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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.
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ANA, een website over Academisch Nederlands voor Anderstaligen
ANA, een website over Academisch Nederlands voor Anderstaligen
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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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victoria rojasINACAP Universidad Tecnológica de Chile -
Stephani Richards-WilsonAlverno College
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Kelli KennerOxford Preparatory School
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Javier Fernandez CruzPUCESE
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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 BucioUnknown
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Journals & Publications
World Languages on the Web
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OPINION: Turning Doctors Into Technicians Won't Enhance Workforce Or Reduce Costs
Nov 15, 2018 09:03 AM PST
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Nearpod Partners with Breaking the Barrier to Make Learning Spanish Culturally Relevant and ...
Nov 15, 2018 08:52 AM PST
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China says foreign concerns over Muslim rights unwarranted
Nov 15, 2018 05:41 AM PST
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Civic Engagement Class Provides Bilingual Support at Community Health and Wellness Center
Nov 15, 2018 05:30 AM PST
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Japanese govt must detail measures to accept foreign workers
Nov 15, 2018 04:33 AM PST
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College Senate addresses proposal to recognize ASL as foreign language
Nov 15, 2018 03:48 AM PST
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Genuine immigration still alien to Japan
Nov 15, 2018 02:52 AM PST
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Czech Republic Ranked 17th in Europe For English Proficiency
Nov 15, 2018 12:03 AM PST
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Poor spelling rife among Spain's prospective teachers
Nov 14, 2018 11:41 PM PST
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Uninstalling the defective Jamaican Creole software: The pathway to learning English
Nov 14, 2018 11:12 PM PST
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Chinese name pronunciation workshop to be hosted as part of International Education Week
Nov 14, 2018 10:22 PM PST
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Weapons of the weak: Russia and AI-driven asymmetric warfare
Nov 14, 2018 09:03 PM PST
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Vote for Australia's Unsung Hero - Italian
Nov 14, 2018 08:07 PM PST
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OU's American Sign Language program faces unclear future
Nov 14, 2018 07:11 PM PST
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CHUM launches first French-language school of AI in medicine
Nov 14, 2018 05:52 PM PST
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UBC Faculty of Education nurtures cultural identity of Indigenous students seeking to become ...
Nov 14, 2018 05:18 PM PST
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Education minister wants clear priorities from French Language School Board
Nov 14, 2018 01:56 PM PST
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Freehold Borough students travel the world through foreign languages
Nov 14, 2018 01:47 PM PST
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Choosing Between a BA and BFA
Nov 14, 2018 12:03 PM PST
World Langs on Twitter
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- Next level #actfl18 prep! Do-it-yourself bound program guide is next level. 👏👏👏 https://t.co/1bamiB6Wch, photo: pic.twitter.com/1bamiB6Wch9 hours ago | actfl
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- Moving from Face-to-Face to Online Teaching Can Be Hard. Here’s One Expert’s Advice. @EdSurge buff.ly/2Te4Dr314 hours ago | MERLOTorg