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Bonjour! Buenos Dias! Guten Tag! Ni Hao! Marhaba! MERLOT welcomes all language educators and students of World Languages to access the many OER available in the ever-expanding World Languages Collection. This pioneer community contains thousands of OER, many of them peer-reviewed by distinguished scholars in the field. Please peruse our collection and correspond with us if you are interested in knowing more about the World Languages community peer review process. Contact Laura Franklin (lfranklin@nvcc.edu) for more information.
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World Language Assessment: Get in the Mode! supports and empowers world language educators to improve student proficiency through a variety of assessment strategies. Focusing on the three modes of communication (interpretive, presentational, and interpersonal), this resource provides a framework of formative, interim, and summative assessments for use at any grade level.
New Materials
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Reality Czech
Reality Czech is a next generation openly licensed Czech textbook and curriculum currently under development by Dr....
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Antología Abierta de Literatura Hispana
Una antología crítica de textos literarios del mundo hispanohablante. Se enfoca en autores canónicos y también se intenta...
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Speaking and Writing Punjabi
Speaking and Writing Punjabi, by Ranbir Johal, is an introductory Punjabi textbook/workbook. This textbook is organized...
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Multimodaling and multilanguaging: charting student (open) access and (communal) success through multiliteracies
Olivier, J.A.K. 2018. Multimodaling and multilanguaging: charting student (open) access and (communal) success through...
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Preadvanced Japanese
This textbook is designed for students who have intermediate competency in Japanese, roughly at Level 2 on the ILR (The...
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Leyendas y arquetipos del Romanticismo español, Segunda edición
Leyendas y arquetipos del Romanticismo español is an introduction to nineteenth-century Spanish literature with a...
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Spanish
This Wikibook aims to teach the Spanish language from scratch. It will cover all of the major grammar rules, moving...
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Spanish Preterite Tense | SpanishDict
Let's review the preterite in Spanish and look at preterite tense forms, preterite conjugations, and preterite endings.
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Comparisons of Inequality in Spanish: Examples and Practice - SpanishLearningLab
In this lesson, we will explain the rules to make comparisons of inequality in Spanish using MAS QUE + adjectives and...
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Describing the Weather in Spanish & Forecasting - SpanishLearningLab
This lesson will explain how to use verbs like SER and ESTAR plus weather expressions for describing the weather in...
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Prepositions of Place in Spanish: List, Examples and Practice - SpanishLearningLab
This lesson will introduce a list of prepositions of place in Spanish through pictures and several examples. It will also...
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Ser and Estar: Part I - StudySpanish.com
Learn Spanish grammar with our free helpful lessons and fun exercises at StudySpanish.com. Get started on your way to...
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Los medios de transporte
In this lesson, you will learn means of transportation in Spanish.
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Ir a + infinitive - StudySpanish.com
Learn Spanish grammar with our free helpful lessons and fun exercises at StudySpanish.com. Get started on your way to...
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Making Future Plans in Spanish: IR + A + Infinitive - SpanishLearningLab
Learn to use IR + A + Infinitive for making plans in Spanish. Listen to some examples of future plans in Spanish with...
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Vocabulario de la comida y las bebidas | ProfeDeELE
Aprende el vocabulario de la comida (alimentos y bebidas) con este material visual y actividades online divertidas. Nivel...
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Vocabulario en español: tiempo libre, aficiones y espectáculos
Revisión del vocabulario en español sobre aficiones, actividades de tiempo libre y espectáculos.
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Beginning Japanese for Professionals: Book 2
This is the second book in a three book series. This textbook is designed for beginning learners who want to learn basic...
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Beginning Japanese for Professionals: Book 1
This textbook is designed for beginning learners who want to learn basic Japanese for the purpose of living and working...
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Transition with Purpose: Pathways from English Language to Academic Study
This Open Access Textbook will guide students through their English language to academic degree studies. Part one of this...
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PDX Journeys: Studying and Living in the US, Low-Intermediate Novel and Textbook for University ESL Students
Each unit begins with a chapter of fiction about a teacher and students in one ESL class. Reading comprehension and...
