polls and interviews with native speakers. Downloadable textbook.New in 2011:Facebook with many additional resources and opportunities for interaction. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=352688 Textbook for beginning French students http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=356589 Textbook for beginning Spanish courses that covers all of the major grammar rules, moving slowly and offering exercises and plenty of examples as well as vocabulary and phrases. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=607828 Acceso is a complete, interactive curriculum for intermediate-level learners of Spanish. The materials on the site are provided freely to the public and are intended as a replacement for commercial textbooks, which are generally ill-suited to the learning outcomes now considered crucial to successful language study. These materials are supplemented by an online workbook built on the MySpanishLab platform of Pearson Education, Inc., as well as detailed lesson plans, rubrics for the evaluation of student work, and reliable instruments for measuring student progress and learning outcomes.Winner of 2012 Computer Assisted Language Consortium (CALICO) Focus AwardReviewed in:CALICO Journal 29.2 (Jan 2012): 398-405.Hispania 95.2 (June 2012): 365-366 http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=352669 French textbook on wikibooks http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=732252 Website with activities for French learners at the beginning and intermediate levels that are intended to be used in conjunction with any curriculum. The activities are centered around video clips from Un gars, une fille, a series of short comedy sketches that originally aired on French television from 1999 until 2003. The interactive nature of many of the activities also make the site suitable for independent study or practice. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=352702 With our Spanish course you will learn to speak Spanish conversationally, while making the most of your time. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=439960 This is a free, online wikibook, so it is continually being updated and refined. According to the authors, "Autonomous Technology-Assisted Language Learning (ATALL) includes (a) the development and use of technological tools to facilitate foreign language (FL) or second language (L2) learning (both to be used synonymously hereafter), and (b) research on the development, use, and effects of such tools...ATALL encompasses all forms of electronic and information technology that can be used to facilitate L2 proficiency. This includes the obvious tools of computer and Internet technology. But it also includes other forms of communication technology such as wired and wireless telephony, television and radio (broadcast, satellite and cable) and the integration of older communication technologies with newer information technologies...ATALL activities can be divided into the five primary domains of input, output, interaction, exercise, and assessment, which form five of the primary modules of this wikibook.״ http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=732260 Baticum! is a textbook for advanced learners of Brazilian Portuguese organized around music. In addition to the grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation of these songs, Baticum! delves into the historical and cultural environment in which these songs must be understood. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=445786 According to the website, " This book, Beginning English for Somali Speakers, was written for the benefit of Somali speakers who are learning English. The first half of each chapter is written in English, and the second half presents the same material in the Somali language. Chapter 1 contains a brief introduction, Chapter 2 explains the pronunciation of the English consonants and vowels, and Chapters 3 to 11 explain various aspects of basic English grammar. The final chapter contains an English-Somali and Somali-English Vocabulary of around 600 commonly used English words. The contents of this site can be seen at a glance from the Table of Contents, which contains links to all of the material covered. Anyone who would like to download the material in order to use it more conveniently is welcome to do so. Simply save this file: somali.exe (100Kb). This is a self-expanding file. Once you have saved the file, if you then double-click on it, and click on Start and OK, somali.exe will expand into 14 files which can be read on your browser, one file for each chapter of the book. You will then have the whole book on your computer, and can use it in electronic form or print it out, as you wish. In order for the links to work correctly, all of the files should be kept in a single directory.״