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Korean Through Folktales
Korean Through Folktales consists of four chapters and each centers on a famous Korean folktale. The lessons and values...
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Convivencia: Activities for Beginning Spanish Learners
Convivencia can be found in two versions. A PDF is available free to download. A printed version is available for...
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Histoires d'Avenirs: Science-fiction pour le cours de français niveaux intermédiaire et avancé
Histoires d’Avenirs est un manuel basé sur neuf nouvelles de science fiction française qui s’adresse à un public...
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Javier Fernandez CruzPUCESE -
Karen Le CornetCypress College
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Lola SanchezIES Torreón del Alcazar
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Emilia BarbosaMissouri University of Science and Technology
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Jennifer MacDonaldAgawam High School
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Aletha StahlPurdue University System - Purdue University
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Amanda CareyWashington University,Saint Louis
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Kacie GastanagaUniversity of Kentucky
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Alastair FlemingUniversity of Melbourne
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Antonio DevísBooks for Languages
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Christian HilcheyUniversity of Texas System - Austin
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Kelly McClendonWashburn University
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Kasi IvesUniversity System of Georgia - University of North Georgia
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Bonnie RoseUniversity of Alaska
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valentina aravenaINACAP Universidad Tecnológica de Chile
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Stephanie SchechnerWidener University
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Allie SayeDunkirk Sr High School
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michel gasquyGranada High School
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Claire LeathamHigh School
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Janaina LopezBethune-Cookman University
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Jackeline BucioB@UNAM
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Chris Anama-GreenHarlan County Schools
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Tamara MarieSpanish Con Salsa
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Kazuko YasutakeFoothill-De Anza Community/Technical College District
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Journals & Publications
World Languages on the Web
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KT to introduce real-time multi-language subtitles for IPTV subscribers
Oct 21, 2018 07:48 PM PDT
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Retooling English learning in China
Oct 21, 2018 07:26 PM PDT
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From denial to pride: how China changed its language on Xinjiang's camps
Oct 21, 2018 05:24 PM PDT
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AI robots may lend hand in Japan's English classes
Oct 21, 2018 02:34 PM PDT
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Interpreters, dictionary part of plan to strengthen Indian Sign Language
Oct 21, 2018 01:03 PM PDT
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Cameroon Denies Kidnap Of Children From School
Oct 21, 2018 11:11 AM PDT
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A former resident of Abrams Village is the recipient of a prestigious national award
Oct 21, 2018 11:00 AM PDT
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Foreign Language Conversation Tables
Oct 21, 2018 10:48 AM PDT
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A pioneer in the development of education technology
Oct 20, 2018 11:56 PM PDT
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Four Rivers lauded for language immersion
Oct 20, 2018 11:00 PM PDT
World Langs on Twitter
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- RT @GBorelloCAE: Diversity and inclusion are important. Making people feel welcome and accepted is important. Ribbons won’t change the worl…2 hours ago | actfl
- RT @LTILanguageTest: @actfl and @LTILanguageTest - spreading the #AAPPL love at #FLANC18, and working with @FLANC_WorldLang to guide our st…5 hours ago | actfl
- Who was able to see Erin at #MFLA? twitter.com/LeadWLanguages…6 hours ago | actfl
- Researchers looked at the mechanisms involved in language learning among nine-month-olds, the youngest population k… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…6 hours ago | actfl
- The latest The Laura Franklin Daily! paper.li/lfranklin/1311… Thanks to @edmodo @Culture_FLE @RedskinsBrazil #nascar #missio18 hours ago | lfranklin
- What do you love about teaching? This veteran educator shares how he maintains his enthusiasm for teaching after mo… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…1 day ago | actfl
- At the Native American Community Academy in Albuquerque, students read Indigenous writers and learn a native langua… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…1 day ago | actfl
- The latest The Laura Franklin Daily! paper.li/lfranklin/1311… Thanks to @NBCSWizards @mjoslozano #ewopinion #wizards1 day ago | lfranklin
- The long-term benefits of dual language learning reach beyond becoming bilingual, and Woodland Public Schools has c… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…2 days ago | actfl